The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-28
A. No; he never spoke.
Q. Have you told US all q?
A. | have told you all.

A. No; he never spoke.
O. Have you told US all?
A. have told you all.
Mrs. Elliot then identified photographs Of |
the kitchen, in which the various positions /
were marked, and also the maps produced.
Ms. Elliott said her family consisted Of
two boys and six girls, the eldest 20 years. |
Her husband was in his 40th year. It was
between $3.50 and o'clock tho shooting
occurred. II was pay day. My husband was
a fire boss at the colliery and spent his even
ings at home mending shoes.
On cross-examination Mrs. Elliott stated
that she walked back from the front gate 10
notify her husband that Brennan was com
ing, Miss silk having warned him that Bren-
nan had been making threats.
O. You knew Brennan from childhood up
A. No; he had been living in Silver Creek.
have known him for some years, and /
didn't think he would do such deed.
DIR. RoRERr GRAY
corroborRted DR.. Bankos relative to the post
mortem.
SADIE ELLIOTT,
Seventeen year old daughter Of the deceased,
was sworn
She was at tho front door when BrenAan
came across the railroad to the house and
asked rs Harry in ?" She answered YES,
sir" He went into the sitting room, then
TO the dinning room, aud then east
10 the sewing room. He came back
into the sitting room and then out
on the porch. He then went into the
summer kitchen in the garden, where Elliott
was washing himself Witness heard Bren-
nan say What did you dock me two shifts
for p The rest of the wtness's testimony
on the conversation was identical with that
of her mother. After the shooting witness
ran to the P. & 4. depot and told Mr. Brobst
and Agent Slattery that Brennan had shot
her father. The witness was subjected to a
searching examination without shaking her
testimony.
MARGARET SILK
Was the next witness. She resides at Ash.
land when not teaching school at New Phila-
delphia and boards at Mrs. Corners, where
Brennan also stays. She heard some one
talking about somebody that evening, but
didn't know at the time it was Elliott that
was referred to.
The defence objected and the Common.
wealth withdrew the witness for the time
being.
PATRICK CONFER,
The boarding boss, was called.
He heard Brennan, while the latter was
washing himself, say that Harry Elliott is q
- He docked me two shifts" Conner said
TO him MY God, Tom, what is the matter
with you 2' Witness thought Brennan was
in drink. Brennan had been beaten for con.
stable at the February election and got out a
petition to be High Constable. Elliott was a
member of the Town Council and had re.
fused to sign it,
Q. What did Brennan say?
A. He was very angry and said "The
rotten--is no good. He took the bread
and butter out of my mouth"
Q. When did he leave the house?
A. At about Gas.
On cross-eXamination witness said Brennan
was under the influence Of drink. When he
kneeled down to wash from the tub his elbow
missed the rim Of the tub and he fell TO th,
floor along side of it.
JAMES WALSH
Testified He boards at Comers'. He heard
Brennan say Some people are putting IL Il
me hard. Harry Elliott docked me two
shifts and knocked me out of four days.
will get even with him. l will 20 up and
punch the head off him"
MRS. PATRICK COMERs,
The boarding mistress, testified: Brennar
paid his board and was very angry. I said
to him ask God to guide you"
WILLIAM BRoBsT,
of PalO Alto and engineer at the Silver
Creek colliery. He testified he was at the
station waiting for train to take him home
when Brennan came up and said to Agent
Slattery: II shot Harry Elliott and now
I'll hang Brennan put his hand to hi.
throat as he said this.
J. R. KING
Called. He testified: Brennan came and he
said to me II have shot Harry Elliott. y
The witness then repeated the following con.
versation:
King Don't you think that is wrong Pr
Brennan mo it amt"
King; Il have kindly feeling for Elliott
| don't think you should do thing like that
What did you do it for p
Brennan: For pastime."
King 1t was not very nice pastime"
Brennan Go on about your business
now"
King: II am not ready to 60"
Brennan Go on, or you will get the con
tents of this with his hand on his bach
pocket.) There's five more here and you
will get it, There is another man, McGoyern
and he will get it, too"
When eross-examined the witness said h,
had good feeling for Elliott and Brennan
too.
Mr.. Brumm And you showed it b,
quarreling with him2'
A. II worked with both of them at th,
Silver Creek colliery and got along will
them, too"
At 1890 p, m. the court adjourned unit
2p.m.
A SURPRISE SPRUNG.
When the court reconyened at two o'clocl
j. K. King was placed upon the stand 70
further examination. Mr.. Brumm gradually
brought out the fact that the witness Is
member of an oath-hound organization, an,
then sprung a surprise by inferring that tn
, murdered man, Elliott, and McGovern, tn
man threatened TO witness by Brennan, an,
the witness were members of the Ancien
Order of Hibernians and the three men haC
, banded together to persecute Brennan be
cause he was not a member.
This inference was stoutly denied by tn
witness, who said the organization was
chartered one and organized for charitabl
purposes only. He said they would assis
each other only in case Of charity, but not i
{ q case like this.
4 Three other witnesses were called and test
e ned that Brennan had admitted the KILN
and said he was sorry for 1t. This he said q
{ the 'Squire's office, on the way to and at th
( jail. This was the evidence brought out u
to 8 p. m.
Traction Men Picnic.
About dozen employees of the schuylki
4 Traction Company enjoyed picnic at HelfeI
stein, below Ashland, last evening. Anon
the spOrts iudulged in was n 0au,a of hau n