The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17

time it was. Saw Levan. He was
standing on railroad. He called to
lis. Didn't see him before that.
&c. McKelvy--" ! am the detec-
tive employed in this case. arrested
Amandus Levan at Bloomsburg.
Don't remember the day. He and l
came to Bloomsbury from Aristes.
After making the arrest, l took from
him a revolver" The witness was
shown a revolver and identified it as
the one he had taken from Levan.
"The revolver was loaded, there was
a bullet in each chamber"
Harry Buck" am engaged in
hardware business at Ashland" The
witness then testified to having sold a
revolver to Amandus Levan on
March 3Ist. He had kept record
of the sale, which contained the
number of the revolver, the price of
it and the name of the purchaser.
The witness further described the
transaction as follows; Levan came
into my store. He wanted to buy a
revolver. l showed him line ranging
in price from So to S.. He said he
wanted something better. He finally
selected one for $11.oo and rendered
in payment for it, a twenty dollar
gold certificate. l can recall the sale,
because Levan when he first came in
the store complained of being hard
up, and then flashing twenty dollar
bill at me in payment for the re-
volver, it seemed rather strange to
me-" The sale slip, and the cash
book, together with the record of the
sale, was offered in evidence.
Edward Lavelle. at Cen
tralia. Was on road between Centra-
liza and Montandon on Tuesday,
March 81, visited point where Nc
Andrews was found, and picked up a
piece of iron. Patrick Mckinley was
with me-" Witness shown the iron
and identified it. "The iron was
blood smeared and had human hair
on It. | gave 1t TO Mckinley. He
dropped it in the road
Thomas Quigley-"Live at Gen.
tra1a. Visited the scene of Mean
crews murder the day after the crime
was committed. Picked up a piece
of iron near where he was found. 1t
was covered with blood and human
hair. l took it home and the next
lay gave it to DR.. Biddle of the
Fountain Springs Hospital.
Clarence Burke-"Am a resident
of Centralia. Was with Thomas
Qulgey on March 3Ist." The re-.
mainder Of the testimony corroborated
that Of Quigley.
William Krick.-"Live at Arlstes.
Saw James McAndrews on morning
Of March 80. 1t was about twenty
minutes aftes nine. He asked me to
have drink but | declined. l didn't
see him after that. l went down to
Treseller's bottling works, and was
there when Amandus. Levan came in.
By my watch it was quarter of twelve.
Levan appeared to be somewhat ex-
cited. He looked around and told
the proprietor to give the boys some
thing to drink. | took a bottle of
porter. When Levan went out he
went in the direction of Monroe
Rape's. A little later Lewis Kosten-
border came IN and recounted the
finding of McAndrews along the road"
The witness was backward in giving
his evidence and the District Attorney
met with no little difficulty in extract
ing the story from him. At the close
of this testimony counsel for the
Commonwealth conferred for a few
minutes when Mr.. Duy announced
that they rested.
FOR THE DEFENSE.
William H. Rhawp made the open.
ing address to the jury for the defense
He explained the theory of the Com.
monwealth, and stated that they
would produce testimony 10 show it,
falsity. "The Commonwealth" he
said, shave presented a very nice
theory, but have produced no evidence
in support of it. We will put upor
that witness stand not one, two o
three witnesses but a half dozen o.
more to show that the Commonwealth
has no more ground for accusin!
Levan of the crime than it would hav,
to accuse any of the others that wer,
IN the hotel with McAndrews. Th
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