THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA.
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at Bloomsburg, tbe County seat of Columbia
County, Pennsylvania.
J tO. B. ELWELL KniTOl.
O. J. TASKER, LOC1L EDITOR.
Eo. c. hoa", Foreman.
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' THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1S97I
THE TRIAL STILL ON.
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 3.
At 2:10 court opened, and Mr.
Scarlet read the answer of the de
fendants to the bill in equity in
evidence.
H. C. Schroder recalled.
I know Mover, conductor on P.
c- R. also H. C, Moore, papers
shown are their signatures and
punch marks. Train No. 4 left
Pottsville at 9 a. in., arrives at
Reading at 10:05. No. 205 leaves
Reading at 1 146, arrives at Harris
burg at 3:40. Train leaves Harris
burg on Penna, at 3:50 p. m., go
ing west. P. e R., and Penna
stations are near together in Harris
burg. Reports of conductors offer
ed, objected to, and ruled out.
T. P. Coxn-or recalled.
On Oct 19 last I got on train at
Herndon and came up to North
umberland in afternoon. Defend
ant was on the train, came on D.
L. c W. from Northumberland.
He told me he had been to Potts
ville and Reading.
Mr. Graham at 2:35 states that
reserving the right to call two con
ductors, the commonwealth closes
its case.
DEFENSE OPENS.
Mr. Shields opened the defense.
"It may not be out of place," he
said, "to call your attention to the
business we are about. It is a seri
ous question. I need not detail the
serious consequences that may re
sult from a case like this. Shattered
hotes and a broken home arc mips.
tions too near to the hearts of all of
you to need any extensive discus
sion. We propose to appeal to your
reason, lins charge attempts to
brand upon the brow of this man
the breaking of one of the great ten
commandments.
"Who prefers this charge ? Is it
the great Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania ? Is her duly -accredited
aeent. when vou have eWtpri to
try her cases, or is it a lesser in-
dividual, surrounded by nve of the
brieht leiral lights of this State he.
side your District Attorney ? On the
one siae is a witness who has be
fouled this community and himself,
his family and his dead father when
he came uoon his intended victim
under the dark shade of night. We
do not deny tne story of Knorr that
ne committed this crime ; we are
not here to deny it, but we are here
to deny every allegation which im
plicates Mr. Wintersteen.
"This case is based upon the bill
in equity and it has taken the com
bined wisdom of the five lawyers,
xogetner wun tnat of the prosecutor,
who is himself a lawyer, to attach
a motive lor crime to this defendant
"We will show you that on one
occasion, Knorr would blow up Mr,
Waller, swearine and rnrsino- he
cause he stood between him and the
money that he claimed was nVht
fully his. There was implanted in
that man a disposition to commit
crime, for before Wintersteen was
connected with this Case Vnnrr liad
shown himself to be a past master
in crime, in tne years he lived in
reading, nobody with whom :
came in contact would trust him
under oath.
Continuing he referred to Sallie
a. 1
jasi as Known to the people it
Reading as "one of the most nefari
ous liars they had ever met," and
deplored the spirit of "some one
who had brought the WirM,
men here to unbliuhingly swear
away the honor of a man and break
up the home of a devoted wife. He
then narrated that it will be shown
that before the time that Knorr says
w miersteen wanted him to go to
New York and hire an assassin that
Knorr had bragged that he had
gotten a man trom rsew York to kil
Agnes Dewees in her room in Read
ing; that he had carried dynamite
about in his satchel for two years
before the time that he testified that
wintersteen first showed him hmv
to use it ; that instead of there beine
a necessity ior nis buying a revol
ver, ne nad carried such weapon
m addition to a knife, for three
years previous; that instead of Win
tersteen s having been in Reading
seven iimes, as represented by the
piosecution, ue was there exactly
five times and is able to account for
every one of them, and that at the
time Knorr says Winteisteen want
ed him to buy vitriol with which to
burn Waller's eyes out there were
large carboys of it on the premises
over which Wintersteen had control.
Mr. Shields closed with a careful
survey of the success in Winter
steen's life and paid tribute to his
character, having spoken one hour
and fifteen minutes.
Mrs. L. S. Wintersteen sworn.
Am the wife of defendant. Kate
Davis did some work for us. In
spring of i8y6 I told her I had
found some one else to do my wash
ing and work, she went away angry.
Mr. Wintersteen never said m her
presence anything about blowing
up Waller, no such language used,
it is absolutely false. Something
was said about the Irondale lawsuit
and Mr. Wintersteen said the other
side were not pushing it, and Kate
Davis said that shows they have the
weak side of the case.
Cross-examined.
This was at the dinner table, ray
husband was cool in talking about
the case. Knorr was at our house
4 or 5 times in winter of 1895, never
talked anything about blowing up
aller in my hearing.
O. B. Mellick sworn.
Am a lawyer, know P. G. Miller,
he used the word knife and didn't
use the word Wintersteen.
Cross-examined. Miller said to
me, what would you think of a man
who would say he would serve 20
years in the penitentiary to put a
knife in Levi Waller. I said, who
said so. He said you'll find out
pretty soon. Had a second talk I
asked who the person was who said
this, Miller refused to tell me, but
said he heard a prominent man say
he would serve 20 years to put a
bullet through Levi Waller, this
time he said bullet.
Emma Wickel sworn.
Live in Reading. Know Sallie
Heming and Cliff Knorr, was there
at their place in summer of 1894
also knew them in winter of 1894.
One day Sallie Gast told me of a
package and said I shouldn't touch
it, she went away a little while and
when she came back she said it
was a good thing I didn't touch it,
for if I had put it down hard it
would explode as it was dynamite.
Soon after Sallie came in crying
and said Cliff had struck her be
cause she showed me the dynamite.
I saw Cliff have a revolver and a
knife. I was living in sin like the
rest of them.
Cross-examined.
Was subpoenaed by detective
Motts of Reading. No one had
seen me before about being a wit
ness, kept house myself on Cherry
Street from Dec. to March last, liv
ed with my sister on Neversink
Street before that, can't say how
long, not a year, before that lived
at Girard eating house from Nov.
'95 to May '96. Am married and
living with my husband. Was"
housekeeping in Cherry Street,
keeping a sporting house up to
March. Husband was living with
me, he was sickly and couldn't
work. Sallie Gast carried a revol
ver in her room, showed it to me
there and down stairs, said no one
was going to beat her out of money,
had pistol in her stocking, and her
stockings were on her legs, other
girls saw the pistol, one time she
had it in her pocket when she went
over for beer ; saw Knorr with a
pistol in 1894, in Sallie Gast's
room, don't think I said he always
had a revolver. Saw Sallie take a
knife out of Cliff's pocket at Girard
eating house, at 716 Cherry Street
he always kept out of sight. Don't
know Wintersteen. Don't know
what became of the dynamite. (Mr.
Graham asked the witness ' have
you ever been arrested ? Mr.
Jacobs objected, and Mr. Graham
made a speech and the objection
was sustained.)
Jacob R. Philxipi sworn.
Live in Reading, treasurer of the
Auditorium, own property next to
that occupied by Sallie Gast and
lived in it up to Sept. '95. Saw
dynamite in Sallie Gasf's house
from my window, two sticks, saw
Clifton Knorr in same room, saw
him with false mustache, different
suits ot clothes, sometimes good,
and sometimes looked like a tramc
he sneaked around the yard like a
thief, this was in '95, when the
bell rang he would run in the cel
lar ; have known Sallie Gast since
'94, her reputation for telling the
trutn is Dad, wouldn't believe her
under oath. Have heard her. say
to my wiie she would swear to any
thing to help a friend out of
trouble, that she didn't believe in
heaven or hell, that when you died
you uiea 11 Ke a dog.
Cross-examined.
Don't live in Sallie Cast's neigh
Dornood now, knew her as Sal
Heming, never in her house in my
life, a fence six feet high between
our places, saw dynamite from room
where I sleep, it was in 1895, May,
n afternoon, evesieht Was crrwl
J also saw a knife there, cross piece
on it, had seen dynamite before,
didn't do anything about it, nor
report it to police, nor say anything
to KnorT, spoke to my wife about
it, we were subpeeued a little over
a week ago, by detective Motts ; he
didn't tell me what I was to swear
to. Saw Knorr at different times in
disguise, passed him in the alley,
close together, reported him to
police after they pulled the sport
ing houses, we were talking about
it one night at the theater, I told
him about this fellow that was
sneaking around Sallie Gast's. j
Have told counsel what I would
swear to, had no promise ot any
thing extra for coming here, but I
want all that is coming to me.
Heard the talk between Sallie Gast
and my wife, didn't want my wife
to talk to a woman like that and I
watched her, they were talking
about a man who was to be hung
at the jail and Sallie said she would
swear to anything to save a friend
from trouble. Have been arrested
twice for assault and battery. My
mother was a single woman and
she had a friend, and she wanted
to marry him and I objected, and
they put me in the House of Cor
rection when I was 1 2 years old.
At 5.4S adjourned to 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Wednesday Morning.
Court opened at 9:15.
Mrs. J. R. Phillippi sworn.
Am the wife of J. R. Phillippi, live
at Reading, have four children t had a
conversation with Sallie Heming, she
said she didn't believe in a God or
Heaven, said that when you died it
was the last of a person, the conver
sation took pUce in my yard in 1895 ;
the talk was brought about by the
hanging of an Italian, have known her
for about four years, live next doajr to
her. She has a very bad reputation,
would not believe her on her oath.
Cross-examined.
Have four children ranging in age
from 11 to 28 years, got acquainted
with Sallie Gast in March 1895, have
had frequent conversations with her,
the date of the conversation in which
she stated her disbelieve in a God
and a hereafter took place in July
1 So? ; can't recall the exact date of
the hanging of the Italians ; ther; are
a number of people who have talked
about Sallie's bad reputation ; several
people are here as witnesses who will
give testimony as to her bad reputa
tion. I expect only my expenses,
and the regular fees paid a witness ;
no, 1 entered into no agreement
whereby I was to receive a certain
amount of money lor coming here ;
Sallie Gast was arrested once. I
know of the arrest, was a witness
against her but that didn't create any
ill feeling toward her on my part.
Dora Moharter called.
Live at Berwick, have been a resi
dent of about two weeks, before that
time I lived with Mrs. Knorr in
Bloomsburg, was her servant girl for
about eight years 5 I know Clifton
Knorr ; the last time he was home I
thing, was in June 95, he was at
home about a week ; had a talk with
him can recall the incident men
tioned here ; I found some powder in
Mrs. Knorr's cup one night, didn't
know what it was so I threwit out
tne next morning 1 tound some more
in the cup ; I asked Clifton what it
was, and he said he didn't know any
thine about it j why Cliff said I, how
can you say that, when I saw you put
it in the cup ; he denied it again, say
ing, honest to Christ I didn't ; I told
him I saw him, and he asked me
where I was that I saw him, I told
him that I was looking through the
crack of a door ; after he was satisfied
that I had saw him, he sid don't tell
mother, or she will think I was trying
to poison her. Cliff had a satchel in
the house and also a revolver ; he
said if he would hit a man with that
revolver he would drop j he spoke of
oyna.mte on several different occas
ions ; he came in the house one day
and said he would like to blow
Waller up, because it was his fault he
couldn t get any money ; he said
Waller had his mother under his
thumb ; Cliff often told me that h,e
SleeplessNights
Run Down In Health -Constant
Pains In Arms and Shouldors
A Valuable Clft-Health, Appetite
and Sleep Pains are Cone.
"I was ran down in health and oould
hardly keep on my feet. Tbe least eier
tion would cause palpitation and I would
feel aa though I waa belns smothered
My nights were sleepless and I felt worse
in the morning than when I retired. My
liver was out ol order and I had constant
pains in my arms and shoulders and
numbness in my limbs. I was sometimes
dizzy and would fall. My son gave me
two bottles ot Hood's Barsaparilla and
they proved ot more value than a very
ostly gift. In a short time after taking
Hood's Sarsaparllla I had a good appetite,
sleep came back to me and the pains all
left me." Mas. Annie E. Stetteb, 621
Marietta Ave., Lancaster, Pa.
Hood's "EK.
U the Be-ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. Price f 1, six for as.
Hni, nill are the best after-d niiei
flOOd S PUIS vUla.aidmgesUon. t50
fflerchan
t
SUITS
FROM S18.00.
W.L. DOUGLAS
SSSHOElnthV&rld.
Tvr 14 yeari thli tho. by miit
ftkin. ht dtftnc1 all competitor.
TC. L. tnattlnii $ '.v. n4 ph r
the proriuctlont of kttle work men. from the
bm mater! pnnalblt? at the- price. Also
?. tod 4M.U) abcx for tneo, stt.au, $2X30 ftod
for boyt.
W. X Douglas hnfl are Indnrawt
by over 1,(i.,hu wenrert tbe best
In tyle, fit and durability of toj
hoe errr offered at tbe price.
Ther ar made In all tbe latest
nape and style, and of every vari
ety of leather,
tf dealer cannot ropply you, write for cat
logos to W. L. Douglas. Brockton, Mate. Bold by
JONES & WALTER,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
didn't believe in a hereafter ; he said
the church was only a money making
scheme, and that the prerchers was
too lazy to work. I saw Cliff on the
night before the explosion. I was in
the room sitting by the bay windov? ;
I looked out and saw a man ; he was
dressed in a light suit with smooth
face and a dark soft hat : he stood
there for some little time : pretty
soon I saw Cliff come up to him ;
they talked together for a little while
and then walked up the street.
Cross-examined.
A piece of lead pipe shown witness
and asked if she had ever seen it be
fore, Cliff showed me a piece of lead
pipe once but can't say whether or
not that is the piece he showed me, I
didn't look at it very much and don't
remember anything about it. I didn't
tell Waller or Detective Henderson
anything about the lead pipe ; I h ad
a conversation with Camobell's eirl.
shetold me to tell the same story that
she did ; I had a conversation with
Mr. Waller after the explosion, I didn't
tell him anything about the lead pipe
or the poison ; don t remember
whether I told him about seemg Cliff
have dynamite or not ; the first time
I told all I know about the case was
when I was called into Herring's
office j I never saw Cliff have dyn.--
mite, all I know is what he told me,
i was going to clean his room one
da, I told him to take his trash out
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Bstats 0 William ttcKrlrv, lau of It Town of
Ttit unOrrHgwa auditor, appoints 61 tlit Or.
pluxiitt Court of Columbia oowtiy. to make ait
IrllxUUn of tl fundi (n I tit baitSiaf t. W. Mo.
Kelty. surviving executor, at inoxen 0 hit itKxmd
and third aivoutitt, trill tit at hit ojlUe in Wooin.
burain fridau. June esn. IM7. at tn ifcin
m., when and where all vermiM lutvlnn chiim
against said estate must appear and prove tlie
sa'ne, or be debarred frotn ami shnre nt mmA
fund. The report will be fled in Court on tlie
first Monday in August, 199T.
-V. O. fOSK,
s-s-ta. Auditor.
SPECIAL ELECTION.
Notice Is hereby given that according to an
Ordinance passed by tne Town Council or tlie
Town of Bloomsbur? a special election will be
beld at the regular places of holding the mum.
clpal elections In said town, on Tuesday, July 6,
18W, between the hours of 8 and T p. m. of said
day, for the purpose of obtaining the consent of
the electors of said town to increase the Indebt
edness thereof fifteen thousand dollars (HSOcO)
for the following purposes, to-wli :
1. For the construction and extension of
sewers from Third street along Scott alley to
Ftshlngcreelt, and from Third street, near prop
erty of i. Keam. to Kishlngcreek, from west
street down Fourth to KaHroad street, thence
to Leonard: Kan Fifth street to East, and sur
face drain on Catharine frotn 8erenth to Penna
canal, not exceeding tbe sum of four thousand
three hundred and twenty-rive dollars.
I Opening and maintaining streets and dam
ages therefor not exceeding the sum ot seven
thousand dollars.
. .Jor wtr supply tor one year from April
1st, WW, not exceeding the sum of one thousand
two hundred dollars.
. For police and nre protection for the year
ending April 1st, i96 , not exceeding the sum of
one thousand rive hundred dollars.
5;. or electrlo llvhta for street and Town
Hall for the year enolng April 1st, not ex
ceeding the sura of Ave hundred dollars
. For salaries for year ending April 1st, 1898,
not exceeding the sum of four hundred and
seventy-nve dollars.
.olii,?"11 TSjuM"n 0' ald town was
f4;1"84 00, Jht "mount of exiting debt Is
!45,fwo on, and the said Increase of 15,00u. will
beau Increase ot.6 per cent.
W. It K OTHER,
... . President of council.
Attest: Fhkizi Quick,
Secretary. M-4t
WE MANUFACTURE
From distilled and filtered water. In our
storage rooms we preserve butter eggs,
meals, green and dried fruits, furs, car
pets and woolen goods.
COLD STORAGE 4 ARTIFICIAL ICE CO.
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CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts. I TROUSERS
BLOOMSBURG PA. FROM 35.QQ.
LISTEN A MINUTE ! !
We buy of the best mills in the country,
also of the best importing houses.
We have more lines of goods to help pay
store expenses than any other store
in town.
So it is perfectly reasonable to say we
are able to save you money on re
liable goods.
Dress Goods.
We have gathered all the choicest
novelties and all the staple dress goods
are here at the right prices.
We offer at a special price this week
a line of checks in all colors that we
have sold all season at 6oc for 44c.
Another lot that have sold at 41c
for 29a
Silk Department.
All that is new and up to date in the
Silk World will be found here from
25c to $1.50.
Wash Goods.
Dainty and prettv Organdies, Lap
pets, Dimities. All are here in white
and figured, also linings to make them
over. Our 15c quality we have re
duced to 12JC
Linen and
White Goods.
Table Linen, Bed Linen, Towels,
Counterpanes and White Goods.
We offer this week five patterns of
cream Barnsley linen, 66 in. wide, at
45c, wonh 65c per yd.
(Counterpanes.
Full sized, hemmed, readv to nut on
your bed at 98c, worth $1.25.
Corsets.
Here you are. Just what you have been looking for. We out on sale
to-day two corsets one Zero for summer, the other Billy's Wife. They are
bargains at this figure 50c. Worth 75c. and always so.d for that
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Bicycle Hose, new fancy
colors, 39, 50, 75, $1.00.
SOME
MORE
Special Opportunities for Friday's
and Saturday's Clothing Buyers.
.h4eprofitsJr4s are mighty slim, but we
must turn goods into cash.
For FRIDAY and SATURDAY,
50 Suits in Light Mixtures. Grey,
Black and Blue, sold for 7.50 & 8.50.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, $5 .00
anH4PinU-itSA!!1?l:,haye.retailed at $9
ISh 5ICVn V00, "fifot. medium
and dark colored goods. Extra well
made.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY,
ro MeP's and boys' cotton sweaters,
regular price, 50 cents,
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 19 CtS.
Men's and Boys' Straw Hats,
Large and varied assortment,
25 cents and up.
GIDDING'S.
Light Weight Underwear,
American Balbriggan, 25c. ea.
French Balbriggan, 50 cU.
MSB
Hate.
Shoe Department.
New shoes in new styles, new toes,
new colors and new prices.
Underwear.
Warm weather will be here in a few
days. We can give these goods to
you in Misses' and Ladies' size irora
5c to 50c
Umbrellas.
We offer this time steel rod um
brellas with natural handles. Covered
with Gloria Silk.
Never sold for less than $1.25, now
98c.
Dishes.
Another lot of dishes here now that
are bound to go the same as the
others. Finest of English Semi-Porcelain
ware, guaranteed not to craze,
at $9.68 the set. Usual price $14.00
Groceries.
Something new ? Yes, in Cereals.
What? Rolled Rice, in aft) packages,
at 1 5c the package.
Corn Starch which we guarantee
perfectly puie, 4c.
Canned goods in all qualities and
at any price.
Van Calup & Co's. Celebrated
Boston Baked Pork and Beans, 12
and 20c Usually 18 and 25c
Did you ever try our cheeses ?
How about nice fresh crackers ?
Sweaters, all wool, blue,
black, maroon, 75cta.
$7-50
Negligee shirts, soft bosoms,
white cuff and collar bands,
50 eta. New designs in Madras
cloth shirts. Just in,
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