HYINO CUNKLBSlON.
I, Robert Fogler, wa burn in Fills
burgli, Allegheny county, l a , Apiil 2,
1811. My father wan of German do
Bcont. IIu came to this country when
quite young. My father was killed ubout
fourteen years ago, an near ah I can re
collect, by 4 log rolling over him He
wo-t not any ot kin to n certain Frank
Fouler, residing in the casern purl ot
this county. My father's name was
Martin Fogler. I think he was a mem
ber ot the German Reformed Churoli ;
I will not be positive My mother was
born In Georgetown, Beaver, county I'a.
whero she died about tour yearn nijo
Shu was a member ot tlio Methodist
Episcopal Chmch ot Pittsburgh.
I was in the family ot Win. Ilervey,
a farmer residing in Canton township,
about two miles and a half north ot the
borough, frcm the fall of 1H50 until the
spring ot 180 1, at which time I entered
the army, and was aligned to Co. D of
tbo Ringgold Batallion. I remained in
the service until the Cth ot November,
1805. Attor being discharged from the
army I spent the winter in Frederick
City, Md I came back to this city about
the 1st of April, I860. 1 worked tour
or five weeks tor Win. Ilervey. I com
menced to work tor Mr. Montgomery,
Esq., June 11th, and was to stay with
him three months. A day or two before
my time expired, we v. ere threshing,
and while oiling the machine I got my
toot caught in the pit wheel and was
thereby disabled, so that I remained u tt-
" til nbont tbo middle of November.
While at Mr. Montgomery's there
. was a number ot plans laid to rob differ
ent peraons. The plans were proposed
. by Mr. Montgomery's boys. I would
consent to them at the time they were
proposed, but when the timo ot action
arrived I always backed out; it appear
cd that my conscience would not per
mit me to commit the acts. James
Montgomery proposed to 'Babe' moan
ing by 'Babe' Wm. Montgomery, Jr. j
he is called 'Babe' on account ot being
the youngest ot the family) and myself
that we should blow open the safe of J.
N. Haincr, Harsh & Caton; also a mer
chant tailor by the name ot Reikers,
whoso store is next door to the saloon
of Charley Wells, and even wanted us
to rob bis father's house. Ho said we
would get a large amount of money
both paper and gold coin. The above
was proposed by James Montgomery.
James Montgomery is a son ot tho Hon.
Wm. Montgomery. 'Babe' proposed to
rob the house- of Martha JSlack lie
stated that ho could get the key ot the
sate at any time if I would accompany
him. Martha Black is the daughter of
George Black, deceased, and is now the
daughter-in-law ot Esq. Montgomery.
The Dinsmore robbery was proposed
first to me by James Montgomery. He
told me one evening, along about the
first ot October, that there was a certain
Mr. Dinsrnore dealt at his store, that
was said to be very wealthy. He said
he (Mr. Dinsmore) was in his storo of
fering a thousand dollar bill to be chang
ed, and he would give any one Gve dol
lars that would change it, or get it
changed for Lira. I told 'Babe' about
the matter, and asked him his views of
it : he said he was 'in.' That was all
that was said at that lime about it. A
short time after tho above conservation,
one day while in town, James Mont
gomery told me that Mr. Dinsmoro had
been East with a lot ot hogs, and had
just returned and had plenty ot money,
and that now was the time to go tor it.
A short timo after I had left Montgom
ery's. 'Babe' and I made it up to go to
Mr. Dinsmore's and rob him. We
started from town on a certain night to
gether shortly after dark. We were
armed with a Coil's navy revolver tho
same shown in court. I got cartridges
for the pistol at the store of Iiobt. Dou
gan. We took a box ot boot blacking
along for tho purpose of blacking our
hands and faces. We applied the black
ning with a shaving brush, in the stable
of Wm. Montgomery, befun starting to
Mr, Dinsmore's. We wore army over
coats, and old worn out silk hats, both
of us. We got the blackening and brush
at the grocery of James Montgomery
before leaving town. We did not ex
actly know where Mr. Dinsmore lived.
We inquired the road at James Brigg's
house, a tanner residing about four miles
from this place, and was directed by
them, Babe' went on while I inquired
the road i I did not enter the house, but
hallood iroru the road. After searching
lor eorao time for Mr. Dinsmore's we
gave it up, and 'Babe' said he had an
aunt living down in a certain hollow or
low land, which he pointed out to me,
and that they and Mr. Dinsmore were
neighbors. He proposed to go there
and inquire the road. He said he knew
that Miller's family (meaning Henry Mil
ler, who is a brother-in-law of the Hon
Wm. Montgomery) and Dinsmore's were
on good terms because ho had seen Mr.
. Dinsmoro get some snuff ono day at
James Montgomery's, nnd he (Mr. D.)
told him that it was for his auut, mean
ing Mrs. Miller.
We then went to Miller's. The house
stands a short distance off the road
'Babe went to the house, and I remain
ed at a pair ot bars ; the bare are used
as an inlet to the house. I could hear
him hallowing distinctly from where I
was j he hallowed several times, but no
one answered mm. I think they were
all in bed. Atter he had stopped hal
lowing, I heard a noise like the tailing
ot el ass, or tho violent pushing open of
door with a chain on tor fastening on
lao outside, which a great many farmers
ttse. Atter the noise I heard some one
funning towards me, which I soon found
tut to be 'Babe' returning. I asked
iro what the noise was i he said he had
thrown a stone through one of the win
dows, and knew it had soared them
nearly to death,
'Alter 'Babe' had come back from the
. houso we started to come back to Wash
ington ognin. Wo came back the same
load we went, We walked, both going
nd coming. We tame to the eta
Hi of his father, and there left our coots
and bats. The coats were army over
coats i both were oolored black, and
both had capes on them. 'Babe' came
ip to town with me; we washed the
, black off our hands and faces at the
watering trough on the farm of Harrinon ,
Simla i the wateiing trough is on the
side ol the Middl-town road, tor the ac
commodation ot tit public. We came
on up to town, and when we got to the
corner of Main street the town clock
struck twelve. We came up Chestnut
street, 'Bube left me on the corner of
Main ' and Chestnut streets. He was
staying in town at tho lute residence of
George Black, deceased, for company
for Mrs. Mary Creaoraft, formerly Mary
Black. 1 went to my boarding house
and went to bed.
We then gave up going to Mr Dins
more's until the night of tho 4th of Do
oembcr last, and I believe we would
have given up tho idea of robbing Mr.
Dinsmore altogether had it not been for
tbo second suggestion of Jamos Mont
gomery. He came to me one day and
asked me when we were going to rob
Mr. Dinsmore. I told him I did not
know. Fays ho 'Ton follows are getting
behind,' meaning 'Babe' and myself. I
was selhrg lamp burners and stove lift
ers, nnd trying to buy corn for James
Montgomery went to tho house ot Mr.
Dinsmore on purpose to find out where
he lived was at a number ot farmers'
bouses the day I was at Dinsmore's
got a horse to ride at Wm. Montgom
ery's. Tho Monday before the murder 'Babo'
and I were at the house ot Nancy Mull,
on tho farm of John L. Cooke. We
took tho pistol along with us for the pur
pose of discharging the loads from it,
which we failed to do. We thought
perhaps the powder bad got damp and
concluded to draw them by hand. The
morning ot the 4th of December last
was very disagreeable. Uain had been
tailing all the morning up till about elev
en o'clock, when it cleared up. James
Montgomery and myself went to the
grocery of James Mountz & Brother
about eleven o'clock that morning
While there 'Babe' came into town and
was passing tho storo when I hallowed
at him to stop, which he did, and came
into the store. We stayed a tew min
utes atter 'Babe came in, when we all
three left tiie store together, James and
'Babe' Montgomery and myself. We
went from there to the store of James
Montgomery, when 'Babe' and I at once
set about preparing to go to Mr. Dins
more's that night We got the pistol
out of the drawer and went into the
flour room, and -Babe' diew five balls
from tho pistol with a small gimlet. We
then ascertained tho reason we oould
not discharge the pi tol before It had
been loaded and some one had run melt
ed lead in the chambers cf the cylinder,
and it had stopped up the holes in the
nipples. Tho chambers had been run
about one. fourth full cf . It nd. 1 told
, I. 'alio' to get some oork and burn it, to
black our hands and faces with, and he
replied he would.
At tho ringing of the court bell for
tho afternoon session, 'Bobbie' Poland
came to me and asked mo it I was going
up to court : 1 told turn 1 would go.
After we had gone out of'Montgomcry's
store, 'Bobbin' asked me to go back and
get him a sheet ot loolscap writing pa
per to write a srng on, which I did : got
the paper at Montgomery's store and
gave it to him. He and 1 then came on
up to the court room where I remained
about an hour. 1 left the court house
about threo o'clock, and .went back to
the store ot James Montgomery and
asked 'Babe' if he felt like taking a walk
down street. He said he would. We
went down ns far as the Railroad Hotel,
and stopped ou the corner, and com
menced talking to J. Arnold. We had
not been there but a few moments whon
Robert Bolton came down street on the
other side. 'Babo' hallowed to Bolton
come over, which lie did lie and
Babe' talked a few moments when Bol
ton remaiked that he must go, and ask
ed 'Babe' it he was going down street.
Bolton, 'Babe' and myselt all started
down street together ; Bolton lelt us at
the depot. 'B .bo' and I crossed over to
the oilier side of the sticet, and came
back up to James Montgomery's store
again We went troui there to the bar
ber shop, under the Mansion House, and
both got shaved. We went from tho
barber shop to tho 'Iron Clad' saloon
and got a glass ot beer, each ot us. We
drank nothing more. We went from
the saloon to the store ot Robert Dou-
gan, and I got one package of No. 44
cartridges. The package contained six
cartridges. I wanted 'Babe' to get the
cartridges, but he would not ; he owed
Mr Dougan some money, and had not
the change to pay him just at that time.
1 Hunk 'JJabo stopped in Vowell s drug
store or teaman's marblo works while I
was in the store ot Mr. Dougan.
We then went back to James Mont
gomery's store, and both went in and
sat down. Mr. Dinsmore come into the
storo shortly after we did, and commenc
ed talking with me about a lamp burner
that I hnd sold bim. In a few minutes
Bubo' got his books and said he must
go home. Mr Dinsmore then went up
to bim and asked him if he studied Lai.
in t 'Babe' told him he did not. Mr
Dinsmore-remaiked if he did he woukl
read his lesson for him. 'Babe' then
started for home, and told me to come
out as Boon as it was dark, and bring
everything.
Between sundown and dark I went
up to my boarding house to get my sup
per. I got the pistol and fastened it
around me. I then asked James Mont
gomery for some powder to load the
pistol, and a cake ol soap to wash off
with, which he gave me. I tben started
np street to get my supper. Mrs. Wib-
ley was not at homo when I went there
I forgot the dark lantern we intended to
tike with us. I then went down street
again vftmt in James Montgomery's
Btore, and told him to give me the dark
lantern. It was in one ot tbo drawers
behind the counter. Ho gave it to mo,
and I asked him if he had any sperm or
star candles. He said be had not, but
would give me money to get one with.
I told him I would rather ho would get
it, which he did. I remained in the
store while he was gone. When he
came back he asked me how wo were
going to work it to get Mr. Dinsmore
out I told bim I was going to tell Mr,
Dinsmore that Miller's family was sick.
He told me it he was me he would fire
some cf the outbuildings, and while the
family was putting the tire ont we oould
rob the houso. I told bio. I would not
do anything of thai kind, tor if wo was
doteoted it would go hard with us, tor
the Commonwealth could bring two in
dictments against us one for arson aud
oue for burglary.
The candle I have described . above,
was t rnUhed by James Montgomery.
After tho ahovo conversation I again
went into my boarding house. Airs.
Wibloy was still absent. I entered the
house and proceeded to load the pistol
and get ready. I put the old pants on
vor my black onus, (the pants were
found the next morning by James Grier)
and I hnd everything ready to start by
tho time supper was ready. We ate
supper by candle light. While at sup
per Levi Hamilton came in and sat
down by the fire. After I got through
with my supper, I went np to the tire
and commenced talking with Mr, Ham
ilton about the case of Cooglo and Baird
talked a few roomouts and then went
out and started down tho Hickory road,
which road is the prolongation of Main
street in this borough. I met Mr. Kidd,
the Cleik of tho .Court, about midway
between his residence and Walnut
street ho was coming toward town,
carrying a lighted lantern in his hand
Did not speak to him. Know Mr Kidd
when I sec him, but have not a speak
ing acquaintance will) him,
I kept tho Hickory road until I came
to whore the fields of William Mont
gomery join the lots ot Frederick Naser i
I then crossed into ihe fields nnd kept
on acrrss to the residence cf William
Montgomery. When I came to the sta
ble the back door was open, and when
I was about to enter the stable, I ob
served one of the front doors was open
also, and some one gave a signal of si
lence. The sound came from the direc
tion of tli u front door. I advanced to
ward the front door whero tho sound
came from, and found it was 'Babe' that
gave the signal. He had a knite. The
blade was about ten or twelve inches
long, as near as I could judge, and
about an inch and halt wide. He was
cutting at a strap, about two inches
wide, with the knite. The knife was
new, and apparently had not been used
much. I asked him what he was doing.
He said he was making a belt to tako
the knife along, and tu can y it in.
Says I, 'what do you want with the
knife?' Says I, 'you do not need it I'
Ho replied that ho was going to take it
any how. He then a?ked me, with an
oalh or by word, what kept me so long
I told my excuse, and he seemed satis
fied. I then asked where he got the
knife; he replied, in the house. Says
he, 'there is an overcoat and hat tor
you.' The bat was a broad brimmed
black hat ; Ihe coat was an army over
coat, colored black I lelt the hat I
wore in the si able. He wore an. old
worn out silk hat, anil a black coat with
a capo on it. The coat that I wore had
a cape also. Says he, 'I will go in the
house to avoid suspicion ; you wait here
until I come back.' He then started
to the house, and went up on the porch
and around to the back kitchen past the
the window ot the silting room. He
was gone but a few minutes. He then
told mo to go out the back door of the
stable and he would shut the stable
door. He shut the back door, and fast
ened it on the inside, nnd shut the front
door and locked it ou the outside. The
lock of tho slablo is a spring lock. He
put the keys ot tho stable in his pocket
to unlock the stable door on our return.
He then came through a gate at tho end
ot the stable into the barnyard and fast
ened the gate niter bim. We then went
through another gate into a Geld that
joins the garden and orchard, and kept
across the fields ot William Clark and
Ephraim Hess, until wecume to James
Boon s. We crossed over into the road
there, and kept the road, or very near
the road, all the rest of the way to Mr,
Dinsmore's.
We kept on up tho Cross Creek road
until wo camo to a road running direct
ly to Mr. Dinsmore's : the road turns
off to the lelt opposite the tenant house
on tho tarm ot banniel iaggart. We
kept that road until we came to the old
Middletown road I hero is an old school
house stands by the side of the road, a
short distance above Mr. Dinsmore's
lato residence. We 'entered it, and lit
our dark lantern, and proceeded to
blacken our faces and hands. We took
the lantern ale rig for the purpose to see
when wo were properly blacked. After
we had completed blacking omselves we
started towards Mr Dinsmore's house
We entered a gate below the barn, and
kept on towards the house Wheu we
got about midway between the barn and
house we became alarmed at a noise like
some one ooming towards us. We turn
ed back and listened, and found the
noise came from a lot of hogs that were
feeding in the lane. We started the
same way, butf.und we could not reach
the house in that way without nlanning
Mr Dinsmore. We then crossed over
tho fence into the orchard, and went
around in front of Ihe houso. I then
went to the porch ot the main building,
and went up on tho porch, and stepped
up on a bench that A' as on the porch,
and looked in the window and found
by the clock, on the mantel-tree above
the fire place, that it was half past nine
o'clock. The reason that I looked in
the window was because I wanted to
know who was in the room, as James
Montgomery informed mo that Mr.
Dinsmoro bad threo or tour big brothers i
and we had better be on the lookout.
While I was looking in tho window,
'Babu' opened a gate- in trout ot the
house, aud passing through it, laid down
on the ground beside some bushes. Af
ter I got down offlhe porch I joined him.
Tho reason we did not enter the house
when we first went, the family was at
worship, I think, and we wanted to wait
until the family retired. A few mo
ments after I joined 'Babe' at the gate,
we heard some one going up stairs -Knew
they were going up stairs be
cause the windows rattled as it some oue
was walking heavily. 'Babe' asked me
what I was going to do; I told him I
did not know. Says he, 'You are not
going to back out, are yout' He said it
would not pay to walk so far and not
make anything. Says ho, 'It is more
to your interest than mine to do this
Hero it is either do it or be a poor man
forever.' Says he, You. want money to
start you in business, aud it is there, it
you go lor it.' He then said something
about me not having any heart I
thought a tew seconds, and got up off
the ground, and told him to come on.
I suppose the person we heard going
up stairs while lying on the ground, was
Nancy Jane Dinsmore I then went to
the porch of the kitchen, and went up
the steps on to the porch. 'Babe re
mained at the corner of the kitchen,
We knew if Mr. Dinsmore saw us
both, be would not open the door. I
then knocked at the door; some ono
askod who was there, in which I recog
nized the voice of Mr. Dinsmoro, and I
told him a man by the name of Johnson.
He asked again who wos there, and I
told him Mrs. Miller was sick, or Miller's
family was sick, I do not remember
which. Mr. Dinsmore then opened the
door. I told him Miller wanted some ot
the boys to come down and no tor the
doctor. He asked me who I was, and if
I wasn't lost. He said he thought it
was blemmon s that I was hunting
asked him whero Slommons lived. He
leaned forward out of the door to show
roe, and I then stepped in beside him,
ana told him he was the man I wanted
I then presented the pistol at bis head,
and told him it he hallooed I would bluw
his brains out. I had the pistol in my
right hand whon I went upon the poroh.
Mr. Dinsmore said, 'What do you want
with me, you scoundrel V or rascal, I do
not remember which. When I entered
the house I had the collars of my under
coat and overcoat both turned up and
outtoned around my neck to prevent
luem irom recognizing me. Mr. Din 8'
more seized me by the collar aud com'
monced tusslemg with me. In the tussle
one ot the buttons was pulled off my
overcoat, and one hook pulled straight,
that I had hooked before "entering tho
house. One button was pulled off my
undercoat collar, and two off my vest.
My shirt collar was torn open, but the
button was not pulled off
When Mr. Dinsmoro asked me what
I wanted with him I told him I wanted
his money. Tbo pistol was not cocked
when I presented it at Mr. Dinsmore's
head. After the buttons gave way on
the collar, Mr. Dimmore seized hold of
the pistol, whon a severe scufllw ensued.
During the scuffle I called to 'Babe ;' I
suid' 'Babo,' come on.' When 'Uabo'
came in Mr. Dinsmore was trying to
pull me into the lighted room. I called
to 'Babe' to knock him down; he did
do so immediately. I looked around to
see what he was doing, and saw him
tnrowing back tho skirt of tho capo of
his overcoat, as if preparing to strike
some one. I then heard something like
glass or queonsware falling, hut did not
know what it was at the time. 'Babe'
then picked up a chair ond struck Mr.
Dinnnore ou the .hea l, but owing to Mr.
Dinsmoro and I being in such close
contact, he could not get a lair blow at
him
In my former statements I stated that
Mr Dinsmore at one time wrenched the
pUlol cloar cut of my hand. I will not
be positive about that fact. When
Babe'stiuok Mr. Dinsmoro on the head
with tho chair, Mr. Dinsmore released
his hold on me. I then was between
him and tho lighted room, and 'Babe'
was in the rear of him. I saw 'Babe'
use the knite in tfce kitchen, while Mr.
Dinsmore and I were scuffling ; could
see the bright blade flash in tho dark.
When Mr. Dinsmoro let go his hold on
the pistol, I wont into the lighted room,
used for a bod room, nnd left Mr. Dins
moro and 'Babe' in the kitchen. Mr.
Dinsmore knocked 'Babe' down after I
went into the bed room. When I first
eutered the bed room Mrs. Diusmore
was standing in the middle of tho floor;
she went to the grate and caught up the
tiro shovel, and made a motion to strike
mo. I pointed the pistol at her, and
slio called to mo not to shoot. Mr.
Dinsmore tben camo into the room and
picked up a chair and rushed at mo to
strike me. Ho was between 'Babo' and
myselt, ono of us being before him and
one behind him.
1 saw Nancy Dinsmore standing in
the door leading from the bedroom to
tho hall : I do not know how long she
was there. When she lett the room she
left the door open nfler her. When Mr.
Dinsmore went to strike me with the
chair, I ran out of the bed room and
across the hal! into the parlor, and shut
the door after I entered it. I was in
the porlor a few seconds, and bethought
myselt that it would not do to leave
'Babe and Mr. Dinsmore alone I
opened the door, and crossed the hall
and enicred the bed-room again. Mr
Dinsmore immediately camo at mo and
caught tho pistol, when wo began to
scuffle low bent down. Mr, Dinsmore
was at my left sido i I had hold ot the
pistol by the butt and muzzle In the
scufllo I cocked the pistol and discharg
ed it. I discharged it a second timo,
when Mr. Dinsmoro immediately let go
his hold on tho pistol and went out into
tho hall. I thought perhaps ho had
gone to get his gun, und would return
and shoot us both. I cauuht hold of
'Babe,' and pushed him out of tho room.
After we were both in tho kitchen. I
went to tho bed room window aud look
ed in, but the room was empty I told
Babe' to run for his life, as Mr Dius
more had gone after his gun.
When I bred tho pistol Mr, Dinsmore
and I were scuffling i I thought the
balls were passing into the floor, and I
thought by tiring, it would cause Mr
Dinsmore to cease to resist. We lett
the huuso tho samo wav we eutered , we
took up across the orchard toward the
Middletotvn roud. Atter I got over the
fence into the road, I was so much exci
ted and so weak that I tell down overy
few steps. I felt a severe uain in the
thumb ot my lotl hand, and told 'Babo'
I thought I hnd shot tho end ot my
thumb off, but found on cxumining it I
had not. I suppose my thumb was very
eloso to the chamber ot the barrel ot the
pistol, as my thumb bad a blood blister
on it, and the cud of it looked like it
hod been burnt. Showed the blood blis
ter to Revs. Dodge and Siusabaugh,
and others.
When 'Babe and I got to the road, I
told him I felt very bad lull like tain
ting, I fell down several times croinor
down the road to Miller's. 'Babe' wan
ted to go to the woods. I told him to
go ahead and never mind the woods,
We came the same road we wont, Atter
we had ran about tbue miles, we slack
ened our paceto get breath. I asked
'liube it we bad lost anything by which
we could bo lndentitied j he said ho bad
uot. I asked him if he had lost a but
terfly off his collar, (the fly had a bosom
pin in it ;) he said he had not lost it, and
turned around and showed it to me, I
asked him what that noise was, like the
falling of glass : he said he had thrown a
stone at Mr. Dinsmore, and it must have
hit a window. Says I, 'Why,' 'Babe,'
you might have killed me dead on tho
spot.' 'Babe' said Mr. Dinsmoro had
knocked bim down, and that his hat had
fell ofi his bead, and he was afraid Mr,
Dinsmore would know him. He took
off his hat aud asked mo it I could re
cognize him. I told him I could not,
He then said something about me
naming him t Mr, Dinsmore's that I
ought not to have done it. He then
askod me how many loads tho pistol had
in it ; I told him it had tour leads in it.
Says ho 'If they follow us, defend your,
self as long as there is a load in the
pistol i kill before we will be captured,
Atter the loads are all shot out ot the
pistol, wo will take to the woods.
Wo came down on Ihe Cross Creek
road until wo came to tho farm of
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as tho old Cundall p ace. 1 hero is a
tenant house on the place, frootinfi on
the road j the house is about midway
between Aaron Miller's and the resi-
dence of Samuel Morgan There is a
race runnine to the crist and saw mill ot
Mr Wm. B Cundall , it runs very close
vouiuroau. Auimi piuuu we crosseu
the fence between tho race and the road ;
iiiuu uiuooc.i hjo 1U-..OUUO iuii vjtui,
aown oacn 01 iir. uunuan s nouse bo as me night betore from the pistol, but
not to alarm the dogs. We crossed the fail, d to get them. The reason James
bridge at tho steam saw mill (Cundall s Montgomery wanted me to giye the pis
saw mill) and kept tho road until we ' tol to 'Babe' to tak9 out to tho farm was,
came to Boon's wood. We thou cross- ' that the balls would be drawn from the
od over the fence into the woods to rest, i body ot Mr. Dinsmore, and it the pistol
but wo did uot rest. Wo went on up as found in my possession, the balls
through the woods until we came to a drawn from Mr Dinsmore's body would
small run that flown down through the ; be compared with the pistol, and it
woods. I told 'Babe we had better i would iro hard with me. Altnr T
wash the black off ourselves thero We
pulled off our coats and washed our
selves. We did not light the dark lan
tern there ; we thought some one might
see the light, it being so cloe to the
road. Atter we got through washing j Montgomery went down in the cellar
we dried ourselves off with a pocket and hid the pistol under the cotintertlmt
handkerchief, when we put on our coats ' stands in the cellar. I put it under the
and started again. I upper end of the counter The end of
'Babe' said he know Mr. Dinsmore the counter is loose Irom the main part
had plenty of money, or ho would not of tho counter it can be pulled out far
have resiste 1 us so hard, lie proposed enough to admit a man's arm with ease,
to me before we went to Mr. Dinsmore's I puf the pistol and dark lantern there!
that we should knock Mr. Dinsmore and covered them up with straw. Won't
down and tie him, and then tell him if be certain whether I put tho pistol un
tie did not give us twelve thousand dol-! der tho coumer or not i or whether I
lais we would burn his house over his Ktt it at the outside and covered it up
head, nnd eaid we ought to have gut : with loose straw, expecting to send it
some small rope to tie Mr Dinsmoro out on the farm. Aiu certain I put the
with. 1 told him bo could get some
thing there to tie him if he wanted to do
it that way. After that he asked me
what the law would make that. I told
him I knew nothing about law, but sup
posed wo would be indicted for tho at
toinpt of burglary with the attempt to
kill. If we was arrested he wanted me to
stick to him. I told him I would, and
if I was arrested I wanted him to stick
to me ; ho said he would. He said he
had heard Mr. Dinsmore say during tho
ccuffle that he was shot. I asked him
what Mr. Dmsmore had said ; ho replied
ho had heard Mr. Dins.uore exclaim.
'Oh my, I am shot,' or 'Oh my God, I
am shot,' he did not know which. I told
-Babe' I would not havo killed him tor
the world. He said he did not think I
had killed Mr. Dinsmore ; he thought I
had shot him in the leg. and he hoped I
had, for it would keep him iu the house
so that be could not recognize ns. 'Babo
said he thought Mr. Dinsmore had
thought he was shot when he, (-Babe1)
bad out him. I aske J him if he had cut
him, and he said he thought ho had.
'Babe' said that 'Jim' meaning James
iMoutgomey could not call us cowards
after (hat He said It was ono ot the
boldest acti be ever knew of, nnd that
there would bo a big fuss kicked up the
uexi morning uuout n. 1 loiu mill not
to say anything about it to his brother
James the next morning, and he said he
would not
After we had washed ourselves in the
woods, we kept in the fields until we
reached the stablo of Wm. Montcomerv.
'Babe'then took tho keys from his pocket
and unlocked the stablo, and got my hat
for me. I gave him tho overcoat; and
bat I had worn. I lett him at his
father's stablo, and came up to town
across the fields ot Harrison Shirts
came down pat the sheep shed on his
plttco. I went to my boarding house,
pulled off my boots and muddy pants
took the pants, after I had pulle I tl.em
off, and wiped tho mud off my boots;
then set the boots insido of the fender to
dry, and threw the pants out iu the
kitclieu took tha pistol off and put it in
a chest in tho house, then undressed and
went to bed. I got up during the night
to get a drink ot water, aud turned the
boots inside ot tho tender to let the other
side of them dry When I was turning
them, I found I hud lost ihe heel off one
ot them
Tho next morning when I got np I
found my lace was very black washed
it in wnrm rain water with soap. Found
ray clothes were very muddy, and clean
ed them off. (1 mean by the clothes,
the suit I wore every day.) While clean
ing the clothes I found I had lost two
buttons off my vest, and one off my
con'. I asked Mrs. Wibley for some
vest buttons, and she gave me some, but
they would not correspond with tho but
tons on my vest, but I sowed them on.
Don't remember whether 1 put the boots
on the loft, or told Mrs. Wibley to do it
think I (b no it myself. I askod Mrs
Wibley if Philip Blou waa working at
shoemaking yet, and she suid 'yes ' I
told hor I hud Inst a heel off my boot,
and gussed 1 would get him to put ono
ou for mo that efternoon.
Atter breakfast I went down street
and hcurd ot the murder in Juines
Montgomery's storo i Thomas Stockton
told mo. (Thomas Stockton is a son ot
Robert Stockton, deooasod, and olork
for J ames Mongomory ) He said Hen
ry Miller bad brought the news to town
that morning about tour o'clock t said
Mr, Dinsmore had been shot with a pis.
tol twice. The news of the murder
surprised me very much. In a few mo
mollis alter this conversation with Stock
ton, James Montgomery oaiue in, and
he and I started down to the depot to
see if some oil had oome tor him that
his father had bought lor him. Says
he, 'you fellows played hell out there
nisi mgni i yon inougni one bail was
not enough, and so you put two in bim
I asked him how my lace looked, and
ha said just as usual. I told him to
say nothing about tho murder. WJiun
returning irom tno depot James stop
pud at tho grocery ot A. C. Morrow,
and settled ou an old account with Mor
row, and bought a dozen brooms from
him' I carried the brooms up street for
bim. After we went in his (Mont
gomery's) store, I told him I was fearful
ol being arrested. Says ho, 'You are
too fearful, is all that is the matter with
you.' He asked how much money it
j would tako to pay my expenses to the
i place I was last winter 1 1 told him fit,
toon dollars. He said he would give me
the money if I would go away. I told
! him no, I would not go, for if I did it
j would throw suspioion on mo. He said
tlnru was no danger of 'Babe being
a rested, for no one would suspicion
, him because he was a rich man's son.
I I told James Montuomnrv nimni. W
i ...if.. ' ...
" "" eei anu ouuons, and asked
him to got some to replace them, which
ho did, He got me halt a dozen coat
. buttons, nnd half a dozen vest buttons
j black, cloth covered. He told mo that
; I had better give 'Babe the uistol and
: lot him tak it nut. tn Mm .-., i,;m
j I then went up .to my boarding bouse
i ami sowed the buttons on my ooat and
( vest myself. I tried to get balls to re-'
jiiiicu mo luims nun i nad discharged
sewed tho buttons on my coat and vest,
I took the pistol out ot the chest where
I h id put it tho night betore. and con
cealed it on my person, aud st irted
person,
I down street. Weutto tho store of James
dark lantern under the counter. I
then went up in the store and sat down,
'13; bs o me into town between nine
and ten o'clock, in the spring wagon,
and came into the store I told him
we hud killed Mr. Dinsmore 'dead as
hell' tho night before used the words
Mast night' and told bim about losing
the heel off my biot. He told me to
cut the boot up I told him where the
pistol was, and told bim to get it and
tako it out home, and draw the loads
from it. He said he would shoot them
out when he got homo. He then left
tho store, and I did not seo him any
more until after he was brought to
jail
I eat down in a chair by the stove
and commenced biking to James Mont
gomery. He told mo to go and wash
i ! I .. 1 . I i .
my lace, in a bucket kept in the store
for that purpose; ho said my face was
very umy. oames loia me it 1 WOS
arrested not to biinghim into it. 1 told
hira I would not. Says ho i 'Me and
my wife will both ot us swear that you
were here last night.'
I was in the store when Christian
Hornish came in and said that a re
ward of a thousand dollars had been
offered for the apprehonsion of the mur
derers. I said lo James Montgomery t
'Jim , let's go and make the money :
we can catch tho man that killed Mr.
Dinsmore.'
James Montgomery know all about
the murder. Ho knew that 'Babe' and
myself did it. James Montgomery
never said anything nbout giving him
any of the money we expected to get
at Mr. DniHmore's. 'Babe' suggested
that it would be notbincr mora than
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f.iii. il.ni ii i i .
tair that we should each nf na mm 1
J, , , e" :
ames a portion ot what we ant. tnr
inu Dsmsiiiiicu jami.'B nau rendered us,
James Montgomery suggested that we
had hotter give him tho monoy to keep for
us, if we woro successful at Mr. Dinsmoro's.
It was arranged betweon us that I should
go off soiiio place, and start a photograph
gallery, and ga to counterfeiting money af
ter tho excitement died out. und 'BuIih' iinil
i, .....!... t - I 1 .
Jainos Montgomery intondod to nass tho
monoy for mo. I am a nhntocranhor. orar-
tost by profession, and workod at the busi
ness in Frederick city, Maryland, last win
ter. A. J. Montgomery knew that 'Babe' and
Iwerogoingio rob Mr. Dinsmore. A. J.
Montgomery, James Montgomery and 'Babe'
Montgomery are all sons of Win. Montgom
ery, hsq.
The night of tho murder, whon wo wore
coming from Mr. Dinsmore's, I noticod tho
overcoat that 'Bube' woro had the skirt or
tail vory badly torn, nnd was pinned up.
Can't say whether it was done ut Dinsmoro's
or not. I told 'flabe' whon I loft him nt his
fathor's stable that night, to sink tho clothes.
so that thoy oould not bo found.
1 no pistol that 1 used at Mr. Dinsmore's
wus tho one fetched to James Montgomery's
storo by 1. Y. Hamilton. Esq., 01 at least
I was told so by 'Dube' nnd James Mont
gomery, 'liube' and myself took the pistl
from tho snfo in his brother's storo. It had
no belt on when we took it out of the safe.
I got tho strap to muko a bolt of ut tho sta
ble of Mr. Montgomery, It was a stirrup
strap of a saddle. I got tho buckle that
was on tho belt, at tho saddlor shop in
Phoenix Row. It was a bluok mounted
buckle, and wus sowed on the bolt with a
fine twine string) the holes being out with
a kuifs. I sewed it on myself. I had tho
pistol frequently while running around
town at night. It , was usually kept in a
drawor bobind tho oountor. 1 got it when
ever I wantod it. Tha pistol had tho in
itials 'T. l'V on tho handle.
The pistol found in the possession of
'Babe' Montgomery, by John Bnird, is the
one I used at Mr. Dinsmore's. It is a Colt's
navy tha largest size. I never saw the
fistol shown in court by Wit. Montgomery,
carried a pistol most of the time while I
wos In the army. Curried both the Coll and
llemlngtnn pistols know all about them t
Colt's, the barrel it round j Remington is
eight square.
I boarded at the homo of Ruth Wibley.
on West Walnut etroet, from the 'time I
loft Montgomery's until I wm arreted. I
was arrested in the grocery store of Janice
Montgomery, iu l'humix Itow, by Sheriff
Smith. Tho reason that I did not make
this statement before the Coroner's Jury
was, that I had some hope of esouno, and
did not want to toll anything more than I
oould help. The first statement I nindo to
Sheriff Smith uud others was, that I had
loaned my pants, coat. vest. tuwa a
tol to a man by tho name of Johnson, frem
the neighborhood of Clamille, for whioh I
was to receive fifty dollars. The Sheriff
asked mo if I was acquainted with John
son. I told I hnd icon him onoo before..
He askod me whoro I had received the
clothes, and what was the condition of the
clothos. I told him jU8t as he had found
them tho pants was muddy to the waist t
and one of the boots had a heel off. lie
askod me where Johnson gavo me the
olothes back. I told him nt MoFurlnnd's
sheep shod told him that I put the boots
on at the sheep shod, and wore them np to
my boarding house.
Ho asked me how mnny loads the pistol
had in it, I told bim four whon Johnson
gave it back to me, and six whon he got it.
I told the Sheriff that Johnson told me that
he had discharged two of the loads from the
pis:oi. i mi
pistol, i made this statement after the
Sheriff found my olothes.becnuse I thought
, it as better not to tell tno truth
! Wo did not go to Mr. Dinsmoro's with the
1 intention of murdering him; wo went only
,or the P"rP"Ronf robbing him. I loft town
",10 evnin! of 4th of Deoombor. betwec
B,x nna solm 0 .oloo K .to Mr. Dins-
six and sovon
cTVthorsrwhuZradTnt
out befora encoring town. It was about
twelve o'clock that night, whon I got back
i . mi vumujuuge.
.rotifer then savs: 'lluvinir mm1 !.
forogoing statement, I deom it prudent to
show the public why I didn't testify in the
case of W m. Montgomery, not that I wish
to expose any ono publicly, but I wantti
warn others that may follow my footsteps in
crime not to be doceived by counqol.'
Ho clmrgos his counsel, Kuth & Little,
with dealing unfairly with him, inducing
him to remain quiet upon the trial of Wm.
Montgomery. Jr., by representing that it
would benefit Ins case, which was to be
taken to the Supreme Court. He further
charges thorn with induoing him to copy
and sign papers prepared ostonsibly for his
case, but which are now in the hands of
counsel, donying his former confession and
relieving Wmi Montgomery, Jr., of guilt.
Ho warns tho publio not to believe any such
statements which appear after his death.
Ho concludes: I feel that il l had not
had any counsel at all, ond persisted in
former statements made on trial and testi
fied as 1 Bhould have dono, I would have
been bette' off to-day. I would again warn
tho publio against believing any paper
shown after death but this one which is
truo and signed by me before God and in
the presence of some of the most prominet
citizens of Washington. This statement is
dictated entiroly by myself, nnd made freely
and by tha prompting of an ovorburdoned
conscience.
Signed by mo, this 15th day of April,
1807, in prosenco of the following witnesses.
Signed. Robert Foolir.
Witness Kobert Douctvn, William B.
' rf0',"8 Jume8 D' IIerr' Ml U' CIark' John
She IVcpMiau.
J. E. SAYERS, litlilor nnd PufcdTslicrT
WEDNESDAY. MAY 22, 1867.
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