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Deocealic
Terms, 82.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bellefonte, Pa., February 7, 1890.
P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Ebrror.
At fe Foot of the (allows!
ANDREWS GUILTY OF THE MOST
ATROCIOUS CRIME EVER COM-
MITTED IN CENTRE COUNTY.
He Makes a Confession.
Testimony and Proceedings Since Ad-
journment of Court Thursday Jan. 30.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Court opened at 9 o'clock, with the
usual large crowd in attendance. The
prisoner Andrews was brought in, with
the look of hopefulness that character-
ized him during the trial.
Upon being recalled Michael Kar-
stetter said that he had met Andrews
about a mile and a half from Boak’s;
reached Boak’s at 9.35,, having passed
Andrews ten or fifteen minutes before.
Mrs. Ellen Watson testified that she
lived on the road between Snow Shoe and
Karthaus, a mile on this side of the
river, her house being on the left hand
side of the road going toward the river.
On the morning of the murder saw
Clara Price and the prisoner pass; it
was half past nine; after she passed
the man passed ; he was dressed in a
grayish suit and black derby hat; she
pointed out the prisoner as the man she
saw pass that morning; both were on
the same side of the road ; he was about
15 yards behind Clara; saw them 100
yards apartafter they nad passed, but he
had not caught up to her; was standing
in front of house; knew it was after 9
o’clock because she looked at the clock
as soon as she went into the house; did
not see any one else pass the house, but
heard that a dark complected man had
passed that morning.
Reuben Holt testified that on the
morning of the 27th of November be
was working at Moyer’s job about a
mile from pike; his brother and Victor
Bluebell were working with him, when
the prisoner came to the place at 11.30,
coming from the direction of Levy’s
fields ; he was alone and spoke to broth-
er about work and asked me the way to
Karthaus where he said he would go
and get his dinner. About half an
hour after he came back, while we were
eating dinner, and asked the way back
to Boak’s ; he didn’t stop, but walked
on slowly, and didn’t ask for any thing
to eat ;"dinner bell was ringing when
he came there the first time; asked
brother about work and a chance at
Smith’s job; in directing him to Kart-
haus I pointed quarterly to old road ;
he started back on road he had come ;
guess it was twenty minutes or half an
hour when he came back; from where
I was I could walk to the river in 20
minutes ; a peddler came to me about
five minutes before peddler came, he
didn’t stop for dinner; it was between
8 and 9 o'clock ; John Gaines came the
same road ; hewas a small man with
dark complexion and light mustache.
Redmond Holt swore that he was
working with his brother that morning
on Moyer’s job, and he corroborated his
brother’s testimony about Andrew’s ap-
pearing at the job; when prisoner left
second time he went towards Andrew
‘Walker’s ; peddler went same road that
Andrews did.
Arthur Graham's testimony related to
Andrews’ appearance at Moyer’s job,
and that he gave him the direction to
Boak’s store.
Theodore Cramer and] Philip Morris
gave similar testimony, stating how An-
drews came to the job about the time
they were eating dinner and inquired
for the road to Snow Shoe.
Thomas Smith swore that while on
the morning of November 27th he was
working for Benner and Walker he met
Andrews at the end of Walker's lane,
who wanted to know the nearest place
out to the public road; walked with
him some 850 steps and gave him the
proper directions.
Edmund Midlam in his testimony
stated that on the mcrning of Novem-
ber 27th he was at his home on the road
from Boak’s store to Belford, which is
between Moyer’s camp and the butter-
milk road, ands the prisorer came there
between 12 and 1 o'clock, and asked
how far it was to the main road ; he did
not stop but walked right along ; Oscar
Midlam’s testimony was to about the
same effect.
Mrs. M. E. Shope testified that she
lives at Gorton Heights west of Snow
Shoe and that about 4 or 4.30 on the
afternoon of the 27th of November An-
drews came to her house and asked to
stay all night and for something to eat ;
gave him a lunch but could not keep
him ; he said he came from Karthaus
and was going home to Houtzdale.
Geo. M. Wyke, telegraph operator,
who boarded with Mrs. Shope, testified
to the same effect.
Alexander Smith, living at Well’s
Run, Clearfield county, testified how An-
drews on the morning of November
28th came to his house and stayed for
breakfast, left after breakfast in the di-
rection of Munson’s.
Edward Pooler, sworn. Said helived
at Brisbin. Andrews lived in his house
shortly before the murder. Didn’t see
him for some days until the Friday
evening after the murder; said he had
been towards Lock Haven for some
money ; said he had heard of the mur-
der that day and that they were hunt-
ing for the man who had done it; said
he felt curious about the murder as he
had been in that neighborhood; said
that he didn’t catch up with the girl;
that the peddler went on to Karthaus
and he turned off to the left of the road |
when she had got to the turn of the
road.
William McCann, of Philipsburg, a
reporter for the Journal of that place,
testified that he had met Andrews in
Brisbin before his arrest and he volun-
taered the information concerning his
movements at the time when Clara
Price was murdered, the circumstances
of which have bean detailed in other
testimony.
H. W. Zell, telegraph operator at
Karthaus, testified that he heard An-
drews describe his trip to Karthaus and
back, after his arrest. He said he saw
two little girls by whom he could prove
where he turned off the pike which
would make him innocent of the mur-
der; he asked me if any one said they
saw him kill her.
Thomas Pitts, track foreman at Kart-
haus, testified to hearing shots at about
10 o’clock on the morning of November
27th; from where he was to where the
body was found is about one-half mile.
Harry Simlar, police officer of Philips-
burg, testified to having assisted in ar-
resting Andrews at Brisbin and gave
the particulars substantially the same as
in preliminary hearing ; when taken to
Burn’s hotel he asked me to go out to
the water-closet with him and asked
what evidenee they had against him;
he said he knew Clara Price; asked
about getting a lawyer ; said he had no
witnesses and no money, and guessed he
would have to stand it; gave an account
of his movements before and after the
murder; went to Karthaus and back,
lett Brisbin on Tuesday at 10 a. m.,
rode to Philipsburg; from there to
Gordon Heights and stayed all night
at Mrs. Fox's; passed down the pike to
Boak’s store and turned off to log job,
and not getting work returned back to
Boak’s, and from there home, returning
home on Thursday afternoon; he said
he hoped the two little girls he met be-
low Boak’s store on the pike had seen
him; they were going towards school
house; that he had asked for work at
two different log jobs and was refused ;
he turned around and came back the
way he went into lumber camp; that a
peddler was there when he was.
Col. Amos Mullin testified to the
statement Andrews made to him after
his arrest which was substantially the
same as made to Capt. Simlar and others.
John C. Henderson, county Commis-
sioner, testified to statement made by
Andrews to him, similar to the above.
Sheriff Cooke also testified to conversa-
tion with prisoner. One day heard he
was sick, went to hiscell to see him,
when Andrews spoke up and said he
would have to hang as he had followed
the girl down the road ; he said he was
bound to hang; told him if he wanted
to make a statement I would get some
one; sent for Mr. Reeder to come by
Deputy Sheriff, but don’t know if Mr.
Reeder came or not.
Frank Condrit, of Karthaus, swore
that last spring he worked with An-
drews putting in a monkey drift; at
that time he had a revolver; didn'i see
him have it in his hands ; it was in his
coat pocket; asked him if he wasn’t
afraid to work alone ; said that he had
something in his pocket that would
bark; did not look at revolver and
could not say what caliber it was.
Noies Zimmerman and Lewis Green,
peddlers who were on the road and in
the vicinity at the time of the murder,
testified as to their movements and
whereabouts at that time. Abe See-
man, of Lock Haven, another peddler,
testified that on the 27th of November
left Belford and came to Karthaus,
crossing river at 10 or 10.30 a. m. to
Centre county side; was directed to
‘Walker’sby way of a path which I took;
left Belford when children were going
toschool ; it was half past 8 at least;
stopped but 5 minutes at Karthaus a
little after 10 a. m. ; never walked that
path before and never went from Boak’s
store on pike to Karthaus; met no lady
on the road.
John Gaines, the person who was
seen in the neighborhood on the day of
the murder, testified to his movements at
that time. I live in West Keating
township, Clinton county ; left home
and went to hunt work the day before
the murder ; crossed pike beyond Boak’s
and went to George Smith's camp where
I spent the night; started for Moyer’s
camp next morning about 7; got light
when I came out on the pike ; looked at
my watch atter I left the Moyer men
and it was then after 8 or almost 9 a.
m.; I went across the old fields to
Moyer’s job; went through the pines ;
was there nearly an hour; didn’t come
back the same way ; borrowed the mon-
ey to cross the river which was a quar-
!ter of a mile distant; went back home;
! this was about 2 in the afternoon ;
heard of the murder at Sam Moore's
about 4 or 5 o'clock that evening.
Robert Askey testified to Gaine’s stay-
ing with him all night. Mitchell
‘Watson swore that he directed Gaines
the way to Moyer’s camp after 8 a. m.,
the morning of the murder. Theodore
Lanigan swore he saw Gaines at Moyer’s
job between 8 and 9 ; he stayed there 15
or 20 minutes and then went toward
Bellwood. Thomas Mann testified
[ that he saw John Gaines at Bellwood at
10 a. m. on the morning of the 27th of
November.
After producing a number of other
witnesses testifying to immairial points,
the commonwealth closed its evidence.
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE.
On Saturday morning Mr. Chambers
opened on the side of the defense. He
animadverted upon the weak showing
made by the prosecution and criticised
the unreliability of the maps produced
by Commonwealth. He said that the
defense would prove that it would have
been impossible for Andrews to have
been there at the time of the murder.
Wm. McCann of Philipsburg, Robert
Peck, of Lock Haven, C. F. Mann, of
Lock Haven, John S. Bush, of Kart-
haus and John H. Wolf, of Brisbin,
testified that they knew Andrews before
the murder and that his reputation -as
a peaceable man was good. Similar
testimony was given by Edward Pooler
in whose house he had lived in Brisbin,
and by Miss Mary Pooler. Geo. Hodol-
lar and W. Mitchell Watson both
knew him and testified that they never
saw or heard anything bad about him;
had met him frequently. Esq. Rankin,
of Karthaus, swore he knew Andrews
and never heard anything bad about
him.
John Wolf testified that he helped
to arrest Andrews; he made no resis-
tance; cearched the prisoner's clothing
and found no weapons ; afterwards search- |
ed the house thoroughly ; there were pots
on the stove which we examined for the
revolver, but found nothing but chick-
en in them ; I saw chicken on the stove
cooking.
Mrs. Andrews, wife of the prisoner,
was then sworn. After stating where
they had lived before they came to Bris-
bin, she said when her husband left home
Tuesday morning he told her he was
going to Lock Haven to collect some
child to her first husband, Mr. Sharp;
the one she has now is mine. Worked
at mining at Snow Shoe for 8 months
Karthaus, and worked there until I
cause the drift I was working in was
outside work; worked at mines at Bris-
bin until there was a lookout and then
worked a few weeks on reservoir at
Houtzdale, and then drove team for
Weathers and afterwards for Pooler ;
expected to go to Lock Haven on Van-
derbilt road; had stopped at Smith's
camp a year or so ago and stayed one
day but didn’t get work. As I wanted
to get the money that John McCloud
owed me at Castanea I left Brisbin on
Tuesday, November 27th between 8 and
10 a. m. ; rode on freight to Osceola and
walked to Philipsburg; stayed a short
time and heard some one speak of a log
job about 3 miles from Karthaus ; got
and rode to Gordon Heights and then
the Sandy.
at about 1 o’clock, looked at my watch
when I left; passed a church and a
large barn on the left side of the road;
met several parties, one a young man at
a water trough, and the next man I
saw was sweeping a pavement in front
of a big house on the right hand side of
the road. Idon’t remember telling any
one that I turned off the pike at Boak’s ;
I said I went down the road from Boak’s
about a mile or more and came the
same way. Met the stage with two
bay horses and three men in it near
Boak’s store. Near Boak’s store saw
two little girls. I turned off the right
hand road. and as I passed a church on
the right side and a barn I thought I
must be on the wrong road. Saw an
old road leading from a saw mill, fol-
lowed path as long as I could see it, got
bewildered and got off the path and
after wandering around I saw three
men working ata log job ; asked for
work but they told me there was no
chance for work as the job was tull.
Then asken for the direction of Karthaus
as I wanted to get dinner ; after walk-
ing a quarter of a mile I found I had
no money for crossing the river, and
money and if he could get a good job
he would take it. When he returned
home on Thursday he didn’t look any
different than betore he left. Saturday
he had on button shoes which she,
identified in Court. Saturday evening
Alfred killed a chicken so we could
have it for dinner on Sunday. He did
not own a revolver ; some two years ago
he got a revolver from my father; he
was to trade it off on rags for fathar; |
I carried it for some time and Mr.
Roup has it now at Karthaus; a man
came to me and showed me a pistol and
asked me if it was like Alfred’s and I |
told him Alfred had no pistol. She de-
scribed the clothing Andrews had on
when he returned home on Thursday
noon from Karthaus ; took his shoes off
in the evening and put them under the
stove pipe; I put the shoes on the stair-
way ; wore his coarse shoes on Friday ;
on Saturday morning put the buttoned
shoes on and had them on all day ; didn’t
say that my husband put the button
shoes off when he came home and never
put them on again; when Alfred had
father’s revolver he was buying rags
and scrap iron ; he had no revolver since
last spring when he was working at the
drift. Other points of testimony she
gave was of an immaterial character.
Hon. J. W. Merry, of Beech Creek, !
Clinton county, testified that he knew An-
drews since 1886; he was a servant
about the house; his reputation was
first-rate. Geo. Runnion, hotel keep-
er, of Leck Haven, also testified to his
good character.
ANDREWS’ EVIDENCE.
The most interest testimony on
Saturday wus that of Andrews who ap-
peared upon the stand to testifying in
his own behalf. He said that he was
22 years old, that he was born in
the county of Cornwall, England, which
country he had left when he was 17
years old ; had been learning the mill
wright trade before he came to this
country; landed at New York and |
came on to Altoona where he worked |
for Dr. Baker mining coal; afterwards |
worked for Peck at Lock Haven; went |
from there to John Roan’s in West |
Keating, Clinton county, where he only |
staid two days; then worked at Casta- |
nea driving team ; then went to McKean |
county and from there to Pittsburg;
then went back to Lock Haven and got |
$5 that was due him there, and from |
there went to Karthaus and worked in |
the mines for Mr. Speer. Was married |
on the 8th of March in Emporium,
Cameron county, Pa.’ went there be-
cause I couldn’t get married in Kart-
haus. Had no license and didn’t know
the Squire that married me. Left Em-
porium the next day and came back to
Karthaus; was informed I could be
married by a justice of the peace with-
out a license; was acquainted with
Mrs. Andrews 3 or 4 months; didn’t
know my wife was married before I
married her; didn’t know she had a
I came back, passing the men who were
eating their dinner and they directed
me out to the main road. Met Mr.
Smith and as I was never on this road
before he showed me the way out. Met
some men coming from house to barn
and a man ina wagon. Asked how
for it was to Boak’s store, came on the
road at Boak’s and from there went to
Snow Shoe Summit, staying in the depot
for about half an hour ; while trying to
cross on a board raft fell into the creek;
then took the railroad track and walked
to Gorden Heights where I staid at
coke ovens over night, next morning
took breakfast at a place called Black
Bear and from there went straight
home where I arrived on Thursday; did
nothing on Friday, but worked a half
a day on Saturday, wearing my heavy
working shces; put buttoned shoes on
in the afternoon from which I had cut
off one of the soles between Summit and
Gorden Heights on my way home ; kill-
ed a chicken with a hatchet on Satur-
day night and didn’t know there was
blood on my shoes; I suppose it must
be chicken blood. My little boy often
played with the shoes. When I was
arrested on Sunduy I told them what
clothes and shoes I had worn on the
trip. I told Simler I wanted him to
get the shoes, as I wanted to look just
tke same as I did when ‘IT was in Kart-
haus. I was frightened when I was
arrested, and when in the lock-up in
Philipsburg they wanted me to make
stataments|; also when in jail they
wanted me to say that I killed Clara
Price, but I never killed Clara Price.
In his cross-examination he said that
when he left Mrs. Croft's where he staid
all night, he passed a church and a large
barn on the left side of the road, but he
didn’t remember telling any one that he
turned oft the pike at Boak’s store, he
didn’t think he said he went into log
camp and came back the same way, but
that he went down the road from Boak’s
about a mile or more and came back the
same way. He went in, and coming
back the same wav turned down the
pike towards Karthaus, when he met
two huntersand a dog. Saw a lady in
the road before he came to houses some
30 rods ahead ; didn’t overtake her and
didn’t see her very long ; told Pooler I
saw girls and a lady along the road, but
didn’t think I told Pooler I knew Clara
Price ; I probably would have known
her. I didn’t inquire the way to Moy-
eg’s camp of the lady because I was a
stranger ‘and was not disposed to ask
her on that account. When I turned
off pike and took the path over the hill
I wandered around after the path
because it had grown dim, but at last
"struck it and it led me to the men mak-
ing timber; struck it about half a
mile from where I found the three men.
Peddler came there after I didand came
the same way; I was there 15 or 20
minutes and recognized here as witnesses
the men I saw there. Told them I
on a pusher on Beech Creek railroad |
walked to Snow Shoe Summit; then |
rode with a man in a wagon past Gil- |
lentown going as far as the cross roads. |
Stopped all night at Mrs. Crofts; she
told me her husband was working on |
After breakfast left Croft's |
wanted to go to Karthaus for dinner;
left path I came in on my left and went
‘miles away from the school house.
This was a physical impossibility, as no
"as far as the run, but then remmember- {man can walk four miles in half an
and then went by the pike back to!ing I had no meney to pay my fare | hour. Mr.
i across theriver, I returned and asked
Chambers continued a
strong line of argument for nearly an
left for Brisbin, leaving Karthaus ‘be- i my way out to main road. I meant the | hour, probing the weak points in the
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| Snow Shoe pike when I ask ed for main | case of the prosecution.
stopped. I then went to Brisbin to get road; didn’t know I was going away |
! from pike. IfI had got a job at Moy- |
. continued by Col. Spangler in a strong
Karthaus, | and brilliant strain of argument. He
claimed thatthe offense which had been
{ to the main road, walking with mesome | submitted to the
[judgment of the jury must be either
| murder in the first degreee or notking.
| In regard to the evidence Fe said that
‘er’s would have borrowed the money
| and crossed the river at
| Thomas Smith showed me the way out
| distance; didn’t say to him that I had
| worked at Smith’s job, but told him I
| tried to get work there. Went out and
ARGUMENT OF MR. SPANGLER.
The defense was then taken up and
investigation and
| got on pike at Boak's store where I| Fitts and Smith from across the river
| first went in. Have no recollection of
jer told Capt. Mullen and Henderson
| that where I came out on the pike was
| two miles from Boak’s store. I didn’t
| feel like eating because I was tco tired
! and besides I wanted to get home to my
work.
| testified that they heard the shots at
| seeing any one after I got on pike. Nev- | about 10 o’clock a. m., and the testi-
mony of Osewalt was that he found the
'body in the road at 11 or half past 11,
land that it was cold.
The conclusion
must be that the murder was commit-
ted at ten minutes to 10 a. m. After
Will not say positive I told Mr. | the discovery of the body the number
| Smith that T was going to Clearfield for ! of persons who visited it and surround-
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work.
Munson’s mill, but could not get any
there. When at Moyers camp I asked
about Smith’s job but they told me they
had 60 men and needed no more. I
never told any one that I cut the sole
off my shoe while going towards Kart-
haus, but said I had done it whan re-
turning home. :
To Judge Furst’s question, ‘did you
recognize the lady on the road as Clara
Price,” Andrews answered “I did not,”
and upon the Judge asking him to de-
scribe the one he saw, he said, ‘“shehad
on a black hat and was not carrying a
basket.”
After several other witnesses were
examined, whose testimony in valued
no points of interest or importance, the
evidence in the case was finally closed.
PLEAS OF THE ATTORNEYS.
District Attorney Meyer opened for the
Commonwealth in the final summing
up, congratulating the jury upon the
fact that the long and tedious trial was
drawing to an end, and comme nding
them for the patient attention with
which they had listened to its details.
Commenting upon their responsible po-
sition as judges of the guilt or innocence
of the prisoner, he indulged in general
remarks on the gravity of the offense
that had been submitted to their judg-
ment. The case was dependent upon
circumstantial evidence, but that kind
of evidence is frequently of the most
conclusive character. He read some
extracts from books of authority on the
subject, showing the weight and nature
of the circumstantial evidence introduc-
ed by the commonwealth. From this
evidence there could be no other con-
clusion than that Clara Price had been
murdered by Alfred Andrews. The
defense had entirely failed to shift the
responsibility of this great crime to
other shoulders. The attempt to prove
that John Gaines was there was a
failure. The testimony clearly proved
that John Gaines had no connection
with the foul crime. It was proved by
Mrs. Watson that Andrews was so close
on the tracks of Clara Price going down
the road that if he did not kill her he
must have seen the man who did, and
heard the shots. There can be no other
deduction ; yet in spite of such a neces-
sity of logic Andrews says he wasn’t
there, but turned off the road. An-
drews made his appearance at the log
job afterwards, and those who followed
the foot prints leading from the scene of
the murder came out also at the log job.
There is inconsistency throughout his
statements. There was a confusion in
his conduct that indicated that he was
disturbed by his guilt. He claimed to
be after work and yet did not hunt for a
job; he asked where Karthaus was and
yet had lived there for several years ;
he said he was going to Karthaus and
yet did not try to get there. He did
not stop to get dinner, but hurried
home rapidly. With regard to the
blood on his shoes, the testimony of an
expert is that it was human blood and
not the blood of a chicken as pretended by
the defense. There is evidence that when
the chicken was killed that is claimed to
have produced that blood Andrews did
not have those shoes upon his feet. Mr.
Meyer continued a train of very forcible
argument, showing his ability to handle
the most intricate points of evidence,
closing with an appeal that justice
should be meted to the murderer of
Clara Price.
MR. CHAMBERS’ ARGUMENT.
The opening argument on the part of
the defense was made by Mr. Chambers.
He spoke of the unreliable character of
circumstantial evidence. This entire
case hinged upon three facts : that
Albert Andrews was on the road that
day when the murder had been com-
mitted ; that his shoes fit the tracks in
the road, and that there was blood on his
shoes when found. No motive forthe
crime appears but lust, but there was
nothing in the prisoner’s character as
proved that indicated such a disposition.
There was evidence that the blood on
his shoes was chicken blood. The
prisoner had started to go to Lock Hav-
en but decided to go to Karthaus;
when near Karthaus he walked over to
Gillentown. At 9 o'clock he was seen
at the little bridge near the school
house by Herbert Bates. Mrs. Wat-
son says she saw him at 9.30 over four
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I thought I could get work at!
ed it was large. There must have been
ten persons who gathered around the
body in order to recognize it before
E:q. Rankin came. With all these
innumerable tracks intermingled to-
gether an attempt was made to identi-
fy and measure the track of the per-
son who had committed the crime-
According to testimony given by com-
monwealth there were tracks going up
the road intermingled with those of
Clara Price, and the tracks of the lat-
ter left the road on the left of the
body and a few feet from it; but ac-
cording to the testimony of the bullet
hole in Clara Price’s hat she was
turning around to run up the road
and the bullet came from the right
hand side of the road while she was on
the left hand side. From all reliable
appearances there was no scuffle, yet
in the face of this fact the common-
wealth tries to make it appear that
there was an attempt to ravish the vic-
tim. Such an attempt upon a girl a
strong and muscular as Clara Price was,
must have resulted in a scufile in w hich
she would naturally have tried to de-
fend herself with her basket instead of
allowing it remain on her arm where it
was when her body was found, without
any disarrangement of her hair or
clothing. If the blood on the shoes was
from the victim, there must have been
a scuffle, with blood flowing from the
wounds, of which there is not the
slightest evidence. In the absence of
any such an encounter could there not
have been an assassin, lying in wait for
his victim and shooting her froma con-
cealed[position, the ball penetrating her
hat and glancing to her basket.
Mr. Spangler then showed up the un-
reliability of circumstantial evidence,
giving cases where through such evi-
dence gross injustice had been done and
innocent parties been made to suffer.
In giving such evidence consideration
juries should be careful that the con-
nections are all right and every link in
the chain strong enough to stand the
strain of investigation. The evidence
of the shoes was based upon the hy-
pothesis that the tracks might have
been made by them. The evidence
that they were made by them was by no
means clear. Upon this point the
testimony of witnesses did not agree.
He criticised the preciseness as to the
time that Clara Price was alleged to
have been seen at certain points along
the road, some of the witnesses ‘actually
bringing their recollection down so fine
as to speak of minutes, but in the pre-
liminary examination they did not ven-
ture upon sach precision and did not
mention minutes. He traced the points
of time at which Clara Price passed the
houses along the road, and then asked
where | Alfred Andrews was at this
time? It was over 56 miles from Mrs
Croft's where Andrews started that
morning, to where the body was found.
Bates says that Andrews passed him ab
9 o'clock within a half mile of Croft's’
Mrs. Michaels says that Clara Price
was passing her house at that time.
Hence Clara Price at that pivotal point
in the transaction was 4} miles from
Andrews. Can it be believed that the
prisoner gained those 41 miles in less
than 30 minutes ? Mr. Spangler then
spoke of the manner in which Andrews
left home, intending to go to Lock
Haven for some money due him, but
hearing of a lumber job near Karthaus,
changed his mind and thought he
would get work at the lumber job.
He bad not the slightest knowl-
edge [‘or thought that Clara Price
would be on theroad or anywhere else on
the line of his travel. Why did he go a
mile out of his way from Summit to
Gillentown and then back to the pike ?
Did he think Clara Price was at Gillen-
town ? Was there any evidence of guilt
in his going there? His saying that he
was going to Karthaus was only condi-
tional on hisgetting work. Tt indicated
no intention to commit murder. Did
the prisoner act like a guilty man when
he went straight to the men in the woods
and asked them for work? He could
have avoided them by going to the
right or to the left of them. He could
have taken the river path and followed
it out. It would have been his object
to avoid every person in the neighbor-
hood. But when he went and asked
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