THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, ~~ EDITOR BE the bosses—You but Notice to Quay and may be able to lick Gen. Hastings you won't be able to ‘lect Delamater. ——————————————— Slicott, who went off with $60,000 of galary belonging to Cocgressmon, with- oat saying good-bye, has been found in Canada. ET ——tret ct They had a big fox chase for the amusement of Gen. Hastings in Chester county. That was a sort of fox chase about the sama time in Cambria county, where Reynard showed all his cunning and slyness. I S—— They are disturbing the dead injuns down in New Jersey. Full one-half of the people living within a radius of five miles of Edgewater have flocked to the site of the unearthed tomb of the people who at one time ruled that land Eight skeletons were taken up at one place and been found. Among the skeletons was one whose skull was found encased in tortoise shell ornaments, oyster shells and beads. It is probably that of the once powerful chief Kinewangha, whose descendants still the shore, Four skeletons were dug up there and little further on more were found. Des fore the avenue is completed prot Ne will be exhumed. OSA SN We notice there is a general feeling in favor of A. J. Greist, for Commission- er. The peopie now realize that in de- feating him, they made a graye mistake, and that the couaty is suffering the pen alty by gross mismanagement, in the Commissioner's office the past two years, Mr. Greist alone is worth a dozen such things as Henderson and Decker in the management of the affairs of our county. We agree with the sentiment that seems to be general, that Mr, Greist be el: cted one of the next Comm issioners— it is due that gentleman and the intervals of the county demandit, and Pleasantville others have jive along a } ably the Let Repablicacs also put up one of their good men for the same position, théy have such, and the disgrace the suflering uoder Henderson and Decker will be wiped out. Yes we gay, let Jack Greist be one of the next Comu: isiones—nolens volens, county is —— a GUILTY! i! we” [rom Opposite Page, been in this county seven months. Louis Green. [James Coburn as ine terpreter.] Live in Lock Haven. Ped~ dler Was Zimmerman in November, was always with Zimmer- tinw re with man, does not know names of any piaces 9 o'clock. Racog Did not re-cross until ny woman, Had no res Crossed the river a niz=8 ferrym Monday. Saw volver, Mrs Harry Meeker called. Live on turnpike one mile fro Boak’s and two miles from river. Live a distance from the road. There was two peddlers stay- ed at my house on Taesday night. Nov- ember 20. Lefl there at 5 minutes after 8 Went dor n pike toward river, George Godollar recalled. —Rowed the two peddlers over the river from Centre to Clearfield side about 9 o'clock. Abe Serman called. Live in Lock Haven, am a peddler. On Wednesday November 27, crossed the river about 10} o'clock from Karthans to Centre side, After leaving river went up path to top of hill, mrned n. to tha leit there, went by there before, Never went the pike. Coald not cross the river at Bels ford the reason I went to Karthaus, John Gaines called, Gaines. On Tuesday evening of Nov. was in Smith's camp on dam near Moshannon, was there all night, Left there soon after breakfast, going up road towards Pine Glenn school house. Man came out on pike and went down to Karthans as far as Watson's. Talked with Wa'son a while. Asked the road to Moyer's camp. I went down road, across fleld and vp to camp. About when I went from Watson's, Asked Mr. Moyer for a job, Went from there to Belford, there crdssed the river myself. Went into a store and got a few cakes, When 1 came ont told Thomas Mann the time—10 o'clock. Saw no lady on the pike. Did not have any firearms, Robert Askey called. On Nov. 26 and was working at Smith's eamp, about 2 miles from camp. Know John Gaines Saw him in eamp on night of Nov. fiad breakfast next morning at 5.80 Galoes left at 5.45 golog in the direction of school house. Saw Gaines on pike, it sas then about daylight. He was going towards Moyer's camp. 1 went back to camp Gaines went on to Boak's. Mitchell Watson, Br, called. Live on Snow Shoe and Karthaus pike Car ried the mail in November from Kart never Am a son of Jerry of 3 sale Lt 0 Cle K yr 26 TIO I————————— Surplus Reduced. Just as we predicted the county com~ missioners would soon equander ouv finances by their extravagant measures and favoritism to politicians. The couaty finances show the following: $0888.75 if — A867 Cash on hand Jan, 1, 1889 Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1500 Then the expense of conducting the eounty’s affairs show extravagance. The totals of the past years are: County éxpenses for 1 County expenses for 1888...cocummmmena County expenses for i857 40 082 i) 43 58857 This shows an increase of over $5,000, 00 over '88 and almost $3,000.00 more than during 1887. Bat some may Say that the increase of expenditures is dae to the loss of connty bridges by the Well, let us see what con- solation there is in this. In the year 1887 under a Democratic board, $11~ 13287 was expended on bridges and much more improvement of public buildings and other property and the total expense was but $43,280.57. This past year only $10,102. 91 was speat for bridges or $1,229.95 less than in '87 and yet the expenses are almost three thou- sand more and no improvements were made to public property. Then the commissioners leyied more tax than in former years. The amount is: Tax levied for year 1580... cu some... 507 S13.98 Tax levied for year 1887... censeansvon see 504. 87 Fn June food. Increase Of LAKES... uw mer 20061 These figures are taken from the Anditor's statement which will be in print for our readers in a short time These totals simply show that the “oracker statesman’s” promise to cons duct the county's affairs on a lower scale than the former Democratic board was 8 bait put out by him to bs retained of fice that he might pat in his whole time at the expense of the county. In 1587 Griest received only $545 for his services but Henderson puts in one of the largest hills on the record, the sum of $894,43, in which the auditors found $2650 illegal charges and reduced the total to $867.74. Now taking into consideration that he lieved on crackers and soup & goodly portion of the year and as alleged, often slept in the vaults, he will have made enough off the county by the time he retires to place him high aod dry and will not need plead the limitation act on hans tu Spow Shoe, goiog a round trip three times a week, Made the trip on Wednesday, the 27th. Left Karthaus about 8 o'clock. Met John Gaines at my house. Asked way to Moyer's camp. Showed him the way. It was about 10 o'clock. Theodore Lannigan called. 27th was in Moyer's job. Am sequain- ted with John Gaines. Came to job be- tween 8 and 0 o'clock. Went from there toward Beliford. Crosse examination, I gave bim 35 cents ~10 to cross the river and 25 to do what he pleased with. Thomas Mann calied but not in, John Gardner called. Know Alfred Andrews, Worked for me in 1588 at Bellford ~loading lumber on cars. David Price called. ~Known Andrew for 18 montha., Lived within 150 yards of my house. Helped unload two cars for me. Don't think he knew Clara, Squire Rankin sworn.—Know the underclothing that was taken of Clara Price. Offered in evidence, also de~ fendant shoes, Fdward Rooler resealled.~Could not be positive but think Andrews wore a pare of heavy shoes on Saturday, Nov ember 30. Am positive he did not wear the shoes offered in evidence by Come monwealth. Thomas Mann called. —Live at Keats ing. On November 27 was at Beliford. Saw Jonn Gaines in a store buying crackers and asked him for time and hie said it was 10 o'clock by his watch. Commonwealth rest. Court adjourned at 5.15 to 8.45 o'clock Saturday morning. SATURDAY MORNING. The prosecution having closed their case, E. R. Chambers made the opening address for the defense, He said that he would make his very brief. He said the road where the murder was coms mitted was the road need for all travel from Centre to Clearfield, and therefore there is a good deal of travel over this, There is a floating population around here of miners and lambermen. Their testimony is all circumstantial, No one saw Alfred Andrews commit the deed We took the case not for money; And. rews had none, We took the case be. cause we thought he was innocent. This boy is being hounded to death by de- tectives, who are fighting for the reward. We will follow the movements of An- drews froma the time he lefc Brisbin till o. We will show that An- a On Nov, wail ie wh was nof near ihe place of the mar- der when Uf was committed Jobe HALL. Gaines was near the scene of murder on that morning’ Witnesses were then examind. W. Cann, testified to knowing Andrews in England Robert Peck, of Lock Haven, had known Andrews for four years and said he was a quiet orderly witneas was a livery~man and Andrews bad,worked for him. John 8B, Bash, a hotel keeper of Karthaus, testified that the prisoner was not a drinking man and had a good reputation for qmetness. John EH. Wolfe, chief of police at Brisbin was called and testified to the same effect. Edward Pooler, Mrs, Mary Pooler, Michell Watson, sr., ‘Squire Rankin and several others testified to the good character of Andrews, Mitchell Watson, jr,, stage driver, did not see Andrews on the road on November 27. Mrs. Alfred Andrews, sworn—I am the wife of Andrews: I lived at Karthaus before I went to Brisdin; lived hans three years; Shoe; Alfred worked at mining, moved to Brisbin in August; lived in Ettereon’s house at afterwards in never had a qurrel with Alfred home on Tuesday morning, person; in Kart algo lived in Boow first Vooler's: hie left November 25th to get some mouvey and he came home Thursday morning; he did not work Thursday or Friday; worked around house on Saturday, he hb those shoes; be killed a chicken on Saturday ni I told him to | it in his hands and not get it muddy wWOrk ad on Lr » le aht gas, old it he had a revolver 22.caliber; my father gave it to him to trade for rages; my father has it at Karthans; my house was searched for weapons; Dr. Nevling came to me and said he had a had a revolver; I told him i dream that Alfred he bad not; these shoes laid around nnder the stove, and my little boy played with them. Cross-cxamined Rupp; 1 lived at drews came 10 spring; I was marr Potter county where the places are; & ‘squire 1 know where | out Hoense: we stayed there # Pooler 1 had s marriage cer to a Mr, Bharp before | ¥ marry Andrews without married already to David slons were wrung from Mm. Ana enity.) Don't remes fast Alfred wend he was going to Lock had on ariped pais AWAY O Haven , dark bine had pletures taken ¢ I dont know with him that night: he oo on snd left them under i day shoes on Friday and p Saturday; | did not say 0 he did not have these night; Alfred bas not had & pistol for Two Je or a little better; he had thal one lived at Snow Shoe only a Hille member that he had a pido! las had not; he worked in the Ehoe and he also worked 3 Three gentlemen came 10 soe ne examined me: they said missioners and they would took my statements: I did not say 1 mit suicide and kill my child 1 vided for and allowed 10 see Allred this to the district siloroey Mr. Chambers for defense, then asked { she had beens put out of jail by the sheriff, bul the court objected and ruled it out. Hon. Joseph Murray and George Runyon testis fied to the good character of the accused, Alfred Andrews, the defendant, sworn] was born in Poossnooth, in Cornwal mother is dead am 22 years old next March; I came here in 1885 at Castle Garden I got on a train and weul to Altoona and worked there; afterwards | to Look Haven: worked there for George Peck i then went to work for Runyon: I went to Cale worked for Reed at his hotel, 1 then worked for J. W. Murray after I left Murmy's I went 0 work for John Castens: he owes me seven dollars. He then mentioned other people he worked for be fore he went to Karthaus: sil the places he work™ od at lumbering and mining 1 was mar ried about this time. Fle then old the different pl he lived and what he worked at tili after he cam® to Brishin. 1 lefton Tuesday morning, the 265th of November, to go 10 Philipsburg; wanted 10 g0 to Lock Haven to get some money owed me by John Castena; 1 inquired of some men if] conid get work at Jumbering: | went from Viaduct to Gordon Heights on the freight, | then walked to Bummit, turned off at G rode with a man on a wagon, but did not know him; he as. rected me 10 Mra, Croft's, whe could stay all night: 1 stayed there and Jel in the morning at 8 o'clock: went up the pike: met a man atihe watering trough along the road; met another fur ther up; met two teams; 1 did not see any on the stand here I know; 1 met the stage; | know Mit- chol Watson; he was not in wagon; I thought that this was the stage; did net seo any women in it: T next turned off the road and went out by a stable: 1 met two hunters; 1 saw a lady standing in front of her house; it was a frame house; 1 saw a lady about thirty rods ahead of me; cant de” soribe her dress: 1 then went through some house; turned off by a path and lost my way in the thicket; finally 1 came 10 & lumber osmp and asked for work fbut could not get it. 1 was bes wildered and asked the direction to Karthens i started off, but came back: I had no money to cross the ferry with, and no place to stay; they wore further down when 1 eame back: I asked the way toihe main road; I hollered to Mr. Smith, when 1 passed his houes, to direct me 10 main road, he showed me the road and went apiece with me, I tried to eros the river to go 10 Gordon Helebts but tell in the river; I got back 1 the shore; went to Mrs. Shope's to stay bul she would fioi =p me; stayed all night at coke ovens; got home on Thursday morning I worked on Saturday; 1 wore those shoes; | wore them on my journey; 1 cut off the heel between Gordon Helghts and Summit: 1 killed a chicken on Sat, urday night: thought the blood on shoes must be chicken blood; 1 did not tell John C. Henderson that 1 cutoff the heel of my hos along Whe road; I was arrested on Sunday; when I was on the ond bere and in jail 1 was pressed lo make A by the sheriff and others, I aid not Prive. Andrews closed his direct testi. words and then cour’ adjourned shoes seh al 1 ai Haguo they were take care 0 wou waa 1d not say or commissioners nerd my went anes iHantown hore | ple standing. The cross-examination of Andrews) was begun. 1 was raised by a woman named Mrs, Christ 1 lived with my father; I think it years the coming August since I came to this country; i never worked in mines in England; I can’t tel) exactly when I weut to work for Peck's I went | to work at West Catelng; 1 don't know how Jong | Read's: 1 was sek while I} 1did whitewashing and other work i [ think it was in summer tine, (Judge Orvis €x- | amined him st length as to the time of year and | long he worked for if 5 { I worked at George was there now He mber time ked in Karthaus for pps iporium these different parties | | very I worl } years or more; I boarded at could well) 1 was married on the eighth of March in| 1 did not have a marriage nse and Lt Enow n iOWas] 51 dal s house would send | 3 was busy and riificate in a day or two, bul I never got it hat she was Mrs, Sharp until at i AVE gone up and down tb i from Bnow | i RUS A gOOU many hel r asal 1ankss | i y 10 Lock | 1 that owed if saw some! 1 { i sg Helght t far ; td where} i al f 308 posi yours after} i i while ! men : I mlarted | 16 40 ge I asked saw a pedier talk | of bewild | n road: 1 went} i i Ug Ginm I was kind wil el vo} re Lal w i A fter several witnesses had been or. amined ss to the locality of the morder and after a pair of gum shoes, foand by offer in evi- | rested and the] evidence in res| buttal. i Bash, has been the prosecution began the Sebastian dence, defense : George Hoedollar testified to seeing | gum shoes on pike the Saturday before] the murder, but could not swear they | were the same as those offered. Mrs Croft swore Andrews had shown her a pieture of himself, wife and child. Jobn O. Henderson said Mrs. Andrews told him her hosdand wore buttoned shoes on the journey and on coming home tsok them off and did not put them on again. The testimony closed at 3.556 o'clock, Saturday afternoon and District Attore ney Meyer commenced the argument at 4.07 and summed op the evidence brief iy. i E.R. Chambers then followed and summed ap for the defence. He made a good and thrilling address which con- sumed over an hour, covering the case completely. Court then adjourned until Monday morning. On Monday morning at nine o'clock, Col. J. L. Spangler rose and began his argument for the defence and made an eloquent and strong plea for the acquits tal of his client, the prisoner. He cons cinded his argoment about half past four o'clock after speaking nearly six hours. Judge Orvis then followed for the commonwealth, and spoke near an hoar when court adjourned until Tuesday morning. Toesday morning he contin- ued and argued for five hours and thirty minutes, reviewing the damaging testi- mony against Andrews. Judge Farst then delivered a most im partial charge to the jury, occupying an hour and a half, and at 4.30 the case was given to the jury and they retired , At 7 o'clock the court house bell began to ring. This was a signal that the jury had agreed upon a verdict. Then en- sued a wild rash of men and women for the conrt room to hear the verdict and it was soon packed. Judge Furst did not arrive until fifteen minutes later, when he immediately called the court to order. The jurymen were already in in their places, and the prisoner brought in by Sheriff Cook, and was ushered to his familiar seat. He looked pale and frightened. When asked it they were ready to render & verdict the foreman of the jury guilty of murder in the first degree” During the deliverance of the verdict the prisoner never moved a muscle, bat when the jury was polled and as each juryman answered the question “Guilty or not guilty ?” in a clear tone “Guilty’/ he became greatly agitated and very ner- vous. The jury had been out two hours and —————— Sn ———— massa Hopkins, Hopkins, who is to haog on the 20th, unless respited by the Governor, until Andrews’ time to hang comes off, 80 a8 to have both hangings on same day— Hopkine, we say, is still joking about his tate. Col, Spangler went in to see him on Toesday, in company with a minister of the Gospel, Spangler broke the ice to Hopkins by a spiritual admonition on the first ballot. which would show that he can By the warning of the judge there was no manifestation of approval or disap- proval by those present. Andrews could not have been more ably defended than he was by Colonel talk re- ligion as well as law and would make a good prayer meeting exhorter. After Spangler got in his work the minister went at Hopkins and admopished him to prepare for the next world. Hopkins said he had attended to that and he was all right now, The minister then called his attention to still being profane and that be must quit that too; to which the doomed man replied thet that was all right, and told the clergyman he might now congider himself dismissed, to trial of Andrews, he and Hopkins being in cone versation’ Andrews told Hopkins that he would get through all right and when the trial was over he would go back to England and stay there. “No,” replied Hopking, “you are not going to Eogland. You will go witl Lid to the jury was a masterly effort and was listened to with profound interest by a packed court house. He was eloquent and made a good showing for a very bad case. It was one of his best eflorts. To the able manner in which Judge A few days previous the o is attributable the of the murderer of Clara Price, who seemed to have some chance conviction But Judge Orvis’ work was complete, and his chain of circum- stantial evidence pointed so clearly to € me.” 3 the jury found no difficuls ty in speedily finding a verdict of guilty. ———— ” Andrews Confesses, N Andrews, who was convicted of the murder of Clara Price, has confessed the deed, to his attorney ———————— A ———" Coburn. A copefssion was made by him, several weeks ago, in which he stated that he had passed him- until place, for the He failed in bis fiendish purpose, and fearing she wonld tell on him, thought it the yushes near the road, opposite h her, iding iding his he sprang oul upon i was 8 larg he ing 10 see ne day last his foot badly ning over il ple will tell no tales, and he then and ) \ be expected cold blood. The tracks and chain in the cirenmstantial evidence, as brought out by Judge Orvis proved correct and too well woven for the escape of the maur- derer on trial. Eph Bartholomes On Tnesday evening after . of guilty, the jory Andrews gaid and b is he alleges he was shooting mark, badly, worse than § the consequences of the accident bel for school director W. W. Rist The confession he will have printed and disposed of to realize a sum of mon ey for his family by the sale of-it. Andrews admits having shot at Clara Price five times and that of these four shots hit her. ABS aweek Hegotit inches thick and very nic Fev har Ching revived Ieing ine Friday evening, there were several seekers, and hope the congregation in general was benefitted by ihe meeting. His confessions contains an admission of the main points brought out against him during the tral, as to his wanderings before and after com-~ mitting the foul deed. The confession in substance will go to show the truth of the strong circumstantial evidence against him, by Judge Orvis, traced ac- curately and with precision, in addition to his admission, as above, that he com- mitted the foul deed. A confession of it was made weeks sgo to his attorney, Chambers, which it is said, was overheard by Sheriff Cook, A second confession was made after the jury rendered a verdict of guilty, Andrews in his confession also says that the woman he is living with is not his wife. He says he will tell where the revolver can be found with which he did the shooting, and that the party who pays the highest price for the cons fesgion shall have the revolver, i The Feeling. The verdict of guilty in the Andrews case, leaves a feeling of calm satisfaction among the people. Had the jury acquit- tel Andrews, there was every prospect of his being lynched, The populace would have been maddened and the consequences would have been hard to guess, as all felt that the prisoner was guilty and that punishment should meet him, Our grain merchants have been doing 8 fair business, but say coal trade is dail It is & wonder that the farmers do suy haulin at all, the condition the roads The pike is fully ss bad as the twp. and they are still raising the twill. are roads e weather is more like April than February, very unbealthy, sud I bear there is lols of sick- pess through the tep W. A. Youngman of Millheim lies of death. Hehad a relapse of Ia turned to brain fever, at the point Grippe and c——— AI Mp ~Now is your timeto get a cheap overcoat, and Lewins has ‘em cheap good, warm, lasting goods. Give the Philad. Branch a call and see for your- self and save $5 to boot, eWhatt he Philad. Branch does not have in the line of ready-made clothing is not worthhaving. The spring stock now on the counters is immense and goes ahead of anything you ever saw Lewins is King for low prices. —Mingle's shoe store in the Brock- erhoff house block has every idea in the line of boots and shoes, w hetber of rub. ber, leather or cloth, and he sells at bot. tom prices, 80 that none pay more shan the goods are worth. He warrants all he sells, —8end your name in for the Rxror~ reat campagn rates on trial. Or send, us two new names and the cash for a year end we give you a copy one year free, thus enabling any one, by very lit- itle effort to get a paper one year free, ~The anniversary services of the W. H. & F. M. society, of the Latheran church will not be held on Sanday evening, but regular church services may be expected. The reason for the above change is the fact that La Grippe has too strong a hold on the program snd the time is toc short to ar TAURE A DEW One. a. cu ————— New York Health Depariment. Dr. Cyrus Edson, Superintendent of the Sanitary Bureau of New York City writes the following unsolicited letter regarding Speer's Port Grape Wine. New York January, 1888, Mr. Speer, The box of wine has been safely received: I trust that 1888 will do you the justice you deserve. I never lose an opportunity to recommend your good wine, for I know it to be ome of the pure brands obtainable. Yours sincerely. For male by Druggists, Cras Epson. weLowinslcan sell you a late style suit or take your measure and make it to order on short notice, and at a saving to you of from $3 to $8. Try bim on this. wef you wish to have a good over can be Senator Withall of Mississippi in his speech in the senate on the race question declared there are more negroes in office, appointed during his term, in United States. At the presidental elecs replied that they weie | “We find thie priscser, § tf
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