THE CENTRE REPORTER Are msn FRED.KURTZ, Ebrrorand Pror's | ~TERMS;—One year, $1.50, when paid in ad noe. Those in arrears subject to previous rms. $2 per yoar, Advertisements 20 cents per line for 3 inser ns,and 5 cents for each subsequent insertion, Centre Hay, Pa., Tues, Fis, b, . NL There 1s no Store In Bellefonte just like “THE RACKET.” GUILTY ! smn) wae ALFRED ANDREWS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER msi CY ens FIRST DEGREE. enn} stmt Ulara Price Will Be Avenged, I IN The trial of Alfre d Andrews for the murder of Clara Price, Wednesday last and termined on Tues- the finding Ans We published last jury week publish evi- Goods different. Styles different. Way of doing busi- | ness different. It has been a lively business | from the start. My old customers and kind | friends at Weodward and Spring Mills can probably tell | you the reason en by important witnesses both for the commonwealth and defence, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, When court opened for the afternoon session, the room was packed as full of people as was possible to get, Mrs, Mattie Meeker was the first ness called, wit- Clara Price was in her ser- vice before her death, Said that Clara XTEIY 3 G. R. SPIGELMEYER. LOCAL ITEMS, Howard Homan has bought W. P. | Shoop’s house—price, $300. —Fd. Stump, of near town, is one of ’ the inrors on the murder trial. — Rube Spangler ;was thriving town of Hastings last week, ——There are a great many cases of gickness all around, mostly the grip. ——We saw the stalwart form of Cys | rus Bromgard in town the other day. ~Prof, P. H, Mever seems to handle most of the winter. musical conventions this Harter have sold t Lewisburg, Luce, of Rebersburg, tore to a Mr. Thomas, of | heir —-Migs Annie Harpster and James | Sweetwood, train f burg, Monday morning, took the r rived in this place Tuesday evening f a several days’ visit to his mother. — “Him be water it we: fast asleep’'- nean, is not near ripe yet: fi seems to be nipped in the bud. Strohecker, wid Mrs. w of well-known Dr. Strohecker, burg, died a lew weeks a aged about 8] years, Miss Mary Kreisher, of Mifflin. burg, was visiting here last week, Mary has many friends here who are alwaye happy to see her, Eebers- Harrisbarg ¥ BS —Emannel Fye will have public, sale on March 11. B. Jordon Spring Mills, farm stock, ete., William Lee, at th March 21, —— Rev. Land, recently of this place, preached a trial sermon on Sunday in the Reformed church, at (r near March 7 this e station, piace, last Lewisburg, Long. ~~ Sunday morning the ground covered with what anciently was known There was enough of it to give people an idea what snow is. riously ill from inflamation of the bow- ill of the grip. John Scholl, near this | place, is also quite ill. Dr. Jacobs is als so under the grip of the gzip. «meeThe Miles township farmers have made up their minds to come inte pos | session of improved horse flesh, and have invested 82500 in a Clydesdale stal” | lion. This is the highest price yet paid in our county for a horse. The stocks holders are, Jasper Wolf and Jerry Krav mer, 4 shares; Austin and James Gram- ley, 3 shares; John Shultz, 1 share; Tom Walker, 1 share; J. A. Moyer, 1 share. Balance is owned by parties id Sugar Valley, ~—=Johnny Nell moves to Jefferson Vm James Lesher to Johnny Neil's; Kennedy to Lester's; Will Lee to Ken- nedy’s; Shoop to Deininger’s; Deininger to bis new bouse, adjoining Aaron Har~ tor; Will Campbell to the mill house; Martz to Miss Buyder's; Rev. Rishel to the Will Kurtz house at the station; Prof. Rothrock to Kerlin's; Worrel to Krumbine's house—~and so on around the circle, ~The people of Brush Valley are a little excited over a band wagon, The old Rebersburg band having disbanded, the horns were sold to a new organiza. tion at Brumgards. A few nighls ago the band wagon got down that way too, in some mysterious manner, but return od again. The wagon soon after again got to where the horns were, and has not found its way back.” Whether there will be a sait about jit we do not know, but the wagon seems to have a great ate tholumeont for the horne, alive, James Marstellar, Supt, of the Valley Coal ( 1, #t Snowshoe, was next he discovered the river to get out and alled and testified that the body of dead girl told his d by roadside; see what the girl, and found a short They drove to the river and been dead on y re- ported the circumstances, to some peo~ iden~ which was lying face downward, with hands crossed on the oy * Her basket was at her elbow to run back towards Pine the ly and the condition of the clothes evidently had fallen while running. thirty fest from the body and it appear- ed as though its position indicated the tracks were seen only from the hat was found. Wm. Oswalt, his driver, on the to vhere the body he 27th of N orroborated Marsteller's testimony. uly 1 i these 3 ; od noticed by a two 5 was about the girl 1outh, od on the ground about (reo, Hodaller, the man who went back with Marste Oswalt, to the body, @ Was workige at en Marsteller and } ler and stated that b Karithaus ridge wi what au 2 reported to him and told they He found be to iim. Reported having ferried two hunt. Clearfield to ad guns; later to Clearfield was ferried to the 31 lock. This he pike bn i im geen, dy as the je and both b two peddlers an he ur side; another peddier, Centre side about one t t took a went d § path wird over the bill, wnt Squire Andrew Rankin was called and t he had held the inquest over y and gave detailed account of oked on arrival at the ment ia veri +8 accounts ? preceding witnesses, except no | about eyes and ears of vies k leaving road at a distance the body. but I, BAW trad atk D000 forty feet from per- below; when man's evidently by left foot of a person wear body; showed hat found by roadside; the place where bullet had torn away part of brim was plainiy seen; coat was shown: it bad blotches of mud on shoulder pierced pulmonary artery, had gone through, and corset, showing a mark of blood at top, were produced, measurements, which he stated to be about 10} inches long, being unable to notice any difference in their width, David Price, father of girl, was then called, and identified the clothing, Court then adjourned until Tharsday THURSDAY. Dr. Neveling, a physician, of Karthaos wan first witoess summoned, and testis fied that he was called to the body at about 12.30, p. m., and after coroner's jury had been empanelled, measured distance girl had evidently from place Evidence showed that distance must have been gone over very rapidly, The tracks went on past the body on the road for about fifty two feet where they turned to the left and went into the woods, It was at this point that the left foot track was seen in the sand of the ditch at side of road, across which the man had gone. At post mors tem he found evidences, of an attempt at rape, though he was unable to tell just bow the wounds about these parts had been inflicted. WB, bay, of Bursside towmshilp, wid 1 timony. | Geo, Hodaller was recalled but gave | no farther evidence, 8. D. Ray, of Bellefonte, the surveyor | was called and showed drafc on which | be bad drawn all the important points in that section, | Thomas Pitts was called but did answer, Michael Watson, Jr., was called, and said he heard five shots close together, not some timber, Joseph Smith, of Karthauns, was works ing near Horse Bhoe mines on the morn- ing, and heard fiye shots; thought it was | about 10 o'clock. John Felton, of Clearfield co., a brake- man on B, C, BR. R. said left the Viadnot with coal train on Tuesday, and Andrews rode with them to Gorton Heights, where he left the train. Andrews told him he was going to Gillandtown and to {| Karthaus, Stated that he noticed the prisoner’s shoe was badly “busted,” that ia the sole was torn from the upper, | cross exam, thought it was the right shoe, burg was ealled and testified to having gone to Brisbin, to Andrew’s home, | prisoner wore on the day he was seen | near Karthaus, The shoes were then shown and we | could see that the sole was entirely gone from the left one. | District Attorney Meyer, testified that { he had had the shoes in his possession until they were delivered to Prof. Pond of the Panaa, State College. Mr. Meyer them and | took them to the College for analization, | Prof G, G. Pond was then noticed the blood stains on said that he had observed blood upon { both shoes given to him. On farther examination under | covered five spots on each shoe. After these spots were found and proved to be | blood by chemical test, he proceeded to find out whether it was chicken blood or that of a mammal. The then explained the process by which arrived at the that the blood was that of a mammal. The de. try to prove that the blood | found on the shoes was that of a chicks ten which Andrews had killed on the night before he was arrested, but Prof. Pond clearly demonstrated that it could {| not be that of a bird, on account of the | shape of the corpuscles found. | test they were found to be dish shaped | and not | he conclasion a | fense will oval with the noclens which those of the bird, Witness would not swear that the blood hat of a human being asked to decide whether it was chicken ha characterizes | Was : though if or ! that it | Dr, Formad was called and stood aside until the man blood he was re dy to say was human. prosecution had shown that by Mr Professor of one shoe had been delivered Mever, to Dr. Formad, the | Bacteriology in the Upiversity of Penn- sylvania and physician to the Coroner of Philadelphia. { The Doctor had had the one shoe in | his possession since the 15th of Janus ary, and returned it to the district ats | torney just before he was called upon the stand. He swore thst in his ex- amination he found at least one hundred {and fifty thousand corpuscies in the | blocd, he took from the shoe, four hun- { dred of which he measared; also taking | photographs of same which were shown | side by side with pictures of corpuscles i of his own blood would not swear that | it was human blood, but said that it was | exactly identical with human blood, and if he was to decide between the two Le would say positively, that it was human blood, , {| Thomas Pitts, was called again but was | sick. {| Auston Eckley, a resident of Snow fhoe, was then summoned and stated about a mile with him. Witness said ing to Roop's, at Karthans, bat what for he did not say. Mra, Annie Croft testified that Andrews of the 26th of November, belween five and six o'clock, and that he bad stayed at her house all night eating breakfast with them in the morning, after which he left. Witness thought that he had left her house between seven and eight o'clock taking the pike towards Kart. haus. Bhe did not see him again until he went back past the house at rapid walk, some time between two and three, at which time he did not look at the house at all but went past as fast as possible, Herbert Bates, of Pine Glen, then swore that he saw the defendant near Pine Glen swamp between eight and nine in the morning and afterwards in the afternoon, about one o'clock, on the old Batter milk road. Andrews was then going out towards Boak's store. In Cross-oxaminatioa, witness said that he marked the place of meeting. Bamuel Emerick, of Karthaus, swore that hesaw the prisoner go past Mal. holland’s at a little after nine o'clock, on the morning of the murder, going towards Karthavs. In cross-examination witness was not sure that dafendant as the man he saw pass. said he was one of the hunters who were ferried across river by Hodoller in the morning. When they left the ferry they met a man one half mile thisside Mul hollnnd’s whe tailiod to Andrew's do * * Michael Kerstetter, other hunter was | testimeny | beyond Boak’s store towards Karthaus, | and saw Clara Price pass her house about | nine o'clock in the morning, followed 1n | about 15 min. by a man corresponding | to description of Andrews, only as re | gards height and manner of walking and | thought the man wore a dark coat. | Mrs, Jesse livin, was the next witness | and lives between Mrs. Michael's and | Karthaus, and saw Clara Price go down | the pike after nine o'clock, followed goon | after by a man supposed to be Andrews. | Mrs. Allison Hulbolland, lives beyond { Mrs, Irvin's, saw Clara house after nine o'clock, and a man fol i low her in about five minutes, Witness was positive that defendant was the man she saw pass her house in the Court then morning. Price pass her morning. adjourned until Friday FRIDAY. { FEdward'Pooler sworn—Live Bri { bin about one mile north of Houtzd at 3 Bie, Know Alfred Andrews, was acquainted i with bim about a month, He my house on Nov, 20; had lived or 10 days before that, He me in cross ties lived in i there worked for He | worked for me on Monday but not on | Toesday Wednesday, Did | him Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. i Saw him on Friday, He told me he for some money, i i Lock Hayen, He heard of the murder woods, cutting or not ses had been direction of I had Karthans, He eaid he first heard it on Friday and told girl were hunting for 0 asked me if al me the Said was shot and they | Swede DAMES evening. the i a named Andrews as th ty é gui man. Said he had been in the i at the time the girl was mur he felt queer about it because he wi around there at the ti: seen a girl ahead of } Watson's house, but he tarn to where the men were woods, Said Mrs. Watson had Wm. Cann, of fl aworn—Live i § on i Wen Brisbin when they ar was not with them when the made, I saw Andrews a! W. B. Potter 1. haos on Sunday after Tha: BWOris-—- and at Philipsbarg in carriage to Brishin with Cann and Zell after Andrews; found he was arrested. He was taken | We left for Philipsburg, aboot 2 aboat one he told vicinity of Karthaoe ing at hotel per. Andrews ue having on Tuesday, H.W. Zell Am WRiking most sworn —Live at Went it was operator. with Bimler nm eial 5 wrighin, the at other to was not present when arrest made, Atr the hotel dinner when Andrews ackn edged having beea in the vical being very nervous regarding it FRIDA 8 AE 3 LLY Thomas Pitts, having called, Lives at Salt Lick foreman on milroas Karthaus and hear tion where muarder was committed, recovered, was , and track i, wae working near i ve shots in direc t A $ ‘ent to see to | v Ed. Pooler, re called, © 1g loaned Andrews m Andrews w y with me ath house. and we went up and on road 1) RE up i we had our conversation. Talked him again Sunday morning, did not think it could have He said he been | Price, Mr. Zell and Nat Harry Simler recalled. Potter of Karthaus evening to have me arrest Came on torday Andrews at Arrested him io cellar of his Had no coat or i hat on, and shoes were heavy, and asked | what evidence was against him and said | he would have to stand it as he had witness to prove his innocence Mrs. Mary Pooler said she knew Ans drews and he lived at her husband's | house from Nov. 4, to Dec. 1. and work Jrisbin, | house on Sanday noon, no | back Thursday, and saw him on Friday. Col, Mullen, the county detective, was | called and evidence was light, { John C. Henderson was re-called and | evidence given was relative to conversa | tion had with Andrews. | Bheriff Cook. Did not know Andrews a grayish striped sait. Went into jail | one day hen Andrews was sick and was soared, and said, “Sheriff, you would not want to hang me, would you? for 1 am bound to bang. Nothing will save me. I did go down the road after girl” Frank Coudreit. Lives at ani know Andrews, Karthaus paw itin hiscoat pocket. In cross-em said this was last spring, and looked larger than a 22 calibre, but did not know exact size, Nois Zimmerhan called, Peddler. Was in Centre and Clearfield counties last November and December, Was in Gillantown on Nov. 26. Went to Bmith's camp on Tuesday morning with Lewis Green, From there went to pike Stay. ed all night at H, Meeker's, Have stay- ed there often. Green was with me, Left there Wednesday morning and went to Karthaus. Rowed over by God- ollar. It was about 9 o'clock. Green was constantly with me. Recrossed the river on Friday. Had no firearms Saw no young lady, only at Meeker's. Lewis Green dose not talk English, has only Bontinual on Cuperite Page, Facts for all, In spite of all competition the Philad, Branch clothing store, remains headqaar- bargains in ready made clothing, for men and boys. lLewins in- troduced cheap clothing in Centre county, and bas kept it at that all the time; he kept honest goods, no trash, and, rale, always sold from 25 to 30 per below any other clothing store in part of the state. - a - Dr. Geo. Meyer Dead. Dr. George Meyer, of Mercer county, brother of D. J. of this died on last Sunday evening, from or 5 Mever, place, | the} He was the young- Meyer, dec’ 11 x i effects of influenza est son of John q., south of Aaronshurg, ane i He leaves 1a tive practice, a wife a eral When Diaby was sick, we gave ber Castors, 4 i When abe was a Child, she ered for ( axtoris, When she became Mise she ¢ lung to Castoris, When she*ad Children, ashe gave them Castorin ' ’ Our line of Fancy Plads, HAAR HO ASAE AIA ASR C—O ilopkins Changed, Hopkins the condemned murderer, who has been putting forth a bold front coming doom ki and and making light of his on the gallows two wee today, 18 a changed man entirely, the last sev to his Presby~ al days has devoted his entire time perusing $he Bible and bewniling Rev, Dr. 1. { Bellefonte, gad fate, aurie, the € he has terian minister choeen ae his spiritual adviser. No one allowed in : the court, jal i and no one is allowed in cell whatever. - i Simon Loeb’s new clothing store, opposite the Conrad house, is the place for bargains in men and boys’ suits, i Tax Paid. ASHE] ! oy New Goods at selected variety of new the Fall and Winter seasons, Tricots, Fall Prints, and All have the public call rondsi 1 were onr ihey } are selling rapidly. Woolen B other goods, iankete, Hape, Quiits, and many Cashmeres: prices lower offering in Our stock of Ready. and will sunk for themselves, Comeand gee the new goods at S8«Pieced Ash Chamber Suits pieces, $27. Solid Walnut, 3 § pieces, §38. all prices, , at $24. Solid Oak Suits, 8 neces, $35, Solid Cherry, 8 Chairs and Bedsteads, Lounges, and Couches, Extensi on and other tables, sold. % and being a practical embalmer will guarantee satisfaction.
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