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Cextae Harr, Pa, Taurs, May 8, WEAVER TRIAL. | house that morning, and old man Wea- | ver aloo lived there Liotta is my sister, | Jonas stayed there about one hour, | THE | and came to see about some clover seed and lef: I got ready to go to Bpriug Mills: old Mr. Weaver and | started to- gether abont 0 o'clock; went out on pub DER OF ANDREW WEAVER, So of Voluntary Manslaughter. the road, towards Ben Wiogards, on Not Sentenced Yel. horseback: spoke a few words to him, as Fietta Weaver plead not guilty, and | also did old Mr. Weaver; mec bim a lit To Our Old Customers in Penns and Brush Vallies : When you come to Belle- fonte, we would be pleased to have you look through “Tue Racker,” You will find it an entirely different store from the one we had at Woodward or Spring Mills. Nearer to our ideal of what a store should be. We knew how then, but couldn't. and can. No finer store in town now, and we are just commencing. RACKET STORE Co. ; f .- - . | G. R. Spigelmyer | Shem Spigelmyer try. Dist. Att. Meyer conducted the the pig stable; on south side of road; and Gray for Mrs. Weaver. The following hollowed back to her, and threw stoues are the names of the jurors: | at her, and be followed Fietta to her Christ Hebling, farmer, Furguson; Saml Irwin, blacksmith, Furguson; B. Roulson, manufacturer, Howard; 1, H, Musser, agent, Patton; gaw him go there too; saw him go up to | the door. I went into our own house i * | mother was under the door at the time; George Fish, farmer, Huston; J. D. Brown, jeweler, Bnow Shoe; John F.Bhneck, farmer, Howard: D. H. Deitrick, teacher, Walker; William Brooks, farmer, Boggs; Jacob Stein, blacksmith, Walker; Mrs. Weaver watched the proceedings with the closest attention, trying to catch | every word that was said. Bhe reemed calm and cool, daring the entire trial. him there; went up the road to see i told Mrs. Shafer of it: hrother’s wife and | Auman when he went to the house; saw ; i along down with me to the squires; was ' pot there when they returned; went i the woods to tell Andy Auman to | home; I had no quarrel with old to cotne Mr. ing before I started, saw a knife on Fiet« t's table, Recognizes knife produced in | conrl as the one, knows the knife well | belongs to young Andy, Stole it while | butchering, never saw the knife after | | wards uatil here, Baw the koife thrown away lact summer. Andy threw it away | becanse Fietta wanted to stab him with | it: she afterwards { und it Cross Ex. QGot the knife at Jerry Hoy's. Nobody put me np to tell the story. Stayed with old Andy, | Andy and his mother. Fietta is my mother. Went to young Andy's house saw the old man lyiog salonside of the { No one put me to saying this {old me not to say I saw knife on the table, Noah Lingle ealled. {eried], On John Confair's for lime, between | 11 o'clock. Didn't time myself, saw Fis et'a when I come back and they were fighting. Old Andy Am 1) years old 28th of January went to 0 and and Jones were Fietta the throwing stones, He Louse; she said she would or » by Oid Andy then threw followed Fietta to bie guts began Gquarreiin jawing and stones (00, Br cut Dis their duty in 80 important a case—the must not have communication with or | listen to any conversation parties, read no newspapers, and receive { 2 : * no communications even from their LOCAL ITEMS. — Farmers are at present engaged in plantin ~ their corn. Druggist Murray is | repapering Lis room and will fix up generally. tives in this place. —A. L, Kathetman and wife atten ded the Lewisburg High School Com mencement last week. ces himself as a candidate for county Commissioner on the Democratic ticket, -——The grangers on Monday planted about one hundred trees on picenic ground. They had peen ordered for Arbor Day but did not arrive in time for planting. —Judge Rhodes ia not the owner of turnpike stock and had no personal in- terest in the turnpike case for which ao award of 812.800 damages was recently given. —Sanday afternoon had the usual rogulation rain, aud a very heavy one at that, Monday waa fine, warm and sum- merlike, and Tuesday, of course, was ushered in with rain. —Yegetation is coming along sur- prisingly, stimulated by the warm rains and sanshine—there is danger of the grain and grass becoming too rank under these infinences. — James B, Cartio, a nephew of Govy- ernor Curtin and member of the firm of Cartin & Co., large iron manufactarers of Bellefonte, died suddenly on Monday morning, aged about 40, —Rob. Foreman has commenced on his new house, having his outbuildings completed. He is the first one to build on the new street line, extending out on the pike about 15 feet, at the lower end tof town. —A monument was sel up in the cemetery at this place over the body of Will Dinges, deceased, Navel Cadet. It was purchased by his class at the Navel Academy, at Annapolis, and is of very handsome design. Have you been tc A, C. Mingle’s shoe store in the Brockerhoff house block? Never miss going there when at Bellefonte, he always bas something new and offers none but genuine goods, which he warrants. For low prices in boots and shoes Mingle’s is the place. Mra. E. M. Brown, nee Alexander, writes us from Beloit, Ks: We have had a backward and very dry spring, but the crops look very well; wheat and oats very good, prospects for frait goed, fare mers are plantingcorn. Apr. 20. We are enjoying right good bealth—I am just over the second attack of grip. ~The fruit trees of all kinds are in fall bloom, and as they dot the lots and fields under their beactifal sod of green verdure, the landscape presents the pie- tare of an earthly paradise which the hand of the most skillfal artist conld not imitate, Nature now wears her most beautifal garb. ~==Our pleasant young friend. J. W. Wagner, late assistant of agent Kathers man, has gone to Brisbin, Clearfield econnty, where he takes charge of the railroad office and will also have the management of the store of J. 8, Gillam & Co. Mr. Wagner is a model young man, and trostworthy in every sense of the word. All are sorry he went away from here. ~in Philadelphia a man who was injured by falling on the sidewalk on Frankford avenue has gota verdict of $15,000 against the city, on the ground that the accident was doe to the condi tion of the street, which was covered with dirt and grease from the dummy engines. This is another hint for towne and individuals to keep their walks in ors der, Centre Hall along with the rest: we observe some ugly holes in some walks, | case was opened by dist. att. Meyer . The first witness called was, James { Auman: Live in Peon twp. 1 mile from | Greenbrier, am married, wife and four | children, son of David and Susan Au- man, who live 200 yds. from my place’ Fietta Weaver, the prisoner, is m) sister, Fietta in wife of And. live near Andy Weaver sr. other fami- i lies, Wingard and Shafer, live near the of the crime. I was at home that day, attended my stock io the morning, and went to a neighbor, and then went sene | home again and went | ver's house, six rods from my house, met Jonas and mother, and I went to their home, where I saw John Mullen, aged 13 | come out crying; he said that Andy Wea~ ver sr, was !ving in at the porch, and | did not know whether he was dead or fainted: I examined him and fonnd him dead, lying on his face, I examined his body and found blood streaming from it, | upder the shoulder, described his cloth- 1 i ing: saw him that morniog alive at his own house, about 9, I was up the road porch, with one foot on the porch, dead. ing on the porch and she said he had stabbed himself, that he threatened with a knife in his band to cut Fietta's guts out. Information was then given to squire Garthoff and others, | ran nearly all the way. We then went back to the house, } an hour or so after, found there Jerry, George and Dave Weaver and others, and an inquest was held by squire Garthoff. Andy Weaver, I was told, was at Coburn on & lumber job sat the time, Fietta 8 a woman of great strength, and able to cut wood and do hard labor. Cross examine; Fietia is my sister, Bellefonte, me and my sisters quarreled, I never threatened to shoot regarding our property. house, not quite a year since I visited ver's house about } hour before the kill ing: did not stop at Fietta's on my way .on the Weaver premises —can look from Weaver sr. were in the house at the time, Andy and Susan Auman lived to- gether, whether as man and wife do not the houses when there, knew that they often had quarrels among each other, no i troub ¢ seemed that moraing, think there was no trouble when I was there, as the old man appeared to be in good humor; eaw Fietta standing inside the window when I passed up; Mrs. Susan Shafer came to me at my bara and told me what had happened; Fietta did not visit «it my | house; shé did not sit at the orchard | when 1 passed down, but raw her on the | porch; did not testify that Jonas and her | mother stood at the bridge when I came out; told Jonas to ran up to Wingard's: saw Fiefta on the porch, where she began to growl; I did not say she was by the bridge; I did not say “by Jesus Christ if this man is killed von three must be hung”; did not open his coat and yest; saw no blood outside of his coat; I did not put the knife onder vest: vest was not open; when | was in the house, saw little John Mullen go down the road with a bag; first thing Fietta said’ “he did it himself,” a pool of blood lay where he was lying; do not know how the thing happened; witness identifies the knife; with small blade partly open, under the vest: it belonged to Andy Weaver sr. 1 discovered it after he was turned on his back by the jury; saw Jonas use the knife some times; did not say to Fietta that if she swore she did it in welt«defonse, her ptinishment would be light, Next witness, Jonas Anman: Live in Gregg, with my mother, Susan Auman, also lived with us John Mullen and An- dy Weaver sr., was home Jan. 28. and my brother Jim and Fietts were in the i 8 | heard her holler, Audy let me go; last | { gaw of hin he was at the door; last of Fietta was on the porch; saw him run | against the door, she came out and told me he bad stabbed Limrelf with his own knife. Cross Jan. was the time; BAW examined: On morning of 28 po qoarrel in our house above Busan and went into the Live ut yol at the school Was nes not back, until I saw James, Jonas and Susan Ezra Auman. Coburn, teaching sch house = 3 Saw Noab Lingle go up but not down. J H Garthoffl called James Auman came to me at 20 Live in Coburn ming les | etta was the cause of thew; I knocked Andy Weaver down ose time with the {| broad side of an axe, some lime before; the morning of the murder ali f peaceable in our house; old man left WAS our { house first, | next, and then mother; he { did not call moe the crazy bull quarrel aboat paivof pants I bought of the old man; bad no pay for the pants that moraing: Fiella went to the pig-stable after we went down the road: Fietta hollered first at | the old man; helfollowed ber back to the house, did not see that stones hit her, s<aw him burst her door did not see him attack her; saw this from open ! onr house, lookiog through the window; { did not see the old man fall: heard After he fell about 2 min. when I went up; I went up {to Jim's at once; heard Fietta say be stabbed himeelf: mother went into Sha fers, did not hear what she said there: came with jid him, did her holler “let me go.” it was Jim and I not hear Jim say “if the old mau was killed all three of you would be hung” never { admitted that I was alongside of the old | man when he droppe ], I never to'd An | dy Walker to come up to jail and I would tell it all: did not say that I jagged the old man; did not say to him that if waa found guilty I would be hung; never mrde apy admissions to Jno, A. Long in iail that I killed the old man; did not say to hum that I stack him; made no admission to Walker that [ had hid the knife: did not say | would give $100 if Jno. A. Long was not a jaror; did not say to Long that I was fast, as be was now a juror and I had admitted all to him; did not say to my mother io jail that now I was fast; never told Fietla to swear as | i told her and I would give her 82 50. Shown a letter —I did not sign it; the | other paper is not my writing either, 1 wrote my letter to Fielta with lead | peocil. There was a mock trial io jail | when I was there, and I was on trial, { the court was made of prisoners; | recog. | nize the pocket knife as old man Wea- { ver's, I had it sometimes to cut some- | thing but always handed it back to him. Frederick Kurtz was sworn as inter- | preter, at this stage. Snsan Aumsn called, Live in the mountain; Am mother of Fietta Weaver, i i a i { own house, Was at home on January 1 28, James Auman wae there but Joho Mallin was not. Saw Jonas and old man go AWAY; they were nol quarreliog. Saw Noah Lingle on the road. witness then described the meeting at that of former witness | say that she would kill him or he would kill her. When Jouas and I returned to house heard some on say “My God don’t” Jonas said not to go over bes cause we always had a quarrel. Saw the old man come out of the house, the doo, the porch. went over to Jim's, Oross examination. James Auman was there that morning, left about nine o'clock, About balf an hour after when old man and Jonas left. Did not go ont with them. There was no quarreling. The old man threw the first stone, don't know whether he hit her or not, Baw no fighting. B.D. Ray called. Liv: in Bellefonte. Do some surveying, was upon the scene of the murder on the 11th of April. Took a measurement of the grounds of whieh I made a map. [Map prodneed in coart and explanations made. Also map showing size and furnish ings of the room in which Fietta was |] Located a stamp hack of the house about 21 feet, six feel from the table to the door, John Mullen called Mr, Kurtz as in terpreter. [The boy cried when placed on the stand.] Am 12 years old. Live with Jim since this happened Was at home on Jannary 28, but went to the went with him to the place, empasel:d a jury and held a hearing. Saw the body of old Andy lying face downward on the right sid Hi of sie oO the porch as u Had the body { Susan Auman, a pocket knife on the bo | man, Where the body la: pool of the bloody. Found a cut on the Je | conpie of inches Wo enter the house removs Found I hie Oi ¢d to the house o 3 i 0g Pores nt ly « wa Hu i s ; r.a% OO; ciolhing also p ft below the arm ed as if made with a knife was also bruised 1 Bb o | ship. Stover called, Live in Penn town- Was at the scene of the murder between 10 and 11. He was lving on bi back when knife was found. Saw the! n the door; heaviest at the latch. Fiet'a told me the old man chased her to # load gains ( the house, and made threats, she went into Yor « and she shut it when Le fell off the po and that was she knew. on cross examination, Andrew Wilson called, township, the house, he broke the d pen i§ ret Nothing new Live io Pean Was at the place of murder between 10 and 11 o'clock. blood door, slanting disgonally nj towards the ninge. Saw it on the jam don't thiok it could get there with the door shut Benjamin Weigant in Penn twp. Was at home on January 25 First | knew was when James Auman ran dowao the road; then hear some one ery. | asked James what was wrong and he told me oid Andy was ying down saw marks on ¥ : e called. Live dead Reside in Millhei Was at the scene of the murder on th day it occurred ~between4 and bd o'c Found boty of old Andy in fila house Made post mortem on the 20th Found 8 abrasions; and one out the Dr. Frank called. me o OCR, the in left side; the instrument pecetrated the the heart catting through the lang. The int The wehiond for The The jastaat death of | fared evidence. There is a possibility of | it being self-inflicted bot no probability, | It could not have been made with the | knife found on his body. Mrs, Hettie Fryer called, Live at Co | burn, Was a® the Justice's office at the wound was § yehes in length, direc ion of woand was from | wards and slightly downward, i wound was parallel with produce the ribs, wound would Conld be made by the butcher knife | time of hearing Fiet'a told me it was { only spite work. that ste had to kill him | or he would have killed her, FRIDAY MORNING SERSION | Mrs. William Anman cal dd. Fred interpreter. Koow Fietta She told me at her house that she bad ts kill the old man or he would | kill her. Cross examination. About | hour afterwards. It was on the road. Fietta spoke first. This is my own | knowledge nobody put me ap to tell this i 3 i Elizabeth Frye: called: Know Fietta Weaver. Heard her say once that she wonld kill the old man and old lady: this was day before the murder; it was in the road near Fietta’s home ~we were alone, Nothing new cross examination. Benjamin Wingart recalled. Know Fietta Weaver. Heard her threaten to kill the oid man. . Oross examination. They frequently quarreled. Never heard Jonas threaten to kill anyone. Mrs. Fistta Weaver, defendant, was the next witness called: I am 84 years and am the wife of Aad. rew Weaver, ir. 1 have two childrea. Johnny Mullin is my son. He did not toll the truth ou the witness stand. There had bees trouble between my mother and Jonas and myself about some land fora long time. The night before the kiiling I heard them quarreling over st my mother's, I heard them quarreling again in the mormiog. John Mailio was pot in the house that morning; he just ~~“ WM. ROLE KX SOI,” wa» The greater part of our Spring stock is here, and when all is ready for your inspection we feel certain you will pronounce it unexcelled in this valley. The selections were made very carefully and cost and profits are at the minimum point. Come to see us before purchasing necessities, Dress Goods, cheapest and best. Notions and Fancy Goods, largest variety. Queensware, newest styles and shapes. Shoes, best goods for the money and guaranteed. your Spring tion. v + full and complete line of the finest Ready-Made by “ lothing Gent's that will guaranteed as represented or money refo buy, we buy for that reason nobody can compete w ith UNION One Price Clothiers, Hatte bought from us is aded. and, when the we country, STORE, srs and Gents’ Furnishers, us. BELLEFONTE. Mg. Ep. 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