gSiSntclUijcnrcf. e.; ' 4 .yOIilEVLE XXIV-NO. 239. LANCASTER PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 8. 1888. PRICE TWO CENTO Ik " ' ..-in . . , t iij THE RUDY MURDER TRIAL TESTIMONY OF THE eOMONWKAt.TII I) CONCLUDED; Jehn A. Ceyle D.llrer. the Op.nlef Spereh ler the DcI.ems Which U Declares Thitlhe Whr eboets of Jehn W. Bedy ' would ba roll Accounted for. M Thursday Afternoon The trial of Jehn W. Kudy for the murder of his father waa resumed at 2:30 o'clock. Tba attendance waa as large aa la usual at murder trlalr. Tbe examination of witnesses for the com monwealth was proceeded with and the t alimony was at fallows : H. V.. Grrir, sworn : I am a carpenter by trade and live In this city; en December 5th and previous 1 was engaged In build ing beuses ; I had Jehn W. Kudy In my employ lrem December 1st ; I did net ate lilui en Dfcember 4.b; en, December 6th I saw him at 7:30 in the morning In the west hense 1 was building ; he waa In the dinleg room building a fire ; 1 asked blm II the tire In the kitchen waa made and he said no ; ene of my band! at tela time called me and asked where te put some lumber just then delivered ; 1 said put it In the stable ; I walked towards the stable and when I get te the dcer saw Jehn Kudy en tbe fleer ; the ground looked disturbed near where he was ; 1 asked him what he was digging ; he said, he waa net digging, but was going te piano the deer; I told him te lielp put the lumber away ; 1 no ticed that thore was something wrong with him ; he was trembling and pale ; 1 told him te help te pile the lumber ; all the time we were pulling In the lumber he tried te get outside te get thelumber off the wagon; when the lumber was two thirds oil the wsgen Kudy pas30d me and took held of I ihn hnmn. lin waa reallege and turned his I the horse, he waa restless and turned his hend ; niter the lumber was put away I told Kudy te go en wltb his work ; he picked up a peBt and asked which side the beards of tbe fonce weut en ; I went te the stable and was doing some work, and when I turned around Kudy was behind me with a piece of beard In bis hand ; Kudy then aald, "Harry, there la somebody culling you;" 1 thought there waa something wrong, and 1 asked him for the key of the atible and he gave It te me; I locked the Btable, went te the house and put him te work at the fonee ; In a few mementa he commenced swenrlng because be struck a nail with his hatchet; Kudy then asked me II he could go In n water-cleset of the house neir where he was working ; I told him te go into tbe water closet of the otber house ; 1 then went for eome nails, and 1 saw blm at the fonce at the property west of me ; I went Inte the house, and when I came out I taw Rudy pulling at something in the held ; what it was I did net then knew ; I ".iolled" te Rudy and he started towards me ; when he get near me he said, "My father Is murdered and I bolleve these peer house peeple bave killed him for hla tobacco;" I told blm nobody would barm bis father, and he said, " Yes, he was a damned bid man when he was drunk, and be kllled my aunt;" I did net aee any bleed en his hatchet or clothing ; Kudy bad no business In tbe stable, an he had no work there; Kudy acted that morning aa If there was something en his mind; Kudy was then living with his aunt en Seuth Lime a'.reel, about three-feurths or a mile from where the buildings were being erected ; Kudy had no business at the houses en Sunday; when 1 nrBt saw tbe body of Christian Rudy he was lying face down ward, and his coat waa pulled up towards bla face; there waa a place In the Celd which showed that the body had been dragged a dUtence of iwenty-flve feet from where the bloody atene was leund, imd whete there were b'oed marks; the hat of deceased was about two feet from the body ; the bloody stone found near Rudy's body was kept at the deer of the stabie, and I last saw It at the stable deer en the Friday before Ibl death of Rudy ; It was about half-past 0 en themornlugef Dosetnber5 when 1 saw th body. Cress-examlucd : At that tluie 1 lived at tbe Eastern market ; It was about 7:S0 en Dwomber 0th when 1 get te the houseH I was building ; some of the workmen wero in the house ; I did net go In, but who waa tuere I cannot tell ; Rudy wa alene In the ene beuse when 1 arrived ; Jehns, the man who delivered the lumber, Is new dead ; nene of the cm pleyca remuved the hat of deceased from whote it was lying ; I did net suggest te Jehn W. Rudy the name of a party who might have murdered hla lather, naming n party in the neighborhood ; Rudy gave me bis batehet when 1 asked hlrn for It ; I had reasons for asking him for it. Re-dlreat : Witness identified the bit with which Rudy was digging up the ground In the Btable. Ro-cress exdtnlned : Found oleta of bleed in the Btable en the iloer ; several persona examined thorn, among tbem Messrs. Rohrer, Inman, Kautzaud the coro ner's jury ; I cannot say whether it was human bleed ; there was some red paint about the preuileeH en the 5th of December but It was of a color dllliirent from what I believed was bleed spots. Jacob Frallcb, sworn : I rcs'de In ene of tbe two houses Mr. Grnl built; I was a milkman en uecemuer ein ; nover Knew Jehn Rudy befere he worked ler Grell ; I saw the defendant a lltlle bolore sundown at the Greir houses; he walked up and down between tbe heuse and stalloaceupto of times ; about dusk I aaw Rudy leave Mr. Gretl'H stable ; he went towards the roser reser roser veir ; 1 led my herse about dusk en Bun day and I heard n rattling as If some lathe was being moved about ; shortly afterwards Rudy left the t table ; en Monday morning DbBember 5th, about 9 o'clock, 1 saw Rudy .mwn In Clark's Held ; he was in a steeped position hs If In the actolplcklngsemethlng up ; when he saw me looking he ran away from where be was and secreted hlmcelf behind Balr'a lenee ; I then went te the beuse and when 1 came out I again saw blm Btoep as If taking held of Bometblng, which 1 atterwards saw was Christian Rudy's body ; about this time Mr. Ureir called te Rudy and he came from the Held aCd aald that some body had murdered his father ; a number of us then went down and saw that it was the body of Rudy be wasttoeplng te take held or ; one of the men laid It was no; uurwuau uuy ana me defendant pulled the oeat away from his face and Bald " it is OhrUtlan Rudy ; don't ye.u think I knew my father ;" the grass had every appearance of the body having been dragged a dUtanoe of about twenty five feet ; there wsb a spot el bleed where tbe body waa originally dragged ; the bat waa near where the peel of bloeu was and near tbe bedy was also a large stene which he Identified as ene used by Mr. GreO te prep open the stable deer ; the cane of de classed waa found near the body ; when Rudy waa called from the field by Mr. Grett he was excited. Cress-examined ; I have lived at that ;Jace since October ; I did net see anybody eisd ubeut Gretl'H place en Sunday evening except KJ'dy ! t was about sundown when 1 aaw blm. M. N. llrubaker, sworn : l am a sur veyor and civil tnglnecriug ; I made a draft el the place whure this murder Is al lowed te bave been committed j It was made from actual measurements made en the grounds ; the draft was otlered In evidence across from the reservoir, about dutk ; he waa going weat ; 1 aatd ha waa a little lata for aupper and he said he waa ; I left him Bear my home. a. D. Balr, swern: l knew Christian Kudy; I lira oppealta the atmsheuee; 1 aaw Christian Kudy alter ha waa murdered In. Fralleh'a stable ea Monday, December 5 ; en Bunday evening after 1 west te bed, between 8 and 9 o'clock, I heard lnman'a deg make a great noise, but I did net get up ; the deg kept up a regular howl for about fifteen minutes ; the deg yelled In front of the house and also In the field; 1 knew Jehn Kudy and frequently aaw him at the beae house en East King afreet ; 1 aaw aeme peraen at Fralleh'a stable between 0:30 and 0 o'clock, but who that man wna 1 cannot aay ; It waa tee dark te recognize the man. Charles Kiutz, awern : On the 5th of De cember I waa working at QrefTa new bnlldlngr; I first aaw Kudy en the morning of December 6, helping te unload aeme lumbar ; t next aaw him at the dead body of hla father; Kudy did net have much te aay ; I fennd Kudy'a hat near the atone used te prep open QrefTa stable deer; Jehn Rudy approached me with a hatchet In hla hand and said, "1 have get bleed en my pants and 1 don't knew hew in the hell it get there"; the wound en the head looked aa If made with a sharp lnetument, and the fracture as If made with a brant instrument; Jehn W. Kudy was excited at the stable when the lumber waa being unleaded and also when he waa standing by his father's body ; Kudy appeared te be anxious te get droll away from the stable by telling him he had better go and leek at the flre In the house. Creer-sxamlned : I did net aee any bleed ea Kudy'a trousers, but aaw aeme red paint en the end el hi. trousers ; Kudy made the remark about bleed en hla trousers i "er Grell had left the premises te go te town ter the oeronor. Isaac S. Ashton, awern : On the morning I of December 0 I was at work at GrclV'a euuaings ; ituay wbi maxing a uru iu iuu house 1 was working In; I went down te where the body was found with Mr. GrefT. and exhibited te the jury. Cress-examined : I received the data about the point marked en the draft from ex-Oalef Smith and ex- Ofllcer Lewars. Sherwood Smith, awern : Oa the morn ing of December 5,after the arrest of Kudy, 1 went te the ground and with Odleer Lewers made measurements wbteh i atter warda gave te Mr. Brubaker ; 1 drove a stake te indicate where the body waa fennd. Witness waa abewn a hatchet and he said he get It from O Ulcer Lewara ; he also identi fied aeme earth taken from the stable where the bleed clots were ; this witness alto gave several measurements wblch he made en the 5th of December, wblch were about the same as Surveyor Brnbaker's. Chief Smith continued hia testimony : I first heard of the murder en the morning of December Mb, and went te Greil's build ing ; when I flrat raw him he was en the plasterers' scatleld and I beckoned te blm ; he came and I asked blm who was mur dered and he said his father ; 1 asked him where he lay and he aald out in the field ; we went out and after the coat waa removed from his fare I aald "could anybody be mean enough te kill an old, infirm man 1" Kudy became very pale but aald nothing. I then said te blm, "where la tbe old man's cane 7" and Kudy replied it is net far off; 1 then said "Jehn, yen must go te town with me," and he said for what, and 1 aald "ler killing the old man;" 1 asked him why he did net notify tbe coroner and he said that he did net knew what te de; Rudy tben asked me net te take him In East King street, aa he did net want te pass the hose house, and I took him in Orange strcet ; Rudy appeared te be worrled. Cress-examined: I get the hatchet at the station heuse the day of or following the murder; the dirt 1 gathered at the same time; I saw cans of paint en whleh there were bleed Rpets; I knew it was human bleed because Dr. Davis said It was; 1 asked Rudy whether his father owned any property and he Bald he did net; I did net ask blm whether he had made any threats against hla lather; I did net say te Rudy that a man working for Kletler had seen blm carry tbe body of bis father from tbe Btable and he had better own up te II; I examined bis shoes and clothing and did net find anything; 1 aiked him where hia hatchet was, and he bald he left it where he waa work lug. William A. Leware, sworn : 1 waa en the pollce ferce en December 5 ; en that day there waa a warrant placed In my hands for Rudy's arrest ; 1 went out te Urell'a te arrest him and when I get te the end of East King street 1 met Chief Smith coming in with him.; the dirt, batehet and bit testified te by Chief Smith were In the chiefs possession bIdce the day of the murder. Officer Lewara here exhibited a paint can found in the stabie en whleh were a number of bleed atalnr. He continued hla testimony : I assisted Calef Smith In making measurements and marking the place where the body was found with stakes. William Price, awern : I saw Jehn W. Kudy en December 4 en I Ust Orange street He corroborated tbe previous witness as te Rudy's remarks about bleed en hla trou treu trou sers. Jehn W. Rudy told me the last he saw of bis father was en Bunday afternoon, when he walked out te the railroad bridge. Sadle Frallcb, awern : 1 llve nearly op posite the almshouse ; en Sunday, Decem ber!, saw Jehn W. Rudy en Greil's prem lses ; he was walking between the iiouse and stable ; It was about sunset when 1 caw him. Frederick Allsbacb, sworn : On tbe rooming of December 5 1 met Jehn W. Rudy at the corner of 1'lum and East King streets about G&0 o'clock ; I was going te work at Greil's buildings ; at Bread street be left me and went ahead of me te the stable en Greil's premises ; I saw (irefl making fires In the building about 8 o'elcck ; Rudy went with the ether work men te whero tbe dead body of old Rudy was in tbe Held ; when the body waa found Grciraaidte Jehn W. Rudy, "I thought there was something tbe matter with you," and Rudy replied, " What tbe hell is tbe matter with you?" Simen McClnre, swern: I was at work at Gretl'a building en December 5; I saw Rudy tending te his fires Bnd also saw blm at the dead body of his father; as the crowd were going away from tbe body Rudy had hlsha'ehetln bis hand and said damn It, 1 have get bleed en my hatchet and 1 have get bleed en my pants. CaarlesKsutz, swern: I saw Rudy and bla father In Greil's stable en the Saturday before tbe murder and that Rudy bad teli him that hla father was going te eat dlnnc with blm en that day, Richard Wldmeyer, awern : 1 worked at Greil's buildings en December 5 ; en the Saturday evening befere the murder Rudy asked me for the keys te the stable and I gave them te him ; Rudy did net give the keys back te GrelT until Monday morning alter the murder. Harry E. Gretl re-callcd : I did net get the key of the stable from Rudy en the Monday morning alter tbe murder until I inked blm ter 1L Wre. H. Inman, swern: I heard my drg barking en the nIghtotSaturday,December 4, and 1 went out te see 11 there waa any thing wrong; l leuna tne.ueg in me let barklnp; he came from the direction where the body was found; the deg barked se much that be took blm in the office; in the morning when the deg was let out he again ran in the direction of where the body was found; alter the bat waa given te me I put it en the fleer and Uie deg, a eettar, emailed at It ran out of the house and te the field la tba direction of where the body waa found. Adjourned te Friday morning at 0 o'elock. Friday Morning Court met atO o'clock, and the Jehn W. Kudy murder trial waa resumed. Jacob Frallcb, recalled for further crew examination : When 1 aaw the man go away from QrefTa bones ea Sunday even ing, December 4, 1 waa at the pump-bed; I was about 7G yards distant from Jhe man ; Kudy was the only person I aaw about the Greti premises en Sunday afternoon. Martin Rudy, sworn : I am 02 years old and a brother of Christian Kudy ; be waa three years younger than 1 am j be had two children ; Jehn W. Rudy is bla only son; and bis daughter waa married te Mr. Lnlz. The witness waa asked whether Christian Kudy bad aa Insurance en hla life, te whleh the defenaa objected. Coun sel for commonwealth said that the Insur ance would be a motive for the murder. As the witness could net knew the amount of Insurance, he was withdrawn, and coun sel said ether witnesses would be called en this point. Leuis Meed lea, recalled : It was about 3:30 o'clock when Christian Rudy was called out of the almahense en Sunday af ternoon end he returned Just at 4 o'clock. Edwin E. Snyder sworn ; I knew Chris tian Rudy ; we bave a mntual benefit In surance association f 1 am secretary of that Association. Cenncel for defendant sgaln objected te the testimony. Commonwealth's counsel argued that the insurance money was a motive for the murder. The court admitted the question te whleh defendant excepted, and witness continued : Christian Kudy was a member of our association and at his death his heirs or legal representa tives were entitled te receive 300 ; he did net name anybody toreeelvo this money and it was paid te Margaret Kudy, the administratrix of bis estate. Cress examined : There waa a paper pre sented te me alter Christian Rudy's death, whleh was brought by Mr. Lutz, which stated that all moneys that had been paid by Margaret Kndy te keep up his dues, should be paid back te her ; this paper was signed by Jehn W. Rudy and bis sister Mrs. Lutz; 1 never saw the paper before the death of Christian Kudy. Commonwealth's counsel aaked that the testimony as te tbe paper, as given by Mr. Snyder, be strieken out en the grennd thst the paper was only presented after the death of Rndy, and it was manufacturing testimony. The court declined te atrlke out the testimony. Re-cresi-examlned : The paper prosentcd tome was executed before the death of Rudy; but the date 1 cannot fix. W. H. Inman exhibited the stone wltb bleed en it found near the body of Kudy. Dr. S. T. Davis, sworn : I have prac ticed medicine for 23 years ; I astlated at pest mortem examination of Christian Kudy en December 8lb, at the beuse of Mr. Lutz, en Maner atreet; I found a scalp wound en right aide of head commencing abent top of right ear and extending up ward through parietal bone, a distance of two and a half inches ; the wennd through the scalp looked aa if made by a sharp In strument ; a sharp stone or Iren instrument would have produced such a wound ; there was a discoloration en right ebeek and would indicate that the head was moving when wound waa received ; 1 extended the wound en the scalp and removed a portion of the skull which was loose; the brain substance was net injured; alter having done that I made an incision through the scalp te the base of the brain and found the posterior bone of the head In three pieces; the brain substance waa net broken Inte at that point, there waa no etluslen of bleed between the benea of tb'e head and brain ; I measured the body and found that he measured G feet 2 Inches In height; believing we had found sufficient cause of death we did net extend our examination any farther; the fracture of the back portion of the skull caused the deatb; an instrument like the hatchet exhibited as Kudy'a could have produced the one wound; the ethera were made with a blunt Instrument; the pole of a hatchet could have made auch a wound in the scalp. Cress-examined : I did net knew Chris tian Kudy that 1 remember; seme years age I prescribed for a man named Kudy living en Freiberg atreet, and that waa probably the deceased; a fracture auch as was en Rudy's head could hardly have been made by a fall, but it might have been ; Rudy's skull was et the average thickness. Dr. M. L. Davis, sworn : I have been a practicing physician for 19 years and am a graduate of Bellevue medical oellege, New Yerk ; Rudy's hatchet waa shown te wit ness and he said "1 have seen it before"; 1 made an examination et the hatchet and took a sample from the hatchet and exam ined it under a microscope and fennd bleed en it ; 1 also examined some earth taken from the stable ; there was no bleed in it, it was red paint ; in another sample of egg Bbells and clay taken from the stabie 1 found bleed ; the bleed en egg sbella and clay and hatchet was human bleed ; 1 also examined a paint can leund In the atable and there was human bleed en It; there was no bleed en the bit. Cresa examined : J. am prepared te swear that the corpuscles correspond with theso of human bleed ; I can net swear that It is human bleed ; the corpuaelea of eblcken bleed are oval and In the human flattened by cencave discs ; the mlorescrope used was of great power, the diameters used varying from 450 te 1,350 power ; tbe bleed found en the hatchet was net the Meed of (owl or nth ; cannot tell hew long the bleed waa en the hatchet ; It was dry when 1 saw tbe hatchet, the corpuscles or a deg, a ateer, mouse, and ether animals corres pond with these of the human body. A. R. Hair, awern : I live In the east end, west of Clark's villa, opposite the alms house ; I met him en a Monday in Decem ber in East King Btreet about 7 o'clock In the morning ; he wasgolegtowardsGrcll'a beuse?. Cress-examined : I can't say whether he waa carrying a dinner kbttle ; there was a man with Rudy. Geerge Delmont, sworn : I saw Jehn W. Rudy en the morning et Monday, December 5, between C and 7 o'cleok ; he was crossing Plum atroet at East King "" - ,""rT - " ',. Jaoeb ""', W tT. L L,V, ' E"'.?0" ? : Pf ti T"! i -.a, j nnlnn fAmaviIti lt,n ... I'hlllp Short's yard en Seuth Lime atreet between Hand 12 o'clock en Sunday morn ing, December 4 ; I'hlllp Short Is the uncle of Rudy. Corener Honemati, sworn : I held a partial Inquest en tbe body of Christian en December 5 and finished It en the8'.bef the same month. The clay and egg shells, bit, hachet, parts of Rudy's skull, atene with bleed en it, hat, cane, paint can, liter's Aluanae (te prove that en sunuay, ueoemeer 4, the sun rose at 7-0 and set at 4:10, and en Monday tbeaun rose at 7:31 and aet at 4:30) were offered In evidence and admitted. Geerge Worst, recalled for creas-examl. nation : There were 1B0 lnmates at the almshouse en December 3 ; of that number 78 were born in Lancaster oeunty, 15 in ether parts of Pennsylvania, 43 In Ireland, 87 In Germany, 6 In England, 3 In Hwllrer. land, 1 In Denmark, l In France, 1 la Bel glum, lin Scotland and I la Wales. The testimony for the commonwealth waa oleeed at twenty minutes of 11 o'cleok and counsel for defendants asked for a tew mlnntea for oensultattoe. They retired and when tbey returned the opening speech for the defease waa made by Jehn A. Ceyle. jertrt A. COYLK 01'Krrn. Mr. Ceyle began bla speeeh by referring te the great responsibility resting upon the oennsel for the prisoner, and also te the great responsibility resting upon the Jury In the case. " The solemn manner of select ing the Jury has been called te your atten tion, and I will net aay anything la addi tion exeept that the meaner et selection must bare Impressed yen with the great protection whleh the law throws around a defendant charged with se blgb a erlmr, and who the law presumes te be Innocent until proved guilty. In the Jury box there must net be any mallee, and the law does net demand et the Jury te aay where la the slayer of this man or who killed thla help lees old man. We will aay boldly that the hand that atrnek down Christian Rndy was net that of defendant, The bleed et old Christian Kndy does net rest ea the head of his sod, who is new en trial. The defendant will go en the aland and tell a atralghtferward story whleh will convince yen that he is net the guilty party. Every movement of time from Saturday evening nntll Monday morning be will account for. It will be shown that the defendant and bis father were en the meat friendly terms and their relations were pleasant up te the time et Christian Kudy'a death. It will be ahewn that en December 3, Christian Rudy waa an lnmate of the almshouse by bis own wish, and net by tbe wish et his relatives. On that day be walked from the almshouse te where bla son Jehn W. was working, and had a pleasant conver sation with him. Christian asked hla son If he Drought any dinner and the son said he had, and it was In the house. Christian said he did net get mueh te eat at the alms- beuse, and he asked his son for something te eat ; the defendant tten went In and (O, bla dinner, and Christian ate It atd left, and that was the last Jehn saw of Lis father that day ; en Sun day morning following, at CJ0 o'elock, Christian Kudy went te the house of Philip Short, bla brother-ln-law, en Lime atroet, abent the time Jehn get up ; be and his father talked for aeme time and finally all ate breakfast. After break fast Christ and his son went Inte the middle room and talked there until 11 o'clock, and the old man then aald he would go baek te the almshouse and get ready, although he was urged te remain for dinner. Be then lelt and that la the last any of hla relatives saw him alive. The defendant remained at tbe house and alter dlnner be went te bed. Between S and 3 o'elock Jehn get up and took a walk. He atarted ter what Is known as the big brldgr, where be formerly worked, and when he reached a point where the GrotTstewn read crossed Ranck'aavenne Jehn aaw bla father and bad seme conver sation with him Jehn said that he should have staid for dinner and the old man complained abent bis treatment at the alms house, and told hla son that the fruit that was given blm In the morning had been taken from bim by one of the inmates, Jehn asked him why he did net report It te Mr. Worst and the old man said that would net de any geed. Jehn then left him and that is the last tlme he saw him alive. Jehn went te the Big Bridge and when he re turned it was about 4 o'elock and en bis wsy home he met We, Prlee and talked te him. He then went te bis home en Lime street and arrived I here at G o'clock Just In time for supper. He remained there nntll 7 o'elock wben he lelt te take his little girl te Its mother's heuse en Beaver atreet. After going a abort distance he sent the little girl home en account of tbe weather, and went te where his wlfe was living. He staid there until 8 o'cleok and then went te his home, arriving there between 8)4 and 0 o'clock. Alter sitting awhlle he went te ted and re mained there uutll tbe next morning. After eating breakfast ha went te work at Greil's house, and preceeded at once te the duties asslgned te him by Mr. Gretl, After making the fire he started te put in a pest near the atable, but the ground was tee wet and he could net de that work. He then put the digging iron in the atible aad as he waa closing the deer he saw that It did net lit properly and he was about chipping It ell with tbe bit when Mr. Grell came In the atable. Rudy then went te the fence te work, and complaining of feel ing ill asked Mr. Grell as' te a water oleset. He next went te the field te attend a call and while moving around the field came across tbe dead body of his father; at first be did net rocegnlz) his father, but did when the coat waa pulled from his face. Jehn W. Rudy looked for hla father's cane and in doing se walked ever towards Balr'a beuse, walked back te the body, took held of the body and droll asked blm what he was doing. Kudy at once lelt the body Bnd walked towards Grett and when be get within speaking distance he told Grell that his father's dead body was in ttieueui. Alter some taiic the coroner was sent for and the defeLdant arrested. " In conclusion Mr, Ceylo asked the Jury te carefully conslder tbe testimony, and when tbey had done se he felt that tbey wenld render a verdict that would estab lish the lnnocenoo et the prisoner at the bar. THK TESTIMONY OV THE nKrjtNOANT. Mrf. Elizabeth Shatt, swern: 1 am the wile of Philip Shatt : my husband is In the employ of Lane A. Cx ; Christian Kudy was my brother and Jehn W. Kudy is my nophew ; I llve en Vine street, oppeslto Llme ; Margaret Rudy, Catherine Shatt, Jehn W. Rudy, my husband and daughter llved In tba same heuse with me in De cember ; I saw my brother en December 4 in the morning between G and 7 o'clock ; 1 lelt him In ; my molber-In-law next get up ; we all ate breakfast together ; alter breakfast Christian and Jehn W. Rudy and ethera of the family were in conversa tion; what it was I don't knew; there waa nothing unusual about II; a llttle alter 0 o'clock be went ever te my brother Martin's who lives in Middle street clese te me; he came back a llttle alter 10 o'clock; Christian did net remain long; he said It leeks like rain and he said he could net as be had te go out te the almshouse; wheu he left he aald geed bye and said be would net be In until the Saturday bofero Christmas and I should tU hla bister te have some apendlng money for him; Jehn W. Rudy remalned in the house wben Christian went te the almshouse ; after dinner the prisoner went up stairs ; the time I went out 1 de net knew ; he came that day unusually early for winter ; we ate supper at 5 o'clock and Jehn came In just aa we sat down ; Jehn did net eat aome siipper, as he Raid be did net feel well ; be complained of feeilng bad en the Saturday night botero and I gae him some medi cine ; be oemplalnod of dlarrtiei ; when Jehn lelt the bouse after supper he said he was gelr.'i up te Herr's drug stere ter aeme tlme ; alter he returned he remained a little white, and when tbe church bells rung be said be would take his little girl out te bee her mother ; he left the bouse with her and Boen sent her home because It loekod like rain ; ahertly alter 8 o'clock he returned home and about 0 o'clock he went te bed ; en Monday morning 1 get up early and called my Kilter and daughter before 5 o'clock ; 1 called Jehn W. Rudy that morning and about twenty minutes tier 0 o'elook I called him t ha came down aad took bis breakfast and about twenty mlnntea ei 7 o'cleok he lelt the house te go te work. Cress-examined t There waa trouble be tween Jehn W. Kudy and his wife, en ac eaunt of a trouble Rudy bad with bis mother-in-law, bnthe supported bla wife. Philip Shatt, husband, of the preceding witness corroborated ber testimony aa te Kudy'a being at home en Saturday. SCHUOr. BOARD MKKTINU. Oemmilt.es Have Lima te Repert A. Propo Prepo sition te rurnl.h Oaly Beeks te Pupil.. The June meeting of the Ltneuter elty school beard was held en Thursday even ing in common council ehamber, with the following members present t Messrs. Brown, Bernard, Breslus, Brenemsa, Belenlus, Darmstetter, Kberman, Ertsman, Krana, Uegener, Or lest, Llehty, Llppaid, Levergood, Marshall, MoCemsey, Mc cormick, MoElllgett, MeKIUIps, Mo Me Devllt, Owens, Pentz, Shirk, Warfel, Wolf, Wehlsen, and Wlckeraham, prealdent. The minutes of the May meeting were read and approved. OOMMITTKH nKTOnTI. Mr. MoCemsey, of the superintending committee, said be had no report te make but desired te call the attention of the members te the examinations new In progress in the schools of the elty. He par ticularly desired te remind these members et the committee who are te pass upon the efiloleney of the toaehera te be elected that It Is their dnty te be present te see the re sult of the teaehera work, Mr. Evans reported a number of bills for supplies furnished during the month and the treasurer was directed te pay the same. Mr. Darmstetter, from the committee en soldiers' erpbanr, reported fsverably en the application of Francis M. Delp for the dli dli dli obargeofhts live ehlldren from the sol diers' orphan school, at Mt, Jey. Mr. Delp new receives a pension and he says be Is able te take eare of them. The aotten of the committee was approved. The visiting committees of the several divisions reported thst all the schools of the city were In geed working order. Dr. Levergood stated at the last meeting of the beard the number of speakers for commencement day was fixed at ten from each clasp. Since then there has been time te learn the sentiment of the people. He baa been spoken te by a number et people who would llke te aee the arrange ment changed ae that all the graduates can. speak. He moved te reaelnd the action taken at the last meeting. Dr. Levergood said he did net make a motion te rocenslder, but te reielnd, and there waa a difference botweon the motions. The ehair l tiled that nothing could be done unless there waa a motion made te reconsider. Aa no one made sueh a motion and Dr. Levergood could net, as he was In the minority when the question waa dis posed of, the matter waa dropped. Mr. Owens offered an amendment te the rules striking ent that part et the section relating te the purchase of books and sup. plies, se that berealter the beard will furn ish te pupils books only. The amendment lays ever under the ruler. Mls Kehlfs, a gradnate of the Millers villa Nermal rcboel who has taught In the schools, waa reoemmended te the stats anperlntendent for the certificate usually given te these graduates who have taught two years. ClTYSOrKniNTK!nENT'H nEl'OllT. Following Is tbe report et the city super intendent for the month of Msy ; - Laneahtkr, Pa., June 7, 18S3. Te the Beard of Scheel Director 1 1 Gknti.kmkn : Your city superintendent submits the following report of ihe public schools for the month et May : The whole number of pupils was 250 In the high schools, ail In tbe grammar, 578 In the secondary, 42 in the ungraded, 82.1 in the Intermediate, and 1,455 In the pri mary, making a total of .1,482. The average attendance was 231 In the high schools, 300 in the grammar, 400 In the secondary, 20 In the ungraded, 078 In the intermediate, and 1,200 in tbe primary, making a total of 2 U'10. The number never absent was 407 ; the average percentage was 80 The number et teaobers In attondance at the teaehera' meeting was 71 ; the absenteea were Misses MeNeal, Muaser, Fleming and Smallng. The number of visits made by the oily superintendent was 128; theso made by directors numbered 103, as fellows : J. McKllllr 33, C. Llppeld 20, Wm. McCom McCem sey 22, G. E. Hegoner 10, U. K. Brenemsn 17, J. Pentz and K K. Snnnader each 0, Dr. K. M. Bnleniua7, W. W. GrlestO, p. Ber nard 4, Wm. Wethsen 3, J. W. Byrne and Dr. M. W. Raub each 2, Goe. Darmeto' Darmete' ter, C. J. White, S. J. Oens, ana Dr. J. Levergood each 1. The annual examination ler teachers, and applicants who having been heretofore examined bold certificates that have ex pired, will be held en Saturday next, begin ning at 8 o'clock a. m. The members et the beard are cordially Invited te be present. Kesptctluly submitted by Your obedient servant, K. K. flUEUUI.K, TKI.UtiltAMH FU03I AM. SECTIONS. On 10 a oe, June 8. The brewers' atrlke haa been declared oil, the strikers making an unconditional aurronder. Manitock, Ont, June 8. A brick school heuse In Oigoed township, near here waa blown down wblle twenty children were In it, All wero taken allve from the rulna. Omaha, June II Cel. W. 11. Townsend, treasurer el Merilck oeunty, ban embezzled 35,000. Uuoeki.yh, June 8. While digging a sewer en Uen street this morning, tie earth caved In and burled two Italians Foredla Ourelle and Michael Minge. They wero dead when romevod. Mentjikai., June a Tin Hecbelaga stables of the Street Railway company con taining hit horses, were burned shortly after midnight Nene of the animals was saved. Less 30,000. Nkw Yeuk, June 8. Tba Detroit Jour nal and New Yerk Vvtnimj World news nows news beys played their first championship base ball game at the Pole grounds this morn mern Inp. The Detroit boys were victorious, tte score being 10 te 9. Londen, Ont, June 8. Mrs. Jemes T. Daiten, nee Sallle lfelman, the well woll well knewn opera singer, died In this city yes terday. Deceased was ene of tbe leading prima deunas of the continent 15 years age. She wsh born at Lynn, Mass., In 1652. nmjswuMH imuivATluwt, Washington, D. C, June 8 Kei I I Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer' 'aey; Light te fresh easterly wlndr, stationary temperature, occasional rains. POLITICAL INDICATIONS. Washinoten, Juee 8. Fer president of the United Statea there will be easy victory for Cleveland in November ; the wind is carrying straw Jabeled Cleveland and Thurman from everf section of the country ; the temperature or the people is vibrating between waim and bel, but for the month or two preceding tbe election It will be red het. A cyclene, which will start in- New Yerk en November 13 will sweep ever tbe New Englsnd statea and there gathering additional force will travel ever Seuth and West When it shall have spent lis ferce the Republican party will be found In the ruint. Ouikp Miqnai. OmcKK, GOHMKXTS Of THK CKr-SS. What Prominent Journals nay of the Canal dates aad of the Platform, Mew Yerk Herald: It la aa geed a platform aa was ever adopted bj a conven tion; dear, straightforward, without a nibble or double dealing. What It de ares concerning premises redeemed la true ; what it premisee the ticket guarantees New Yerk Times: The Independents et 1884 wltb substantial unanimity and wltb very large accessions will cast their ballets for the Democratic candidate. Cincinnati iijtu'rer: The work or the Democratle convention la ended and It leaves nothing te regret. Baltimore .Vim en the platforms The protracted discussion in the oemmlttoe between the acknowledged champions of supposed oenfllotlng opinions has had the effect et reconciling all classes of revenue reformers in the psrty te a settled basis or opinion, if it has net demonstrated, as we think It has, that they were net as far apart aa the country baa been led te suppose. Chicago Tme i The St. Leuis conven tion has completed its work te the satisfac tion of the Democratle party, and te the J ratification et these eltlzssn otlherepub etlherepub otlherepub le who believe in honest and economical government. Louisville Courier-Journal; In the plat form we have In words se plain that he who runneth may read the faith et the Demo Deme Demo crateo party declared. It la a lalth te live by and te die by, net te be changed with ebanglng times and fashions as one would change a garment, but through geed and evil report, in times or aarkness and storm or et calm and peaec, it la one te stand by with oeurage and constancy. It tenches every pnblle question fearlessly, intelll- f;ently, consistently. The Domecraoy no enger hides In the darknesa. It stsnds forth bravely In the fierce light that beats upon a party committed te high purposes, and contending In season and out of season for the faith onee delivered te tbe saints. It Is the party of patriotism and principles ; the party of poaee, union and referm ; the party of the people ; Its watchword Is free dom, Its creed Is the constitution, Us 11. g Is the stars and striper, New Yerk World; The convention so se so eepted the lasue squarely, and, te cllneh Its action, adopted a teparate resolution in dorsing aud recommending the early passage or the Mills bill. The party there fore stsnds oeminltted, through its candi date and Its resolutions, te tariff referm net only in the abstract but In the concrete. Philadelphia Jtererd: Cleveland will keep his old following and gain new re- cults from these vetera who are for the twuntrr first and party atterwarif. AS te an undivided Democratle support there Is no question. There is no place for a Demo crat te go thla year outside the fold. Philadelphia Times: Who can doubt that both Massachusetts and Illinois will be as deubtlulaa New Yerk, Indiana, New Jer aey and Conneotlonton the great isnie new elnarly defined and accepted for 1&S9T It will be a great battle. It will be fought, as Chairman llensel expressed It, en the cin der banks, in the mlnea, the shops, the mills, the fields and the homes el the country. Philadelphia Ledger: Altogether, the nomination of Judge Thurman for vlee prealdent is ene te be oemmondod mero strongly as creditable te the convention's patriotism and oenae et duty te Iho coun try, than te its sagacity in the matter et party tactics. Harrlaburg ratriet : The enthtnlaani with which the nomination of Mr. Cleve land for a second term ts hailed is due te the faet that the people bave found In blm a clvle here who shrinks from no responsi bility his high office Impeaen, who has the oeurage te battle with monstrous wrongs hedged about by usage and defended by powerful interests whieh have profited by tbelr existence, who has discharged bis cfllelal functions with clean bands and an eye single te the pnblle geed, and who has given abundant evidence that In the words of Henry Clay, he would "rather tie right than president." VISUKD 11V TUIKVKU. Articles Blelna Kscentlr Prem Pcepls f.tvlrs; At Colombia and MenutvlIU A GUB el Thieve. In Oattadr. Fer seme tlme past a gang et thieves and burglars have been prowling around Columbia, Mountvllle and vlelnlty, break ing Inte houses and steres, and robbing thorn of all tbey oeuld lay thelr hands en. A watch baa been kept en them, and en Monday night between 2 and 3 o'clock the following members of tbe gang were ar rested at Bletz'a barn near Columbia, en ausplolen et being engaged In the robberies ; Jehn Brown, oeiorod, alias Shlney Yerk, a profeaalenal thlef who baisorved a long term In the Eastern penitentiary; Joaepb Preston, Emanuel Humtner, Frank John John Jehn eon, Themas Mnlley, alias the Cleveland Kid. The gang were loekod up for a hear ing befere Squire Evans, of Columbia. Officer Wlttlek took Olficer Barnbelt of this elty te assist him In visiting the aeveral places that bad been robbed and getting' particulars of the robberies. They learned-' that tbe thieves hsd broken Inte the resi dence of Frederlek Stell, Columbia, en the night of May .11, and stolen a bag et Heur, a bag of onions, a peck et potatoes, a roll et butter, a let of rolls and a market basket On the same night Henry Kahler'a place was broken Inte and a pan of milk, a Jar of peaches, a Jar or berries, a feed bag, and two leavos of bread were atelen. On the same night the spring beuse of Jaoeb O. Stener was broken into, but thothlevea wero searod off before getting any booty, Samuolllaney's hou-reost was broken into thosarae night and a coop containing two chicks" and twenty-five "peepa" waacar waacar rled away for some distance, when tbe coop and peeps were abandoned and the chlcka carried away. On the night of June 1st tbe saloon of Jehn R. Bumgait, Columbia, was broken into, and tbe rofrlgerater broken open. The thleves tried te get away with a keg et beer, but were frightened oil. On tbe same night they breke into tbe premises el Henry Grantz, next deer te Bumgard's flaloen and atolea let of Jarred fruita, four gallons of heme-made wine and a let of potatoes. On tbe night et June 21 the thleves ex tended their operations te Mountvllle. Frem HenryS. Bbugar tbey etole four fat bens. One of the windows of Emma Cey's residence was ferced open, but seme move meve move mentH In the house scared the burglars off. The heute of Abraham Kauffman was broken into the aame night, and the follow fellow Ing articles stelen: Twe coats, a pocket book containing fl 11, two rule measurcB, a hat, a pound of cdflee, a pound of crackers, a pound el soap, a towel, and a bag et salt The aime night they atole from Henry Blnkleytwe leaves of bread, a roll el but ter, two large cakes, a crock of milk, a bread pudding, a Jar of blsckberrlea and two Jars of grapep. The officers visited all the abeve named places en Thursday, obtained the abeve detailed particulars and aay that they obtained ovldence tracing back tbe several robberlos te tbe gang abeve named, who are described as a very bad let of teugba who have a camping place below Columbia, where tbey lurk during the day and prowl around the country at night committing larcenies and burglaries. The time for the hearing of the accused has net yet been fixed by Squlre Evans. Kllltd at Hie.lleu. HAiiHinnuiid, June P. While handling an Immense lauie in the Bessemer mill of the Pennsylvania steel works, Stcolter, thla morning about aeven tens of ineiun metal waa thrown out, bathing fl e work men in It Wilsen Statelier, of Stoelteo, died from the effects et his burns, while the ether four men will probably recover, although terribly burned. Hhaeller leaves a widow and three children. Ulngiey's Jteiolutleu pai.d. Washinoten, June 8 In the Heuse te-day Mr. Dingiey'a resolution calllrg for Information aa te alleged dlscrimlnaiiena SKalust American vewela in Canadian canals waa adopted. Consideration Of the taxlfl bill was then resumed, rrr. TflURMAN'S HDM0R. h WHAT HI RAID TO A. PARTY OP Ml PAt'EB COnKKMt-nNntKia. i. ' J They Call Upen ths Vice PrssldeaMsjl CeW date at His Columbus Herns aad Afle' Kxteadlsg OoBgrataMtlena HsaraPw,i;'k. Words Which alake Th.rn Laage. 'C i1- Cer.u.MntjH, Ohie, Jane & Theap train et Washington aad New Yerk paper correspondents returaMg j nu i,ou is osnventlen stepped at and after being received aef: aepet ey a committee of cm si press were esoerled by the son elnb with music threuth the i pal streets te the residence of Judge man, wnera iney were nespitabiy by the Judge and bla family.. Carsen, of the correspondents' eeASBtaaa. Introduced the newspaper visitors la a aaw fellclttens remarks, saying: "Judge Thar. 1 iuru veiug un m uummDQi we BraSBSJB as our newspsper eretnren, we nave Im pre f eg the opportunity te call and pay ear ,' .jiwjuiiu juu um cuii(ruiiui yen en He) nomination you have received at m. The major humorously referred te tr variety of political vlewa represented ajr the co-respondents but awnred the veaer-' able host that tbey all wished blm aaaay'- "" J - ...w wuv. DW.J HUMWVH, 4C- flUAll It, IlfA A.t.1 AV.AWM - JC fuuga .iiiuruiiiu respemaea asreilOwBI " xne only time l ever bad any ce tlen with Henry Ward Beeeber , hla ehurch In Brooklyn after he keg preached a sermon, and I waa taken and Introduced te blm. 1 was then la the Senata ' Well.' he said. m ' pretty geed looking man for a DeeaW : erat.' daughter, j And se taking a leek at you lean aay that yen are pretty gee looking men for newspaper men. (Laega ter). 1 don't see that yen are arm XI wttn aworea or daggers or hawks, nevertheless I dare aay yen wilt I all that la right and required, et All 1 have get te aay after thaakiac wast for the honor done me by this call la latest ' yen want te de me a real service K will ftp j te j ust write a speeen rer me (laughter) i put It as coming from me. jc-- And be sure te nut In heieand themiaMs applause,1 (lsughter) ; also speaks wets or my 'stalwart health,' (iaegetar). say in at yen don't knew aay except Mr, Sullivan, et Bosten, U bear a comparison wltb ma In thai i De all thla up In your best etylei" yen snow new eeuer man i . and jeu will pay a great ootaplt eotaplt oetaplt ment te the old man as tbey call brat, young man as he la, or course, (langhtet and applause,) and oblige me lmmeaeein I thank you, gentlemen once mere fwtw -honor you have done me by this cell, asMTl nope you win nave a pieaasnt riae nema," The correspondents en the return rreaav Judge Tburman'a reaidence were eaiej. , talned by i.utnerw, neiaen, or we Cleve land I'tafti Dealer, nnder whose tsMrts they visited tbe state hense and paid their ' respecta te Governer Feraker. ' ?r. aw i Thennan rrselets Victory, When the news of his nnmlnallrm'arae nnnvacAjl In Mr. 'Thilrmiii .t hla hAmA ta 4 Columbus, en Thursday afternoeB, beaatft " well, wecan't blame aay one for aay thing that haa happened. The ladeMsa , people and Governer Gray's frlenda e set jag where did right by etlcklng tehlatfJMgM had gene te the convention for bias, M I they aeted sqnareiy ana noneravi ? holding out for him te the last. II Ufa. ning BiriKes a man x suppose us aam-satew It, and Ged knewa I did net want th& nomlnstleiu I did all in my power te atOB it t that is all that any honorable sees oeuld da But it Is a compliment that per haps I de net deserve. It isoteouiee, pleaalnR te have your frlenOa think ae much et yen." W During the conversation a ball doses callers hsd oeme in te congratulate the "04 Reman," and it oeuid be noticed that he spoke In a firm and strong yolee, bla eye) being bright and bla humor uaasaaujr', geed. One of the eillers was agenUeseem who bad returned dnrlng the day treat ft Leutr, and who earrled a red haartaaaai handkerchief. The Judge laughed as Ikle wm flaunted, and he picked uptbeoeelav heia en nis isp ana out in nispoeeefc' "i just leit rtr, Xieuis last nigni,i ter." aald Mr. Frank Guesner, "ends' body was for you. There waa ae op paw tlen te this movement anywhere. " " TOH are mistaken," aald the senator, "there i decided opposition in mis vary Mrs. Thurman opposed It vlgernaMT,aM she is a ersttv strena factor around aervH Being asked U be would make a vlgerwsa campaign, the senator said that some peeeie , thought blm a decrepit old man, bat ttew would find out that be waa pretty lively lee one or his years. He predicted victory greater than the Dsmeciacy ever b afore wen. & Hundreda of telegrams came from U ever me country, indicating ine greateei entbnslasm everywhere, guns being flHat - and ratification meetings held. Ameeg law congratulatory telegrams received waa aisf from uovernor uray. et Indiana, at that state te Clevetand and Tbureaea. "4 night a grand demonstration was heM' the state heuse yard, and also at Ja Thnrman'a residence. Clubs and .r. rmrutlnir. and the enthusiasm nreufld as the hours went bv. " 'jX rrii- Uamnal T- Ranriall ajuuvrial 1am f t Piiiudelnhis. arrived In Columbus and waa met at the depot by a great crowd wltb bea nera ana ciuds. xney nsa ateppea te eau; nn riulThnrmn. anil Ihn linn nf naaMhtt . : .:r ,T' i" .,;7..r tzizzm waa UKca un iu urn rcaiuvuoe. negaabi Thurman held a reception at bis beuse aadW maee aanortaaereas, neingcnoereatossBW." rtik ,.ih tAH i-r. a- 11 ft.n-.l-lnt.1- u War the liand.nnt. v ; rrem the Philadelphia lieoerd. Mt' Mr. Thurman'a famous bandanna hand-A! kerchlefwlll be the Demoeratlo erlflamaM 11 during the coming political campaign, adv;i'J en parade daya or tue party ine streets wiuy ,, doubtless be all aflame with fluttering bsev ; uannai cmuiema u uumvu ivjait aw. tbe ticket Never berere in a preetdeatlal ? canvass has nn eccentrlelty of the lesser half." , of the ticket been ae Instantly seized apemi tn Mn barvlna mm a narftv hailirf.. Aa anna, aa IUU urjr kiaaji uidu quui a""! un nwHwav tbe red bandanna will be obtrusive a very-; ,', ...n .. .t- mn -ti-ll --n ttxM. .n-lu-v who re. a.n. Hberldan'. Condition, Washington, June 8. General Shert-"' m'a physicians Issue the following baUe' i dan1 tin: 4:10 a. m, The reaction well Buslalued. There Is continues (e be no alavitlam of the temperature ; pulse 101 ; re.plratlea SeVre dies are well berne. The coegeatloa of tbe lunsa oentlnues severe, but in the of fever Indicates no . development el iah.Iva Inflammation. " , iy, bbs l Hid of lbs Iteual. Londen, June 8.-Mrr. Whyte Melville ? the wife of the Rev. Henry wnyiouaeivjue wnyieuaeivjue wnyiouaeivjue whe last December eloped wltb the daegk-.v ... r. f.nt.in Dunne, haa been granted " ,nn.n nn the wound that her husband ta " . i.i.amiiL Melville, whose full name H HlBglneen, deserted his wire te marry I irtw who has Just secured a dtvoreefln blm. The lady was a wealthy widow, lb daughter el Lord Bateman and ceuela el Lord Salisbury. Melville eloped Wltb Mien Tinnn. whose father waa lately severaer. of Castlebar jail and an ex officer et tae'vl unite u states army. v; A Yerk County Lad Socesatfal, A Washington, June 8. The fellow!", have been appointed te eadetthips la tbe, military academy : Sylvester James Flaley, Castlefin, P. Cbarlea Themas Orr, NeW,' Albany, Kas., and William long, Uttaa,! N.Y, M p-i i-
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