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i VOL. XXIX. NO.Jh.
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1SS0.
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I WOLFGANG HOFFMAN TRIED
1 FOR THE MURDER OF
HIS WIFE!
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TO REDUCE STOCK
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t;:x t: ivirxx cms i.lss
CHINA MATTINGS
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; !'ji'ctini ovcrniictl.i vi.lcnce a.l
; niittcil. an-1 exc'itiuii to jilaiutill'.
At o: 4") ho Cutirt ailjournoil to
: iiu ot to-niorruw, (Tii!Iay.. ;:t S;.';',t
a. in.
! Ti iNDAV, A 2!. ls'i
; Kxaiuiiiati.m chief (ifj)r. ili-u-
Inker ci):-!imu'(l. In a oa.-o tvIuto
'tlio liono or skull is !cpressc(l upon
; tuo hrain. or whoro here is oxtrtva
1 Hat Ion of Mood, it is certain to pro-:
:lu!-o .loath; tlio character of all
those wounds was Mich that death ;
! ! inu-t have nocosarilv followed : the :
wounds on the nidos of the lie:id I
n f. r to nioro i)art;oo.!arly, as t!:e .
injuries wore wo cx!eiisivo and the j
cd for the protrusion of the
wo did not examine the
heart, lun-rs, liver or intes-lfoe.?; I
am not aware taat a i.ir-e ioi fj 'i-isi trv
poison was found on her I'- rst-a ; biin tliro
in.i..n uuiii; .n ivi lr iii.-t.i .il.uh'OU. JHC11 It ll.! m 'lei I iU
poison; .vtrvohnia would l'Mdll-e ilive!l wii:it al.o'it
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i "in ui.snjii ; ai sv:;ie v. oiui i pi 'ii iie e i; o'.ll V,i:t hut!
i:i!taiimiatii.iiiofthoHiiin;4ineiii'ii-;',i-,e . louse ahout 10
ot tae stoinae.i and result in d-ath : 'liornin-' : John and
onr.io: s3Id l,o had thrown tie- fork at her ;
lies. t:;ov iOU''ht l.Ti ltV olten t lev I Hin t
friko. tliov iusf iawed- 1 novor k-:v
' h;i e.teh ot'n r ; J w
i jii'e-h fork at iter ; t'lov
I doiit kni
thev iiuarro!
nioncy; the Hoffman's wor
our nearest neip:h'ors.
C,-r.-,,:i,ilH)'(t. I I'lV'1
Lrran diatler t.t'ar i'.eilin:
lived at I oti'iaan'.- ; I wor
several ihivs.
Moses Voder, aiiinned.-
t inonev ; 1 left tin
oi loeK on ir,idav tuin twent v-thre
the little irirl wiie Kli,: iheth ;
! !::.!. 1 a .U'.' i it ll.oaslir-
'i.llii.ie i.'uias a:id l;i:c-ijU:irt- r : :
t'u" oUht ;; v. as halt as I ; ! i: f i : I
i:ad a l;ttl ' -a -a: io:i v ;t !i !!
UVi:i as to !.!)'.', h k'!;::'i mr: I.o
aid th.at w ho foaoii her t'l.i
h-r P-v asi (.'e k ws 1 v ii-v ;.
i!:. t he rea !"'d ihv. a u- :
toward tha to f..o!viv: r t'.r.
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li'r u. v..' i:- I e :t a
-tone; I r-aw diieitiy taat .-'a- u.i-
wounded very had ; the hair w.is all
'in a siusii of I.IixhI ; it hoked r.ear
fly like as if a heof had heon sl.ui ,'!i
jterod on the l'.oor; I didn't 1kiL
Minder the lloor; there was :i
Mittlo h!ool on tiio atones; when
I talked to I oilman I was ox-
, 'cited and pretty hard upon him ;
no of a spell : sometimes these spells dis-; I said : "Von are the man upon
al io him ; he wn i';iu-p falls over ' which this will rest as !o;il; as your
and is uneonsciou- ; my tatle r unl ; .-km covers you ; jio duui t ,-e iu to
not eat much dim., r at my house like it, ot half cross, wanted t'mur
l heard' KH:ihrt!i was awa.y tlait mur or talk against his wife ; then I
morniivi; my latln-r had hl.u k ' fi ll on him aain; sai-.l : "You
woman
her as
WHOLE NO. 1521.
with
I never
ed there
T know ; clothes on, Kentucky jeans ; h" had i must not try to make that
i claim m tins ca?oieatii must liavo :,v:t with me; v,o lef; the old
oeen iiistanianeous inai IS T.'io lnosc : eil J'-il.aJ.eta m the liouso ; tlie old i with
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i. .i.-i.ii, ioi- uni io lake oi u; no an was s:tii,iL' m a roi ki'.vr c i:ur hit wi
oli-xni ' Jloiinian : I have known too same clot hi s on when the jurvjoati; vuur liiiiimrs know
iv House m ; as well as you ilo; then he aiwwer
.imi'cliitlies cd, "he carried things out of mv
years : 1 knew his
ho t !d mo thev
mar. ipiarreleii aial the devil coulilu t live
her; thev iiuarreied a nood
th otlier; the W:1V hi
sit'.ihL: room ; she was in the ! talked it was ahout money ; ho had didn't find any t'lin.i; ahout the hoiir-e : CVo.ssvr.iau' .
cannot he alisolutely certain that 1 1
uoath was instantaneous ; hero is . Jcd-rooru Ivin on the hed ; the old . horrowod it from her and she wont : that had hhnid on it
nothii!:' special a!jut this Jiar.nto:
came ; he was down at
the morninir and had iho
on after dinner ho had on then; I house ;" then answered, '"she car
did not sao !inv hlood ahout his per-: ri(''l more in vor.r house more than
ho mi;i ; lie hiid a irinLtliani slurt on; l , out.
lhreo so nvat that the functions of
hoyond tho fact that it has marki
lilood upon it to indie;
it an lit his smokohipe verv often
1 j :' ui.uiiiocrt's. Hammer shown.
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lie- io
pe' s:,;,s
iohn
Ih.hoi-:
!h i;; i
ne:-. li
the hrain wouh
staut ineou.-ly ;
:ouniis I count
ho
on
s:n
suspeii'liil in- j I
pariieular lia.iomor
at and ut it or.tered cn the divket ; ho
I said he didn't like this; I know
d ahout that and otlier
't cxaetlv sav
-It
:ie was .--rout
(".a uu to 1' iuk at ; ! v. . i ; 1 1 1 not s;iv
was ' slio is .stronger tha. i Mr. I oilman ;
not -there loni; ; ho asked me
the heifer I had iMu:ht from
hetii ; ho said I oii:h! to have
ahout
lieate that fiisjnv tliat hammer; old Mr. I oilman it hey iuarreled ahout
did the xvf'k.! i;ed it when he wanted to nonnd : things hut he didn
plivsiulodeal j ,,ut. 1 Si!.v Il:,"Hher would : .liiytliiiiL'-; 1 n.-v.-r used it ; lie was ; tlo-y .juarrehd al-oiit that; he said
that t!io'm--i 1 l,!;l':" very nioelv thri apnearan i 'on the throsliiiv l!o,u- when he tiirew ' lie I'lidn't think sic had a riu'ht to
xva , : ;i:e 1 ahout " ..'. !,. -k ! '"' would have ri'n.h red her una- : ''!"' ".!"' : ('!:t! ;v:; ; ''". -jte ; ' iho j .itch fork at her: he didn't throw do it, and 1 told him I thonaht she him heti.re 1 hoti-lit it ; he was a lit
...,),,.,. U;, hro'i'i ,it fi-o'm "'' dV ' 1,1 hillii't another, heeause ii I lli'r;' was no suppursiion of a: the fork at the i.i.ov hole ; he didn't , had; I was there the Monday after i tie cross at me ; he s iid he o;i ;!it t-:-.'.
!i.-,i' t r, I oe'l'i,'k th." woul 1 jiroduee con.ussiiin .f tliat : 5he woutid.s ; 1 think the hh-.,fv.:s J hit her; the prongs l.dd towaribla r; ' she was killed ; I hadn't nunii con- j take half the money for the hei('e
uei.i oi j.;';., rs was ohi'o'ned ' l':!rt of the hrain which pre-d-les owr '.' S';'!'U!' '", 't inlHcted at rana:a; j he didn't have one of his polls ivirn ' versatiou with him : 1 asked him i heeause ho raised it : I didn't :iv
,' ii.,, il',, Uho motive functions, the vr--helium i 'L w;ls "ot :lu l"'ri't-'!'t 1"'"' hue!it j he threw it ; he wasn't H.-k ; I talked ; wen; she x.as troiiur t. ' hurled. him half; 1 didn't pav it vet.
AV-'ov' 11m ni 'mtti hi.
pretty early when Iho old man was ; I never hoard him say that sho h id
at mv house iutheinorniiK'; he was ! threatened to take his life; ho never
; liiAivLub hur i' .;yj A In,
yMuiiMU IfllLUh,!,
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t 'oruelioB ; Tr: s.-.ii ;',
h', ( hihriel ( io.id, 1-Jlijaii
. L. !h-oer. .la; oh j:;t
!.iv, .lolin J!avMsora!t.
j wuii-li oonlro
, lions. Then
f I'in.l which
he; n used on tliat
jeeted to. ai,i!lli
iiiTis,"u;ar ;im-
e.v;miiii-;i,iii, oecausov. o aeeonPB -il-
was an instrutnont i (l-:M Wll.:rt we V-W, wiof we
a-, si;i,iw, ,i i ,.,.. lm'l Kuttunent enuyo ol leat!i 4 tit
ii
ocoas'.i n.
r sho'-.vn.
roh
This
a Mown-, I'M ward ' niniment will hoautiiully cxjilam
every ft aturo of the wounds; tin-re
Ai.-is a oui tnro'.ih the lnteu'irment
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I '.e :
:eu tlie ease n; ,
iionv.eahh. uh.-'.kcr, a!!i.i-iued.
y h-n. ioont.') 1 live
a practicing physi-
he.'ii i"e- ; iV.lll V-hi'.iO
Wol.'.m-cl!-.
j : i . !.
.loan, hit
iii-i wife:
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m iiMiiiivii';:
r v ii r o s K s
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v i! rrr. ! a n r r. n
jh.
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n.-sni-jor
a:: examhiaiio:
de.ld p'!.- i'l in
n.: lloli'n.m.
1 .:' 1 iolhji:iii is ;d
luMia. 111 l.n
: ! 1. f! h..;.ie
a o'clock io
i ClHchldei!
im'I-: J can't
k it was ; j,
ii: drta.. rthne; w
.en's h..::..-, woihi
of Mrs. H.nV.u:..;
head ar.d chest v,
hi d ;. that is a'i I
lit'onatthetim.-r
;vi! on tni
ox a the
;vy 1 ) ; , 1 i me: t
I i i Mi'lV. :IU'
I o.
the
The
ol.t
on the ri.aht side, if I rememher
ri l lit I v, and there w-re two cuts ()n
the left side; in inilietin thai hlow
this shari oile would proiius e a
cut throii.'h til. intetrumen :::nl
jthe hint end made the fratauivs : ,
:! made no iiieasuveni'-.it of the,
; wounds ; i stated yesterday that t!i-.- '
; fracture was ahout th" size of a .silver I
I dollar; this hammer did hoi come
i hit;) our possession until wo were;
Uhrou.di with our examination ; it !
was cover-d wivii fre.-!i hlood a! thej
itime; what ive slljijiosed to lie lVe.-.h i
jl'Iood; we imulo no examination oi'j
;i ; I lveoirni.c the hammer; could 1
; rxvear to tiiat ha:o:iier, I tliink ; I re-!
j meinlier it very di--tiuci!y ; thor.- was ;
: a hi tie more mud. o!i it el. that tim ; '
: il loo';--1 a- if it had h(-en ruhh.-d in
' '.he ilh-i, and the hlo.-.d w.w j.a-tly i
' Ve!-ed W l'Al -iirt. I ha! co; v'i-'-sj;-I
tlie head, wo don't think it neei
: to proceed further.
Ue-disvcl examination.
I did not i'ind Wood mar;
j another portion of tite c lhirj
i other surgeons saw tneni ; wed
! cxamir.o the hodv so as t, asi
t:o
111 it
1 ii!l
xvutiiier death oouM have re i t
trom stranu'ulation : we auh ; d
0
iiiurie-, on liio head; x-vervthi t in-
dieat'.-d that t:uj l.lows laid
u'iven hcii.nV d-.-ath ; oven ii'tlno
iiolieied while hai'.ni'.'. thevr
iiiUieted while sia- was living
! live ill liel'lin thts i'i illii' v
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.1 iiiivsieian, aim nave, heon
s jS; I was calied uooii to m
it ii . . 1 .1
e mo oiii man tuat !.:v inter tt
! wom-.'.t was
s.;v a:ivt!;in
mi lie sau 1
found dead ; he didn't vers, towards the line on
to me ahout who was ! 1 told him I didn't like
up towards Dave Co-j Ihhceca Iloll'aia.i sworn. I
1 mentioned to meaiivthinahotit her
carrvint; mIsoii.
Henry Yoder, a;hrnn-d. I xxas a!
'. Harrison Huiulx-rt's on tin-day Airs.
Hoffman was killed; old man HoiV-
, man came there ahout I o'clock ; In
stayed until ahout.! o'clock ; after
'hcariiu: then-port of tin-death went
1111 , up to the onl mans hou.-o; as we
his farm r the wife of John II'!fman; on the; parsed 1'hilip's, ho
-y I there; there w.u nohody tliat I could I wanted her in tin
I know of; don't know what was he said if a person
i found in the pockets of Mrs. Hoti- self he is not lit to
ai I man after she was dead ; I was not : irravovard ; J sail
liv; 1 uou t know whetner tlie !d
r..,itl.,i,i-m 1 1 , I tl,,, en,, -l,i'!,,, 1.11' .iii.l liei.r liivsi.!'
in toe allcrnoon tliat he had m
was sitrm m
that, we rj.th ot last Juno I lived at old ; rhiho s liouso; lie Unm t u'et up
irraveyard, and j Hoil'man's ; 1 saw the old man that :and tro alon- ; the old manreaehtd
would kill him-1 morninir hcfro thev had oaten ! his house ahout ahout lo minutes
10 huried in the I hreakfast ; it was ahout 10 o'clock ; after 1 -jot there ; when I jrot there
. "Did von ever I hofoiv w nt awav from the house ; he said, "cut her down ;" said we
o a oi-rsons knotac her hrains out ! that 1 lav ; I ui.hi t see l-.hz.ii.eth he- uarc not ; I tola iuni the woman wa
-xaminatiou of the luidv of VAv
iionuian, on
.lua
)T
tin
ha 1 1
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la-id h'
simph
mur,
wi.n iae no :en,t;::i:.
he w is itin- hi 1
and I appr.ach-d iiim am!
d "This is a very h:"l a ll'iir."
n ili'-d. "Yes, it v.-:'-," and I
sa.id. ":ie must liavc oc--u
1 10 oe verv m;ii :i
t!i, !a
v. eiu to mo collar and toumi i
wi her .st'iniaeh, ier h'-a.d
.toout six inches fruni l:u- ilo-i
cut her down: found a hru
1 he hack of her lu-.nl and
each temple; 1 found the t
was fractured: her f.m-e v.:
i hloody and wo washc.l it. hut
vi wouml it. 1:1 v. ; wlum 1
iJn-re that evening I.fouinl iv,
stones iyi::;j; chase io her in t:
I.ir; th -V xx ere square st-ines,
ei-rlit inc-ie.? souare: on Mm
t fiuthor cxamio.a.iioi!
i....i. .: ::.j ly-'t l. : , 'IrW ''" 1 '!'' - ihailcr anil (iary : x.;
,ri' aTHnfiTT ' 7TH n f TT rr 1' "..'.'.'".'' '"'.;. ,". '''"', 7"' ! on that, for under su'-h oir.-m.isran- tonii.lo had hei-n wt an ;!
v 1 .',:,' ''':.-, s . r a. v v.', I ; i: Pj'U Aim Li H I I RD r- r"'1;","' 11,1 iees, aiivho.lv would he. i !:!u!": temples Wore hoi
v...,;.,,' iv : J IHK i I I H J U i' v ,l,nvi ' , m n- , 'ired, hutthi-ro worono fra-t
ii..ilUAXtx. X Z i'.iUUllt n-i.i-ii. 1 o-.,.o',. in-nek ( ross-examuied in- Mr. Am. . . , ,. , . ...
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T-a-.i. , ... ,:i; -, jpav.. 1 .-..e..;, ciin.-r :-!-, m tlie!'-"r- i wounds would have caus.-d ,i,
r.;:. :m r.?. am sltth avi'ml', ivvi ':; iiu "th,- f..rono..u j f1.i;,.V(. t:u. wulaau WJ.slinn..!(
v .... i1::'.'-:;'-: .v-;s, :' h.r-c co,ini-:on a j hot w en il and h) o cioeir that 1 mvtpj,,. person wiio inflicted
. .- , orii.s..-. mMMioiv tn- .-;.. ! ;i h(-n s I xvi.-nt to (ieienihiut's hou..-e : I !,;;,! no 1 1.
moraii'.t: ; I know
four shirts; four
the xx'oman's dcat!
J!;mi!.Tt did th
AVi'.s no 'hlood oil ::;
that I saw; tlie,,!.!
Io r f hat I saw ; I d
: U. ilhl. eO' l hie Jen
ver.'atlon v.Ith any
me v.'iiat I should s:
a:n
i
nee 1 1 W.is to (
an told me.
'!.; 1?. -.!:,-.
we , wash 1 1,
hc
of him having
were found after
; i and Kliz.i
xv;i-;iiir,' ; tiiel'e
v of tic shirts
nan m-v. r struck
o-.Tr know w!:o
1 : 1 had no con-
..- IV V.'li' t- u. 1
V here ; 1 knew i
ifter tliat? I ho-; fore left ; the old man and the old i murdered, she hadn't huu herself;
that hv the hlood ill the
live von did it and nooodv else;" I ; woman ouarrcled; sometimes tin v 1 could
said., "if vou burv herthere.- if I can ; would ht; a week without talking; ' cellar; th
ee
W.is
loo much leooo
for that : he. lid not -ay any
at that time ; ju-t v.alked
; lie did not seem to iake his
death very hard,
'.(.oaniiiii'i. If I found m v
trelhei!
Ave
will take her away and ! never hoard them nuanvlint; ahout t'nere
have her in the "T.ivcvard
eiiared him xxith the
s::id nothin-jr and xvalk--d ha.
SiUurdav two weeks 1 c:
; when I her inonev, not unless it was ahout
killing ho ; huttcr inonev. and he said ho oUrht
k; last to have the
' 1 . t
uo , o'larrei tiai
Ueii
in'o
and
: tliat was tin
the jail, and
i-oiam; need
thui-awav
ia.l( ot tiiiit; they didn t ! avi!i- s
Sun. lav liiorninir that I I Cr
Iirst tune I Went heard ; I went to iiarrwon ilum-1 wile 1
wo shook hands hert's ; the old man and I'hilipcunie fool like feed
... . , ., , . . , 1 : !
; talic; he s Mi! . there ai-.oir lociicj;; no won; axv;iv 1 on.ao
uit condition I would h,t
iu; mv chickens in flout
ir d.or, as 1 loom 1-1 d d ;
sonieliodv told
inn
that ho should j ahout ."o'clock ; he went hv himself ; I Moso Yoder is a relative of Hotl-
i!l!0 lit I'" heeaU.s
mv
( i'. -
lirts v
r
l-a;
"1 1 j two I'i ill
wo
on
on
. 1
-rv
md
, U.l'ixv xv. ;
, i iur or !.
I lour cai.
' S. 11M til,!'.
i talk to --:
j don't re:;
; cross at
! sac xvas
' i
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two Woof
like wool;
thev We;
a.- T did hot
iheth was dead ;
in the hlireau and
::i I would know : I don't
thor ho had more than h
'. : in- had two xvoo'.-n and ; s:
ones ih;;t i know o
f..lk dl-l iv
a 1
( r
a wh-'i" v
whetiier tin
. r th"
iioer
1.
ok; 1
Were
icfore
have sa'nl that he didn't do that, hut ; when I hoard the report that Klia- j
the hammer made them marks ; he ! hcth xvas dead I went home; the old;
then said I did say so and say so ; folks slept in the hedroom helotv;
yet; I asked him "xvho was tlnro if j Ave used the Uislairs. ,
you didn't do it and your hammer ; (V'--r.-n ''. didn't notice what :
did? there must have heen some- ' kind of cloiiics tin- old man laid 011 ; '
ves. there xvas ;" I didn't fii'.d any hliMidou his clothes ; :
tiier1?'' He said I didn't tind any clothing ahout the
was t'nere; that house that had hlood on it.
Kibiaoeth came f liosa Hoii'man. allirnn il. I am :
! oilman : I xvas
dv ;"' he said
says 1, "vvho was
th;it Have Cover
prcttv soon after
'1
1 ih oi
.ound
220 LIBERTY STREET,
f '. ". -:.!'', ii ,' itr-1.'
.tGH, ryv.
it'.,:
1 A .-...'a 11. HiCKIf
. ! i .1: -1 i
Ml I- .'.I
ii'
j.'.l
1..:
U.l
! 'ax'
U.iJ ILL.
it.;
; wounds v,
Isilv. rdoll
".S"0
a lieu S 1 wein in wcieiiciai;; s noe..-e; 1 nao no ..,,
0,1:. rveii ox' an ;he n-r-j Time piece, out 1 know 1 xvas hum.
1 iv :: rii,;:r: ar.uini ; it ; ov oinner: un-rc xvas a :are cioxv
!v tumor: the kin xva-; there, urohahlv '
ti:o other two wore frao- v.-.i were ou-'i
ssin-jon thel rain. xv.hat i I reotii-sted
iraetures: the an
V.'.iii:
know ,
vi;-.
the wi:
.-Minda
la-re
Hi:
of
. t!,i.
' l.ie
mho"
I!;'!'
i 01t
e.i" 1 1 e!i 1
O.t .he
aekwar
...,,1
;, id.irmed.
.-i'i) Hitmhe:
'lay of Juiv
io our
I th'..i':hil
01 t
am
on
house 1
o was i
md
hiy 1
e'eil il
Sonic j'
a wheth
-, .. auto 'V"'l!tho haok.a-i of the head mi-! h :x e
,1M ":. v'.'.' !l,,;('iU:so.l d-ath : I dit t.Ymkit::-:-
our
iinait'o'i
rson to look
r tln-v oiil
xvas an old tumor
not a trr.-at deal of
hers of those stone
n each of thorn.
Av-'. '.'ii '' '. Ti!" hlood
loo t"p o; tiie stoiies.ru:.!' :'.'
eorners; it was dotted hlood.:
Dr. Henry Gary testilh d suh
'ia'.Jy to the same faeis as d.';1
!iy- Doctors Urnhaker and I"i '.-or.
L. ( '. Colhorn, Ks'p. allivmcd.
tiier
1
i,
lieu 1.
iav
,1...
I 1
T. i
hi. 1
.-1 :i I
11 1 ;.
I I: s..
; 11
re --.ih,.l,Iy the sl.o of a
; eitii. ronoof the wounds
he; n sullieient to have
h : 1 am hot prepared to
:o-r oil" actually did ;
1 : 1 xvotild have heon
:i'i-e trilling hhovs (
me;:n
;: idu-t
i;iet;s-ii
mOil till!',;;', v
tind any weapon that ouid have!
licen used, and this hammer xvas
found in th;; wood-house, a few rod-'
from the house; I can't tell who
hroudit it in; we examined the
hammer carcfullv to asccrhiui
h I w'nether a hloXV inllieted hv it Would !
xvith u:t any 'explain the appearance of the isi-u-i
instantaneous ries. and were at once struck with I
it is a com- i the sharp cdey of the hammer which
:i".v
100: ! Oil 1 )"
tliciv v.-:.-
xr.s
t. l'-
ii. -.
:i.h
i '1 'ir ;i'tv.iTitHT.r f (
r li;t 1 1" 1 1 !
- 1
I r,
iS.F. L 1TTLE & S OXS, ! ; :
! 1'-' J!-r.TiMO!ll- STUKMT,
1
j ' VMi;;-:;i,.Nh. m.i.
: K I'. !t
is e
7 1 ;:(.'..-.
si 'A i.i; a'.
1 i.e.';'.
.II .Oil I
V.1 x ,
'H.'.'a.xi..
n:::sr'.r
l:-..;;r.
1 kh'ixvn to surj;"on.s ; j
scuii'tmies a shoe a is sunn-ient to I
use insLaa'a.neous ileath ; it was i
le i p.is;!.'" for any person who had
ive; ivc-1 so. - li wounds to hvoauy.
length of iim-: of e ur.se, tin-ro may ;
ihietiiii' - In: a serious WiOIU'l 1;)
1 ... 1 1 . 1 , :
tie aui-r tau'-c 'i Too ii.i:n wiuioiu,
prod loin:: diatii. hut those cases j
.i".'.il lack ii:.- essential element ;
".hich -x':-t'-'l in this case and tliat j
;s. -.i!i;pr.-ssi,n ; there was compres
sl'in ir.. 111 t'.vo er.r.ses : Iirst. from,
the h-pres-.il m ,,r ti;el,oiie; ami;
ed h
io s ; he would
:i,I forward over
his pip", and h"
re wln-n he xv :s
came in a-.nl
1 he hoik v-
iioMie that Dave t'over came there, the wife of I'liili
too; I asked him "how Iiilc di I he ! at homo on t lit
si'.y?" He said ho ...uidn't f.-ll ; Thilip and the old man
; they wore talking in the kitchen, j Louse a little after hj
land he said he xvas '.'oin to ha ve ; old man had heen th re
j Lis sp 11 aain. his sicl-cncr s; then , morning ; I'iiilip and tl:
! he xvi -.it and laid down ; liesaid tln-y wont doxvn to I lumhert'.-
xv. re in the kitchen when he left ; as near as I can tell :i
M.nm: h" went up stairs : he unm t : o clock when 1:10 eel :
know ho-.v lontrtiiev siaycilafterhini ; j to our house ; nohod
alter he tint over tin- spell h" ii't up i him; ho went nuiir a-,
and walked out on tin- porch: he , Lack lurain and said s
didn't say xvhieh pore!) ; there xvi-re
two porches tin-re, one up stairs:
1 didn't a.-k him which porch it xvas;
he s 'i.l ill- Walked oilt oil the porch.
la.-t ;
o our
d
a LUh
xx as p-ttn:-;
: that xvav :
or- tio.'c
era s.-our
h
it
liat is
U the I
the oh
In
.1, .
nan, xvaiUcd out
said 1'avc Cover
e.im -i .' around the house and walk
ed ill,' iVsi the Wi.iod-.-hed ; ho ask
ed hi .1 whore h" xvas uoiii-j:: he said
hanjjintr in tin? cellar : cants
!nll;i aft'T lie left the iioU-e
till ho came hack ajram h
as if ho was seared and . if ,
come fast ; Hoffman a:ai hi
quarreled a j;ood deal; they
reled ahout anythin'.
( V'.".-f..'.','o'e ''. W hea he
from Humh. rt's I xvas surpris.
Jmn
all!'.'
.'el., k: tin
early ihat
old man
s 1, :ier ;
..as three
1 C.lille ! ,;lek
,"!l.:e xvi'll
c.-.me
dead,
x- In.xv
t xvas
" iked
had
wife
(plar-
came
lie
dt!!
UoUS
1 d
i'ot xv
tl
o I", 1 s i i :
:m
we
the
he sai
th
in xva
1 1
porch ; j
would j
he xxas troih--; to i.rant
if Dave Cover had s
xviuthi not- have c t
then he Paid i he went home soearlv.
rayed away ho :
into this tro'.i- ,
Cat hari;n
I
on tiie 14th of last vj.-
,.-..ii!.l ...iii.. ., '.,. .1...,., ,. 1 a survevor
throutfh tiieinte-ument: tiio' hl.id I "r1...5'!'.'"' a s:'Irvi'.v "'' tl!.('sv"!l
ots are not so lirooepr.hie
1
xvne:: 1 --.it t n-;-"
lse, a: the end of
1 that he he'ieVed
do scan thin": .-.!' th:0 kil
said tliat thev should tak"
ho said that xvu"n ,a?
siio was Ivin": xx itli t!i
face n the stone, and that ho took
the stone on; ; 1 washed at Hoff-
I Lai
; 1,
I
man s ; it xvas a'iout the tune ot day
the chickens ollirht to have Leell fed.
Catherine Ycler, recalled. Tin-
, old man toid me ins v u- had In ch
: to Chariey Zcrfoss's on the Saturday
' he fore she xvas killed to rent a lions-
! or hild rented a house; the. house
xvas three miles this side of r-hatiks-ville;
ih-two stones found in tin
cellar had h ( n there hef-iv the wo
man xvas killed,
i Cornelius Cover, alhrmed. i sav
Wolfiian Hoffman on the mornii:":
of the l!7i'i of last Juno, at his hom.
i hot ween i i-ht and nine in the mrn
ina:: he. seemed t: Lea littl-mad :
then lie said that Kiiaheth xvas the
1 fault of his -ettii!"; sick; I went
; home in a quarter of an hour.
' 1'ierco Fisher, affirmed. Had
'conversation with defendant sine,
' h.e was in jail ; it xvas on the loth of
: Au-.;u.-t ; I said, 'those are -trance
.things that happened :" he said,
: "yes. Lut it wasn't me;" then
said tin-re xvas somchody else xx.dk-iu-:
around tln r- when he went t"
Philip's ; then I said, "I don't car
If you tell m- xvho xvas x-: 1 1-. i , 1
: around there ; th-n he said it xxas
Dave Cover.
David Cover, affirmed. Strai-ht
throu-h it is not more than a quar
, ter 1.1 il- from my 'iou.-c to 1 oii'm.iii's:
he told me In- and his wife quarn h d
odor, ami'iiiou.
lived with old man Hoffman on t:
I hie: lie then l.o--ran to crv ami went ; "t.'i ot last .Juno ; 1 auv i-u.ahctfi
idii't ask him mti'-h a.fccr ; that Sundav inoriii:iir ; she '-rot up. sometimes; In- told me he Lorroxvid
: milked, eat Lreakfa.-t. and then h it: ; some inonev from 1:t and she went
,;,,, , J did sav that was ahout 10 o'clock when she and enter. l the note on the do. k. t
n said xve must rtand to- Lack ; nohody xvas in the ho said that didn't please him xv.!!;
I, .,,,,1 1 house when sue cam- hack Kit inc he ask-l me wnat 1 tlioitirlit a:.ut
rt-im m;:
o.
1
Ihoro so hiuea iirl on Iho Itamnn
now as there was then; you cannot
toll xx itii theiuiked cyexvhethor there
ar -traics of hlood on that hammer
til l,., ,r.,,i.r ...u.,.n T!i:! 1,,'i-t I-
too result u mv laimr. itm--s ex- wi
the
Piains the mai to the inrv.
Jolin oilman, .illirined. Am
.--on of defendant ; was livinrr x i:h
t'ither on '27th of J une hist, in ltroth-
11. iv. fordiuriiojall thistimeJiioLIo
has dried, without a -heniie:-.i ami U rsvalhv toxviwhiii. Somerset count v.
man s
ai
cross ,
1
ocior-
deal!
cd
house c
; xvasiie.l
1 xva-"hcd
the M'.nda
crv
tin
then
V -I
1 vet
.. a hi ! ipr :n ivi.'i r ! 1 ss case 1 1 1 n iil'di a m
1 . it , I ,..,.. .in, .a I. . ,1, 1 . 1 ... I : a ,.;..!-
i . trv anil L'et the i;imned old seound-, -- .-. u . 1 .-.in n, ,.i.-. w -. h-ij - o iv
', ' ve'l l.ii.-eil- that man il'd not sum- i ohihlren ; the rest had gone down to ; in in-r ; last winter one da v ho told
i.i', 1 - - . , i 11., : , ir. ,..,!.. .-. 1 1 .1 .. .-.ii ...
!Uon 1:10 as a Witness : that man was j n"1" me. me ami mx in; n;n 1 a i;'.o on 1
Cover- h-siid soniothiii" to I I'.-nouict 1 o.ie- aminieo. 1 xx as , tms niorninu'. and then said, it mv
:mi
came
;;r wo:
Used t
he
h-Tuos.lay
came to her
Dav
0
me
,!,;,( !ii ,,,,,, tliN ,,-111, e.n i at Uole.'amr iioimians on mo -ui first w:tc had talked to me as
had on her person on the Monday "' last June ; I wont into the house ; nd this morning 1 would hav
alt -r she was dead : last Wednesday I a'"l was lyimr on the hed and: knocked her over, or over a pile;'
I w is t ilkiii" to Holl'nian a couple i then he said ho was tired of life ; ! on the morning she was killed sin
... ' . . i- . -. . 1. !t!,..v. I ..L-...I I.. 1., f.,1- 11 lilt rmo 1 .. 1 1
mieroscoi iioal cxaininatioii ; iiiore is i ahou
not much la.:i'vr in har.ar.Iiiei' anihian
ojiinion in llmling hlood on a. pi-co
of iron or siod when fresh : any
person xvho had feen h!oo-l or a
Lloou sl.im could tell; xvli-n
1 1 i
.id.
1 ' : x .
!'
i s - . 1
,1
.s!ai!J;.l
.1 1 .:,',
medl-
on th.
1: the
Iv UP'
ial.lv :
extra vasation of
ar-e Llooil vi'ssd
r the wounds, as
ou could hold
six lines lrnni
..i
hi
jd 1
s fresh it is
i.i . i-
:.'.. v.. jl.y.:
.1 - ! . in, i
;i -i 11 s r!!ai
! I W :
,.1 CI
'. !n-. :
J A. i. J
.1
s v
Vol
1 1
of Lh, .!
loved th
: ; . : ; 1 1 : 1 : ! t :
X. o
r hand lare
a- hrain.
not ui.'ln
toll the diirereiice Lctwi on rus
iron and steel and hlood : on fa
it would ho more di'lieult, hut
,.il t!, l -i 1',.. i.t 1 is iV. s!
,1
IV.
wiio a
i .. 1 1 . . 1
i LoiiiilvJiniUv"
J. HARRiSG!!,
was n-:
live
pi'ossui!; on tin- hrain. ion steel when to- mood is h
s -.ilp; the result of i would not. have Lcen more "a
n w.i- iis 1 Lave sta-.torv and certain tome to have
that hiO'idv tumor ii Pii.-rosf-opic and analvtiea
f tin- Ja-ad, with two : Lut tioii, wotihl he uncrrin
iur-s 0!i th
cxiravsati"!) under oi th
1 in
t to
oil
rie -
ot j
Somerset : am
u re wore five in my fam
ily, myself, wile and ioitr ohudren :
the old m-i:i, his wife and maid -on-stituted
my I'at'iH-i-'s family; the
maid's name was Catharine Yoder:
my filler married my stepmother
a.Loitt live VeiVs'siiieo UllOV q!iaiTc!ol
stime; I hear.l them .'uarro! ahout a
'..-I, . .w (.r'w 1..... ,IK r 1, i of minutes and lie didn't talk sensi-1 "ion 1 asKou mm ior xx nai reason. ; was over at our house; we have our
. I p." . .',. ... , I Liv : it .H.ln't i- m- . !i.M.l at all : I 1"-' ul. why. they Llamo me tor : watches pr tty fast ; she h it our
1 u"," , l , , ' . 1 i i.tI .M .,. jn,l'i p-'-li just lH'f,.-e ! ktluntr mv wile, hhzaheih, and she ! !,.-,. :ihut l' .r 'Jf minutes l.ef..ro
li'Vh h ;,,l';,if dt!r;.,rwh.'.n i I ----.t there :" it was ahout a month S'K'l Iiorself, an I doti't know for ; 1 that morning ; she commenced to
spoke tome; it i what reason she l.dit; she had ! cry when she let ; I stayed th-n- !o
..! l-'iv i..i,irZ I w. ahout the !irst thimr ho said : ! '"!' 'f her own and so had 1 of ; r it. minutes and then start, d to
; ' ' ' " 1 1 we must trv and ir-t the damne.l .' m.v "''vn; y,M kuuW s,,c WiU -"tron..'. : W:ir.ls th" Somerset A Camhria rail-
:iii
xvent olf.
I (ody Lut. John :
him th. hs time: h.
sit awhile and ii
-Tin re was n,
nd his wife with
lore that he would
at his iiine; J.e
would sit hv Iho stove; on the l!7th
loiter , of June the tiro wasn't Lig; 1 don't
1 diu'eront thiiu's ; on the morning ! knoxc whet'ior it was extraordinary
iho 27th of June 1 xvas at Jevomi- ! that the old man should walk hack-
hoaie from ili-re; ; ward and forward and light his pipe;
week he fore her death alxiuta
an
oi
; 1 hax'e
em pies. the skill and had the moans al tho
f hlood ;time to have made this test if h s: -Lrain
; ; d at the time. Either of the xvouials
f '
;:a.l5.r
1 :
: :i:'
forajMisou to on the side ofthohoad would hav
Plows caii.-cd death; it wor. id have idled
hi not have :::!ii-t-; the su'oicot to the rounl at once;
1 :.. ..11 1 ..,!.::.,. .!... ...1.1
. 1 n o. Mm o i v 1:11. iriin nooei
' heen Iving on iho hack if the
ale r !'eeeiVlU'sVii;li Plow
::e ci
ir.- on tii.-ir own person ; i m
i;:'k ii passihle that anv liav.
1,1 ,.ii. 1 i.ii loaUls, I x.c.u
test, I i'o's xvas ahout or 10 o'clock ;
win'.-.i I came home t:i- m-.ud was
;hero and one of the- children arm my
father and stepmot hi r ; it was after
10 o'clock. 1 think, xvhon I st illed
from homo the secured time: the
maid and the children and i !-ft to
gether; the only person s left at the
liouso were 1;:-' old mat! an I old wo-
rom i.o'.n- 1 we :
iio xvas cross ahout tin
hodid't say anything
thoiielit she plight (
washin
twice a:
that sh
was
: ii-
Lut
aid he
own
g: I don't know tliat she xvas j
-, strong as lie ; 1 don t know
- carried a largo paok ig-
'in 01
-,!!
and she xvas knockod anout the hcao
on these txvo stones that were under
her; then I said, this she could hot
have done herself; there was anoih
er man hit her with something else,
the stone would not r could r.ot
make the marks she had. and xxln n
1 said marks, he said, this was my
hammer: then . looked doxvn a
I little, and then he said. 1 didn't do
i; ; ho said win 11 he spoke ahout her
i having enough and him having
I am enough, she had enough of Jut own
lefi 11. Lint ; live in brothers- j and so had 1, hut peace wo had not :
i old scoundrel hanged."
Kii.aLoth lirant. aliirmed I know
Holl'nian and his wife; I xvorked
there awhile this spring : they would
sometimes fall out : at the tahlo one
day ho struck at her with a knife.
t,'v.K-.V';ilo.,.-7. He went to
slriko her ; ho was cross ; la- looked
as though he xvas cross sometimes
they were cross and sometimes
I am not married.
i'Liiio Hoffman, allirnieih-
'l;!i
va
y : live
i irom too o!
Jioeket of her petti- . the tiTtii of
man du.n t sav anv- rh,- f!l
l man ;
: 1.11 It..
::n Iv
- i iti-
ill 0:..
el .
1 !
PAINTERS,
AHTIOXKEK.
i' .: li.r K.-rs i t en li.-al ,.r 0,-r
"r r. M,ii:- i,, Ik- ,li-i, - .si ,,. ;0
1 Kin- n; ir,-'-..::. .a.-: : i:
i ar in-.,; iv a!tn:,i,.,l i...
W. A. KiMMZ,
' i!t;iii";i..-, I'.i.
,s" l.'TK!..
elov.'.V, IT.NN'A.
'ii Vn-n l-.-n. - t nj in-. ).,
.Hi'! l,r , rrt',lir, illi :!
ii'ir.'. h in.-1, !,! i,,ii,, It ft , ,.rv
::" 1'in'T l,.r t.iMrxc.-llr.ic v' :.'.
' " ' r:ii.,T I. mr, HSJ..-1. ml i
', "i'.1' I Or Imll attn-!.r.i
. ,', if"' '! i i-'.'i.i- i".0. line.
e - '-.11 1- li..;; On- luwe-a
:- 0 m . ' . ,i;,y ,.r ui..-:ii.
S AM! ! I.CONTi:!:. lri,n.
S. li. ..r. i.nin,.p,l.
sicin'miii, r.
IhrlrtiHi in Mfehlr
, TIll.ll'TIT, lg !,,! 1...VC 1(:. ll!).) "
'll-J.'" "..'" t-O-i- mi h ., . ur t
c'k f , 5 E -L ERC-LIVERPILLS!
. ,.' '."'-. ..M-S,. Cil.r l',,!!,!,..,.,,! I
,1'-''' l"tl :iri-lnu lM.n.-r.in '..;i.-. .
.'. II. P:?, :!,,.,. ,Al ,:.,j,.rf rr.
,, m-ir. l i.r l v
' I.'!-. ... i-j, ri.ul uri.,lj ,.M
, ... , -, B3Y0, A,,rrt Sa.T.f nt Pj.
tcii ! iir
,'i't:.r.rj.
i ::.. r i ::oc .3 s,l- ;
1 V.'.'s.;r:i,"'?..:':in--' i
r.::i.i.;w: ,7v'.it- j
'!'
1
' i ,.' parlv
." ;"(,- ,'-.-:::: c, ur.-i.af '. S. 4 VV.ll
y-T. II'NlUJ) L,1;.vy, ua lc aw ni.D
i .a he- TI:o i- Uj -a - uri ;,i ;,;i:-,5 !n
-ii'i. i; ii.rs ..I ' !. 1-0. 5.i) an.! 1 OC".
SPRING'. 18807
u.
i the I
, heell
: st ious, an
Uhe Lhovs
l,'.:,i
s xv o'
,f' the
ie::tt'
il I
he
a
HI. '.iet
I'.; I
siii-ii a
have
e: ; .or
reiulere
hlow
i
i mow nad lie. u inhiet
.weapon ; if t!io Lioxv was
cd she xvould not nocer
face; she
we
!ef
io
il
Ui
alien (in
the old man
i! with a Jioilmaiis: wnen
se'if-iiu'iei-! was in too sitting roou;. an.l the M
sarilv Lave woman in t);- Lcilrootn ; from I'iiii
xx ;:s ' found j ip's I wont to Huii-.L-.-i t's with Hen-
. i i t . ' i . .1 r :i l l . i i .... " . 1... . I ..... ,-. - ! '.. in e 1 1 ., I .. .,i-
no:i. i woiuu nave ivii.g on nor ia--e v.iia jut o; a.: resi-: " a , j. s.., hsi i..- . n., ......
remh r her ur.eoii- i ing six or eight or t n inches fr-.m'! 1 o'clock ; dinner was? ready nd :.s
lc ai-er one .,!' i til- thior: it aiu .oared sh was dra- i t.iev Were ;oout to suC down I iiill
unlv
V..'.. ..i.l..L J2j J O
irom t
on. .ov In.
- L .ii- or.
-i w cii
d in
-.1!-.
oo. the sale o! tin
id"r o r s. i r,istaio.-::ieou.--
com pres.-ion ot th-
the dej ression f
xiravasatcd Llooil ; this
aoli.-hod that it cannot
t:on, t.'iat wnoro
ihoro
ores
.lc:
v.out to sit di
h".;,l,:ged from another room where she mid the old man cane tlero ; .hey
iit i i ' ..- l .-.,.. 1.-4 ..,,. .....:
xvas murdered and iraggod out mere ; I' loauie-i uih-u- uiuu ... m,.! .. .m.i
and hung; she was lmt a vrviai! 4 olook : the old ma:n start, d liom-
or. ihal.lv five feet and a few !v hilnsell ; 1 wont lionie then
xvovo-m
inches: she xvas a stout woman :, amo hack to I'hilip's and heard she
tiioro was a great
amount of hl..ol,xva.s hanging in the c ellar: the old
arsenic in th;
Ci -at : the on I
thing to no ahout io
son a! tuat time; when i had tha.
eonver.-atio:! xvith hini at the oorn
..r of ti.e h ius" he di'Iu't say there
was somehiniy tin ro that 'lay: 1
didn't r-k him.
H-irri-'.-oi Hum'..;-:, ailirmi d It
was i;i" u'dock v. hen old man Hoff
m:.:. ci.me to my house; i'hilip
ca.-oo with him ; Lo stayed there
until prcttv near t h.reeo'cloel; ; there
wor- sex-era! other persons th.-re,
I'hilip am! John and his wife and
airs. Kraut ; ho walk-d in and out
on.
iireo-iiUarters ol a m
1 man's ; lived tiioro ii
tin... '..s. riiv-i...!, -.,!
o'lfgang Ho!l-
ilin
v.-ife
last :
of X
carrying poi- i man ; t'hov had Leon married ahout
ti vo vear
r
led
27th
place
lev ieil out and quar-
om-; 1 xvas at home on the
iif.Juhe List wla ii this took
mi tiie gotli ot August others told
hie that HoiLnali xvould like to s(
mo. and I wen: hum mm in jam ami ( rememn.
iie said, on the 27th of June my wife , H ester ( 'ov
--ii:'.-ii.oth wont away :rm homo, or
xvent away and cam.- Lack again :
he said the famiiv were all go p.". and
road, and cam;: a- far as Kooiit.'s
and struck o. cr to where my 1 .an li ug
place xvas. in the opposit" dirc'-ti.'ii
irom Hoil'man's house: I got to the
hoarding house hotxveen 11 and 12
o'ciock ; I ate my dinner at Char!, v
Miller's; this is " or L miles from my
house; 1 was not at Hoil'man's hou-.-that
morning; th- first pcr-mi I im '
on the road was John ( hi and his
Li.y. the ln-xt xvas John M. vei-s and
his wile, tin- next txv were Samuel
llittner and ALram Sivits, who xv. r.
sitting on the porch at Cover s ; that
is ahout four miles IVoni town; tie
next 1 ii nt was Yv'ihiam u.-r; lext
1 meeting Marv l!e:o! ap.'i
r.
CVos.4 r.ram '
then she I'amo L;;ek and then Dave
1 v.ont to father's house tliat i Cover came also ; he was in a hurry.
day aoou; ig ih-kh-k ; i went into and then h it again ; he said 1 over
tlie kit'.-i: a. : I heard something in eaino to the house Lut :n't into the
the cellar ; 1 cant say what kind of liuuso.
a noise it xvas; I xvent out on the C'roxs exam! M'olfganu' and
porch and got a drink ot water: then t ,.p..,.. :., .;, i,.,d-r..m when
com
re-
:slOP Oitller
soiit : we no
m do- on tlie h:!ck'
1 riot examine tl
of the head Lv
. . , i . -i ,i i -
- nr.urv : man then came nacs I o i niiip :
cup he- the m-anth.ie Kali-, tfio maid, :
' 1 1-1-1
verv :: n ami hi ms ;jio; i unu i
; in
tart-
noti'.'e anvthro.'.
his iaee larticu-
,r xtravasatcd hlood. througii
iititahod homo, xvent up to 1 'hi! ip's: then
laviy ;
i have
no too
kod rod in the face, hut
seen him
I . t. , l.f, .. -. ill 11, I t il. I,,,l-.-,, I 1 T, . . .... 1 1 . I ...
x ...... ii... I..... ...,i..-.. , ... S.U(1 t!l;lr ,vas niy nammer, out l Kehccea, Sivit
tended to go uown iosoo xxnai me didn't do it ; he was Iving n the Led;
noise was ; i was hall v.a aroimn : ,. i,....,.,, ...... ,..ntionel
on the upi.crsid- towards th; t-l-1 our talk -lt tjl(. :.,;.
m
tinned any money to m- in in r !::'"-.
I could hot t il how liltlch l.loln V
she had at that time ; I don't kn'o.
hoxv mu.-li money she had after sh
was dead : I know Loxv much I found :
I found in her trunk; I got
into the trunk hv opening it. puiling
the nails out f the lock; 1 asked
Hoffman thr the kev and h- said
had it ; -Mr. Hoii'mm:
gave im- ?2.")0 ; I asked him for it :
gave him oO cents hack, and a dol
lar door when 1 thought! heard a
noise up stairs ; then turned and
Josiah Zcrfoss.
defendant: I h
i.
d
rn. Know
i conversation
. . . .i . i -. . t l . i
xveni imo me Kiiciieu aim men inio . . . . . ... . . ,
, ,. iiiii mm in tan o.i oie .-..-io.i-i '...i
ivh.re mv lather xvas sit- ..... . .,,J , ,
Ol LUIS llioillll , 1 .IS iq lill lf ill li
1 lar I gave him in prison, and th.
other dollar 1 gave to John ; on Sun
day evening I went to Somcr-et and
met Mr. I Id and h- told m-Mr-.
Hoffman had hung In-rsi If, and I
A L?r: aad Choic
grains, Tapcutry Era
Brus-3C-I", '".rquor
stcrr. v:'th P.-arrs o.n
laato.i. .Mso 0.1 Clothf
ar.d Iii-a'.iuns.
other times that the room
! then- mu-t ie unoons. iousness. ar.d 1 none ; wo took on the upper portion ' sua -. '; f : xxax io; u.-u i.e xve.u o... ..M ...., .... , T , 1 .' , - : ail I xvas standi!!" outsido tiie door told Mm I had sp.i;o to her neor
i.... . ,.i .,.,.;..--.,.. i.i. :.f il, cl.-nll .-,., evrininei! io.,r- man !ial 'omo i-.iok to i mil p s an f ! 1 , I ii. i isd f : I went v.: to Hoi t man s ! a in i had h .s si .el I ; 1 . la I n. it as k. InnijJ.,, ...o i 1..0 l,,.,,,,.- I -.. l...L- t,,,:lV
. , lieu .Mill ,,ii, ...ii i',,., .............. ... , ,. 1 1, 1- . ' . , - , . .... 1,. T . lilinilic l .1-111.-I'l"., in- in iv i.iimii; i.iit , -
o .noc-c o.la-. . , : sensihiltv an.l mo-! particularly the wound on tha side toid it there ; tins ivrt tuat hhx::- i when iho alarm was. made; I got wh.-re Luzahcto was : 1 got some : . , .(, ,. .f , . p.i-di,,-,,!.,, ,: and stavo.l all night :
iois, Body',; n',!,at follows ivistaneou-l v ; it i'l of the head; we examine.! 1h! inju- ootli Iitul lumg ik.t.-IS "xvas ni:ie l- j t!u-re he-ora the old man did; I j appleoiutor and said 1 woiu-t won, al,(I11. -ivhon this happen..! ; next morning 1 cam.-to town md
3 and Armin-ilikoan atia.'!: of apoplexv. wheroa!iv.n the hack ofthohoad; there ! twivn ao.t 4 ,, Uk k ; j, jh nrv , ll)::.i the woman lying tiu-re ; she homo ; he said no xxouiugo "W"?.' nohodv there Lut me and her ; then went horn.- in the forcm-Ki a I'.ttV
, 1 . . 1 '. .. 1 ' .1 ... 1 1 1 ! .,'. , 4 !... .. .. I .. iii w -md ( 'hpic iiw I over slarted : -.w U-:,, l,, r t'aeo there were tilCU lie asked Hie xvhetner I--hzahctii , ........ 1 . .1 .1 1 1. 1 1- 1 .- ... .1: . 1 f- I r. '.....
A n!-,r-t,.-.-a to ! P100 1 VOs-s 1 ;s rujaaieu, uie oinou 1 uas no 11. name, mil ue io:mn .1 , - . , , .,. . - i , i . . i i - 1 I i lie IlUllg Ills Ilea. I ooxx n aili l lie iook- oce i - .umni , i ra ..i i. .
;-,,,1i,.d;:.felv the ilanr,. .niantitv of r-trav.natod hlood I oil' and run U. to l"jiih p s as last as i .t,,n..-, ,,,,,, n each sido;l don t had not come to my house ; 1 said , , - , , .., n,v ' uh,.,, 1 there on Mondav : win n
:, Iiinoteums i . . '..' , ,-.,,'. ,' ..,.-..,. ,:.. ;.',, 4.,,. c:,i..a' .! nmn.n.r ... t. ! w' could go: the hl ".man was in know how close they were: one xvas she had not : wo xvent to my house :: ... i........n ' ..;, i,..,,,,,,,!,,.,,, ir I'hilsi.n anil oth. r
wl
1
'hero ili'ii- xvas compros.-ion 1
B0?AEeiSEISe.!7fO.7:7e::::S
..e,iv.ri ss;,,n ini.l I sides 1 do not know that the iniurv i the tloUSC
xve didiit stop hut run I n() v. rv i
ir o::.
PITTSBURGH, iV,
WKST PIIH.ADELVIIIA
ACADir-.r.Y,
E!:2LUH. CLASSICAL
htyhh'-i '
ScptcmJjcr I."tii,
. (ins"i,;Us;i s
In aioover
. La.w ol that
:lono it he:-
odher mo;
1 on th- other
: In answer
at once.
to t.10
.n irom on the hack oi the head was a tumor
the hone land ha.l heen there for maiiv years ;
.lood where there is extravasale.! hlood
- there eouhl not ho an old tumor; it !
xvas a soil and hloodv tumor
ini-
p. little after 12 oi h.ek
nor there
ire:, f 1
wo ate din-
$ni' s. mv tits. 1 was no
l - ..- . ... . . r -. r
I .-1 I.i... .4 .-.,..... 4 .. ....... .... ... inn- ..rc-,. Tliere I ll r.
. i- . i l , i' sia. . I lis b. i nun n u n,n ii,,i ,i in. i. in- i . - .- - i
then lather and myselt !. . . -.- a , o.., r,..e M',ill,m',: "I
she xvas v. rv the undersigned, hu.-Land ot I-i:za-
. T 1 .- . I HI.
, il io i ll lll.iei i .s . in ir h as ; i , 1 -t
xx I'll, lie .-am. o. xx.i." ,
i . . 4 -i l. . l .. 1 i 1 4
looai iocna. ..-.il. o.e.c vm., - , - , , ,
. o clociv ; I suxv him i ' . , , , , -, , , ' ,..,:,ri. t.....a-is i.h..iiiwiratr
oil iii.il .1 ill i inris.iii.i ill. .mill. ...... ...j ...... ....
lOhlO
liollt
; next at mv
h ms
this
aliout i
ix or eight inelns
right up to my latin ir? house ; when , niavhc, and the other x-;is mrtlicr ;
v.o got up we found her in-the eel- the" old man didn't say anything to
lar ; the cellar door -was dosed ; she j jIK. ahout it : 1 didn't hear him say
i laid on her 1 .roast, h. ir head ahout six anvtiiing to anyhody else.
md ! T seven nicnos Irom. the t-.oor ; there ( ',n, ijiimuvd. . saxv liim xvnen
! ......... 4..--. ..4......1, . ..ii ri.i.l,
, ... . ill 11 .l . .1 .-l..i-.l..l..l. !i.i llf..,r,wt i li ll ' 1 1 lollf Sl V lrif'MI-S 4 ..... . I 1 ,ii L- In. I I'll I till, .ill 1 1,-. , hl'-.-T ,
Klini.li .in villi', i.i,.!. , I'lims en i.ii ii i ii i Hi, in i,i, - i ( ". , , , , , . , I , , , , , i i-i- l ... l l i- I , 1 ... ,-4
.. , , , i .i . .1 if,......!,.-, wtt.. -i . i i , i.i inr " i i, , .... ...... .., ,i.,i ir.ia.ii ,,,, i, , ." I u ii.:iii nil ii'ii.i i pui- .
won Id have render-; xvnen xve inane me examination ines " ' ";' .',". ;. '""" ":l "" i , , , ., . reaiiv.
doxvn at mv ta.iuso ; i lid I so- anv i eo up in.uie aim men sue luunn-u
. i t ... . ii r .1. ! : l ...I I ii, f il..,., ......it in.
1 Plood aoPUl nun; l can i ion noxx i ..j;.iiii .nm lom n , . m. . . -. . , . .. , - ., .
., . I . ...... .... i I... ji i.,i , ,, f ..i i..... i. . ....... it- ,.. tl, ,1 I ii, I, , i,v I . in,,' I u . . ll " i - n j -
lie Loth Hoffman, do la n-Ly niiomne
4. ( : -,...i.i l. ...,.....i...i iv...,. 41,., i were two si ones, oi'.i; on i-acn sun-. ; ti-,. nn-e ca.ae to ii ame i it- i'a n.i::- nxeinx iminii,..- .on i.,
I u : l.'.iv : l.'lli'l mil ll.ll l- inn i ( uiit 1 1 ... 1 1 1 1 1 ii. i - . - . . ' , - - . . . -
ion., ! Jown to Eliza Voder's, and wlicu ho my
... 1 L J 1 lllll- I
the alarm had heon given that
got hack home it was iuhout three
ia
to inllict the hlow ; Wood for the most part xvas tluid ; ! ti''t i the .id man r am i.iai, in- pun
.,o ,,. ,.. o,,-a, 4h ,-,! it mi. i ed the stones Irom her iace ; 1 thm
out m a .stream ; xv? were u
Koo.iit
o'clock; thi'ii his wife xvas still' :d-
;;.(' coon ,i,a. There was no-
lv along witl
i. Hiia-i went to the jail just to siellotl'man ;
wiles c-tatc. iVc j Ihis xva--
written at i L, s oliK'e "ii .xi-noa..
morning: this xva-. Lcfore I hso
goiie to Hoil'man's to see xx hi tln r
the woman was l ad : I xvas
no relation f th- Ho.'I'maiis :
I i;,ln"t tell the man In- must si-n
.... i L.
ri..r .
I 'in,
. I'KliiV Siiiinai),
-, i.-inwliMu nira-ii-?. am
iT-i'-a-.. an.l Tin, Kin .ai
Nvplrmbrr Mtt, two
1.1- I.
ii tv. T. I;. KWINU,
I'rlul;.l.
to ( Ion. Koo.iit" : Iho '
i ' . i, . . . ..,i,.ii.4i.i,,...iiir .t - i. i. ...... i , ..,..s. i... : .i-.,i ii- ...ii run i.i lo'in i"ii i
t i i i ! . t i - i ." 1 1. .1. . .i . . l..: ' i ti 7 j ipr u s :i irn . km uivoii a on i w x : ; , ; mm ;, i u at i innai im"Pi inou own
h .o.v on tiie Paeit ol tnaii-ail. ihig- wun uie raua-r j.i;u-iu appcaiaiice , - - r- - , , .- --- .- , , t t r tl) Hl ra1 Ult. o1( , n,. . , - - - - -
in-from its aiq- aran.-e. would have i.f the eountenam e : iv some cas. s of u the ih-or and on her cloth mg there .r. tty oiten. . heth wa dead m t cellar . Iic l; ri.r,lt ov,r tVo tlu. admuustrator it he was agn-.d I
.- .V 4 . ni,.i i i. :..i . ,.-i. ...... .!.....! hrr face was LOot'rv : she was dead ''eiieeoa. Cover, ailirmcd. I know hanging, lying on her face; her lace ; J n, r,.- . . .' . J . s,.l.l the i.cr-oiod t.roirtr on the
"'TTT i Ti 1 7 ; "C 11 s UlllO.eiil ill II.1XC ll.-lll-n no : iuii-uk, .m-i is , m i.ii. . i. in i e ii i. : 1 --- ,, - ,1 . .. , . -. 11 ' . . 1 1. , . 1 ..,. . an. 1 tOl' I UlC I'lSlPlCl -. IIOIIIC-. . 1 , , 11. ,1
: and rendered her uncmsi Ions. was n-sistance to the hanging, the j when I got there. ; tiioro was il this old man 1 oilman aiid his xvite; , xvas up aoout si mcl es saxx txo 'in(i w,(1(.s,;! v 17th July ; I M ? ' - ,'.
cnmoi.is -dr. IhHroL-.'itstosomuohoftlio comifonanoe would have h,-cn verv -tand.ng in theecllar that was hlood th.-y .piarroi.-d a goi.d lut ; last L as-, ston-s there; onexxasche tohef ,(m a. i... ' a'-ut 10 days hctore the 1. I
testinmnv , ,f the witness as oives an much distorted and livid, wiiereas : s"rtcd ; the tu! was. i.vttr or hve : ter she toldm-sheeailo,! hun a licss head and uie other xxa a gooopicce-- - ... July 1-r tli- purposoot inouciig ......
1S,. opinion of the impossihility of the in . loath resulting from a hlow there fi-etm licr hea A ; h,r foot were ox- j amlho t.,..k a ,iciH! ot oo J , away ; U'd , s
, : ,.:,,-, .1 h.ivm.r Le-u elf-intiicto.l won'd have Lcen no listort;oii wl-d- tended twards t uxr ioaouig oui-. ,it iior ; ho Uian mi iier ; in; sani oe.iu, n.e i,.,. c.. ...... , - tlis own proocn t
MrY e'l . iv ,v for to ji rv oyer and tl" ' it n m d side ; at the oth or dir it ha.l the I ht. v,uUU have hit ir if she had h.-rself ; he said the holes m her head mile Irom o tgang lh.1 hmi tJi(. ,,; ,ian tM me he didn owe
, rRlfT i 1 appoamnoo t ha i apK-arance as thocgh hlood had not drawn Lack; ho said she xvas a ; were caused hy the ston, ; he ; huye W n J'f1'; i ,uueh ; I have the money La xxa-
r,i,....,..xC,.i,. PRiCi. . ; immediately 'preceding !oath; squirted against, it: the oM man : devil, she was so cross the dcyd , when he came m-re M,o laid on t ie ; fi J 'l r.mn-In'rf tlie thiv '''''o- i"'. o t
Ke'aiys,:.M.K:-a,a,s). M.uio-t, . fa 1 '. , jap,. uii-ons.iousncss the toivoto protruded some',I:st'm-c camo pretty soo a with some women : . couldn't koqi house with her; he . stone xvitn her !ace ; he sai- he had ; x hen I got to Jlotlm.m the a ! i tuM Holimaii m jail t i.u lit i -
H IliSTiAN 1I0MK. ' or thill Ihcy or dlhcr 7 were : fZult 4 " ' nu. cut her down ; j toa ! tak.,, one ,t,.e away the hrst tune ;
0,:i,i,, i,,: the c;ms? of death, ami tliat either, chynmsis at all an,u,,l the re.k;we we sa.d we dan noh t ifl witn,I
i.V,i, rain... .-I-. ' 'one of the wounds would have made' found a yellow line that looked like, Crow txanun My lather and a good Pit aooui piarrtun.-, l ,i ,j Ktim-4 there hut one stone 1 1 1,1 ' (
Aauzt iit. ixl the oiIht. 1 ohhqiie, and in that way wc acrount-i wore out at lae f larn fecdiig anu s!ie wtxs u-t waiter iu uutu iuuut uu. uiuiuuv, fv-v4 , t n , .,, f
r