The Somerset Herald.
GEORGE K. S.TLL. Editor.
starch lr, tsas.
prrfuro cases Bi'er Snyder's,
ill kinds of trusses at Bcscker i Sny-aV.-s-
Tobacco and Cigars t specialty at Schrock '
c.racery.
Evt glasses and spectacles t Birsecker &
gryders.
i'.l th different odori of extracts at Bie
cker Snyder's.
Old shell com at bottom price, st M.
shrxk'l (red store.
f.ftv kinds of gent and boys panlacaa
br een at J- B. Snyder's.
Removed, and don't target J. B. Holder
tatim'i Hardware Store.
F.sr choice sweet potatoes and cranberries,
f , xo v brock, the Grocer.
I a new. ylili hat, th Ust place to
u if at J. It. Snyder's.
Arbutus Flower it sold by M. Schrock
poy It is warranted the beau
S J. McMillan, Dentist, one sqnare South
ofpiatnond. Gas administered.
We want everybody to pome in and see us
c,. wk. J. B. Haumnri.
M. Scbrork it a leader of low prieea in
.northing in the Grocery. Flour and Feed
l-.f.
cj.nl Water, bottled, recumasended by
.j physicians, to be bad only at Bieaecker A
CnTtier a.
Sue money and buy your canned goods
fi'.rn M. Schrock. They are alwaya nice
and fmb.
W'jen you g: to town next week, doti'
f xo tall and see J. B. H olderbaums
ikw store-room.
jjj,,.rtiiwn Almanacs. English and Oer
rian. Wholesale and Retail, for sale at Fih
tT. Yvk Store all the year mnnd.
(Vj-'i'' Carpets!! Carpets!. ! One hun
dJ pieces to select from, at
J. B. 8ynica's.
A uii new line of shirting, ginghams,
ro lii. and a general line of dry px.Kju.it
vreivcJal J. B. S-.Yi.ra s.
Ktcry attention given to dental 0erations
it operative and roeciianical branch, at
M M.llati iK-ntal Rooms, over Tredwell's
si-'re.
fliaw i Sanbourn's Java and Xt.K'hs Col
fa i, .i.i by M. Schrock only. It is guar
anteed the best. Try it, and you will use no
filler.
Something Somerset ran boast of the fin
est raret room in the county, at
J. B. SsTPia a.
i ;i at the economy shoe sIot. and be
nrniticed that cash will do wonders in the
,v of buying boots, shoes, etc
S HELL A SHIVI.EB.
There has in the past been some fine storks
nfelethir.gkept in Somerset, but never has
l.rre been nch a splendid line iu the town
a vliu m ill find uow at
J. B. Ssvnt a
We have on hand a large numlier of good
t,mk which we will sell in quantities to suit
ti pan baser. Prices very reasonable. Yard
qiiite the planing mill.
HnLBBOOK Bbo. A Paerok.
l.ilies, ysu can find all colors of ready
Bilxcd iint. and in any quantity yon want,
put up in any sized tin cans ; also, all kind
uf wood mains, tube colors, paiut brushes,
. rub and dusting brushes, at J. B. Holder
baums Hardware Siore. Somerset. Fa.
IM you m int to see the best liue of gents'
fine pants ever shown in Soaierset ? Call at
J. B. SsroEa'a.
I ran sell yon carpet at any of the folio w
ir.c prices : ioc, l'ic, ISc. ?c Tic, 23c 30c,
3-'! 3;h-, 37 tc. .-. i'c, 5-)c up to $1.00 per
yanl. All carpets cut to fit room, without
txtra charge, at
J. B. Sktdeb's.
Una Moment, Please.
We wish to thank the public for tlieir gen
er"ti palmnage in the (t year. Our trade
hss imreaKil steadily fur which we are
thankful. This yir wepnose to do busi
ney. mi the cash basis, which will enable us
tcseil iskits. shoes, etc., much lower than
tlern-Iit timis. Why? For many reasons,
i nief ant ing them. buse we do not have
to aM Iitrp-r profits to make up for bad ac
cMiits lost, kindly give us a trial and we
demonstrate the fact that (nth srtfl bny
Pi HELL A ShIVLBB.
What la Ciotng on In Somerset?
Tue lairtt we know of in the last thirty
djys. is the removal of J. B. Holderbaum'a
Hardware tore to the new room one door
North of Cook A Beerits's Grocery, where
tlity nae-thr largest and best finished room
in Wrstern Pennsylvania. Owing to our
la-pe and increasing trade we were obliged
to leave the old stand, where we bad been
fir Biany years, and find more room. We
are mt prepared to furnish the best Hard
ware and Implements at the lowest jstssible
prices. l'ies-e call and see us when in Som
erset. bet her you want goods or not. We
want you tu see oar riora and goods, and
itarn our prices.
J. B. HoLlkKAt .
Headquarters
Prime Westprn Clover Seed.
Fur
lor
" Timothy Seed.
Ik-si Mackerel Fish on the market.
k'est figures on I.ake Fisb.
For
K.r
F-ir and Slieiled Corn.
F,.r
Xir
F.ir
Fur
1T
Chop Bran and Middlings.
Wheat. I lats and Potatoea.
"ranges, lemons, ar.d Peanuts.
Molasses. Vynj'S. and Sugars.
'otTees. Tcis, and SjHees.
Fur
Fur
F-r
Fr
For
For
Fir
For
Fur
For
Cracker. Cheese, and Bilognas.
Flour, Corn-meal and Bacon.
Iteans. Oat-meal and Rice.
Canned I ioodsaud lried Fruits.
l'.utter, Ijrd and Ilried ISeef.
Salt, Lime and Cement.
Carbon Oil by the gallon and barrel.
Ilrooms, Buckets and Tubs.
everything in our line.
every Iksly at our store.
IU-spectfully.
Cook A BcEBrra.
Here Wo Are Again I
"H.l'.o, Fisk. shake!"
"How are you, Mike! How are all the
family T'
" Tliev are all right, Fisk ; oh, by the way,
F i-k. have you brought your spring clothing
yet "
" So M.ke, I have not, but I was in Som
en yesterday, and saw box after box of
esMihnig miloaded at Snyder's store. Ge-rua-
rivers ! but don't J. B. sell lots of cloth
ing' (tMr thing is certain, Mike; when you
r to Snyder's you can always find some
ttinig new ; you need not be afraid of get
tuig old clothius. with new tags put on
tliero to niaks tliem kwk new. Then, too,
J. B. has such a beaotiful room now ; plenty
ofl s-lit, so you can see what you buy."
" Well, Fisk, tny opinion is if anybody
iff clothing or carpet and did you sec
SnyuVr's carpet room ? well, any person
w i.o can't get what they want out of that lot
of earkH. and the low pnees, too. must be
hard to please. By-by, Fisk, we'll meet
Nothing tn tne Wide World eo
Good.
I was ai icted with kidney disease. Ir.
Kennedy s Favorite Remedy, of Rondont,
V, I say it with a perfect recollection
oall that was done lor bm besidea, is tbe
oc.ly thing that gave me permanent relief.
I iiave recufuinended this atedniae to many
lsp'ie fin- Kidiiey disease and they all agree
in saying that it has not its equal fl the
w le world tir this complaint. Lj wian
. rawfitrd, DruM. Springfield, Masa.
Warted :
Hides. a:.d Fnrv I will pay tbe highest
;rnT tr ali kja'is of hides, pells and
fj-s. t i,:; on me at ray residence, imnsedi-
-y west of lb S. i C. Station.
H. Q. CcwBtaHJtiAJt.
'oj.les of this ap.T can be bad at C. H.
j t ; slier s Uook Mute.
; Prof. B. B, K.nirr will oien bsa nvrruJ
acifool at Connucnce on April id. ihe in
dications Rr a larr scuonl are very promis
ing as a number of undents have already
been enrolled.
Mr. 3. S. Larman died as she (ami'y rrai
deoc near lri!tin, ou Uarch 5u, ai:d was
buried on the 7th. Mrs. Larmau was in her
56;li year. Her bu?ind and two grown
children survive her.
Hon. Ed. Sctili arrived borne Saturday
evening and sine that lime tiaa been con
fined to bit bonie with a severe cold and
neuralgia contracted during the inclement
weather attending the inauguration fcs'ivi-
Tbe Greensbunt Presj aays : Jacob Perch,
tai collector of Aft. Fleasant township, was
seized with a violent fit of sneexing on Tues
day, which resulted in the breaking of several
ribs, from which -lie is Buffering greatly.
Thia it the most violent sneezing on record.
It is common for children to get beans,
grains of corn, and other foreign substances
np their noses. Thia simply remedy ia
worth remembering: Gel the child to open
its mouth. apfly your mouth over it and
blow hard. The offending substance will
be expelled.
Puring the two weeks of court jast closed
airty-five deeda were left with liegister and
Recorder Swank to be recorded. Mr.
Swank and Lia deputy have been keeping
their noses pretty close to the deed dockets
for the M few days and by te middle of
the week will have all deeds left at their office
on record.
The young hoy Hoover, who was senten
ced to the Huntingdon formtUtry at last
week's ronrt. was brought back to Somer
set by Sheriff McVillen Tuesday morning.
The Huntingdon authorities declined to re
ceive him on the grounds that a culprit
u ndcr the age of fifteen could not lie sen
tenced to that institution.
Five masked robbers entered the residence
of la'.vin Core, a substantial farmer living
in Franklin township. Fayette county, Mon
day night about 10 o'clock and after binding
him hand and f at proceeded to ratrmack the
bouse. They found aliout BX) and made
their escape. There is no clue to lead to
theircapture.
The attention of our rvatiers is directed to
the change of Foster and yuinn's advertise
ment in this week's issue. A large number
of Somerset county people do their shop
ping in Johnstown and tliev can re -it assur
ed there is no better place to buy a dollar's
worth for a dollar iu that busy town than at
Foster Jt tjuinn'st
Mrs. Alexander Uanna, of Apollo, cele
brated the anniversay of her birthday and
wedding day, which both fell on Saturday,
by visiting Mrs. John Townsend, near
Towasend station, Westmoreland. As she
stood on b track waiting for the train to take
her Iidiuc on Saturday, the Eastern Express
came up and struck her, throwing her from
the track and killing her. She was thus
killed on the anniversary of her birth and
marriage.
We learn that the insurance companies
have finally agreed to pay Mr. W. J. Higin
hot ham the sum of l'l.7"o for the loss of his
hotel property, the "Glade House, " which
was consumed by fire in May lust. Mr.
Higinbothara had six policies in as many
different companies, representing a risk of
$I7.Wi. at the time of the fire, but the insur
ance covered the stable, outbuildings and
more or leas personal ro?rty. The total
loss as footed up by the adjusters sent here
by the companies a few days suhsnpient to
the fire was $IJ,0"0, and after a dispute
lingering from the time of their visit until
last week a compromise was finally agreed
to with the amount as stated above.
Tlie Chambersburg spirit says : The body
of the great -grand fstlwr of Gen. Benjamin
Harrison rests in the otiiet gravejard of the
town of Ijgonier, in Westmoreland county.
The President's grandfather. Major James
Ramsey, was a native of Glasgow, Scotland,
who located wliere Mercersburg now is while
Pennsylvania was yet a colony. He built a
mill, for some years carried on ooile an ex
tensive business, manufacturing flour ond
keeping a dountry store. But being over
taken by financial reverses, he removed west
of the mountains to Iigonier, a town laid
out by his son, Col. John Ramsey, afterward
a prominent citiacn of Pittsburgh. His
daughter Sarah married Rev. William 8eer
pastor of a church at Chambersburg. in 17il.
She accompanied him to Ohillioothe. Ohio,
then back to Greensburg, where she was
killed by a stroke of lightning in li lt.
The horrible murder of old Mr. t'mber
ger is still agitating the public, and this pot
us in mind that Justices of the Piace should
be well snpplied with Warrants and Coto
litments, in these wicked times, you can
always get them at Fisher's Book Store,' as
well as Iieels, leases. Summons, Subpo nas
and other Igal Blanks. And as the 1st, of
April and Spring sales are close at hand
you'll also want Judgment Note and Re
ceipts. And newly elected Justices and
Constables will want Binn's Justice and a
Constable's Guide; and Township Supervi
sors will do well to supply themselves with
a Supervisor's Guide. And Country Mer
chanta will want Blank Books, Igui Cap,
Pools Cap, Letter Paper and Envelopes, aad
the place to gel all these things is at Fisher's
Wholesale and it -tail B elk Store.
Never since the establishment of this jour
nal wereccpUa of it in so great demand as
last week. The regular edition was exhaust
ed shortly after it came from the press, and
our town subscriber invaded the editorial
sanctum by the score and grow led beause
the cupidity of the carrier boy overcame bis
scruples, and he sold the papers intended for
tbera to the eager purchasers among the
large crowd of people on the streKs who were
in attemlance at court. They were only paci
fied by receiving the first copies of the laiye
extra edition which was shortly "runoff''
and speedily disposed of. The extra
edition a as entirely closed out by Friday
morning, and orders received by mail every
day since, some of them lor as high as twenty-five
copies, could not be filled. The
' run" was something unprecedented in the
history of Somerset county journalism. It
was a big " scoop." and was appreciated far
beyond our expectations. We have added
more new names to our mailing list this
week than during any week ot our past ex
perience, and tl Hebsld is fifty-two years
of age. We liave booked a !arpe number of
orders lor thia week's paper, but we are pre
pared to supply ail demands. Copies can
be bad atC. H. Fislasr's Book Store, or at
this office, at five cents each.
The County Commissioners have already
commenced to carry into effect the recom
mendation of the several grand juries in re
gard to improvements to tbe Court House
and jail. Workmen bave been engaged lor
several days in repairing tbe court room and
we understand will continue steadily at
work until all tbe contemplated improve
ments to that building have been tinUhed
Tbe sum recommended to be expended lor
these improvements is entirely insufficient,
since the only place to begin improvements
on tbe jail is at the foundation. I lie Somerset
coanty prison is a disgrace to any civilized
community all wbo bave visited it in re
cent years will bear as out in this assertion
and II is almost inhuman to confine men
and women behind its bars, who may have
violated tbe laws, but wbo still have souls
and hope ior the future. If the intelligent
and humane a-entlemen who cry out against
a new jail every time th project ia mention
ed in their presence, would take occasion to
poke tlieir noses inside of tbe fxil smelling
corridor of our county prison we venture to
predict that tbey would change Uieir minds
uuirkertbaa tbe auost agile ram can shake
bis tail. Tbe only improvement necesstify
ia to baild aa wit ire new prison. We do new
advocate the destructtoa of the prmetit jail
building, but a new prison ia necessary in
the name of humanity and it can't come too
soon.
J n
Ths Umberger Trajeij!
Further Particulars of the Dou
ble Crime.
Tec "Little Man" and the "Red
Faced Man" Still in Jail
Believed to be the Guilty Par
ties Although They Claim
They can Prove an
Alibi.
INTERVIEWS WITH THE ACCUSED.
A Chang-at of Venus Talked Of.
Writs of Habeas Corpus Isauwd.
The first principle of all law presumes
every man charge! with a crime to be inno
cent until his guilt has been established.
While the chaia of circumstantial evi
dence, as (riven la our Ust iaxue, was suf
ficiently stronjr to warrant the Justice in
directing that Joleph and David Nicely,
the men charged with the fool murder of
Herman I'mlterger, be surrendered to the
Sheriff of the county, an.l while it U be
lieved that the Court will remand them
hack to prison, after hearing such evi
dence as the Commonwealth will pro
duce at tbe hitbrai eorjmt bearing set for
the 2Sth int., still it is nnwise Xn jump
at the conclusion that the men charged
with this horrible crime are the guilty
parties. The love of fuir play always
predominates amona free people, and
trial by jury is their safeguard. Many in
nocent men have been the victims of un
fortunate circutii'itances, and only after
sore trial and tribulation have they suc
ceeded in establishing their innocence.
Ac said before, tlie criminating circum
stances place the Nicely brothers in a
very uly position, and it behooves them
to produce evidence proviujj their where
abouts ou the fatal night of February
2Kh. Bad character is (riven no little
weight iu crimes of lesser grades, but in
an offense of such a grave character as
this, the proof must be conclusive.
The Murdered Man
1 'f. -: K
Herman Umberjrer.
Hert.ian I'mberger. the nnlortunate vic
tim of the Jenner tragedy, was well known
throughout th county, and was intimately
acquainted with many of the older people.
He was fully six feet tall and of powerful
physique, and many stories are told of his
exhibitions of endurance and strength, lair
ing hia early manhood he engaged in the
droving business and success followed him
in all bis ventures, so that lor a numlier of
years he has been looked upon as the rich
est man in Jenner township, and one of the
wealthiest in the county. Fur several years
nri.ir ti. him feth lip waa almost incanacita- !
ted ftora lalior, ami tbe broad acres of bis
large (arm were permitted to remain prac
tically nnlilled. He was seldom seen away
from his hamie. He bad an entire lack of
confidence in banking institutions and seem
ed to retain theskeptical iilcasof such estab
lishments tliat prevailed previous to th war,
and for that reason generally carried large
sums of money about his person. It is told
of him that on different octtasions when
about to pay bis taxes he would draw a wal
let from his pocket in which were from six
to eight thousand dollars in government
notes. With the proverbial hospitality of
Somerset county people, every person who
visited bis home was welcome to the best the
larder contained. He never sought to in
vest his means ia judgments and notes
among bis neighliors and only bought such
as were secure beyond the shadow of a doubt
and bore good interest. People generally re
garded him as close, hut many can testify
iat he was ever ready to do a good turn for
a friend when asked. Mr. Umhcrger was
married war the third time to Mrs. Nancy
Homer her maiden name having been
Hoffman, of which family there ia a large
connection throughout the county.
THE I MBKRGER FAM'LV.
The villainous murder of farmer I'mhcr
ger continues to be the sole subject of con
versation wherever men do congregate,
throughout Somerset county. True, the ex
citement that followed tlx first annoeace
raent of the perjartririion of the fiendish
crime has somewhat alailed, but public in
terest ia still keen for every new irticn!ar
in connection with the tragedy. Mrs. I'm
berger. who witness
ed the fatal stru-.'Ie
between her htiv
band and the blood
thirsty scoundrels,
and who only turn
ed to ring the alarm
when he fell dead at
Iter feet, still contin
ues at the lit Lias old
farm-bouse, clad in
willow's weeds, and
endeavoring to re
cover from the fear
w 1
Cke5
ful shock she sustained on that ill-fated
night. Tbe strain on the poor woman i al
most unbearable, as everywhere she turns
she can see tbe awful scene re-enacted before
her age-dimmed eyes. Her lirtie grand
daughter. Nanni e Horner, who was present
when the robbers entered tbe farm house,
and only retreated,
after three or tiur
hots had oeen aim
ed at tbe defense
less old man, to
slarm the neighbors
is still at tbe bora e
of her grandmother
where she will re
main until her pres
ence ia required in
court.
Tbe most damaging witness aiaiust the
Nicely brothers is Miss FJla Steam, the
handsome, bright yonng miss who posiiively
rZZSSt identified both of
pJy'-ZylF them as the men
p. ci jj' who entered the
'"m'bnt.se.nd
WfPTrJ " Mr. rmberg,-r
down in his tracts.
Not only this, bat
tbe was able to pick
them sat from
a crowd by tbe sound
of their voices which
she rerovrn ixed on
8t hearing. Tbe
impression mad4 on Miss Steam's yonng
mind by ths oloody scene h witnessed will
linger in her memory lor ail time to coma.
1. J JM T - 2 V
il tea 4
Voters
CONSTABLE J. O. RACCH.
Circumstances Invariably . produce the
man lor the csxasn.u, and many a brilliant
uVtective may yet envy t!ie work done by
Constable J. '. Rauch. wbo succeeded in
capturing the Nicely brothers, now in tbe
county jail, and around whom he has wo
ven a strong chain of eircjrr.stantLil evi
deice. Wlieiher future developments show
that Constable Ranch has caurtd the guil
ty parties or not, too
great praise can
not be awarded him
for tbe masterly man
ner in which he en
trapped the men who
are so strongly sus
pected. It is conced
ed on all sides that
tbe wide-awake Con
stable kjows a great
deal more than he is
willing to divulge be
fore be appean in a
court of justice. But
when lie gives in his testim jny it can be re
lied upon that he wiil unravel as much of
tbe truth in relation to tbe horrible
crime as can be learned between now and
the May term of court. John Rauch is a
broad shouldered, athletic young man of
some thirty summers, an independent Dem
ocrat, and a trustworthy and enterprising
arm of the law.
TIIE - LITTLE MAN '
JosF.PH NICELY.
In the language of an aged and highly re
spectable counselor at th Somerset county
lar "it is hard to understand how such a
resiiectable man can bave such onicry sous,"
Joseph Nicety's first acquaintance in Som
erset, was when he came here with several
slick fingered companions, some half-dozen
years or more ago, to play the seductive
gameof '"draw poker." It is related that on
this occasion, Joseph dr.ipped twelve hun
dred dollars, which were gobbled up by
Somerset "sport." The story goes that Jo
seph and his "pals" lost at that "sitting"
everything they had in their clothes, and
that tbe lucky winner, out of compassion,
gave them each twenty dollars, and admon
ished them never to visit Somerset aain.
"Joe" Nicely, as he is called, stoutly man
tains that this ia the first scrape he was ever
in. We will refresh his memory .by recall
ing a little incident that occurred at Youngs
town Ohio, in ISsi, in which be aas a prin
cipal actor. A certaiu Mrs. Brown was
keeping a boarding house in that town of
furnuces and mills at the time, and desiring
to keep a public house in modern style, sold
more or less whiskey on tbe sly. Joe Nicely
luipjiening into Yjuugstown, dropped onto
the manner in which Mrs. Brown was con
ducting her house, and sizing up the situa
tion, presented himself to the landlady, in
Vie guise of a I". S. detective, and agreed
to shield the fair offender from tbe stern
hand of "I'ncle Sam" for the sum of three
hundred dollars. The' huib money" was
reluctantly paid, and in Ibr course of a few
days Mrs. Brown Icarueo that the would-be-detective
was an imjkjstor, aud a -en red his
arrest for black-mail. Joe Nicely was ar
rested and placed in the c iuuty jail, at
Yottngstown, where hia father and sister
found him. an 1 secure I his release com
promising the case.
Shortly after this little venture Joe Nicely
returned to Ltgonier where he opened tip a
butcher shop, and continued in that busi
ness for several months. According to his
own story, he has not resided at any one
place, for any length of time, but baa been
traveling west and eaut, continually for tbe
past half doieu years, working at
niot everything tluit offered. His
rcpstation in and about Liottier, where he
h probably best known, is not such as an
honest man might envy. When Constable
Rauch placed him under arrest he denied all
knowledge of the Jenner tragedy saying
that he bad never heard of it before al
though he is known to have talked the
murder aud robbery over a't a sale the Sat
urday previous, and to have let drop in con
versation in relation to the I'mberger trage
dy, "they will talk about it fir a few davs
liketheydo about tbe ro'ilwries over here;
then it will be dropped." J.e is a very
smooth talker, and if be pies on the witness
stand in his own defense, t lie attorneys will
find it ban! work to pin him down to farts.
THE "RFJWFACED MAN"
DAVID NICELY.
David Nicely as we saw him a few hours
before going tu press seated at an old wood-
j en table and playing a friendly game of
j euchre with a sun burnt son of Africa lor
j bis pirtner, looked a trifle more cheerful
than he appeared on our last visit possibly
he held both Ixiwers and tbe ace. Tave"
was arrested some two years ago charged
with robbing the home of an old farmer
named Haugcr, near 8tahIstown, West
moreland county. At a hearing before a
justice lie was discharged for want of suf
ficient evideuce.
A large number of roblieries have taken
place in the I igonier valley during the past
three or four years and the names of the
Nicely boys now ander arrest have been
connected with several of tliem
From persons who have visited tbis office
since the I'mberger murder, and from letters
received from I.ignnier it is leained that al
most tbe entire population of the Ligonier
valley have stood in terror of these two
men, and the greatest satisfaction is express
ed that tliey have been compelled to leave
that community, and many express the hope
that tbey may never return
It seems absurd that neither of the Nice
lys should bave never met Collins Hamilton
nntil they were introduced in the Somerset
jail. Hamilton is a self confessed criminal,
and during all bis life has been a resident of
tbe same neigborbood as tbe Niceleys, ex
cepting when be was serving time in prison.
Their homes cannot be more than fire miles
apart. AH visited the little town of Ligon
ier every frw day . All were regarded with
suspicion by tbs denizens of tbe valley and
moantain side, and yet tbey never met until
all were (cikis prisoners in tlte Somerset
county jaiL They are becoming better ac
quainted now, iu fact familiar. Wben our
reporter paid them a S a inlay call and was
e-.tfaged in making a note of something that
lefosed to find a lodging place in his aod-
die. Hamilton remarked with a fly wink
"Hello. Joe! Is that Wlow writing your
will? "' Tiie general deportment and con-
venation of the three prisoners impressed
toe writer with tbe belief that the introduc-
tion by the Sheriff was simply a matter of
form, notwithstanding tlw y may be " stran
gers yet."
THE " SXSPECT "
4mj& mi
MM V tJW'i -Vi
J..H'!' .: . 3
COIXINS HAMILTON.
"Coll" Hamilton still continues to "do
time " In tbe county jail where be was lodg
ed some to weeks since, snspected of being
connected with tbe T"rulrger mnrder and
robbery, and many who know him still
think that if he was -not an active partici
pant he at least knows wIm did the job. He
is a jolly, reckle, devil-may-care dog, pos
sessed of the " gift of gab" lo a remarkable
degree ; rather fond of recounting his nu
merous "crooked" exploits, yet, withal!,
somewhat of a philosopher.
To the remark of a Htmio reporter that
it was pretty bard on a man against whom
there was no evidence to be confined in that
wretched jail lor the length of time he bad
been, he replied with a laugh. "Yes, its
pretty tough, simply because a man has a
bad character to be bounded by everybody
and arrested and imprisoned every time
a crime is committed in his neighborhood,
TI. l.:n nf 1 1. 1 n . w '-(.'i-'ll-t .1 tn tiarrtpfl
iiiv in wi uib t
one. It don't give him much of a chance j
to reform. There was not the slighest !
ground fir arresting me this time. I first
beard of the murder in Ligonier, but be
cause of my character they had to arnst me
and drag me to jail, bnt, it all goes in a life
time and a fellow might as well make the
best of it as iotig a
around hia neck.
they don't get a rope j
I really beliesp the ;
crowd would have
LYXt'HED lit
at the time of the hearing if SUire Rauch
hadn't committed me to jail. You know
how excited country people get over an
affair of tbis kind and how tbey always
(our.cj down on tbe first fellow arrested and
pronounce bim guilty whether there is any
eviilence against him or not. Sheriff Mc
Millen is a gentleman, and so is his deputy
aud they treat their prisoners like men and
not like animals aa so many prison-keepers
do.
I expect to get out of here Tuesday. My
attorney has taken out a writ to hare uie
brought before court and I know the jnege
will discharge roe when be finds there ia
nothing against me.
the cave is the xoi xtaixs.
" How about the cave in the mountain ? "
asked the rejiorter, as Hamilton took two or
three turns up and down the jail corridor
with a step and manner that showed plainly
that he "done time" before. With a merry
laugh the crook replied, "Oh that was so
long no you bad belter let it rest. No use
in raking up that old story." After being
assured that the reporter knew all about it
he said : " Weil we had things fixed tip in
pretty gisnl sha. The cave you know was
on the right hand side of the mountain as
you go to Ligonier. It was a pretty comfort
able place and we nsed to stow our liooty
there. We went through a Brethren
church in tbe valley and got the lamps and
H-y"iv7?Sk
chandeliers and from a Presbyterian church, i late last fall but was acquitted by the justice,
I think, we got the carpet, chairs etc., with j as no eviilence was shown against me. Scv
which we fitted np the rave. Shortly after j era! other parties were arrested at the same
tbe burglary ol Silas cover a store tne Hung
was broken up. ' Fish " Tantlinjrcr, Har
vey Kpley, auotber fellow who was never
arrested, and I won't frivc bim away, and
myself did tlie Cover job. A few days af
terwards I was in the cave when I heard
some parties coming up the siile of the
mountain. I seized a six-shooter and got
out behind a boulder and in a few minutes
I see Eplcy and three officers come and go
into tbe cave. I skipped out and they took
everything ont of the cave : a few days after
wards I was arrested. Tantlinirer and Kpley
and myself were tried and convicted of the
Cover hurjrlary. Tantlingtr was sentenced
to the "pen" for two years and a half and
Kpley and I were sent to tbe house of refuge.
This was in 'T'l. At one time Tantlinger rob
bed the cave and peddled the things out
over the country.
tub habeas coBrra
John R. Scott K.., attorney for Hamil
ton, last week presented a petition to Jud.-e
Baer for a writ of Habeas Corpus. The
junge awaroeo tne writ ana it was maoc re-
turnabie before him at tbe law library, in the j
court house, at 10 o'clock March 1Mb
Scott cotithleiitly expects to ha
discharged at Friday's bearing.
Scott cotiti-lently expecU to have his client j
AX IXTEBVIBW WITH Tilt 1'BISOVERS.
Our reporter visited th county jail during
t he ear ly part of the week and after being!
admitted to the prison corrider by lepitty
McMilien, he at one engaged tbe Niceley
brothers in conversation. Tlie tall man
David continues to be reticent and was
willing to talk with tlie reporter only auer
he had Consulted with his brother and ap
retitly gaine-i his permission toopra his
li. - He wiuld frequently j-ause in biseon
versation and whisp-r to the smal ler brother
and then say, "I guess I won't tell yea about
that." Iaviit Nicely is suffering from either
a bad case of dyspefisia or an equally bad
case of remorse. His countenance has a s-td
faraway expression, while hia ryes wauder
around with the restlessness of a wild ani
mal, not fixed on the same object for two
consectttive seconds.
Tli so called little man Joseph Nicely
is of medium height, with a high, bald fore
head, under which a pair of calm, grey eyes,
look into yours with tbe contiilence and
candor of a child. His face is red, bnt it is
only the ruddy complexion of health and
not an auusual ordistinguisbing mark. He
chatters away like a parrot in reply to any
thing that is said to him. and all the while
he is talking a mile plays around tbe cor
ners of the mouth in which a well oiled
tongue is busily wagging. He never liesi
tates for a moment nor dues he forget what
be is talking about, neither does he allow
any movement in tbe room to escaj tlie
calm ries that seem to be rivitcd on the per
son to whom he is addressing himself. A,
merry, musical little laugh is emitted at the
dose of every few sentences he utters, while
its owner shows no outward evidence of fear
no matter how his heart may quail in secret
contemplation of the horrible crime with
which lie ia charged.
TUB "LTTTt.B MAS' TALKS.
What eviilence have tbey aeainst you
boys? was th first question our reporter
pot to Joseph Nicely. "I'll tell you," was
tbe reply. " We are bens because a fellow
over in Westmoteland, thinks this is the
way to get revenge. A few years ago I was
in tbe butchering business, in Ligonier,
another man came there std wanted to
start an opposition shop. I rented the room
be wanted to get ior four mooibs, and kept
him away. I paid the rent and more for the
four months and then went west. A juilg
eaent was secured against me, fur the rent, for
tbe rest of the year but they couldn't make
th ntouey out of me, because my wife owns
the property. Now, I don't want to say
much but if I want revenge, I want it out of
a mans bide, not by sending bim to prison
on a charge of this kind. Then there's
another fellow over about Ligonier that I
quarreled with a short time ago, and I offer
ed him five dollars to stand up before me
1 five mimosa. This is th way b want to
' take his revenge out of me. I'll giv it to
f him when I get ba- k there.
j rut sur of- tub xoi stain.
! "Now let me tell you about tbe map they
am making so much out of. Constable
Ranch tmnd it in a pass l-k of mine. It
has been two years in my iiossuMon. John
Anderson, of Lijouier. has seen it often, and
knows all about it, sad wliat tbe marks ou
it mean. Tbe map ia oa yellow paper, ha
different atreaasa and timber, on ths moun
tain, marked. At one place you will find
marked on tbe map the word, 'silver,' at
another 'lead, iron, pine,' etc I know what
those marks mean but I'm not telling ;
they'll be worth something to me some
time.
"carr coons" rncruw.
Now, about tbe grer a goods circular they
found, I don't know liow they got my ad
dress; it was sent from New York ; it was
printed, aad offered. I think SI.OOj of
money for lift) of good t 1 guess "C," money
means counterfeit ; I threw it ins pigeon
hole, when I got it, and paid no more at
tention to it; I guess lots of peple get such
circulars.
Cln the evening this Fmberger ruunlcr
took place, I took supper away from home,
with but other persons and returned home,
between seven and sight' o'clock ; I won't
tell who the persons are, but they will be
here when the case comes up.
MDS'T KSOW "coM." HASiLtoX.
''Heard of Hamilton s arrest for the I'm-
berger murder, but thought nothing of it as
I tlidn't know birrs. Rauch anil father rarue I
to my bouse together; pap said this man i
has a warrant tor yon ; 1 thought Its was )
joking and said a. 1 right ; I want to he-aril
rend; was surprised wonderfully; went
with Ranch without the least resistance;
told pap to go with tbe men to search tbe
house; none of the witnesses at th-: hearing
identified me positively; they said I looked
like the man; lots of people look like me;
said my voice sounded like hia: lots of peo
ple have voices like me; there was a man at
the hearing wbo had a brown hat like mine
with a bole in Ihe crown ; you can find lots
of tliem through the country ; the first
J couple of days after they brougfit me. here I
i fe!t a littles shaky ; didn't know just what
j tbey could prove against me; I feel better
F . l . 1 . . , ' 1 1 1 . i.i
now ; i snow mat I win nave uo trouoie. in j
proving my innocence ; my conscience don't j
iu meabit: would like to see the ruiliv 1
parties caught, for even if we do prove our I
innocence many ieople will still think there
might besoraething iu the charge against us.
I never"did time" in any prison in my life,
and was never arrested before tbis time;
never saw or heard of Mr. Vinbervi-r, and
ha.. been in Jenner townshiu a balf-clnzeii
or more times, and am well acquainted with
a number of people there ; I don't know
that I have anything more to say, excepting
that I want my bearing as soon as possible j
so that I can go back home and look afu r
thintrs there: the Juihte will soon let me oil i
when he hears tbe evidence tliey baveajtainst
me; tbis is (roine to make an interesting
trial, but wben (bey get tbe right parties !
.IJTJ Mill Ull I Kltm , 19 Jl,,!,, ,i
be a great expense to us because it will make
us spend our money for something we never
done.
SLY lOSSTABLB B.UI B.
"Ilauch went to Laurelville only to throw
people off the track ; I know where he t
hia information, and it's all done for re
venge. I bave n'orked at most everything.
Have three sisters living in the Ligonier
Valley ; two are married and their husbands
are comkirtablv fixed. One brother lives
over there and another lives out in Indiana.
My mother is living and all of our people
are in god circumstances; my jieople will I
llsia aiiCT uui war, anil itu c: cuai-u
yersforus: I think of getting a CJr-enbnrg
lawyet. who lias done business fir us. to
help. I thought a rich county like Somer
set would have a better jail than this ; it isn't
lit to keep a beast in.
THE " KK.li A 1' WAN" HAS HIS 1IT.
In reply to a question whether he had ever
before been imprisoned. David Nicely said :
" I was arrested for tbe robbery of Iauic
Hauler, a farmer living near tstablstuwn.
time, but they were discharged loo. Tliat
was the only time I was ever arrested prej
vious to this. .My Brrest was brooelu about
that time by a letter drooled in the jswt
orliee directed to Hauler's son. The letter
wasn't signed by anybody but it charged me
'with th- robbery. Not a word of iHber
evidence was produced and I was acquitted
by the justice without ever going to jail.
When Constable Hauch arrested me I had no
idea what it was for until he told me. I
took it coolly, because I knew I had done
nothing to be arrested for. Never knew
Hamilton before I saw him here in jail, but
hail heard of his arrest for the rmberger
murder. I live about four miles west of
Ligonier and it must lie about 14 to 11 miles
from our place to where I am told Cnibctj-tT
lived. Now that would make a walk of
about -'2 milts for us that afternoon and
; nii;l.t and I tan prove that I was home that
I afternoon and niht.'1 Af.erwanls lie said
he didn't remember where be had been
i Wednesday afternoon but that lie bad been
utiliouliiiir hav at a brother's on either Tues-
lUy or Weihiesdav. Continues he said I i
. ... .. , lo i ,
lon'L -:irii in fiva lhf ttthfr kitir an r thins1 !
m on , uaV)! ;,-- bt.. ;
when tbe case is for trial."
The miserable looking fellow would turn j
his restless eyes on hia brother at short iu- '
tervals and whisperinsly a.-k " shall I tell j
I that Joe ?" To which Sir Joseph would in-
variably answer "better not say anything
about that."
ovra 15 JE.VSEB.
The feverish excitement following the
rmberger tragedy has died out to a great
extent over in Jenner, but continues to fur
nish food for conversation wherever two or
more jiersons are gathered together. Tiie
ueighbors of tiie unfortunate victim are sat
is'id that the guilty parlies have been ar
rested, ami that a strong case can be ma le
out against them at the proper lini.-. There
is considerable travel over tbe mountain
between Jenner and Ligonier. anil from
what can be learueil fMm fiiose who have i
r
cJ!ed from lb other side, there is a general
i-..ii ..r.i:..f ...i...,,, ,!.., l-..i,;-... '
valley that Joseph and Iavid Nicely have
been removed from their old haunts and are
under the strong band of the law. About
everywhere one goes over there, be hears the
hojie expressed, tliat the Snierset county
jail is strong etiou.-h lo hold its prisoners.
Since the fatal evening of the I'mliergcr j
mu nier and roobery, a great many inej- !
dents relating lo the peculiarities and strange I
characteriistics of Herman I'mberger. have
been revived and are being told and retold j
among tbe good ppleof Jenner. From
all accounts he was not troubled with over
confidence ia bis fellow men. and in one i
oi-casion, when his wife asked him why he
didn't put his money out at interest, he
remarked that there is only one mar, nam
ing him tiiat I would trust with my money,
aud be don't want it.
m the evening of June S'lh last the
spring house adjoiuiug the l'inlerg-r resi
dence was consumed by fire. A parr was
in progress at tlie time at the home of a
neighbor Adam Priedlhie when the
Haines were discovered by some of tlie ynnng I
people, who ran across tbe field t oalarni the
rmberger family.. Mr. I'aibenr-t ileclined
to come out from his house, am watched
the spring bouse burning from a window.
He afterwards said that b wttw satis-lied the
spring hous bail bew Bred I th purr sc
ofenlii-ing himself aud faraily 'jot of doors,
when thieves would have plundered his
home. Many profile think Joseph "Nicely
could tell something about the fire if he
wanted to, as it is reported that he was
seen Mierins; about Jenner fur several
weeks prior to the Ere.
Another story in circit'.ation in regard to
the munier, is that Kite Steam ree-eii-ed an
anonaiaous letter several days ao, advising
her to keep quiet or she would follow I'm
berger. It is known piautively tliat Miss
Steam received a letter about the lime nam
ed, but aa to what it contained no one knows
positively but the young lady herself. Miss
f Steam disappeared f.-om the r'mbvrgcr resi-
! deiHv-shortly aW the letter was re-eive-V t
j aod l.-f fielt,i.j'"-. i- a ftiV:ery to a!l h..t :
. a fem o? lier atq:t intaii'tsi. wLo know tiiat ;
she is visitiu anions ir.uods and will n :
main with them unto sUo is wanted by the
court.
It is generally b?!ievd throiu'hoit tiie
tieltfhlsirhood. tint Mr I'tnlier.-er reis
tnzt j at War-i onaof bu aunl nits, and i r
that reason was shot down like a dumii
brute. It seems strange that two stalwart,
brawny men should be unable to overpower
a decrepit old man, who waa bowed with
tbe weight of years, unless titer waa some
such reason for dyeing their bands with his
blood.
Soraeofthe neighbors continue to sus
pect that there tnt have been a onfeder
ate In the neighborhood who was acquaint
ed with the people and the premises, and
entertain hope that he rtiSV yet be brought
to justice.
WILL ASK
Fin a
CII.lXi'iK OF
YKxrr
THE ACtn rATHK OF THK Al.l.Ki.kO IU1M1
NALS VWITS TIIEw IS fBISoS HE EM
PLOYS EMINENT lOI N'.-EI. iNIl iSAVSl HE
WILL ST AMO FV HIS HOVS HE THINKS A
IIAN'.B or VIM B WILL HE A-KEO f-Hi
ntrB.-Tii a ist ri'KL axi hen. koontx
TUB ATTORNEY MttHI 1 'EIEN Ii VTs.
Shortlv beforo dusk T!.tir;,v eveniu- I '"-ao r.-.,-s-t,ve,y in y tn.it tne pn
- "" oner is loiiltir o, manner atid firm a
two gentlemen, driving a jwiir of hand- ' stands indicte-l of luuroer in the first decree,
some bav horses) in an rasv-ridinir pig, I Whereupon liie p.-isom-r being bnw-ht Ik
. . ii . i c .11 e fore tne t iMtn on the 27th Fetiv IS'7 To re.
pulled up l thoSjiuerss't House. Aft-r (,ve ,, , , orrt ,,..,,.
partaking of a hasty flipper they a.ske-1 , judeand dirrrt tliat he le taken back to
to be directed to therountr jail, to which i "!'e J',i; fruru came ami from
, i j theme to the pia: ut exes utlon atwl tltere to
Jilai-e they wero shown without d. lav. i.uni b. ,he lln,it ,,r i,oea.i.-
After leaving the jail I hey repaired to j Th- rei-ord rontaii.s no certificate or ro.-n-
the well known law oilier of Messrs. I tion of the Diet of the dread sentence of the
CotTroth i; Ktippti, where tiiey were I Court being curicd into effect, hut it wa,
shortly joined by tienerul Y. II. Kntr.. j nevethtless. and Noel H igucl. or Htignes.
Tbe two men were A. A. and tieorse was hangisl. The execution bkjk plaie on
Nicely, tbe former the fulher. and tlie 'he hill where the Lc.tfceran cemetery is now
latter a coiniu of tlie two men chann d IucaIl. and the renwii.s of the criminal
with the rmberger murder. i"' ut "dc "f Ihe public road.
A Hehali. reporter, who called 1 - ridav ! fo" "( " ?l hw ,!,e
, , ., ." 1 cutiun i-sjk paue.
inorTJiDL', found the two cntlcnien sit-
. , ... , lOT.-B' I'. AM' 511 III! is r;ir?.rE.
twf in the Somen t House office. In re-I ., . , ,r , ,. , .,
epnn to a question put to him by the !
refiner tne cuter gciiiietiiua repitea that
he vr.is the father of Joseph and lavid
Nicely. His age. he ssiid, wan sixty
j years, acd that he liveil on a (arm in the
j I. ipmier Valley, aliout three miles from
j Ijjronier; his familv consisfsof four arms'
and two ilatihter. and his mission to
Sonorsut wuk to fn.il out vlmt kin. I i,f
trouble the boys had gotten Into and to
pmnliiv 1:iWsr tri Irvrjb nftp thtr in'iir- i
.' . ". . . .. .- ..
esis ; ne nan enipioyeu .iiissers. v oiirotii
A Tiuppol ami Mr- Kont, anl woul l
11 '
jtet a lawyer or two in t ireeiislMirg, w here
l-.e was bstti-r known tlmri hew When
When
; t,!e 'J pentlcuiau saw that tjf rciKjrter
t was taking notes of what he was saying.
he reuiarked that he did not wish to talk
: JI iii- w.-ia ,-i , all' i IVlt. 11 IU LTI
f further interrogate-1.
In another conversation had with him
he said : The constable and his deputies
came to my hou.se and imjuin-d whether
Joseph and Iavi! Nicely lived there : I ;
replied that ther did not, but T would j
showthem where they lived: they both I
live on small farms adjoining mine: Jo- !
svph's honsw? is about nne-foutth of a i
mile distant from mine, across the licld.s, i
I around by the road it is aUiut ttiree-
fourths of a mile: Itavids houx; is
tant atKiut one nulo iron .nere 1 live; lVrkel.iie. IVter Augustine, and their find
they startetl to yo toward) Joseph s ! in; was a f.llows:
bouse l.v the road drivinj at a rapid! "The jury find that tlie prisoner William
trait ami, waailerinc what was wrnn?, I '
.started acros the fields: when I -rot to
the horise they had amsted .f.iseph : Ij
asked what the meaning of this was and ;
was told thev had arretted him for tiie '
! I'lnbenrer munler and ro'obcrv : I can't !
tell how I felt : I was al:uoit paralyzed I
and could scarcely speak for several mo- I
nic-nts: at the request of the o'lictrs I j
awiste-l in wan-hing Ihe house ; they j t horjiiiiitr, Michael iiowry, Aiealom Case
found a pair of striped overalls: my trod.' t b-,'r. Joseph Justice. Jacob Carver, Henrv U
there are thirty men in our neihisirhood
who witar titri;ied overall : I near a pair
f juem mvs lf whi n I am at work ; the
0Ih,w. ,) ,e f,-,r,.l.e.l the house.
I told me they also bad a wairasit for I'.i
; vid : I .showed then) wh-re lie lived and
j went with tliem to hut house : we met
; him coming fron: the 1-lai k sr.i.th tln'p:
I tol l hi:u the n,en wen ortiiersaml had
; a vrtirrant fjr bim and tliat he should
! with them : they tlicu .started for I.i'o
! nier.
I claim the boys are innocent, and can
prove they are, by witnesses not blood
relations: as for myself, I am jiositive
Joseph ate supper with me at my hotiso',
about candle-light, the evening of the
murder, and can show that he was work
intr at the .saw mill the same duv and
didn't leave there till six o'clock or after :
i lite one mile from the saw mill: I i
know who is running this: he i an en
emy of and is trying lo set revenue ,
on me.
will T M r. lt;s isoys.
Tbe boys an; innocent and I am uir.g
to stand by them : I don't m ant to boast
of my wealth, but I have as nnu h money
tosix'itd on this as the man nho is try-'
in:: to throw suspicion on the bovshas:
ot i r , - i
we will ask for a change of venue acd
try and take the case to tlie other -i lc of
! the mountains.
i Mr. Nicely isi a pleasant look it.g. i;ttii t
i old gentleman, and talks in a low. pleas
: ant tone of voice. He was neatly dress
1 el in welt-titting suit of dark blue
clothes and black felt hat. His hair and
. lieard are almost w hite and his sncral
app-ar-irrc is that of a ;tr"st-riu-. and
intelligent furuier. lie is rvptilesl to lie
j quite wealthy and bears an uniuipcuctia
I ble character in the neighborhood here
he lives, It suirtdv sceins ii.-sible that
snch a father could have sons capable r-f
timimittin! the horrible crimes laid at
tlie door of his"bova."
WILL HAVE A ItEABIM..
Mr. Coorge Nicely an I a IVv-tor Miller,
from Ligonier, drove over to Somera-t
sjundiiy evening, and were in consulta
tion with the Nicely lawyers Monday
niorrjiits. As a result of the aioferenct
writ of At's r.,i,iM was hued Mon
day aftemotB.coianianding I'.ush S. Jic-
Millcn, Iliifh ShcrifJ, and keeper of tiie
jai! of Siuicrset County, to pro-luce the
holies of Joseph and David Nicely,
forthwith Iiefure his Honor, W. J. Bacr.
Prerident Judge. Notice of the issuing
of tl.e writ was Nerv.-l i i.n District At-
lorney Kit-set fcer anil Ins amrx iale c. on
set, F. I. Kooser, K.-i , and Thitrsilay,
Mauh iSth va Hxel for the day of
heart nf.
I TII Kit St M K n - K T 1 1 1 1 N I V M 1 R I !
mumrsT i i;nra i
.miTio, or the
TWo lts..ls.J.
SI TBIi li i-IM K THE
AM TY IS IT'Ci i,.LV
iiomersct county as taken from Ittsiford
county by Act of AswoiMy of itth April,
ire "
Tiiw yes the new cwinty was ererti-I. hut J
before the Act of Asembiy creating it h;id
gne into tlhs-t. a munler was cmmiftst in
the town of IVrlin. A Cerman It forrisl
prcaclK.r, Von Spangenlsrrger by name, was
brought tirfnre the church rouncil on a
charge of improper conduct in conrveit ioti
with oneof bis tern ale uin-lioners. At the
bearing, whicb was held in the church, one
tjlessner, an officer of the church, was giv
ing ia his evidence, wbh b w.ts of a very
damaging nature, when the preacher jerked
"out a large butcher knife aud made a savae
lungeat the wilnew. striking him in tiie re
gion of tbe heart and killing bitn instantly.
Von Spangenberger was B-Teafed and taken
to Bedfonl, where he was tried, covictcd aj;J
executed.
tiik ruzxen hm.
The f(rt iritini'T niM trif-l :n 5vmfrrt !
t,i; ar Itie I --r.r.are" !ri 'il sire in
th year I'T. vbvn Nyvi tr ifceup ;
was :rml mi c.t-vi. ul r(r tue nmriirr f ;
jue r.-!:irk. The ni::tl-r w-w coninii.f-rI
rt thtf Aliftri.rny Munijiii. ia th nrih
iwr!i(tR i( w iior-.! .jtrrv William IWl no
YKt in J.t!.; t.iaii.iiit. I'ullsjrfc
dni-r. ar.d I ha. a Uf.v
sum ii t;nny n hia jt n hen tie vu
wy!a:iJ ana shot hr lo Kirnt lnnm. broth-
ert. in trjuu l evale arrun one 01 iu
brothers wajaiiut and kUleii; the utltcr W
ing arrested and brought to Somerset and
placed in jail.
At tbe time of the trlat of Noet Hugues.
the Oyer and Terminer Court was holden
LieforeJohn Young. President Judge, and
Robert 1' olson, J .hn Kiniruell and W'Uliant
ij. LlJcr, A.ssociaic JuJ,ts.
The Aillow'ntg is an eitract taken frora the
brief record of the trial of the case. Tbe
record is a fii; dl bxdE. aiut the size of a
pocket diary, which in thut d.sy was stifll
cieut to cintaiii the miiuinal resris of the
county courts ;
"( uiiimou wi aith
vs.
N.k-1 Hiiuel, a . l ehrusry Term,
Nix-1 Hugu. ) ilanier.
Jury- Ilenrv tVy. H-orr Hiwsinger.
Mii-ii.t 'Vntvvr fr'tnaiinl SttnltH tilrwlr
Nelson, lonra.1 .-hnlts. Im ob Meyers. Wi!-
li nn ii.-. ('urLi ni U'lllui.,
Henry Weimer. J.uvib, 'swank. ;
Who utsnt tiieir oailu and atVimiatiVms
iijst .-rMit-ii.urr irnii vi .ouri, p.m.
eori;e and Nicholas tiil ier were tried for
i nnlr.!t.r. , ;,3rg.,i !, killing their l.roili.-r.
j m .-,riin. r township. Th numla rs .,t the
, .jury that tried tins ca. were Jacob King.
i Thomas H ums. Henry Mowry. tieore
f Msne. IVmard oiinellty. Jm1iii .s(ianglcr.
I Jacob Lambert. Ivter t'opp. Ihivid Simpson.
uln,:i'1 M.sl;,.-t.. Dai. i. i Rerfcey. David
I I rosan.
j Si, hv'a M-'i'te.i and lieor was
I The n cord
of t!ir aw rtjiitrtin ih ful-
j jot
: . . ... ,.
"th itUtiiLef i ,i Tt. i .Wirt wntan.'A
the left i..s.n.-e i.il.ir to tinder-.
imprison-
men' in the S'ate P
i men' in the ate Penitentiary ior the it- ;
I ern in-inci ot i enityivauia in tne OMinty j
i of Allevheiiy lor a rriod of eleven years ;
an si.v caleti Tir months there to le kept !
j al 1-,,";r ul"1 '" -cparate or solitary cnfi:.e- !
and clothed and treated u.s is oroviibsl hv
, the Ai't fit' Ase-etnltly in sncfi rast- matte and
,;,, ',, .,;,,', r,.mm'tti until this senteu-e
is carried into f ths t."
; "'' tu i.e::.
The next runnier cast
be tritsl was at
April Tenn. s:si. ami the Ik-fcndant was
one William Miller, ctiarjred with kiliiiii?
his younj son in i 'icnialionir. township.
Tbe jury in thia ease was compos! of Wil-
l-'ain Ilardi-n, J.ilm Ib iplc. tnf John. I Sj!o-
mon lurker. Jonas I'ef-k. Iatnel Martz, j
fiillian KH)llt. LiilJiliic! t'uver. I.aar II'is-
haml. J0l, (reamer. .Mm Homer, Jesse I
Miller, is not utility in manner ami :orm as
tie stands inle r-s(. and that he was" insane
at the lime of the ixmniosinn of theotlense
charged asain-t him anil :!i;tt he is acpiiued
by the jury on tiie ground of iu-aiiiiy. '
HIRI-F mivi.E
In 1W. at the January Sessions of Court,
Charles Hoyle was triisl I- r ki!iin;r a boy.
loe Jury who trcil the case were Samuel
Khoads. Iiaviil I'li llinri. loft .i .Michael
: llolhruok. Uenjamin llersh herder, lavid
Ilinelia'tgh, Iavi. Hu-han l and John
' I- wlin.
Their verdii t was
ii:m:v
juilty.'
nit
Henry liunslinian w is tried for the mur
i!er of his -on Henry, at Sptemlr Term.!
Imo. It was char-l that be killed bis son,
in the wis!-., and burred the body. From j
the rttortl of the case we lake the j
follow ing :
Sept. Spss.. !K.
Comiiion wealth
i s.
Henry !!atigt)rn:iri.
I Ii-rk Siewart.
Att'v lien I i; iie,
Sii ff tirimth.
"i'h S 'pt., lso.
A true Kill.
'h-orge i. Walker,
Foreman.
And now to wit. lth Sept.. l-i:. at aCotirt t
ol'Oviratid iVrutiiii-r field at S.merset, in j
and lor (tit: IV'umy of ' Nim-rs-t. llore tiie!
lion. Jeremiah .s. Iliack. ri-.ii..ir Jo-iireofl
the iaiil Court . ami i eorse Chon-ennilig. one i
of tire Asoi iale Jn-li-t. ihe pnsoller tx-ilij ;
present :! toiirt ami ! ti arraigned and '
the hill of' iiplietmetit rea l to bun. pim-is ;
not guilty .7 if iw, etc.. Atl'y lieu I .s'-'Wiyr :
c? Iiereiipon a jury ol the county j
henig called, .-eintei! ill.! ertlMineled name- ;
ly: John Countryman. Mn.-hs'-l Mowry !
Jonathan r.arnworth. Ili-atii Morrison. Ji- i
seph t .-s litiioiir. Ja,si -ti-iilr. Jonas Hor- :
rirr. Iiantel :,otf!ty. J -tin tloifmsn. Mark '
It iss. Joim H ti'ia atid Hnry L. HoPirook !
wi re swoni and arrirnwl sevt rally and re- (
sjsvtively. the Court pnswoeil with the
trial of tue prisoner, i .mrt ic! , timed nil
to-morrow uioriiinif at t oi:Iih-k. 7th Se;it..
( :ir. , a.i;,,,,-,,,,,:.
and the pn-om r Is-m; pri-ei:t the ir.al iiro-
eiileii tiiiriiii: the dav. wt.ei: tl.e inrv retired
ii del lis-ra'e. Coiirt ailjoiirned utiitl notii-e
from the j'iry ihat they were pretiartsl to
reiiiter tf-eir v,-rt;;-t. whtrn norn ts-inr sir- ,
: en thelollrt met Hi lit o'lloeK. r. St.. of .-at- ,
I ur-!:iv, s;i, Sept., l--i. when the pn-4ner tie- :
. itiir present, lne jury n-ti-erel a venlii-t of i
"iutty in nisnner and form us he -tamt in
! i te-i of ni-ir.lr in the see.iml -1-vree. " Mil
j pr . !M!i, r . M. Kiniiiit.i movta ia.-r a new ;
tr-ai frir rraMii's i'.i 1. ou rt a! jo:irns until
: Morniiiv m -rtiittir ar l'i oel- k. to.h St.. :
1-1 i otirt no-t pursuant to adjournment,
, and 'he pii-oner t-e:ng br-Miirht 111 was re- i
in inileil imiI.I to-ni'-rrow mortninr. tjotirt !
' aiij'iurneil tii ni-s-t Hih S,.pt.. sp. at 1"V ;
'i lin k. 11th Sepi.. I -. isitirr tuet : his
! Honor Jeremiah S l!:a k. rr-si.lent Judge.
and ieor'- C liorjiemiii c. Assoei.nc. Juiia;,-. t
: iietntr present. pn?-ner was bnmaiil in. '
! Motion for riew trtai rittitl. anil the Court '
-Mem-ed the I H feti-latit . Ilnnry llatiirhmiii,
t p;iy the costs of pr-ns-cotson. to nn-lero :
.in imp-intom-nr in trie Male IVtiitentiary j
for the We-tern I'l-triet of IVntt-vlvania. iu I
All-..'lienr t ."litltT. t!:ere To k it. l.-l soli- ;
tare conhnettii i.t ami at labor, for the fieritsl i
, of eli'ven year an-l nice c-!eriilr itHintiis. :
i ari'l to Is- in cnsioily notil tht- seiifeme is
j coinpii-,! Hiih; an.) thst h le convey! 1
l frmi the j ol of -inier t 'unoty to the siti-l j
i js-nitentiary for the jsj-pi-e of carrying this i
senleiiee into tlfeet. .
ft. S. SreaMtT. CWk.
!. sVpr . 11 i. r,i,Tipt of thi. Wsnlen of I
the We-rii I'. c-iri-T.Ciiry for t he lnly of : he :
- ae-ote del'etitlant tiled.
Ii. S. .-rts iter llerk. j
InVIEt. I.t I'fV.
j In M.iri h. l-.ij. Iiatttel I.tehiy was tried ,
I for the iinlawiiil killin? ofMielniel I'l-rmr. i
i Messrs. L-i-lity and Ferrer were inih firm
ers, living in ni-rM townliip. Fmier
attempted to ehav.i-e ioun; son uf Mr.
' l.icbty's. when the rhil.r. f:ii!ier truck h:m
av'rrif i-low -iri tlie he:iil. with the hamllr
of a henvy wi.ip. inrfi. ti.iir inj irii-s from
; wliteh il wa-aiiiviil I-'erner ii'fl.
1 flic verli-. : of '.lie Jury iti, 'not giilhy."
I
L, i' - M-it.
In A'ig :t. !.:. l.'Hlwh k Itvr w is trieI
for tlie n;iinlcrf a't Iri-h isirer who was
entig'-'l on tiie Saml Paiel, t'tnn-i. It was
alliens!
nitiul-r
;mt !ler fr-it into a fntlit with a
f Irititnen at l'ic t:i;ine and after-
war,s mstinr o-ie of th" ntinr-r in lli
wissi cltpietl lum o.-er tiie head with a bil
let of wom! and killcl iiim. The ntssiril in j anil Chicago every Tuesi;,y anol fnnif nn
this ease i very concise arid contains not h- ties- Thee cars will bu atta bed to the
ing but tli tin , tig of the jury which was Iron known aa Fas Line, which rons on
"not gtiiity." j the follow ittg schedule : Leave Ii arri-iborg
Ui-NT rntTr. , 3 i, Uiincaasnoo o?, Newport .M ;?;
Tbe m't fam-ji ni'ir let trial ever had in j .VU Lwiatown Junction i.'J. .Vt. t'niori
the .Snir.v.-t courts was at Febr la-y Term, ;i, II Hintinplivi ?. Tyrone T ! rwllw-s-l
lsiii. when Henry Pritts was tried for the . 7 .a. AlKca s io. Jol.n-'uwn if-U. ljir.J-
killing of K. las Wi:ruer Judr F. M. Kim- lo"T. lireen-b'irjf lo". r. H. l:is.'r. ice
nu-ll was on tiie bench, nn-l coiinel for Ihe eheeki-,1 to ihsttinatuKi. For li'aill io-l-fenilanf
were Wm. IL Post let h wait and i formation consult tl tiekt agents i .
John H. Kdie. ttons nientiMad aave, sMrv-si 'IImis. t-1
The iurr who lnl liiit case were: too- ', Watt, I'assengtr Ager.t V.Vtvni iriskrie', IiJ
ral Fair, Juan W.ji, J.'va,i P. d,id ar, j F,fih Avtaae, t"jttniru
Thonms S' snk. Jacob ilerkepiUv Ella C.s
t,.r, Wi!liai Ir-Jtrca .. JaCoL I'raiik, Pet -r
i ii. 4
The fi."..--; an t it'j'-l lr m tiie re- -nl
of Oh tilse ;
"Tbe jury retired at I" tn U k in rha
I of cmsialUes S. P. Sov'ler anil Iswc Weiii!;-,
J and at J o idoc rMiimed a venln-t. 'that tlie
! pn-oner, Heiirr Prills is jfuilly of lh !U,llV
,.f MMinkr. wliensif l.e -iaots m-lwu.i .u i1.
; fo-l 'ik-ree. 'now lo l H .ti Feornjry lk-i,
; tfi (nir wa Sn.iwht into court by the
. .....-. iV .11 f,bl.-M Kin .,n ll. II
Mr Mhtm, u,v Uimct Att.-rnry nrnmim.
i .nirt Ux Jii'Ufnwnt vn li-ury Pruts.
prisoner at the far. Vt heiviirwn the '.aj-t
asked the pr,ner wuether be nasi aiuetit
tu say why the sentence of t lie taw should
not tie pronoiiTce't upot him. for the rour
uer of E.ias Waimer. The prisoner being
thus interrogated, replied, that he bad nom
ine to sy.
ser.retKe was then prunoontsd aoa tiut
a tillowt :
I'hejudgmeot of th la is. thst you I
taken fm this to th County Jail, of :b
County of Somerset, l'enusylvania. and froci
tiieni to tti piac of exeeuiioai. wttatn tlte
; Jail vanl ot the said pnsun. an. I mi a dv t,
ma. tii.ll rl trwrv hAiitcl, bT ! nt. si.
tint ii ym hi tltta-i anJ tuiy i Imve nit-r-vf
-in Tonrmiii."
Warntiit Ynm W. K. Ia-ker. ivrntV
tt'tti rmnin wea'ia. to j-hfhrT Viikr,
irr lire xvMiri.!i t.f irtnry I'riit!, urt (!w
l:iv ot Jtiim. bei wfti tl.p hMpt
ni l'' c..n-k t. m. ami 7o-snrk p m. f
ail ti.iv. tl.it-il 7th. fiav April l, ami
i exnibitrd 1 Itti. Apnl
i ' ertiti.ate ol lVrry
ViW-r. K(., Hah
Sht-rirT. of Smnct lourttT. th it tli.rr
rritt w exH-ntd hr him, wtihtn iha
waIN ot the jail tf nistl iCuunty. hviwn iii
honr of P t ' i;n k m. aal ' o'tjwk p. m.
tn U Zlnl. tlar of Jiie l". in n-niaii"C
villi the vammt ofth f ;evrrtHr M'tn
I onimmivKxith, lilrl on the day ('
June l-w-i."
Xd3 tried for the miirlrr of Mn-iWl
I'aib at Spteniier erwUjns lS. Tlie
IVle.xiant vafi a rontrarior on l).e l'iti
hitPc'h ani O'liiielLiville RiiiirxwitL U h,
vho vas in his empltiy. one night !.k on
f his horn's !m the ttahle, ainl trie'l t
ijo to the town of ! rsina. a lnrt tjfv :'.-
awjy. M tn."fu!I vai in&jrnie.! of K a h'n
Icprirture, an'! starting in pursuit of him.
overtok him, when an a!ercalRm en jirjr,
Mausfull linew a revolver, and shot TUm li
? ltt-.d. The mnrler treated inrene feeling
tiiniughoTit the iMtthem eni of the roiintY,
: anJ tiie trial wasa mmt iritentinj ami cx
; citiiit? ine.
! The Jury was ronipiil of Thomas
phcr. a.-pT Whh t'h;ifW-4 A. WiUer. Sjrn-
f utl M. Kike. Jrnia J. Fi'r, A ittt'i U
senburpT, ieirje MvKiltaCit'. lMv.ii K. W;.-
i !Mn. I'.. I. Kivr, -istiry; SmUr, Oidri-
Kli.taiiw a id iVter lU'1'Ary.
They br-Htirht tii-i r vrrlu-t irit r,t;r?,
I .h'jr!y nfter iu! Inight. The f .Mirt-hoii?
I "as densely packed, and tipou tiie annoio...-r-
immense audience burst forth into applause,
niucli to the iliiilestire of th late J'tde
KiiV, who was then on the bench,
wii.i.i is irraa.
At May Term, 1C71. William Sha.Ter was
p!;-eil on trial fir his life, eharcil w'lh the
i unlaw fid killing of (ico.ve Marshall. Shaf
i fi-r was a lad of 1" years of ae. while Mar
I shall was two years hissenir.
The ttiai r-u!teil in a verdi. t of ' n..t
j duiliy."
JOIIV i. SFE-K
i ihi the llth. dny of April. tT':. John . I.
tv-ese, a farmer living; in I'aint township
st rick one Jacob Hose on the head with a
I piece of slab, intlictiinx iiijnri-.s from whiih
( it is alhved P.ttse dietl, tiie foilowim; lav.
j jjrese was arraurtted on an indictment
f..r
i tutinler. at Antrust Session, lsT-i.
fhe Jury was composed of ; Jacob Kini-
mell. Alexander J. Khoa l. IHivnl Swuiik,
Samuel Metzler. Wasbintou Mi-cahan. Johti
Hockint;. Jr. Chauncey K. Pi.-ky. Jo.'u
J Miller. Joseph H. Miller. Abraham In
b.irt, A brain Ijndis, and ii. M. Fey. Their
venlii t was Kiiiliy of murler in the secoo'l
dijrris-. Seese was sente:M-el to thi
tentiary forsevtn years.
I
. Wol.ri.AXo il. i.v
Tiie last murder case tried in Ihe Sonier
I si t County Courts vas tint of Wolfir.ui
Hi'Miuan, at August Si-ssions. IlotV-
man was chkraeil with killing his wife
I Eli&ilieth. in June. is), by strikinti her on
j the head with a hammer.
John Smith. Cornelius Tressler. Uohert
I l.uthric, Cabriel (iood, Kliiali llollidar.
i Wiliiam I.. Hoover. Jacob llitlner, Ktifns
j Hay. John ltavenscraft. John lllaae. John
I Mowry and Kdward Ilhoads conos-,1 ihtt
Jury.
Tim ertiit t was ' not giiiltv."
Tlie inanuuration U over and the n w
luoils arrive regularly at the lUrain Store.
Call at the linrain Store and se the panic
prices on Shoes, Tinware, Hardware. Kus,
Hats, Clothinjr. Notions, inf.ict mis', everr
thiug yon can mention.
A box of iilai king for 1 cent.
A box of P-lileing for - cents.
A paper of I'lns foi I cent.
A "aper of Needles for I cent.
A g'si-1 Iierhr for ff I 'J.'-.
A suit of Mens 'lot hi tig for 2 7.
Such are the prii-es at the llirgain Store.
Call and ee the big bargains.
- -
Marriage Licenses.
Siliic our last rifsirt marriage licen-sj
.lave been granfd by Clerk Sarar.k to lite
tiillowiiic named ja-r-ons :
Silas Hilcmac and l-otiisa Tiati'ih. both of
Addison township.
Kimiin-1 Iterkrybiie, of SiovtoKn. ami
Cinthia Cover, of stnnycisTk.
John Cooper and Phoebe Itctor. both of
It--k wo si,
James M. W inter and Ida Horner. Isith
of Ioticgal.
Hiram Harsii'ienrsr and Catharine I. int.
bo'.h if Pui nt.
Iletiry V. Ii'mnieyer. of s, in---, illc. 2nd
Annie K. Miller. f Mi l-ilo r a.
Henry Fra7:er an-f -ra Lyons, l?oth of
Sohlerx-t lowtl-hip.
I liar!- K rvtnii'ir. i.f Ievers-l ile, and
AnTi;er. Morris, of 1'rostinirg. Md.
haries V Sarvrr an-l M siiiri 1.. F'jmm.
Isilli of Aiie-iheny luwn-h;.
Krmklin Wha'ey. of Conneli.ivil'e. and
Mary M- ear. of II irneilvi!le.
David Shroycr. of itedf. r l county, and
Anna Wyaml, of New Ilaitimore.
Stephen W. Sprh her and Sanh II. Itum
mel. oi.th of t oiiematiKh towti-hip.
Jii-oii P. Croyle and Nancy C. Harnett,
Ixith of ha-le rownshi,').
SiijpI Marker and Mei n.la l;nrkl,ol."-r.
bo?h of Si'.mmi; ?ownhip.
Jo! rvceirr-t 41 pi-ei
Cinghams to -.l at s et.
f New mj le Ilress
original pr:ee o
c!s.
t me I'll of J im-h Sattines .it to -r.
New usssl. 1 1. 1, ling in il.t'l. of tlw new
and ile-ir.ii-le 'n'll Styles st r-niaii,aMe
low prin-s at PiBxr.a .1 I'lsun .
4
St. Charles Hotel. Pittsburafi, Pa.
I hie of the iil-l t an.l U-t kef't hncf--.
Iis-aTetl in Ihu l-u-iii'e-s, err.tre of IVnn-ylva-
lli.l s Wcst-rii MetnifSihs. Cll'lef tlii-sii,r-
i-.ioof Mr. Clu. N. Ciil. it has l-nio
I farifOiis f,,r it. superb i ilt-ine a:-l Mo-llfiil
i ititertta
retuo
lion. Travi-iers are ami. I
Sfi-uk of the ?
St. t hartes as ih,: nio-t i-otii-tiome-like
riou-e i1t have
fortat;!- anl
en."iiin'n--l.
To th Wast via Pennsylvania ffair
road. In order to atf.-r-l the reid-Tiis of I VMral
at:-l W-tern Pennsylvania who iriietwl lo
remove to Western state or -mi-rTs if,e
be-t fa ilities aisi.lM n r Peaching iheirnrw
MHtw. liie Penrrsyivania Itailroasit orrnany
will nin throih passen;rer tar lot. Lotus
nr
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