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SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1880.
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u want to cet all ttie new aU.ul tlic scnsniiona' trial n."
I I SHER'S BOOK STORE.
Hi-n? you (an fi th full
.BERGER MURDER andthe YODER HANGING,
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t the hlitaa. and istct information In retard
it r.e-e f.i llN 's JI M M K ami ml k.U'l
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LOWEST WHOLESALE RATES.
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' nUllta.i rj iiiii. !" I r.lMiunj r ('a!-' an.i
Fisher's Book Store.
iP'i If hiiliKHne "'t nttTWtive tfrc ill !
" t h.1 even- . .'.Mii:ii.xluiuu u! atu-Mli.Hl
ALBUMS, SUNDAY-SCHOOL TICKETS, CAROS,
MENTS. GOSPEL HYMNS. PICTURES, FRAMES,
V' fc.
M'ml.1in. hn-e lla.l" 't Bt- The
iriiia UiUgrenl t ..lirt . l- k will le at
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On
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ere tnn.-
"F&.-R o RROTHF.RS.
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KO" A I.I.
ufatcVlocls, Jewelry, Speciaclas, k.
y -utitLTiof Un f'i if u tull nl wf i..r yn
LOWEST CASH PRICES
flA( IBJN ''I AKAM r-f-
j! U HERR BROS.
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liv,? yon waul the bent n-turn for your
(.vestment ill a
MONUMENT,
snalt ..w,,, ,,e yoQ must go
to U. H
nd theft, n. uv
entirely it t'oi-1
away with p'j
lislitnetits. j,- tb
Mn co:iibii':"
I'roliihitory 1.'
onying bee
knd bottlm.
aaiendmtiit V "r,
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RRBLEVORKS.
MMERMAN,
CALER IN
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s. i n i n .... ."'"w f
I VI late 'i-t 1
of the Diamond.
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: on !tt curt, eo to
iliuslntid hi-lory nf th ;
. tr- tintf ant trials wiw going on. JiiM-eoi i
- ot l."il Hi... I let-. I -l am ri'i-i
- ; '..n.t !.!-. .!.l--s '! 1I..K il'. 1 a-nq. ,
Inks. I'ftH'iU. IVlls. Tal.lcU ail.I "t llili ill
a.i u.c uiumui. -. j-i ....... .
nprn .l'lriitif (
ill lie lwll
..ii'f -k until 11
11 iMttr.ntM an.l tmrtit-i
u.-siumr
TESTA-!
pen.-ul .!a.f if
.rt lor n. , I1
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FISHER'S BOCK STORE
SHARP!
KIS'I" F
v nil HlNMi'linir nrt t'it nl njct wt'-k.
hfv I't-i-ripthiM to U- ljin;a in sHiifnci. iu
Economy
is Wealth.
We understand what the people want.
They want pi is at the lowest poKsi
bh' nr;isw.
j Th y wat to iay cash ami save "5 to
I oO tr vtit.
They don t want In ay enormous pri
ce for the Ho-cailed ' U'st goods in tiie
niHrket."
Tbev don't want to pay their netjrh
Isirs' debts when Jea!it'' with credit
rti.re, which they are obliged to do. be
cause the denier must put rn enough
profit to make tip for his losses by those
who don't Jay.
Hut thev lo want to liny from a firm
that sells only for cash and one price to
all. which is' the lowest possible price,
and who buvs directly from headquarters
and pavs the rash, thereby securing to
the consumer the ad vantage of alargedis-
eoioit a so. saving a drummer salary
on.l lastlv. saving the consumer a
count for (ving cash.
The poln y of the Barimin Store is to
give the bnvr all ihe discount.
Kvervthiiig in the line of Clothing,
Tinware. Shoe. Hardware, Notion, etc.,
to I hud at panic tri.- at ti
I'.AIC'JAIN STOUK.
SAjtitli--jut corner I'iani Mid.
S.merset. IV
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE!
L " i .l..r the (.V..v.-i Hill tarir.. IT .ens.
welt imiffineil. Willi
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ate -t ena N.mcrset ltor-
Mttiriiiliunss. Smiate
NO. 2. Fo-ir OJ-rr V telj.liitnc. ,
No 3 A lMn'.!.. I.elii.itH. -use with isl
s,:ti I'".i- . ...
No 4.
A tree! ..I Ijhi.i c-elu.l.ir If.. aep.
.,-,,.1.1' n. ill-
somoel lirl.L'fi, u.n
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at. e.ear,-. ... - y-, , , K.U-M.
Wilts the Somerskt IIk;ui.i, way back
Vticn the century was young, the good
vear l-iifT, made its modest bow to the
people of Somerset count v it editors in
their wildest dieams for Ihe nrosneritv
of the eiii'.il of their brain prohalily never
thought that the (lay would tiinehen
it would chUni mure mall, r in two
culiiuius than was then .iih!ished in
their entire jiajicr. Iuiaiue their wir
prine on bt'iiitc tihl that the news of the
1'artherimif.t wrl of the eu:1h would he
caught tip each week and Ui.l before the
Ukkalu'h n-aiiers. That the hapi'iiinns
in New York, I'Siiiudelphia, riltbtii);ti
I and Washington on TuibUay would lie
(spread Ufure the reuutn ol the Hl.iai.o
i on W eliieslay ii.ornin. That happeii
ii.s in l"uro) tiial they thought lu ut
lit" reseive-J within six in
ntlis would
veil in the
uuw ue toimun ou.-r,
, ; f .SmM.r.t, if printed biz
days after they transpired. If they erer
dreamed of siuh a tiling as a daily pajier
it was ait of vjuietiiin Mi iiiiiiieartirably
distant us the milky way, as Uim as a
gluiiiwe of the anrel within the i-arly
irattti. 'Ikliold wiiat a wonder (iod
jdalli wroiiKhU ilie li-uiilinjrs 1ae
i l'n ihainod an.! the d.iilv events of one
coulit.eiit are tlashed beneath the n.-a
U the other. Farther India and the
i-olitineiit of the l'arilh-, tii;uratively,
reach out their hands to jirasp tiiose of
the giant lilierty that has built himself
Ian jicrmaneiit abiding l.ne on the
Dl .... v.
jstur.iy faith. The monster steam, coll-!
: trolled ami reculated , rushes from ocean
to ocean, .hstribtitm- from iiUiii on
wheels the missives of buMiieH and of
pleasure that are sei.t on daily journeys
itiat w ere once thought a Lie's piliimi..'.
The printinjj presses now print as many
hundred copies in a nuuiite as they
printed single copim then. The 1!ki:i.i
has kept pace w ith the j.n.'reof of tiie
times, with the achievements of the ajje.
From a small hheet s.at eh' larger than
the present sheet of fofiWapand contain-
i mi; lewer won in man aa- no low
i found in one of its columns, it has gone
I on until it is now one of tbe Iarist, one
of the U st, one of the newsiest, neatest
and most Mipu!ar Wit khea in the ;-tate.
Rivals have risen mi l waxed and waned,
but the llKiut tt ever mindful of the
mtto of its f..imder.i "iVnntry l?forrt
oartv ami .arty U l'ore If has steadily
pt:iuel its wav, advot-atiri the tirht
and denouni.ii. the e.ron. With what
success let its subscription ll-.t, the largest
ever enjoyed by any paper in the coun
ty, tnswer. This week it make a new
dejarture. ruwiliir. liia? tiie particulars
of the important causes now on trial in
our county i-otirts sm uld reach tiie us-
I
pie ..f the county by ty of' U.ibin tl,c I,r:i,li,i. M.-r.virnts f the county for
lbsxl's barn" it wiil issue a daily thiril.i; "(ieni ial Mereliandise. We don't need to
the sitting of the court and lie;cs t!iat J blow a!mt our paxls and prices, our cua
the day will soon dawn w lien the im- tomers .'.o the blow ins for ns.
proved" mail facilities of the county will j Sir Ha.-., Sipesville. l'a.
enauie it to tie as welcome a uany a u ,
now is a weekly visitor to the homes of j
the people of Sotiierset county.
An all anticipated the multitudes are
here lure fiom every section of the
I
i-ounty here from Cambria, from West
moreland and l'an ctte counties here
even from Uirder sections of both est .
Virginia and Maryland here in uch J
nuuiiit rsas to till houses, stores, sai p, j
oili.vs an.l strtvLs. And, yet, vast as i
Ihe crowd now is, it will be greatly en- j
largcd when the great murder an.l rob- j
berytiials will take place. Our houses;
of public entertainment the Soniers. t. !
West End and the Commercial hotels
........ . . .
are taxeu to llieir turn. .si caiir.ciiv seem-
iuglv to acisitiimo.lale their hundreds of'
......did. hti.I vi.t their iironrief ors K.1V th
, r ;.
can siiil bnd rH)m for mote. I.i.e
out mouses ami sireei ntusav mis i nn
never too full not to lake in a few more.
Thus far, up to Tuesday afternoon,
court's time has lieen taken up by dis
posing of several minor cases minor in
point of comparison with the big ones
in reserve. The most interesting one
disposed of is that of the Commonwealth
under the auspices of the W. C. T. 1".
against Mr. Clark IJenfor.l, one of our
iH)nular druggists. On the side of the
'Commonwealth somedo.en or lif eon men
who were suspected tit buying mpmrai ; n ;; ,rHi .-,, &xm a!': r tm.k a hack
Mr. 15V store took the stand Rf. w itnesses. t(l r;,0 ov,.r ronfc.i rmd eight miles to
Their examination, and the twojv.i!,, la-vel, where he delivensl a great
speeches of opiosing onnsol took tip : speteh; will make spevlnsi at other points
nearly all of Moudny's afternoon and j in the county to-night and to morrow night,
Tuesday's forenoon session. The j and on M .nday commence work on a famous
Judges charge was deiiven-.l immediato- j murder trial in the Somerset Court, continue
ly after .
court met on Tuesday, at Li'.O.
i The jury retired at 2 o'cl.s k and have not
I agreed upon a verdict at this w riting
The rcnovatid Court house, with its
i t-rovcxi aiv.ntm.dati' r.s for lawyers, ji
I and sptctators. is fo-t-d 'o lie much Is-ttirj
i adsoted to court pr. ceilings l!:an formerly. ;
But. alll'.otigli, it-
rapi
city is much
I p-pgifr it ,ss Is en liieralty crowded at every
j . Mvg to stand in
I the aisles.
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be verr fitly re-
.,...t.,'.l ,., mod in dailies and we, kiirs,
i l YTl, .1 and W
I in S.merset and other pam-rs, may be in
' ferred by the fact of the number of both
short and long hand retvirten at ll.e tables.
. The widespread interest in Court matters
for tit is terra is shown in ihe large subscrip-
i t!ou 't to our Daily-more than lo names
j being already on our books. We are send-
inp c-oiiii to im- all over llic Slat?, and a
od many to joiiits in other States.
Mr. Sam iKau, of
court.
Addison, is attending
Matthews A Kinum-il keep the foet irro
rie! in Jh rlin.
For Fine ''iars fro to M. SclinK:k, oj.(k
sil liie Somerset House.
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i.-1 fi.r l.eorj.'e T. Swank oMhe Johntowa
Triltuite, eijt the morning inoitterset,
Italy and lttthy presses in great va
riety, at Mrs. A. K. I hl's.
Tenijrance drinks on ice. at M. Schrock's,
0Ksite the Somerset House.
"i;nty" Kimniel and Kl Hoover, of Bro
thersvalhy, are taking in the May Court.
All the latent sprint; and summer g.nxis at
Matthews A: Kiiiimell s, Iterlin, I'a.
A full line of colors of Wool, Cotton, and
l,"ut.n ( art Chain at Mrs. A. K. Vhl'a.
I . -.
I Constable M. F. Allison, of tyle, was a
j ome visitor at the Herald ofliee last
! evening.
j SiierilT lieoriie -Sieiiuuin. of OamSria Co.,
loiieof the nto-t pul:ir l! pullii ans in the
i IT'ln clislncT. is in t-iwn.
j
Mr. liul" I-iul.-n is reporiin Ihe court
' pr.cei dinps for the Jolin-towii hrnmnl, of
I which pair ne is i.k-ui ei.ior.
Mr. Charles M. MilU n. of l.istonhurir. this
county, is st-nihng curt wtk witii his
brother. IVpuly Sln-riiT Milt MeMilicn.
Back numbers of the H:kw. t;inta:.iiing
full accounts ol tiie Cmbcrcr, Yiier, a'ld
Shatilis tr.ivr.tlit-s, c.in In- s.car.il at F-siier'a
B.H.k Stole.
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From fii'tcen to twenty carriati from the
l.'gtonier valley drove inlo town early this
morning, b-iniiig witness: in I lie Nicely
ease.
The i .ran 1 Jury o:i'y exjniimsl t iiree wit
tiess. wbeii they relumed a tru.' bill against
the Niceivs.
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I The Mi-Clellan lt :i and West Virginia
.contingent in the cae aaint the alleged
jl'avette i-ouuty bandits, presented asiary
I stc'a. leas they man-lied in a lj.ly from the
1 station to the Court Ho'imn Monday ii.sin.
: Hon. S.on Snyder, ot Friedcns, Ciiairman
: of the I'mhibiti'in county committee, and a
' render of the Hkihi ! from way bark, spent
at hotir in il.i otlice this ui-nrniog and sui-
scriled i.r tli daily tM'lore leaving.
D vou know that Sin-l;r.. are to d.iv
The Seventh Annu .l Convention of the
W. C. T. V.. will be held in the Lutheran
Cliitn ii, a! S merct. Fa., on the 5th and (ith
of June. l-. All inemlters of I'liioiis. pas
tors a'ld (kts ins interested in tin; advance
ment of tiie letn; 'ran-'e cause, are requested
to attend. Delegates will Ite received anil
entertainment assigned by committee in the
waiting ro .ui at toe Stat
w bite ribbon.
n. l'lease wear a
The p!a-e to get the celebrated Hover dub
Cigar, the best brand Tobies and fine
Tobacco.
K. B. CorrKOTit.
I'r. Ficlitner and ex-Sheriff Kvle, who
j were the prime movers in arresting the
i M.J-1..1: i. ,;.i n, o rr;.r..o..
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visit y-stenlay. The I
. is anxious that the
I cases lie diHised of as sKe.li!y as osib!e.
as bis profe"eooual duties rtsiuire his presence
' 1 r
t at Coiilluenee.
Ioiigi.ty old John Cessna stumping tile
small towns of Somerset County in the in-tero-t
of tbe I'roliibitory Amendment isan
evidence that bis h-art is in his work and
that be is not proud, as be is one of the
most eloquent and one of the best-informed
men in the country, and bis services are in
demand for any cause be champions in ail
j of tbe lnrget cities. He is an indefatigable
; worker and enthusiast, with more energy
and endurance than many men of one-third
j his Yestenlay he came on from Boston
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r"sline Ills iwnirieg ill .ne s.ua.ier luniis,
f and p".ba Ay sak at night on temiK-rance
! if not etipagi-d in court. He is a great and
ood niaa Johnstown T'Hhihs.
X)n yoti use Ariiuttis Flour? Tiie best in
m.rket. Y'oti can get it from M.
j st,.,riK k. wl0 has the exclusive sale ot it in
1 sv.tne"-et count v.
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Kverv man attending court will want to
Uike a new Summer Hat and Necktie home
i with hi-.. I. I.. asel-er keeps nothing but
ietns' Furnishing Gouiis.
CheaKst Frii-es.
Latest Styles and
Ilfymers Fine Candies constantly on hand
a t A E. Pisel's.
If you want the worth of your injney, go
to Matthews A KiroineU's, Berlin, Pa.
I-ace Curtains, CO cents up. Curtain screen,
0 cents up. Mrs. A. K. Fill..
M. Schrock never allowi hinself to l nn
dersoled in the grocery, flour and feed line.
Kditnr Smith, of tbe Mtyersdale (.nnncr
ciol, dropfwd into the 1If.bld oili. for a
short while last evening. He is reporting
the court proceedings fur his paper.
For Georgia Marble Mouumentsand Head
Stones go to W. F. Shalfer, Somerset, Pa.
Georgia Marble takes the lead for monn-
men lal work at
W. F. SnArrKK.
Mr. C. Boll, of Hottsville, Westmoreland
county, who is a witness in the Nicely case,
left an order for forty copies of the Hkb-
ale yesterday afternoon.
. .
IJevolvers, Cartridges, and F'ishing Tackle
at J. It. Hoi.I'Ihbai:!('s.
Fine Ilresa Ginghams, t cents, at Mrs. A
F.. I hl's.
Charles R. Ilobcrts, John F.n.lsley an.l B-
s;l Uinl. of Addison, and A. 8. Sembower, of
l'pler Turkeyfoot, are spending the week
witii A. J. Hileman.
The " milk hake" at Zimmerman's tobac
co store, is doing a flourishing business this
week. Try it.
Matthews ,V Kimmell are the leading mer
chants at Berlin. A visit to their store will
pay you. as they are offering bargains that
defy competition.
Kye gla-sses at Bieseeker A- Snjdtia. Can
suit every iKsly's eyes.
Hon. F.d ,Iani, of libel isburg, Fa., is tak
ing in ihe S.mier-'t court.
You should get my price belore you let
yourorders for monuments and bead stones,
also Granite Work furnished lo order
Via. F. Smrrea.
Somerset, Fa.
Tbe bill posters tor John Bobinson's cir
cus have plastered the town with gaudy ad
vertisements of that great moral show, which
is to exhibit in Somerset on Wednesday,
June l itli.
Neir A Ca-.ebP'-'r are the leading Jewelers
nf-.SesMtiii at-iM-'r sore for any
thing you want in that line.
" Miik Shake" at Zimmerman's tobacco
store. Don't you know what it in? It costs
but a nil Lie to tind out.
Ladies will find it greatly to their advan
tage to come and sec my large stock of Mil
linery Goods U-fore making their purchases.
My st.H k is the largi'st, prii-ea lowest, and
trimming and work of the liest.
Mtsv A. K. Viil.
lr. Pellass, who has achieved an envia
ble reputation in tbe wiciitilic world, was
one of our welcome visitors to day. The
Dot tor's love for the mountains of Somerset
is as w arm as ever.
Ii'c-eool soda water at I'.ieseckcr A' Sny
der'a Drag Store. The only p!a:-e in town
where you can get this delicious and cooling
drink.
Our Silk Warp Cashmeres and Silks, are
g.KKl and cheap. Mas. A. K. I nt.
Dr. W. S. Il.irrah, of lxiwer Turkeyfoot
Township, one of the best known physicians
in the south of the county, died yesterday
morning. The doctor leaves a large number
of friends and acquaintances who will sin
cerely mourn his loss.
Handsome all-wool siik-finislted HenriHta
Cashmeres, front Soc to ?1 a yard.
Mas. A. K. Cm..
All kind of Marble and Granite w. rk
furnished at the lowest possible price. Call
and see at W. F. Shatter a woras. Somerset,
Fa.
The rule of court reserving the nt in
side, the railing for the exclusive use of ufli
cers of the court, practitioners, suitors and
representatives of the press, is being rigidly
enforced. A tip-stud is stationed at every
entrance to the bar, with orders to enforce
this rule.
Indies' Muslin Cnderwear is good and
cheap, at Mm. A. K. Fid's.
What's the use of carrying a watch that
won't keep time? Better take it to Self-it
Casebeer and have it cleaned and repaircL
Headquarters
For gHid things to eat and drink. With 3)
years exts.'rieiice in preparing tbe above
g.xsls, I cap honestly recommend my paie
to the public. Wlien hungry and thirsty
don't go to the Side Show when yon want to
see an.l get the best. It is not necessary to
ay anything to my old cti-.tom?rs that have
dealt with me for years, except to thank
tliem for their patronage and good will; but
those coming to our town as Stratisrrg and
in want of something to eat and a g.sd
cool drink. I'i.-el's is tbe pi and don't you
forget it. Opposite the court house.
A. K. I'i-el.
A full line of fresh ground ted always on
band at Schrock's Feed Store.
The First Day's Grist.
Hier and Broderick Acquitted.
True Bills Found Against Jo
seph and David Nicely for
the Murder of Herman
Umberger,
AND AGAINST THE " McCLEL
LANDTOWN GANG" FOR THE
ROBBERY OF CHRIS
TIAN YODER.
THE LATTER CASE NOW OS TRIAL.
The first caecalled this moniing was the
case of IbeCornmonweaith vs. Thomas Hier
and Michael Broderick, the I'vo boys charg
ed with the larceny of a lot of candy and pea
nuts from a Baltimore A Ohio Bailrood car,
standing on the siding at Salisbury Junc
tion. Mr. Halwl, the agent of the B. O B. XL
I at Salisbury Junction, was the first witness
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soeu unu ir7.ii.ieit i.iai ue uw 1,1c ueieno-
auts the morning of their arrest. The ear
was locked on the previous evening. In the
morning the car was fjund to have been bro
ken open. A pail of candy and a harn.1 of
peanuts had been tampered with and some of
their contents taken.
On cross-exatiiiiiaMnn he said that the car
was on a side track ! feet from the station.
Didn't know who took the candy or nuts.
F. F. Dougherty lives at Meyersdale and
is Assistant Agent of the B. A O. K. K. at
Salisbury Junction. He saw the ear and
l.ickc.1 it on the previous evening. Four or
live pounds of candy and a quantity of pea
nuts were taken. Saw delVmiants alter their
arrest. Did not see bays take the stolen ar
lic les.
M. Costeio the next witness, lives at Mey
ersdale ami is a brakemau. He saw the pris
oners on tbe 1.1th of M ly ; they came down
the mad on the same train with him ; they
bad lieen switched off from tbe main track
the previous night and had slept in a box
car. Did not see lb. boys in the car or have
candy and nuts.
Fred Mi. key, the next witness, is a laborer
in the employ of the B. AO. R. B. Company,
and testified that be had seen tiie prisoners
in the box car and bad tried to catch them ;
that when he thought he had them, the little
fellow jumped out of bis coat and that lie
bad got it. The coal was here shown and
identified.
F. O. Du K.nt, tbe car inspector, testified
that he bad arrested the boys and that they
had resisted.
The Commonwealth oll'erej a motion to
amend the in.Ii. tntt nt by strikin g out the B.
A . It. U. company as tiwiters of tbe stolen
property and insert tbe name of D. M. Dive
ly & Co. Motion admitted and Common
wealth resltd.
The defense made a motion for a non suit
which was overruled, after which Thomas
Hier. one of tbe prisonets, was put Uion the
witness stand and told the jury that he was
1-1 years old and live.! in Pittsburgh. He
got on the box carat leickwood and went to
sleep.. A man saw them and he jumped out
and ran. Did not break the car oien and
did not take anything. Intended to go to
Cumberland. Has been in jail here two
weeks. Went from Pittsburgh to Bockwood
in a freight train bci-anse we had no inuttey.
I Said before the Justice that we slept in a
bam ; said it because he was scared and ad
! nutted that he bad lied ft. the Justice.
Michael Broderick. the other piisoner tes
tified tlutl begot into the Is. x car at Kock
wo"l. with t.vo bums ; is 17 years old, an.l
lives in Pittsburgh ; jntntied in another car
at Salisbury junction, but was not in ten
! minutes; don't know who took candy and
I nuts ; was going to Cumberland lo get a job ;
saw two men get out of car in which candy
and nuts were; changed car, hoping to find
! a fire ; didn't take any candy.
! John G Ogle, in bis address, said there
! was a distinction between burglary and lar
j ceny ; the prosecution has abandoned tlte
j burglary charge, and seek to convict on lar
ceny. Witnesses for pros.cution had failed
to show anything connecting prisoners with
j tbe tli.fl ; not one of them said tbe boys
took the articles ; even 1f they, being
hungry, did take a little csnly and a few .
i peanuts, who would say they should be put
' behind iron liars for months? He illustrated
j taking from necessity by rea.Hngthe Scriptnr
j al incident of bow the Saviour an.l Disciples
1 ate corn when Missing through a field, and
I only pharisees condemned them. There is
I that in man that will lead liiiu to seek nonr
i ishnient ; it is so now. and always has been,
! and always w ill be ; the idea of the B. A O.
I Itailroa 1 arresting two little boys and trying
I to send them to prison lor live pounds of
i candy and a handful of peanuts wa alurd.
Tbe District Attorney said tbe B. A O.
Bailroad wns as mnek entitled to pm'ection
j as any ntiier corporation or individual. The
i value of the gou.ls taken has nothing to do
j with the otfeiise allciicd. Crimes are not
usually meaMirrd by the amount taken. The
quesi ion simply is, was it a theft, and were
these prisoners the thieves'." Bemember,
. these liamps stealing ri.hs on cars w ithout
1 anv piausil.ie reason are the most dangerous
' element of general society. Tbe presump
l tion M that these Imys. bting found in tbe
broken o.-ti ear, and jumping e.tf and trying
'to e-sc-.fe when discovered, ate the parties
i wbodid the stealing.
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