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V VI
TRIAL GF THE FAYETTE
COUNTY BANDITS
for Robbing and Tor
turingChristian Ycder
Ti'.eir Moticn fc-r a Sc-ver-cnce
onJ n Change of
Venue Refused by
the Court-
Full Report of the EvtOenae Produc
ed and Portrait of The.
McCleilandtown
Cans.
k:es and es3Dek;ck acquitted ov
a charge of stealing peanuts
and candy.
The Town Crowded wrth Strangers
and the Court Room Packed
to Suffocation.
F!l Detail a4 ripkie Ik-.rrir'Uan
r IyteretiB Featsmi er all
Case Trie.
-ChrMlj" Teder Take The Stand.
"The IlKAti of JHh iast., (qBtiitt4
aitooctof Ihe pr.eedirgs of the
.Tits r.s- court now tn eMont on to
-jc-.iav n.irnir.. The great interest
.n bv people from ad actions in the
'ipm-rant ca--s on trial leads us to de-v.-.tt
a verv '.ar? auionr.t of space to the
-,r ceding of the curt.
Ever hDiv the stor' of the iptare and
:Tr.mmrCt of the u M.-l.'W.andtowo
zsr.z" a f paphicai'y t !1 in tiie j
iitiu:i',e have l-n in '.n: daily j ,.Ver in the annaU olSxnersetCoanty
rfeipt of requests from diflVrent pu j vmrt has greater interest been manifested
,,f the t,.inty to - print the pictures of Ullia u now witneMle)j. Before the bell
if piK" The priweere w.-re n..t aax- : tjSll ..j ringing every seat, not only in
t I portrayed and refr.se.1 all of i the jjy ofthe roart-nwm, but ail in
'sr '.i'-itation f-r their y hot-nii hs. th g51e"ry were oiled this (Ve.inelay i
Eat the Hebam.. always a firm believer : m,,Tniul. And then ai.ies and d.x.rways
neu-i;)er ecterpnse an.! ''"'",:jrere pa. ke-1 by hundreds of interested
tfcit every rea-nabie re-j-uM of it pat-N.utjrS- ho' ,atiently st.xxl through
' M l ra,::5' !- bs ""'PKl 1 the three and a haif hours of the te-Iious
arti-t t.. viit tiie j.iil arl imiKe j of eiamininj; witnesses in the
..-Ii-i.t-s of s
f til m-.re prv.njineiit t
.-a.aeTS. Tbi p. strait -f
I n a-::.k- J. I.fwh
THE ll.Li-r
-f.. l.r.'.OF.K or THK FW.ols
i so lifelike that atsy i w mho l..us ever ,
seen the ori-:i:ii iii n-c. -z' it at a
fM. pp.bably ti." in--st a-t ini-ii'-i '
n.jn of all who wi.'. see this picture w.U
br hiu.fs-'d'jnd he w ill ao under- ;
staad what the ueutly drew d nd pleas- !
ar.t-;-kin g.-iitlt..i.an, ho ir.:..-r iewc-1 J
b.ai a fesr days :nce, with car-1 in
iib-han-i. on mhli ll ti.' Seellied to iki-js- :
j.-r.a; y !r p t'ie jmitit if i.is iead -ncii :
.f ! ;:ie e::.r ii.L-i- to f -.iif reuiark. :
. as ir.
i M:r arti-t i.'j'i-ht the phix "f Tisker :
1 --.r.s tiie hearing in the i i'-.-i '
asii dr.-w ;'::' Millivans" ftmu ha-ty notes j
1
u.-le hoe isuir.i; till' j j it.
W'iilv tiie SoiiEEMit II:kalii. way hark
alien t:;e c nttiry was y..ur-g, tbe g''sl
vt-r 1NJ7. ii.a-.ie its no-lt l.-w to the
s.ple of 5mrrs t county its editors in
.I-i.-st dreams for t;.e pr.iefier:
:v
i i.ii.i ot tieir t.rain t-p.oaoi
never
1 1 -o.-:,t that the day wou.d coiuewhen
it i .'i 1 contain more maitt r in two
cv'c-Las than was then pub'.i)ied iu
tii.ir entire pa;.s-r. Imagine their sur
on b.otig told that the neas of the
feniieruot parts of tiie earth would be
c ci.t upta.il week an ! iai I l-efore tiie
11ekau n-adt-r. That ti.e happeoings
is Xrw York, l'toladli.h.a, P.tteburh
y:'V -V'-r; i '
a..'1-i Wahir.g.on on Ta.r-ijy would t-e ord.nary tretigth of character, and knew
iyr- I i. l' .re ti.e readers ol the Huiald , what to say, how to say it, and when and
We.ines.iay moruirg. That happen- . here to aay it. Her testimony was
lug in Eur, ti at they ti.ought utm j right to the point, with no break or aem
if rnvned s.th.r. six uioiilhs would i blan.-e of rambling. In identifying her
D..W be c..r...iered bUiie. even in the i stm kinir that had been rtolen she prov
u..mt.r.s of Somerset, if printed fix e-i herself to be much more than a
4:r thev traiisfired. If tiiev ever t
.rt-ani ii . i-ii, h a toii.e a a daiiv istper I
jcr i
1
u .u of ...iKetiiing as iu.mea?iraiiy
'i--iai.l as t.e i.iilkv- wav. as dim as a
: e ar.--i w iio.ii ti.e par.v
i-l. ihi wt:at a w .ti.ler -i
' ''i'.:." T.-e i .i ri.rjs La'.?
:. at.-.! fie .L-.y i-.- it !'.
i ::.!-. .."'i I-..- -. .1 h toe st'.u
-i- i. F-r-...-r i :-i.4t aid the
I'... :. . :.
i .ir- l.J J.'..
po t .ore ..f
:.: i.i .. -y tl -.! ; t ... i hiuiself
:-f-::.i.I l.i.,ir.g '.. e . n l:,v
1.1.1 ...1 i. .l -o t. ... i;ni,-! of
hi ih. i i.e rutir..-ir sti -no. f -liar,
i r oMiai.l. r :.-i, ii.Hii 0.1-iii
iii. -iiti-il ti;.r ."rorii paia.A 11
ti.. 1.. i iv-, f ;-o-i:i- ap.i of
It oil -ia j. -i ri ys
:' : aide's i 0 -rii;.--.
i.ow j ; in: a 11. any
a tii l iy a ti.-y
to. r.. Ttie litiiAi.i.
:... ;-r ti"f -f ti e
t .o.-i.. :.t.- f ti.e ag?-.
t.'.i.-T, ,;ii :
1 -u a SUia
ti.e po--et.'. 1
Ie.-r .
si.eM st ar.-t
itet ..-f f..i.-a
liturr l..an
-avunsj .oritaiii
are ti-.w to be
ris tuari
- ri-s. 11 iui.- a'Tie
'-. A 'ti.- forget, one
the r.e.-t. n.-a'.est
..e lj.-t, ,
1 Ul-t 1.
-Is i .1 v.-
l.c
iihir -ki;t in tiie State.
r.-p iind tiaxedand wailed.
ii.Uo e er niiu-li'ii of tbe
- i'liir. iers l -uciry i-frfore
rtv ! ; -.re e:f" i.a fea-i.'y
way. a ins'.iDj the tii.t,
-- J lhe roll z. Wh t La what
1 . .1;! '
t. tne iaro.-st
W v rj-.T.-.r.
aiiser.
te;rture. i
'he im,.-,,
'r.- .-.ir
''' i!r ia tiie -.Min-.
k it makes a new
tig that the paJliculars
-a-i-c m cn trial in
Th-..
n :1
'..nt
iiy c..u-s th oM reiM-h the
ok; c-..jitc !y way of"Ii-bin
iira it iii i..r.e s da.lv oiirin--
l!-.,i
- "-i-- of the i o.,- 1, i,j5
' " J' tt : - i..to n!...ri .'ii-
- r.iaii f .,-(. (.;-- a( tiie c-itiRty will
:- '" :t u' W - -c.tu a .i'y a it
- rtk.y vh-.i;,r to tl Lutiitaof
peivje of iticrtet eouatr.
line
VOL. XXXVII. NO. 50.
i As all anticipated the multitudes are j
h.-re here from every section of the j
1 count v
hen, from f'.w.l.r,. frnm Vnt-
J tuoreiand and Fayette counties here
i even friHa border nect:oo of both West
! Virg-r.ia and Maryland ben? in uch
; titiiii :n as to fill house, store, shop.
ivii'vs an! streets. Aal, vet. vast a
' the crowd now in, it will be greatly en-1
; large.! when the great murder and rob
! bery trial w ill take place. Our houses
j of public entertainment the Somerset,
! West En l end the Cnmiuerria! hotels
are taxed to their utmost cmpjcity aeeni
j injHy to a-om nicxlate their hanlreils of
i u;. : ani yet their pwrrietoro say they
ciat) st:!' f,D- mom fir more. Like
omriibuoeaaml tr?t railway car they are
ntrver tix full not to take in a few more.
' Thit far, op to Taea-iay afternoon,
' t-ourt'f tinte has len taken up hv dis-
j p.wing of fvera.1 minor cases minor in !
' pfiirit of cotnparion with the big ones
i in n-erve. The roort interesting one
' iiiie-i of i that of the Coamjoneal;h
' a;:iint Mr. C'ark Eecfor!, one of our
! rmpaiar d rUi.-s'j:. (n the niile of the
Common Health BmueiioienorfiPeen men
ho ere !ufiectel of buyinp lienor at
j .Mrf K's. store took the otan-1 as witnesses.
Their elimination, and tbe two
; speei bes of oppoeinij oansel took op
nearly all of Monday's afternoon and
; Tuesday's forenoon sessioa. The
1 Ja-Ies charge wan delivered immeiliate-
ly afler eijnrt met on Tielay, at I 'M.
d,.r
I As on yewt.-rday, when the eiht im
piu-atrtj men were nian hed in by the
j shtT-iif and his deputies, everyt'ody was
j anxious to see them. Yesterday's view
; of them, and t-lay( several hours of
observation of them in the court room
did not satisfy the public euriity. as
upon adjournment hundreds rushed to
the CYiurt House yard and formed two
j solid columns from Court House door to
the jail, thnch which the wretched
! "o!-rvedofail ol'servers" had to pass.
If. in a l lit'.onti their other ways and
. iue:h"is f attracting public attention j
they aspire to additional notoriety, they
.orel. oru-ht tn than wt istie,!
wiih tbe;r marches to and from the old
I Purirg tbe hearing of some dozen or
j so witness for the prow-onion, seeming
j ly tiie moi-t unconcerned men ia the
I Court K.om were the eigtit men arraign
i e l for committing tbe offense. Xot once
! did one of them betray the slightest evi
! dence of f.-ar or appretiension. If, as
ue tieople urd to believe, that gnirt J
w ill show it-elf m the countenance when j he argument which had been postpon
cocfronted with positive eviderj'.-e, then ! i ooened bv the counsel for the de-
irres;t
b!e conclusion must be that I
at prisoners are as innocent as
n-w Uirn lbes, as no betrayal of guilt is
perceptible in their look or appearance.
Lven under tbe harrowing details as
: swum to by Mr. Stevanos. the id a
Uiund in ropes at the time of tiie rob
: bery. and bv Miss Anna Baker, the girl
; work'.cj at ti.e time at Mr. Yoder's, they
all looked and ai-tci as though they were
; iiis int. restnl in the case tban'any other
;.'isii in tiie rsm. Nor did Christian
1 YrKler's simple and st-aight f-rward so.ry
j of tiie
terrible injuries itifl cte! up i
: him liy men little
i move them in the least degree.
Though
I four of theui -were pointed out and
1 f.-rred to by name by several of the wit
i nesses. not one of them manifested a
. particle of embarrassment.
Mr. Stevsnu. the C't wttr.esi, and
i ho felt the efftcts of the r.-rs tie.1 !
ao.iin-i ana aisvji mm, is an average in- i
tll!.-nt l..kinZ man. semirelv .bout '
years old. He gave in his tes'imony in
a clear aud distinct oiancer, and suffered
no on fusion on cms examination.
Miss Anna Baker, another of the tope's
vii'tini. is a young lady, of more than
match for l.er cross-exajuiners.
With. I I
, ,. .... i
she is a ra'ber tine
she is a ra.'.er cne looking, mouesi iaiy
.
1 . . .,, i.r.i-c .n.1 ilim.niirnfi ti.e I
. , . ,, . I
stand tuade a favorable 101 presj.n on Uie
vast audience that gave her every answer j
n.aikc.1 atientiou.
Th trt cae calie.l T'twiay momiig wus
hr' oi t'.ie v.orTini.Mi-Tejiiib vs. Thomas Iiier
, i
: I m ! l.a--l iiri.M:eni-k, t:ie f
0 tun;- ;
" f
,!, tie lane, v ofa !-.. ,-,, v .1 ;s- .
rom x iu.iii.i-.re A ot, -. IU,ln.d ear. i
l'ioot. 1 he ai.i.ri'r at r-alii-borv June- ;
' 1
- "i.
Mr. IhW. theaitent of lhe B. R. R.
li-bt.ry i Auction, was h first wiine ly term with Benford at present it d.es
I and 1. -titled thai tie -Jiw t!je defend- ,ot f-'lloW that he would perjure Ilim
'he i'"- rnirv,' of tli-.r arrest. The car , self in this or any other cose, being an
.111
A!" t. .
I tne previous evemr.. In Hie .
E.- irr.ioj t i-ar was fjund i. have been rn-ki-n
..i-o. A pail of can-iy and a barrel of
prtiiiut-- had tsrn tamisrml with and some of
to. ;r erin-i'tils taken.
t- rr is--cxaMiin3:iin be -said thai the csr
-a- .'i -.l- tr. k lJ ti-el f-i-ru the slatiun.
Iv in : iiow who 'oii tiie candy or r.-ais.
F. !'. D-o.-heisy ii.es at lirjerxlsie in. I
i A:-a:it Agntof ti.e 1".. i O. R. It al
Sa.;?i iiry J iiK-iion. He uv tLe car and
s-ketj it on the previous evetiing. Four or
five pv,..n.h. of candy and 1 i .amity of pea- j
,1.-... w. rv taken r-a deter..1an. after tneir ,
U ' . . t.. L.' ir'j J tAf tliC nU.CU ska -
M.
. tii next wi;ms, livs at Mv-
e-siiui and is a urak-.t nan. He saw t!it pris
on, r or. tlr l.'.ih of May ; they carue iljia
toe nwtd iKi the some traiu wh.a ira ;
,. PT j
oird lie-'n swi
the rev ions
c!ie.i uff fr-mi tue main track j
n.'itand ba I slept in a box :
- r ."d r.-it see uie buy ia the car or have
candy an 1 nils. !
1'rci ! . k.y. the next w,-n.--s. is a lalwrer 1
iii the employ 0.' the B. i U. R. H. Company, i
a-i-i irt:Oe.l that Ire ha:i wen the prisoners j
in ihe vn caraiu ba.i trie.1 to catch tbcm ; j
that wiiirn .eihoughthcbadtbria, the bttie j
'''" i""-ii t f that be
ha,! g-vt it The vvt was !rr snown and
1 -I !
"t I ..iin.. lhe csr injt.r. t.titAnl
that h i 3 rres;ed jite boy and fLat uy
h..-' re!-ed-
Ti.e t "mil at.vn wniH'a cfTcrei a motion to
a.iiend th indictment by striking out the 3.
iO. E.E. cum pan y a wuer of th stoien
pr.perty and insert the came of D. Mh Dive-
'? Co. Motion admitted and Common-
WWIttl reste-1.
The defense made a motion for a mm suit
which was eerruleJ. afttr which Thomas
liter, one of tb prisoners, was out upon I he
witness stand and toM the jury that be was
25 years oij and lived in Pittatxub. lie
p on the box carat Bckwoil and went to
strep. A man saw them and be jumped out
and ran. Did not break tbe car open and ,
did not take anything. Intended to go to j
Cumberland. Has been in jail here two i
weeks. Went from Pitubnrgii to Ecckwood j
in a freight train because we bad no money. :
said tKIore tne Justice ttuu we Hepc m a j
bars ; said it because he was scared and ad-
niittrd that be bad lied to tiie Justice.
Michael iSnxlehck. the other ptisuoer tea- !
lined that ie got into the box car at Uock- I
wood, with twj bums ; is 17 years old, and )
lives in Pittsburgh; jumped in another car j
at tiliibnrj juoclioii, but was not in ten j
minuses; don't know who took candy and j
nuts : was going to Cumberland to gtl a job ; ;
saw two en out ot car iu which cajj-.y 1
and nuts were; changed car, hoping to acd
a fire ; Ui'iu't take any candy. j
Joiin ti Ot:ie, in Lis aiiress, said there j
was a ulstipciion between burglary and lar- i
ceny ; the prosecutioo hs abandoned the i
borglary charge, and seek to ctrtjvtd on lar- j
ceny. WilMwa tut prosecution bad tailed J
to show anything connecting prisoners with j
the theft ; nut one of them said the bojs j
took the articles ; even if they, being j
Lnnrrv. did takes little nniif and a few 1
peanuis. who would say they suo-ild be put!
behind iron ban for montlis Ue illustrated
biking from neceawiy by reading tbe Sri plur
al incident of how the aavioor and Disciples
ate corn when passing through a field, and
only pbarism condemned them. There is
that in man that will lead him to seek nour
ishment ; it is so now. and always has been,
and always will be ; li idea of the B. & O.
Kai'.road arresting two little boy: and trw'nt
f Mml them tn urison Ar tire iHiiiniis of t .
, .
canoy arul a banuiut o( peanais was aiuru. j
The District Attorney said tbe B. & O.
Kailniad was as much entitled to protection
as any other corporation or individual. The j
f ih. .....I. t.k.n h n,.ihir, i.. .in i
with Um onVnss alieised. Crimes are not I
usualiv measorrd bv the amount taken. The ;
M.iu.tl.vn .imula im . . 1. . t lwf ri ,1 m r-rm -
these prisoners the tbievesr rmen.Ur,
tiiese trmj stcalimj rides on cars without ,
any plausible reason are th. moM dauaerous ;
element of general society. The presump
tion is that these bojs, being found in tire '
broken ojen car, and jumping otTand f.r ;ng
to ess-afie when discovered, ate ll iiantes j
who did the stealing. j
The Judre charged toe jury that the pie- ;
tion was simply rii'.ty or not guilty. a to lar- j
ceny; that as a jury tliey mu-t weieh the
i testimony ar.d ascertain, not who b.mke j
t- out who took tne canny am.
Pnu -o,.e onoe giwus were a..u..u o.
the boys the mere (act that the boys were
in the car is no proo that they took the
g-ioils. The Commonwealth must prove the
boys took the goods. To convict you roust
be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that
the boys stole the (oods.
The jury having gone to their room for
deliberation, tbe jury in the case of com
monwealth vs. C. H. Ben ford was call
ed into the box. The testimony in this
dsewasmiblished io last week s Hekald.
fmv. after submittia- the following
points to the court:
1. That thf-re can be no conviction in
I
this case for selling lienor without li.-ense. i
inasmuch as tbeacl of May 147, provides j
that druggists and apothecaries shall not j
be rer.ired to have licenses under the
rev in in oi l.iis Ml, u. tiie uiinnitia- i
dicte.1 evidence shows that the defend- j
ant was a drntrjiist havinit a certificate of j
competency from the Mate Piiarmacu- j
ti.-al Examining Board, the verJiit must 1
Is not IflllitV. :
. . . .. . j
TK.f .u mm ia ni-nv.nnf In tfie in- 1
dictroent rraraing lhe defendant as a 1
orug-jisx wnn any violation omie sun-
! I r-, a tnrrt itafittf.il T atTtrm r it runnrsl
. : ';
ana sai-l: Hie two poims raise a ques
tion whether on this indictment the de
fendant could be convicted. The points
are refosed, vtd the inetion of law will
I be duly considered on a future motion if ;
Dril7'
.nr. ivoonn ao'iressers
tbe jury at j
. . ,
"ru'u -
owe-i to sell spirit-
ooas and vinous liquor nn.W certain !
restrictions and qualifit-xtions. lie then
bn.k up the eviden'-e of several witnesses
.
claiming that not one of them sustained j
. , . , ,
was particularly sevese in his criticism
on the attempt to convict on such testi
monv as was offered. He held that Hol-
bert'g evidence amounted to nothing in 1
view, 1st, of his own admitted con-Linn i
for the three months specified: 21.!
Because of his connection with Mr.!
Eenford as hi rrmnsel : "pi. Because of
1, ..... , . ..
Itie nrvr.n-il ilirlieilir. nrvw between tn.tn
- i
involving a suit in court
,. , ,. .... ..
.. 1 IX. Mi.n t 14m rn (ha
' '.i;,:; .k... ,1, . 1 i
evidence, ridu-nUn? the idea that the ad-
i mixtures were bonght as me-iicine an 1
i especially in such qitiutitie a 4 pint, 1
' pint et.:. Sail "Doctor prescription"
was simply a dod-ze to get whiskv. Ia
- - ,
.: .. II .IK. .- k'. I.
co.ua.eu...., 01. .,im.,r.,.,c.v.,.. -.
80 "'t-ciseil by opfs-wtng
counsel.
said he was now a reformed
man an.j ni evmem-e wis entitici to
fail credence, and though not on fri.-nd-
honorable niemberof this ' -r.
The jury in tiie Hier end P.Aleriok
r!e returned a verdict of not guilty.
The Court gave the boys some so.in.1 ad
vice in regard to stealirg railroad rides ;
UId them to try and get hon.tst work
and discharged them.
Ad jonrccl to lif.0 p. m.
AITtCllN.XlX SESIOX.
Judge charge in Benford case:
The indictment contains five counts.
Tae of ,7 ,5.. swliot pmv-des
irnM. sre not 5,,,, to priiClIW !
license, but shall not aell li juor except
. for medicinal or mechanical purposes, j
j and that it shall only be sold for tnedi- j
j c;ne on a phys;cian's prescription and s
not m.vrj uian once on toe sam pre- i
svnptKKl. If he sold only on such pre- 1
soTiption be could not be conv-rted. If 1
he sold whiskey with tcsdiciue, and sold
as medicine, he co-:!J not lie convicted, j
Second count wns thrown out 3L -.-ll- '
ir.g to one visibly el.-tei by liq-un If i
there was any evidence of sncli sales he '
could be convicteit 4th. Selling on !
Sunday: Yon must detenr.ine frjm all 1
th evidence. 5th count: Prosecuted as 1
, drnffic TUnw oct.
The defendant is entitled to the liene
tli of a roasonab-l- '.ouU. As to the
qnestlon of eotst., if yon Eipjit
fendant then yna Jiust uente who shall 1
pay the costs, the county or the defend- :
ant
Some
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
A true bill harin been foiind airainst
James M. H-iyer for F. !k on informa
tion of Lirzie Kennel, he piea'l jruilty
and was senteni'e.l to pay a fine of "-'o.OO.
cost of prosecution, f 13 for lyinj in ex
penses, ami '.7" per quarter for a period
of three years: and be tvquire l to enter
; into approved bon is. Both these parties
hai! from i-outUaiBi&tn township.
At the close of the Boyer case it was
decided to continue the entire civil list
down for trial next week,
Lewis a a.uHr-ULSD av.t.
i
Jil tSoS P. SlLLIVAS.
j
:
t i .r . .i . i.n r r" .. t
irg uexore me ue.i rang lor voun uj i
asneiuble this i We'Ines.lay 1 nxming, our '
strw crowded with pedestrians
wending their way toward the Court
House, so that hn the doors were
opened they n.iidit be sure of gaining
admittance ere it became an impossibili
ty, owing to the crowd beingtoo great for
the room. Scarcely five minutes elapsed
after the doors were thrown open nntil
every seat, as well as every available
standing spaie wis oi-cupied, the auxiety
r
to hear the trial of the McClelland- I
town ping for the Yoier robbery. As I
soon as court was convened the prisoners
were bronght in and sateJ around the '
ta'i:C m ttieir conns1). uti in irociot tue ;
iJi.-e' stand. In appearance they
all i
looked neat and trim, apparently con-
lnt lnvis liein tilA ! - -ii f i- r n. Ot-
rjuently consulteifby the attorneys for j
the defense in their cross-examination of i
ths Commonwealth's witnesses.
Sate.l at the bible of the counsel
ni
ir 1
the proeeciition wus old man
i oner
whom base, heartless anil cruel wretches
crjelly tiirture-i and robbed on tbe
liith of April last. All eyes seemed to be
turned toward the old man whose long,
snow-white hair and board, and mild
bme eve and pli ng face render h ap
pearance venerable, and would impress
one with the truti.fllllcesB of the oft re- '
eated assertion that Mr. Yoder "Is at
peace with all the world. He ia sixty-five
years of age and when he was asked to
take his place in the witness' stand he
was sw orn for the first time in his life in
a court of justice, and told in a clear and
concise manner of the horrible torture
he underwent on that memorable occa
sion, after he had peaceably given up all
tba fuooey he had in his possession,... ,T
THE "SIi-CLFJ.LAXDTOW'S GAXG"
IX O 'CRT.
thial or THE vi:
LAIN WHO SOBBED AND
TukTl Etl I HBISTL V TODES.
, , , , , .
The Court ake,l tbe Di.-tnct Attorney
what ca.se he t-U-i-te.1 to try next, and
that odicer asked to have tbe case of
Cmm.,n.e3!th U.i9 et. at uk
... ,
up. Ti.e .-l.erili Has notihed and prompt-
1 r I
ly brought into Court Charles J. I-eis,
Jai-kson P. Sti'liv un. Marshall ui!ivan,
Decatur Tasker. ilrant Dean, Wm. Hill,
Jerryu.a.i'js Tiiomss, Clarence Andrews.
The prisoners were shaved, washed,
decently dressed, and presented a
passablv respectable appearance, with
l.in.n,.i '
... ... i. ... i
notwithstanding they were the fxtw of;
macv li'iniire.! of eves.
Mr. Il.illiert objerted to this rase lir.g
ieopatthi ''cct j
" ' . j
for an attachment "or witness- and a 1
continuance of the ce. Attachment
..,.i.i fi.Uo a.1 ,.,i Vu;. i,,i.
. - ' . ' . ; '
ii.au, aii.i ti i in tiaii. e iii ieiii?-.j.
j Messrs. Uht and Hollwrt of counsel for
j defense then !e-l the following motion
i for a change of venue.
Commonwealth of I'
L, ) No. .". May T,
vs. - ! . t. A r.
Chas. J. Lew is, et al. J Burglary.
T. '.he flm,n;'iJ? the July of tht Ctrtrt
i ,f ftirr u-l T'Titi'iur atfl lintrml JiiU Ar-
lr.-ni (.., fl okiw
l,"ri. I' r i.u- xviji,
S,srrrei, Si-tie
Vt.r,n,7.o.'
T1, , , , (J ,, . , ,
I ! ' .i.-tfll. t.n'S . rt the SlkTiV. Iii.
Iheir attorcevs. John II. Chi and A. C.
li .i'tw-r. ci.n.e ir.
-I'irt. 1
' tbe
day .f May. A. If, and pray the
Co-irt that a oi.,? i'i ir.'(r, msv be
minted in said a-e f-.T tne folio ir j
rej-. iis . i,, ,1
1-t. In the cvint v where the rr.m ;
was committed fr which the defendants i
stand ir.-licK-i, to ait: Tiie ei untv of
y-oni-ret aforeNid. ur.iiie excitei.ient :
prevails a.M,n.t t:.e said defendants: and
in -Mi.eii j. m-e of mv U prevailing ex.-ite- J
iii.-ni; the defendants aforesaid will l-e j
Mii-ih'e to iiro a fair an ! impartial trial, i
1:. tii-ooiily of .s.;,ier--t aforvr- I
wd.tovAtt: lhe county 'n hi. h the :
.1 -n icT iit ii ii i i' -r.i hin?4 urar-
i . . .- i .. i
1-iitu-le.t. a. atiirr-Hxi.l. W:. crvn m -Iteil I
there exirts srreat a prejudice against '
In- ueien-savr.Is aioresa d, ttmt they
tannot ot taiti a fair trial I
:t In the cr.untv in wh't-n tn oif-nse i
for which defendant stand indicted was ;
fwiiite.!, as af..reuhl. there exists a !
co:i.i..n.tti..ti aja.11.-- said defendant, in- i
stijatc. bv intiuentod per-ori, bv reason ,
of which" r.i.!.n5ioB the def-n i ir.fs I
3, SI If
af..re-oi-! cacnot ..buin a fair trial. Tlty j ios trron. Have rea.J a goo.1 ileal 1
thereiore prav mat the case mt be re- j about tl.i ce but could go into the box
T'Tk '1 h77r.'ntyvi'rh.nd rr,er!B'1Wa',er.Wfk't "' ilh j
wil ever nrav Ac - ,
1 - . . '
t. . J. l.EWIS.
.!. P. f-l 1.LIVA.
M.iai, Si-LLJVA.k,
bis
Ditt VTI K X TaSCER
mark
Grast I'ilVN,
V,'-.j. H:li,
hi
JftrtTVUASt -i X Thowas,
mark
CukKVi'E B. Aeiof.
wom and m'wrttie.l before me, this i
- if j "h,.se, i
Proth y. i
I OKI.EB or Tne rt. j
i Tiie appiha-icn to change venue is re- j
I fused ; uie Court is not satisfied from j
I anvthing appearing that ondae excite-
' that r-o fitrrtialcsn i had in tbe county. J
2S i ir, I f .1. Per CrstAw,
X..TTO.V ..g A frtfB.MS trtlEl.
Counsel fir the defeose then file.! the
(oliowing motion, asking that the pri-1
oners be tried separately : I
JL
ESTABLISHED 1827.
Commonwealth of Pa-. 1 So. 5. Msr T,
vs. I U. A T.
C. J. Lewis and others. 1 Burglary.
Tn the lltaortfjlt. tiur Jtiin 'if tiw llitcri
of Oyer end Tcrmiitr Jur .nirr1 Cmnttj,
fit.
An.l now to-wit the dav of Mar, A.
D. The above named defendants
by their attorner. John IL Cbl and A.
pray tbe Court that he may be severe-1
from the other defendants named, and
that a separate trial may be awarded for
the following reasons:
I 1st. The defense ot the defendant's re
j spectively, rests noon different- gmumls,
to be maiie out bv different witnesses
and no one of them can be tried joint
ly with another or with the rest without
wmking great dania; and injury to him
s i joined.
2nd. Every man is presumed inno
cent until he is proved guilty, and to
try any one of your petitwne.s jointly
with another, or with the other IVfts.
will he to-trenifthwn in the eyewofthe
jnrv'the case of the Commonwealth, and
I in a still (rreater degree to weaken the
! force of the defense of any defendant so
joined.
I 3rd. The Commomea!th must make
out her case beyond a reasonable doulit,
and a joint trial of any one defendant
! with another, or with the otnera, will
1 strengthen the hands of the Common- i
weaith upon whom is placed the burden
of proof, and who. in a case ofsnch
jpavsty as this, fraueht with such ira- j
. , ..... .i.r... (. ....
- 1 1 . 11 TT I' ItiC UTlCil'IKllM If'VJIl t TT j
able to make out a on of riilt without :
...... ... i
tue ail or a taction streiiirtn lent ner CV
a jo'nder of defendants or any of them.
4th. There are many witnesses testi
fying to a contnrielv of circumstances ;
these on Iwhalf of one defen.bmt thow
in favor of another. In case of a joinder
of one tlefen'lant with an.Kher. or witti ;
ii iur .miejn, Krea uariii, injur, iiuik
and prejudice must lie wrought to the
defendants. They therefore pray for
severance, and would ever pray ic.
C.J. Lewis.
J. P. Sullivan.
Marshall Sullivan,
bis
IVcatur X Tasker,
mark
Grant IVan,
his
Jerry manus X Thomas,
mark
Clarence B. Anderson,
Wm. Hill.
?wom and subscribed before me this
lhe -irJ' da-T of iU-r A l' ij.j.
Prolhonoury.
We the subscn W. the connsel for the
ieir-rmariL nameu in uie .uiiiu ieiiv.ii,
,i . s...i. .:r 1 .1 i., ,,
I i " ij i it- v tr i -1 1 . .in. uc. i.ic upuu v. i
honor as at tornevs that in our opinions.
after careful examination of the cases of
t he respecti ve defendants, the justice of
the above case requires that the defend
ants should le trie. separately for the
reasons that have been put forth, as well
as for the additional reason that the de
fenses clash and if there shonid be a join
der of defen.iants, or any of them, there
must be matter hmmht in bebaif of the
nnl. that will he tn th r.reiiMice of the
oher. A. t. lioLnrirr,
May Issssaj. .John H. I'm,
Attorney for IWendants.
oaiiEx or tuk coi rt.
Ma.5Sth. l;v!. j
r . T I -; . i rut I
-i. i rv-1 . iimiA-rv .ii'. . in viimu i.-i
all the defendants. The motion to sever
ia refused. Per Curiam
W.J. BR,P.J.
The counsel , for the Sky, .brothers
filed a motion asking that the case
airsiiist the Nicely be taken op before
the case of Iewis, et ai. The Common
wealth opposini this motion was over-:
ruled and the Yoder case ordered for i
trial.
SSLECTI.XO A JI ET.
Tbe Prosecuting Aitornev then read
the i n.Ii.-ttiien t to the liriiniiN w h.i aerw I
arateiy and jointly plead "not guilty." i
TheClerk was instructed to call a jury.
.a.ri til n ir . ninu. was rviiinl he Iii S
... ii-. . i
his eligibility to serve in the case before ;
the court. The fol'owing gentlemen 1
were taoe.l:
Xeiw.n Baker. Head the Herald and j
from what it said bad partially made up j
his mind but thotiirht be could g-i into I
the b-jx and decide the case according to
.... i
tne evioence I n. !en.e.l r.v Tt:e rle-
fense.
Jere S. Miiler. Rea l alout the
rase i
. . . or,in; ,,f r in. j
no-vnee of theprisrin-rs, ra.1 the Ht-
-iuj. Received no letters in regrl to the j
case and am not relatel to Mr. 'loderor j
C M. Miller. Challenged by defense. j
Fred. F. Walker. Have read and j
heard about the case but have not made !
up or expreswe.1 an opinion in reiranl to j
the guilt or innocence of the prisoners, j
Challenged by tbe defense. j
Jerome Dickey. Have read and heard
a good bit in regard tothis case,and have t
made ap my mind as to the guilt or in- j
nocence of tiie prisoners, but not with- !
standing this could go into the jury box 1
and decide the ease aovrding to the evi- j
dence. Chalienire.1 by the defense. ;
A. Chaiubrrlain called, but did not an
swer. !
Wilson I lawn. Heard and read about j
the case, but have not formed or express- i
an opinem. Live about three miles!
from Mr. Yoder's. There was a grs1 deal i
j
exciti n.t-nt in our neighbv.rhooit ;
about the matter. Challenged by the de- !
fer-s. !
y, ' v. ahVr.-Live at C. ntrevi.le ;
' '
la-e read aliotit tbe .-ase and hear-1 aj
good deal, but coo' i render a veriict in ;
ao.lir,,n,.p ,til tll1 evidence ; am n.4i
ndato! to Yler. A.-reirfe.!.
J.isepn v . 11 jG.iian. '.'pi
1 r
J.isepli C. Huffman. Opinion firmed i
V'1 Cvt hakca.
Francis ?.Iay. Have read all about the
case, but oold go into the jurv box and
' '
render a veni.ct :a ai-conlan.-e with the
evidence. Accepted.
Jonathan Snvder. St.wJ aside by tbe
f
. . .
die evMence m Jt.e case. Accepted. i
11 ...... 1 . w- f I I 1
a.. .... ... .-aj.v.-iia.c raw w.i j
beanl very much about this case. CUal- !
ler.ge.1 by the defense. j
j Fpiiraim D. Slillrr. Have heard and
j read all about the case but could render 1
aveniict a.i-.riinir to the evidence. Am
1 related to Mr. Miller. Not .--epied. i
( John Fisher. Have not rea l a great
i deal a'tx.at the ca.se : have hear! a little '
! about it Could render a verdict in ac- :
cordiir.ee with the evidence. Challenged '
by Afeft',e- !
John Shane Read a uood deal tboot !
the case, but have not majle op my mind i
as to the gnilt or inmicence of the parties, j
sitood aside by the Commonwealth.
Wm Femer. Have read and heard all !
lt tW-ra-. ; .oidf..rm a jadgmen, on
the evidence.' Ckadenged by defense.
Cvtus W. Ille.
-Have read als.ut the ;
care but have not made tip my mi ad as j
to the gudt or innocence of the parties, j
Challenged by defense. I
n IT
U i
JL
JUNE 5. 1889.
John Marteeny. Have read a eotI I it 1
about this cam and have talked a g;I
deal atout it, but have not particularly
made up my mind. I don't think I iiid
i go into the jury box and render an iai -
! partial Teniict. ChaJlen(red for cause.
j Jeremiah J. Livengowl. Have hesnl a
i .. i , . t
withstanding this I think I could ito into
the jury box and render an impartial
vcrdkt aoxrdingto the ev-den.-e. Xo
one has written me or visited me in re-
rd to this cause since I have Wn sum-
mone.1 as a juror. Cha5ieDed bv the tie-
fense. "
George Cramer Have heard consider-
abie about this case, but don t know that
. . . w, i
I have expressed an ouinion. m.ksI
. . , ,.. '
aside bv Commonwealth.
. , nil. iii ;
J. H. Lowry Read what was publish-
. . , , ... . ...I
ed in Meversdale 'n'TO' and have!
. , - ., , . . . ,
...... . , , "
eo into the tarv box and render an tin-
. . .. . . , , . .t
partial verdict. Mood aside br the Com-
, , "
moil wealth.
u - f .r ii i ii ,
Henry C. Snatfer. I have heard about
.. . . , .
this case, but have not mane up or ex-
, . . . ...
pressevl an opinion. I rr.ii ttie news
I paitrs. l think 1 count g into tne jury
box and render a verik t amrordins to
tQe evjnct. Accepte.1 aud sworn.
John f ieisel I have hoard sotue of this
i cane, but have not foraiel an opinion
I stopped my newspaper before this of
; curved. Accepted and alhnned.
Philip Weisel. Read Within
beard nothing about the case,
tXid
Dy the Commonwealth
Luther Dull. Have read atjuiit tiie
case, but have not mwle up any purtic i-
"i"""
ituiiiuii. ii. .i.t. . , . w-uiii mi'iri ...
impartial verdict. Challenged for caa. 1 revolversnd sa.d tome "keep silent, or
Frederick R. Shaffer. Have read wt'ti- we'll kill yoo." They then bs.k Y.xier
icg, but ba;e heard a little about this j out saving "lets take him out and kill the
case. Stooi aside by the Common- ! son of a bit.-h." When they brjuuiit
wealth. him back Yoder wss ail bloody. Tiiey
David J. Wo!fersberr. Haverft read want.M me to tie the la.!;e.v I ref used,
verv much but have heard a coo. I bit j They then tied the women and said
about this case. Have partly made up j they would come back ina'noutone half
my mind but could render an impartial ' hour and loen us, bu' they didn't lo
verdict Am a carpenter and lire in o : they took bams, st.s kiti ; my Is-ys
liockwoo.1. Clialienge.1 by defense. ' untie.1 me about 12 o'cl--s-k. Have seen
E. J. Aagtistine. Have heiir. and j the fur men who were at Yoder's house
read a great deal about the case but ; on that nigiit tice sia.-e and could iden
think I could render an impartial ver- j tifir tt.etn.
di,.-t after hearing the evidence. Chal- Xh(. wiln Winf 5f B ,xmld
ienge.1 by defease. j j.entifv. tb e mra cow ,a:ile,i np to ..he
J.J. Shaffer.- Had not mad." np 1 pro; ad pointed out Lewis, Tasker
mindorexpresse.lanop.mon. A.vt 1 t-.l. ! n,j ,h. tWi Sj!!;ria3 t.ie utea wilo
J. F. Kaati.-Have expresse.1 an pin- I rol((w y,!e(.
ion in regara to me gui.i. or miiiH.-eo.-e
of the prisoners, but think I coini
render an impartial verdict after hearing
the evidence. Accepted.
John Kndsley. Have heard a gsi-1
Dit, an.l nave mane up my mina : coui i
not go into the jury box and render an
impartial veniict. Chailenjerl f .r cause.
Cbas. W. Weigle.-Had heard of the
i , . . , , .
i c- bot naJ "Ped no opinion,
cepted and atfirmed.
Ae"
T .- I,' .. , 1 t 1 1
tt. r. waiter. nave ream ana ni
about the case, but have not made up my j Meversdale ; didn't sav to Marshall Sui
mind as to the gnilt or innocence of the ; livln t ,jn-t r(Wn;z. voa . knew them
prisoners. Challenged f.y defense. ' ": ai! wiien I first saw 'tW; wasn't so
Henry Bxkes. Have not made np !
mv mind in regard tj this case. Am a ;
farmer and live four or five miles from
Mr. Yoder.
Read the accounts in the
! newspapers of the hear..-
Challer.irel by defense.
Frank tiranger. Have read a!xut this
caseind to some extent, have form-! ari
Think I r. u.11 ren.ler an im
partial veniict, notwithstanding. Cha!-len-jed
by defense.
John li. Turner. Haven't madeorex-
prc-eel an opinion as to (he guilt or
in-
and aiftrmed the as ninth juror.
John G. Brver. Have h-.-ani an d rrad
i a goo.1 deal about this case, b it have not i
formed any particular opinion. I go. I ,
could render an impar'ia! verdict. Chal-
lengei by the defense. '
i r rt.w.it.i .i!r-.t .
i"'T - - ..t.-. -
counts in dirlerent papers.but th-cg:it he
would be governed bv the eiideocc; .:;
at Meyers.Ule at the lime " tl.e irentle-
...km a-ii.a in tl.A t.i
iku;
rhalleCire-l
" "'e -c.ense.
John Frease. Rend t.ie IliiivLr. and i
Pittsburgh Tiur, have not u ade ;id ir!
expressed an opinion. Acvcp ed and af-j
tinned as the tenth juror.
t. W. Baub,'Jr. Have rea I about ti e j
case, but have not made np nn opinion;
there is a gviod bit of tal k in regard to the
case in our section of the county. At j
cepted. ;
Jeremiah Henry. Il-ard notiiinir of,
the case. Mixsl aside by the Common- ;
wealth.
I. D. Sine. Have not ;na.ii- np or ex-
presse.1 an opinion : do not know iroy i f .
tbe defendants; have lived in !-ha le
township fir abut H years; am in the
lumber business. CbA.irngvd by the .jc-
fense.
Benjamin Elough. Have read a little j
aiout the case but have not hia.'.e up n.y
mind as to tbe iruiit of iiin. eme of ine j
prisoners. Accepted an.l sworn as the '
twelfth juror. j
tuk H nv j
a fin illy selected c.nsi-ted of Wm. H. i
Waiter, Fram is May, M -s LUrmn, i
Henry C. Sliaiier, Joiin (ieise!, J. J, '
Shaffer. J . F. Kauf . C. W. We'-ie. John 1
It Turner, John Frease, i.t-o. W. Bau-ii,
j ir- n'1 lr.jan.in i.i. i;gi;. lucre "ere
i forty-three jurors calie t and ex-irahnsl
1, - ......
j to try toe case were
j ngreed npon.
j an. ke orx-is rnt n-c.
j
i The cae was openeo by F. J. K.siser
wbo :, the Common reallh would a-k j
npoB undvibted evidence a coitv Ktion I
of the prisoner for ok- of the most brutal
rohlre ever perpetrated within the
u,Hm,is of Western Pennsylvania. The
crM.; talt apoa Mr. Yod'er and u;.n
his aTwife and npn the vouu.- hl.lv.
. . .. .
a memln-r of the family, were portrayed,
He pointed out Lewis, Taker and tiie I
Sullivan's a.i the crimina! who would ;
I cieavrly identified. He said they
would prove that Lewi and Talker to. k
sapper at Yover's a few davs l-f';re i.j
acimaint themselves wil-i the house.
Will prove when they came to ti.e con a-
ty- 'l hen and where they left: a!t-. t
wi;1 P1' m"en wrwatetl near Con fi i-
en,: ttiey were in possession of vari.fM ;
uken from Mr. Yoder. When j
arrested in Fayette county they were ;
associated with the other prie.mcrs now i
beforw the court under lodictxent.
Oansrl 6 the d2essr asked that tJ
jury be not a.iowe.1 to separate and oirte-
ers Theodore Kimaiel and W. P. Huston
were ordered to take charge of them aa-
till -J0 o'clock Wsdneaday Daornicat. I
W "TON EfAY i P.S v; SPS;. -s.
Imme-liateiy after the opening of th?
; court the jury in t
j ftr,j i, cfia
the cue of C. It. IVn-
harred with violation of
i j; ni)r Uw returned a venlict cf
t-ui!'v in mar.nerand form as indict-
e.L" The jury was p.,l!ed.and all answer-
1 in the aif.rmative.
; r. ,..! .n.l
! postponed hr farther cwssidenitMn.
' tlK)t.
fttVs",,A tll "n wno
lKKn'X " t:,u "f th
j uUtra,K "n t'hu YW f!-
; '
. .:r t ...... ."v .'i.j. .:....t...
i s
j iow the suueunce of t testimony :
.
Live in huhek townshiii, and was
. , , . . ... ... ,
siiving wun i ariMian in enm t.'.e i ..ta
-
of April last ; to-k upt.r there on tiuit
' . '
t iiiite: it was atter itark : omrr person i
' were ttresent EHea Baker, Fannv Wil-
. . ... .
! l.elm, Cnnstian i operand wife. Mr. m -
! , .... . . , ,
derwas-itting ;n tiie hoae w;t!i the ,i.rw
, . , ,.
closed w hen f.oir meci .iro,.re-i in ; tfj
! '
! came in at ti.e front aoor, ana t o at tne
: , , , t , ,
i back dr ; three of them were anueii
; , k
... ie..i . ..e. . ..t . '
i tie-1 Yoder;sai 1 tliey were after in
f and swore they woui i gt it ; Mr. Y
"r
' told thera tiie moaev was in a desk
they
nrt went up stairs and
commenced a i
i mi ii i.i nic vi."j a , ..ii.. iut .tn"
1 inti ttie celiar and ate supper; one of .
the robbers then t.ik Jfr. Yixler into
1 .n.itno.. n.r.i nnd..i.Lr...l(liiiiil..lnA
ii'niti i " in., am i i i ... ...
barn : wten they brought him back tiiey
asked him fir an order fori Ml. Mr.
Voder answered in voice very weak.
from their havimr put a ro;. around bis
i jieck an 1 itrawn r;im up.
ttiat he coul-1
m,;..i Una r.F Ihum r.n.I i.nl
, , aaw them whea th wrP tSen to
Meyers.la!e for a hearing b-fire the
'Sjuire. Lewis tied me: one of the Sul
livan tai i in the rm when the others
wei.t out of tiie house.
The rt(iIen artiL.;, ,erfl h,re
j a-.WW! to the witnes and he sai l that
; tbe b!.s-ks of maple snir were I ke wxe
tilat M, Yo.ler had : he had made stuir
of th.it kind hi n-if fur Y..ler.
n criies-examinttion he rai l that Le
i c. vw. .n.i
much si-are.! as not to rememier thtm ;
rer-oOTizs Marshail Sullivan betai he
was iu the house a!i the time: he Lad a
I
, u ., r ,tiJt i.;.
. b- , " ... ,'
his talk, from the way be s-it in a sto p
inr fsition ; hud baton: I did n. s;tv
to Marshail Sullivan I don't knw vi.hi
but said I never saw yoa!f..re: I reeog
r.ir.e Ta-kr frrjru his ireneral ap;rancv.
ie, welghf, etc. : saw the whoie of Lew-i-'
face, it w close to mine when hetie.!
me; fwvjnize J.icksin Sullivan: wouid
swear to him w:th or without mou.-'ai-he :
wasche to him ; tliey ail stov! ar-un 1
me: didn't see the prisoners take the ar
ticles, li:t know they were laken that
nigl.t, also that two horses were taken ;
saw ii.oney, over four hundred dollar,
taken.
On re-dire, t examination he Ustiriei
that Leah had nothine on his fa v:
Io"wis was the iead?r.
I'i. ATI li TaER-
! F.'hen Baker. I live.1 in Llkli-. k t..wn
! ship with Christian Yo..!er at tiie t me
! of the M.bing: there were pre-ent that
evening Yoder. Ills wife, Fannie Wiiiielm,
Stevanus and iny"eif: we were a I in the
rooui n ! had lights lit ; it was o'ci.s i ;
4 men came in, '1 in at each d. nr:the:
door were an opjsmite side.; t.he d-K-rs
were t '..ed, but not I.-kel ; three bad
revolvers and one La.1, a club : they tied
Srvai.ns and Yler with their hand
on their hack ; they said tiiey wanted :
money: had nurd in their piker ; ti.ey ;
k'ii Yoder where tiie uionev as:h.,
a:d it was in the desk drawer; ttiey
welit there an-i g.t silver aii-I i:reer- ;
tu. k-; I don't know how much ; they
went thrr-uh tee whole iooe. thev ;
t.-k s .met bina" beionkrn.: t.. me; four ,
pairs of toy et.s kin, t o haodkerebief
and some jewe'.rv thev bsk ; then thev
bx.k Yi.ler out; three of them went-ut
and the other one at on tiie ,d N,x,
with a rluh, guAniing us; when Y-sier
ca i.e in he didn't say wii it they d ice to
him; afterwards they t.il him out again;
when they brought h'un in he had mark
on bis ne.'k when- they hung him up
an ! he spit besl ; they sotu-th.ng t
eat ; three w-nt to cellar aud one gird-
e-i ns with duo; after tiiey came hai-k
the otii-rone went to the kit dien and
fi sM!!..-tiiiiig to ea! : they wac.red Y-sb-r
t !-s"i au order for more; he sal 1
lie -. .vtld n-.t, t )ey had n-I bun t.s.
to lg'i ; a.'ter that they tied me and Fai-
n Wilhelru : then they left at II oVh-k
and left as all tie! in t'ie r..ta ; I can
i ier.lify my sbwkin-g; tho sti kir.g
were there in ti.e evening and next
nnming they were gone; I kn.t tiiem
and know them ; I reoegniie Charles
Leis and Jack S iltivan; I d .n't iden- 1
tify any of the otb'Hs; tarv of theoi b i
been there on Fridav eveninz a week
,.re at scpoer; Charles L'wU and
Tasker were the ones that were there ; :
they had so mask oa tha ; they end
1
5
O
WHOLE NO. 1977.
tiiey w.intnd t. :
'lM ,()t kee; t
then.
Croi eAII'i'le
tr.a.-is on vl eT
pit k ;Ii-e to
rj id n.g!lt . Yoder
.r:n ; they went it
l-To of them lu.1
tii. v enters! ; I can't
P - two ..u ; t:i--- .:.er .
.nit ;
I ko"" : 1 M-y-rUle and didn't
i th"n : ' 'll.'ivan had a
! mtr.dfcen-hirf tied owr bus 'rotith a-id
lrt...fh;B.we: 1.---.:.! him by bis
i r -n 1 "i l"r i "f h; :
ilu tnnvv Li.i'ii t'.st was in th
I desk ; I ui !a't the st:.. or other
i ar.i. h s 'a.,r.. excet-t I s ..ue of them
j have a mveri, : ua'l.-r his arm ; I d du';
r,iv;ni T.l-. r to.it eiemn;. bit I
j was then
!iat evening; .'lar.'.ha'.' Mil!
.-.'ie-l an 1 I could nt.t re.-"-
i van was ta.t
ni.l.iui:I never saw
Iwis ai ! Jock
w
m
,
11
I ran .
eit tt;" time of t le r;jriery
v.ter;.lV
1 i I urn .-riiri lewis ;ilil
ijL-KW W-
tne
; if
house Ijefore; t;iey
wis candle Itht
j M, ...
M lrr '
'.i,,, in,,
: ; n l"
; i . r , .
... . i .u,
; ,t(M T . T u L. t'-.ere
l"r-' 1 ...ire
..f J.,wa t t'ie
l v
f rr..r,i . - , i,,.. y
T ; I w as nut there
they ;t be the N.i'-k
hen they '.t. : tey
t.'th'e and e-.u ; they
!i-r n--"il I in: take
r.lV ; i ex.1 l.l-.M T.
hat bun-lie cf st.s-k-f
'i.'fu are "mine . !
f i.iy mi yarn ar. 1 i
: it's L-xiie-niM'te y jrn
, the yarn . if tiri? one
en I ;it it and I ni
' the striiies I put in ;
.he.! a fe tiafs
never !e--n To.hed :
I in: f -ir ivtir
i knit them nive
reo.-jnie the v.:
that 1 g ..t h'.-i
p.lr al m ;
ore-1 it red :
tluf r.:i:.r !
I tn.o
ust Lr.
-V t. .id
r I
ii . re alii I i .
1 know lis v koiifiii-and i ly strip.-s ; I am
not mi-L.k.'ti ; I kiviw in v-own st.w-kin- :
you can't f. n 1 another p iir exai tly like
; these
mitten. :ir net mine; thev
t-re in this b.;n lie i-.l.-o.
I-l'.rect iliof niv irxiiiev w.M taken
from my tmnii t:t. tair :
i;r-er.lai s. And silver ; I
k-n, l.i-.t saw it in til-; ev.
tiKirr.iru it om -ne.
it was in jf-.l -i,
didn't see it t.i
initi::. and next
(Hrl-Tl.V .lElt TKES THS ST M M
r:i.:- a iii-1 st 3sn!i, stkv r
the i.tAii--i'.:i- L to::ti r.K nix
nO'tlUCl. -I .'-'TSi- UlitTO.
1 Christ .an Yjd. .-. a;ilrtiieI I iive in
' F. ki.. k towu:.:p: was home the evening
; of ti.e 1. lib of April jiist ; Stevanas, Mis.
; liaker. Miss Whiieim ar.d my wife and
; niyseif' -Are U r--ther in or.t psiui ; the
J d sirs ;,' shut but not locked : some
' men cauie in at the ba. k door and some
; in front: I didn't ee anvthinit in their
i -
1 hands ; h..:y t. -.1 Sievarni and rue ; the.
t had tiie o.r.'ia iu their pocket : I can't
i re.-.o.l-t wh.it tl,. y said : they asked
w here my money Ujh ; toey said, "i-how
j me where y. nave y.ur money;" I
1 showed ti.. -.11 ; I sa-.v th -m tak- it out ; I
can't ti'ii how iiiu- ii it aasi th-re was u
: gold in that drawer, but sunie g-M wa
; m.ssisg: they st-ar.-Ue-t the lioii-e ; I
i think 1 ha 1 -5 : " ia twn'y dollar g-ld
1 pieces, ail some her iroli pieces, an-1
! that was g,-r.e next 1:1 irriing; alter sea -a-1
ia tiie ho.ise they ti k m to auotiier
j roi.ni, laid tue on t.'.e be-i, ani then ap-
plie-1 something to roe an 1 to my throat
I to make me ted whother I had any more
money ill.tj' iiJti burned mj t!ia-n:s
J with a.andie. t.ien they ti'k tue to the
j barn, into the ted ry.iii. and they hung
1 me up : they -didn't 5.1- anything : they
hanje i wn.h a r-rc i:p to a lsea.a ;
: tiiey iiane.! ti.e t.y fitting the rope
: io my tuouth ; .tin ii-w the jury 1
they p-iil-il me i-p shout a f-it: after
thy !! 10" .1 o,n t:.-y t ik me to the
h..'-.i.-e t:rt an ! t-ien t.-k nie out and
! hun-g rr" a.'n : -if-w l.-y putting rope
arim I his n-- k c-ey pii'ed me 1;;.
' al ;:t ;: ,'. ; I didn't kt-ow anything
; al-o':t it while I w.'.s np: 1 "f-.re t;.,-y
Iiii.ig me ip thf io.st ti ii-, I said, "Lt
roe ah ne; I n.-ver done anything agamst
yo." '.her. ori!? s.id'. "i think it's the
bet pi.'U to hum toe b.rn and all, so r.o-
t b-siy el.-e i.iid rind ,Mit wnat Iwaiue f
hifii.' ti.ey I--t me down then and I
1 laid -Io 3 aid kivw nailing r.f what
t.n'i I ia.-e fir a if..l wh'ie : 1 think they
'. t! e h.y ea fire: it i.i-ked o firne;
tii-.-n they t. k r.:e to ti;e i.o"ie ajuin :
1 I didn't . -'.ny' i r.; t a'.i f.razod
; win'..- a" r t'.e.- h.n..-- i me : then Ci-y
te k rti" In the i.' an 1 aske-I rue to
sign an .-r h-r f. r I- ). a-. 1 I toid them I
1 coui-i no;. I was t.rj 5a : 1 tiiii.k thy
Li- I t he omen.
Two men l.a-1 nt :t t tiie barn by
ea. u ami r I w is t.rn in l".:n the J"th
of A'lg-i-t ; they wAr.o' i me to give the
or ler to any fiian t.h.it hai money :aav
onin fnm wh-cu they con id get it; next
morning I missed b.n-on. fiir bam, one
pillow and it 1 '"! a if son.e "o-g-ar
w: t..k--n. r.n I A -ie r.i hn wa mi'
ing : -t,- . isio'il Is t'.s ny .ii-rir
r)n '-. Is : T s r r r Mik 1 . k e o ' r,e : ti.e re
.-re i !..-': .'- in tiie su. k ar.d r.. xt
ni rr. in g th n -k a.-.d cbe-tr-'ifs were
'Oi a oiho.r 1 r to At sixe. ir. the rs'TTi
where ti.a - j,- w is. wxs g.ne next
mora:.g:I hi: a ...iiijin like thai;
tiie tw- r.iy hor-e.s sere gone next
UioriiiTig; n-y left hotfteen i and 1 !
o'clxi; we were a i tied when- tay ;
left. ' i
V.'ben they h id me m rK-.m on the :
bed. they -... I " We iii put a bullet
through y nr h-n 1 and cit your threat. :
if y ..it .1 .n't tel: us where there is more
money." .
Cross ex. 1 :
Were not !i
inn. : I I'a.
cm': s;iy
mine : th- .
pnrtle. w.-.t
iie tn..i ; I
tiirl one . I .-:
iiior.ey as .
Far roe W
on. Ti e s.igur m-vild
the s.iL-sr h.ks like
i-n:J '.ti !Ue tiut : I
'-:7 the deuhjohn is
is -re g'arer the
1-
l.J' , sej.id a j-JioW-s!.:.
:il; t av '.iveiy that :s
.r.'t e-ly i .W much
1.'.
u sworn '.'." at tliri-
tian Y.;er". th- e
t'nc ro..,-r ea-',e -
r ir.gf.f tiie ro'oi-erv :
ar t.i- d-..r. to
a:
eai-ri d-s-r: t.hrss? h 1 i revolvers ani
tiie
foum a ih, her t --i Y-yler ar,.t e
vanns" ban is iH-i.in.l tio-ir bck- la-f.-re
thev :isk".l for .m se' , Y.ler tol l them
where it w i an f tio
then thy -.Mr.-hel
s.r:ie!h.:,g; ti.r -e .;t
one ; t. ii '.", - h-r m'
few 11, n .'es a ' - rAa:
t went nn.
.1
it ;
f i:-i bo i-e : a.'t at.-";-f.
then the g!,er
. .a r.iorn aiid in a
ii.- ;.ik him o.;t e.f
door; t.s.ic hi:-.; e-:t .1 e..iud ti.j.e; h.s
fare . i..-i.g ire. I w w-n I jiw him Agvin.
A ..ire Ii i r ... a. rn Live ii LiiAte k.
3's.iit one n. i from Y-sier'.-i saw
Ite an ! Tjsiron April ind at .jur
looiise ; so.d then adliiie's worth of 2t-
ple; tiiey h.1 I
w-nt a-vsy and
aiw Marsh.;!! S
I..V3 ave
fi'ir .rsr.
it :
ratie bai k aflerwar.
rivjn the aftemoi
tiie r.'-.1rfry ; be ranie to r..;r h.sise alvnt
4 o'.-f. ;c aud w-trted tii buy bretd atvl
butter. W !': n tl lea ling to Y
der's.
Or, exaiii.riiiii.rtj I aaa csutivv as
to the tlaie and parte; people dcn'S
oP.ea orgie to b-y of as ; bosh Lewis and
'V V sM-C l:fi
he-, r s-..'Xa. mi.ii ---I -.1- -.1 .
j w.ii;le.l to g ,.h th r 1
', tiiey weie l j ".l.p ' for i: o, . f - i .' 1
. lived in I.,!-... k f r -.-, - .
; A. . ilaat. I., .v i.i li i - i
' hii-; rsvi-,-;i,-vii 1 ..;' '.in1 ' '. ! " -:
Le. iu 1 T.ser . e o . .- -
. ( j--;i Lvi . 1-1:11 - ... :"-
. ;.-r . li t a' y m-: '.. . ...
1. ght , t.. il.(jtr a' .' -v s.:.;...
. lj.e k:.siu .ra;it i --in l'.-r n-1 -. 1 -:
year . hie in toe saii.e t-. , 1 ...
j I 'V.). Hoof iti.L I.i-.e at s',is:-i,.t ' i .. -
I about one n.;ie fr.cu Vu ierh. . a x Lew.
: and Tasker oil tn - o.'i . A; r.', U-t
Ssituiiiit if,iis r.n I M yer-!j;e g ..o t.
: w ar-is Mey.-r.la:c , a .s 1 -a - o Ai -;
&ua of Miae day ia lie;-, r-.;..e . t:.
I were triveling on fs.t.
Win. Brwn. .Via veats i : li .
i with W. P. Mever. iu L.kl.. k t. .n -0 ,
Saw two men iu tiie hay m. a. a i. ,;. ..
' identitiel a I.e.s and Tosk-rr. . c.
morning ais.ut a seek -f.-r- ttie r:
bery ; oiid n.-t v.y what !av : ;
; iiiouEii: tile little trh w s-.--i r: e
, there were any rich jsf.ple '.: : g ar--.,;,
1 here : tn.? big ft-1 ask-d aie I: r.i.ir
hand my tss had w--rk.:,g f r ': ::.
I told biiii two: asked .f be a- r. ,
told him laat be l.a i a 1- t ..f ca"l.'
sheep ; ti:-y a.-ke 1 ti.e r... t-. .
said they wante-1 to g--t s-. '.-.- r :
al jrbury ; d: 1 ti--t say what tl w-r
j doii.g in that pa.-t of t:.e .sntr.tr.'.
T.i.w. :.. Iv.ia. Live in i '.1 .--.-: . . -
, E. corner, W " or n . fr -.i.
: rrs-t eoimty 11:. e ; k:io.v M...- ..;.i i
vail; be lives :a 'art f l.e s.::.-c ,1- -
w i:h nie : he was 1 v;r:g ti e'. n :h
' of iket April . he w a, ..:.:.t f: .. - 1.
' fr-ni f!:-:rs.i.iy iiri'd '1 . . 1 ' "
: t-1 1 "tii 1 caii.e ho-.ie M-Hi 1 iy at: i --:
away again V -n lay or T : :. :
als.ut iiii.lnig :. in a bcgy - .' '; n
nv who was wi'h i;l"i : kr, . 1'. :. :
saw laewis and Tasker '..'.-.-re t v -.r -time
: saw .la. k S ilhiii; v . - - .:..
tol l II 11 he had lw-rvr n-r ia.e
' jPHtnd a he inig:-' : -t h..ri.- 't" .:'
trouble ; Hill .. !.; to i""--!! .
, tiifoi , d'd U"l s,-.- Thomas a' 1!.'.'.
John J. Dav.s -L.Vng "I ;'.- '- ".
April at John 11-im.M ; t-v ..
, defer.-iar.ts -r.-ijgt.i.-..'d a.J l".e .-.:
; Tasker coming down the n,er:i !
. road ; thy went n;. the ; !--:t t!
! mad and tn. k into the wsl t -.-'
Walker's M.ii: t i. r -i.-.i :'
: low them, but w.ts r. t ,!. e . . ih t
: I.ieui.r. thern ; saw I..1.-. ..r. 1 1..-k
agiia on M n lay eo .-ling ti. .- 1 ' ;.i 1
eri'T r"sl ; '---re ." 'i'g ii.
, of om-rtiei-l : -a. ii -:.e .. t :-.-: . .. 1
. M.'k over h. slo.iii i. r : .-. ::-! :.. ... v:
what was in sarks. h it e - u-s ti.
' it might be i lie-tn':' or h, k .ry n'.
, was cot along wh-n '.!..'' w-re jrr-.-.-d
, did not know -f tile arre r.-i : r . !
the women at '.ie h.ue ; hr-t.
: the r.lj!'rvon S in. Iav.
t
e-:--?,-r
kS -
' M iix-ir vi.:. Si im v.
i Andrew Gou-ghen.)'tr. s-v-rr. l.'v.. in
1 Addison township; saw two r.ien w.t,:t g
oi:t of tie we.; te! ..w ru- f.iirn . i Fri
, day m-irninir fr. m d;r". t:-n J '.-:
I Hanna's: p-.Lrd aij-.i f'.--rv r ' f- .
where I was: was n- t 1 en ..-gh t .
rei.gnir them ; aT II I -:...-e : :i
about half an Ii.:r af.-r r-U ,..
fr-m same d rs-: ,n ; -. ;t ! i-v r r - e
bri i-ge to -ee thorn 'r'-s al ' re-
; them a Lewis and 7 a. r 1 - j- 1 . . -'
ro'. ry the follow:', hi ,-.
C. '. T : a orn F '.: ,t' V ,,'k -
yi . lis: sa t four ti-.- s . .,
1 Apr I l.th : tro t,.g-!,,-r ar f ,.. .. . -:
two f ill.i hig ah.-.-i I-.., If ;.'; i.-,.r
, war:: a:l wre .g..:i;g in t' -ie. f
Ilari:e.i-viile : coin-i not ro-.,..-i: ar.v ..:
them.
J H'V.i-d Wrgh'. v -n-L'.r.. . A 1
ison : on t'.e ;'-h ... ; i. x 'i.e ;; ,
.-.niing r .'v.,r 1 s 1 hi'ne-i -v .'i- f-,.: ; '..'.. .
I'M .'Mis: tlioog ! r re. .g-. ,:-o ,.(. . f
tiiem a Ma.'sI h.I - i -i-. a-i : .i n. t r
s.,i:j1V a.-i: i-'it.sl w.ih s . , .. , .
Lave known bin: br s.g-.t :' h---i
, yearw: .si'j. i n..t i !. !,': ..;,er j.,-- ;
, !ieapl i f the rc-oher-v ... t . y-
faveliiig do f i t ; saw Lew a:. 1 T. !-
Mii.iiij i.k Monday. A rh 1 .-h : i-.t.i
bad sacks on tr.eir bo.:ks.
; Court ad; jurte-d to mt-! at 1 :-. v.
A 'TM-.Vi s -. -11
' The C.urt met at l.-lo ai. 1 ti -.'a t. s
pr.s-ee.ie.t with.
Wm. H. 7. il'ail, sworn n ;-h f
Aprii last I was nt II...nie.l.-. ; , 1,. . J ...
so.iie .strangers coiioiig i;,' i liii,, 1-., .
ai'iit '.I o'i i.a k ; t:. .-.'. -s .-i-- a ,.
at a time ii,u.,t:,. v. t r , ... ; ;
I d.du't kn-.sr the.n . i rv .- . .. f
thni. Marsii ;, ..a:i. rl. s was .... ,,
l.th of Air ; :..:, ,--.: - ,.', .., : j
' d,.ii t p.:!ivthy re.-. unv . . : :
r ; the If-, tirst .,n , v g...:.g .
war i. . .itirl ;ete-e . the ' h-r t '-..,. .
U'rema. f'r--s-e i.:.h..--i I .-r
known .V .p-h .so .. .an ; I.' ;., r ;
was woikirg h-re I wa- ar.-l : - !,
''ilere g.-e Mar-ii -,i.:....n; ,t. u .,:
him it'.--.iinehoily very ;( h i : .
the Cor.:! ien.se roa-i -..io. s s !-.. .: t :'- ,
Walker' in ul t.hn -g:i ( . i.;; -i-.
t'rsiRA r.ad :ir..s to t.-.e i x '' .' th-.-tore,
the men tak'-i.g ' r :1
r..-ad wo.iid i- g'-og i-r--:' .- ii-..r ar t
aiig1- to tiie d re. t.- n T i ..- " h
M.irii .i.hvar went 0.h h.- j-art .- '....t
went towards (.'...-, ! i-in e.
Ti.e. -re l.'.ge , ;' r,i .-' I ! . . .
l.'kiic to'ri-h.o. i.is.,.t . t .
.ler.: h:".trSes-n .'..,,rs:.a : s .i i:.,r,.
be was at ni place :.; i ; ,,-i -.
evening Lotwe. it A k; .i ; ,
a.sm d ii:e for a e t ; i-r.-u. ,
and better; be went ei u '..:,
piai-e. "oy ti.e rw.1 ie-i;i.g t i s;,-r, .
ihat'stii-? only pu ih.- riia-.i tiu.t i' a-is ',
Y.:er .
i.'r.asA-e -iarninnti .ti - He A' -ilor."; ;..e l
t- tn.-u ..J tl.- Ida:', r .1 ! t., g. ! .
Y'.ier's : he wo'll.. t,. -:.- f.erv 1. i' 1 ,.r:d
r ia l to gf-t to Y-.t 7 -l !, : :. :.. e
road fr nr. n y o!a. c to ...'.;
J urns Bi!tv-il -, -. : .!. t. .
; . k t,.irnh':-. a'..,. : . :':-... i .
y..r eoad . -a -..n-i-.r 1 ' I a
iirsio a foi-ni t .r -f 'ir.h ,;. - U 01 ,
ri.l i ti.e r.io.1 !e ..-.u. J" -r ;.r . s
over t- ll.ki.. . an i i".,.i.rs. . - : . .
man a ..-: t. ui-.l--. t'.-.i i '-, .t u-! n
tiie woods p-r:(ar Z :..l' .f' . -i 1-
S-ridi ; leant ;..-:ti-.e:T r,
man here; be Was n-i carry ir.g .mv
thii.g. ir. Jainen P.,nnei: Am t ie '.
the w.tiie-s pr . -.o'.siy wwi.rt : "tei '
ni-n on the n j.! iejdi"g to Y rt :
th-y WAiite! to knMA' I'- ro... i to ; -T
U.li; they were coming (mn . :
two of thetn had sack oa tieir aa. J :
thay asltgd ise h-sw Ui was to th.
, ti ei-i, a. !
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