erset Herald V -T Jc'taa ;.!SMEO 1S1T. -oi' Publication. eocliaue-3 until afj r-icxijl:rs He'ecuc ... --- -i- -."tr do cut take oat pyzs.'t.t for tlx Kib- c J ., ht tii of lie foroer -loZ.?e. Ail - : XITET HEBCi-D, kiYEtrr, Pa. P:nbargh, Pa. -"Y. ' " v rr. 1 T.UW. j' acBUasi. Pa. r I V FFF.KLEY, ! : , vnEY-aT-Iji W, " ' sjmaaar. Pa. rr-AT-LA. eusacrwai, rw. c:ETATo-Aw- oomerv. fa. -CZER, soat-rw-i. rv IU5W, tsfpotiie Co:rt r- La jt. It - rr. Pa. j.rv-Ai u W. i-.uierset P-. a u: b:--n eairnseed c ;-s-a. uie Couxl - : -t - y I" KLI i -" s.;2ieret, ha. r ,; ?--i- Q A' -t- C.oe in jLnunui 1 I sutiemci. Pa. - - f. i 5, j.U. W:.": AUtll U A.1 r J - a iMTT aT-Law. soners. Pa. . . a:. a ..'a cJeCioIiA, AC. 0f- :..MliIUW, rrrs-t. Pa, ::.f e-.fwted tohacwrs c.:-.. :--. .m vr"n2Pt" i - ta iift-ii ere scree. ? iT-AT-LA'T. s- Ert, Pa. :" k r;. Air. LairAn I SEA.!- : i I - .-21. L. C. CoBotJ. ? riac.-?et. Pa. . i . r. !Zat1 W OCT CAT t ; wi.'cjiiii r.t; kJe uu ri- i-2li.Z. i A. r.s-vri-at law. i W. E. ErrTE- :; i I.UFPEL, A" . i.Vil'5-ll -LAW. uKrrset, Pa. -.1 t. L'it ua . ,;jfc-.e V- .r n .L2 iA. 1 : DENTISTS. r's I .i ?:--.r, 5.iavrrf, Fa.) l. csl.jS g.r.-I.V LB 'Tii F.I--'. M. I tn.-kT Pa. ceil iuur u iniiii. - s . - :a j ii SIMMLLX, .-.:r. I'cle vro;rOLA..y a: j ui-or on Ha.a sL f ' M D-UTIIFR. ?H7;:.li- AXD ;Vi.2tCK, os.ee oa Maui anet. f "aI iviiit Vc-th"" pr-wrr-AtiTC cf ; ' -'- a n M j innrtl. All ' "r - . - i.-:ri7 oit in Uie Hlsl Oils! i i :"g 5t Lubricating Oils .-JiO Ci nd Gasoline, -:'-CT OF PETROLEUM. i - ami caifjrai'.y f-isfactory Oils - n.- TEE erioan Tarket, Tta: f jr Sijeenet and Tictiity 'i .i.iedbj- "S 4 Brrp.TT" auAAAsrr, Pa. ,'- 2 FFAhKUM STREET. : -C-V.-S SUPPLY HOUSE WATERS & BR 0. LUMBERS, t4 ''-i'W in oar m ti::'.J.r. e.'. t t. tat ttrrmufi h wij tyajj., tc;a L iQ blU. '.'j-iiip .& ii eouaxT, v:LA . 'lII ETAHTM rT rrr fl iT'TT;i U-!b brianr. Sai Ml s Loi.n-mujn. -cms '--t tic. hmo Ae4 M liie VOL. XL. NO. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Somerset, Penn'a. CAPITAL SURPLUS SSO.OOO. $7,000. -O- DCCSIT MCCCIVCD IN LARCC ah d Sit ALL MOUNTS. FATASLC ON OCMANO. ACCOUNTS OF M CMC M A NTS, rARMEHS. STOCK DCALEHS, AND OTHERS SOUCITEO. DISCOUNTS DAILY. EOAPJ) OF riRECTOHS : l-AHn M. nun. W. H. il.iisa. ' Jaues L. Prt.a, Csia. H. FihHia, Kdaed N.ixt, : : : : : TVEsir tNT Valest:si Hay, : : Via Freshest Haevev M. Dhkelsy, : : : Cah:kb. TL fsn.ls sn-i senrlties of t!;is nk s-ire'.v jr;;t-?cUHi in ao-'eliratJ Cor liss Eu!ir-prrv,f Saf. The only Safe nm le absoiauriy Erilir-proof. Seined Ceiiiitj Sallanal Bank OF &JMEK5ET, Pa. .O;- 1377. CAPITAL. $50,000. Chas. J. Harrison, Tres't Wm. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. Directors: Wm. Fu-I-Vt. JiT.ii- M. ttJI, J..hr. Aft att L-ue !-t..-der. Joi.n H. slimier, Xrt;T (5 TAV-.aV;-' -;-el bT on of Die- "o:'rr-;.K-. ir 1 la .l T-ts of lie TsitcJ Aceucnta al.J glutei m Art-tm CURTIS K. GROVE, SOMERSET, PA. ECG.iIE3. SLZIGE3, CAiEJAC-13. EPSLlSa WA0O53, ECt At Wl'iOXi A5D UL5TEE.5 WE.-TEHS WOSX yumi-iicii as .-ion Nut..: . Paintirg Done on Short Time. Ai j lb ix Hrn i-( ,iL-AiUi.y to-jstrjcirtl. Nmi-T K:ab4. Ad .63. ti-e of A" K'.m'.1n 5fr Lis r-ro o eaon 'uCice- Frux iii-i.J'AislX, Aid All Work Warranted Ca asd EiAfn nsy aad Lm Prv- I do 'i?-b: i:, aad fumj-t st-its for W J4 SdiesUx lie aiid cau in. CTJRTIS K. GROVE. (Sam of Cocr. Bouk) FC M rZET. PA B. & B. EVERY HOME tlxt thi paper lyatLef. is e'itit:ed to a a copy c f OUT CATALOGUE & FASHION sad ought to have one. It contains much intciion a"tout Cbric9 and ruoJes -m iH ve you mocey in purcLiric and ii to be Lad fi.r the acting. ?oas of the spe. iala otTrr?d by this this -k are New ? incli Fi!le Franii, T"i New i't in h FaP.Ie Fnmca.i.-e, SIX). Eoth ia a.-S5rtojrct cf aijout ."O choictst eo'.ors. New 21 inch Crystal Et-Efraiines, a'J col ors, f 1" and 1 1 -V) per yanl. New 25 inch B'rk French Sarahs. T3c. New 24 inch Bck Faille Francaisef IxO. New 22 inch Elat k Crystal Benzines, $!5 to f2..VL Above are ail the Lett obtainable for the money. NEW SPRING WOOLENS, at 22. V-c, r.V 7o , S3, flt"0. Jl5 in elegant aaprtaients valoes tl.at will GDOfeatra;e at once that iu to yoar in-tt-Twst to trade :lh ca. Miall we seal Sample sr Cata-legltS ffi Depar mfiii AAAUAAl Boggs & Buhl, 115, lir, 113 nJ 121 "r.iTaI HLLEGIIEXY, PA. 51. It is to Youi Interest TO BCT i-i r Drugs and Medicines JOHH H. SHYDEB. eCOCEbOB TO k Snyder. Xune but ti pu-e-t and b-t krt in stock. a'l w "tea tiriTi becorae inert by stand ing. a ccria uf iLai do, we de stroy tbfm. ra-.li-?r it im pose on our cTis. .mera. Ton can drfxd on haTicg totit FR5CRUT10NS FAMILY RECEIPTS ".r wiih rare. Our prii-e are as low as ar-.y oil:er Crst-ilass bou-e and on many articles much lower. TLe f i'e of tLUcoinry se.mto know this, and have given ns a larr share of their patruraf, and we shall stiii continue t five then: the very best foods for their monrr. rvi not fiwt tLAt we make a special rr of FITTING TTiUSSES. We g"ra:-.tee satiifaction, aa.i, if ycu Lave Lad troulne ia this direviii'a, five us a c&IL SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES in grvai TarVty : A fill set of Test Len'. Ojnie in and hae your eyes eii"nined- No char-e f.-r exaaiiniiion, and we are confident we can suit you. Come and see us. Eesptctfclly, JOHN N. SNYDER. FANCY WORK. Seme lire at Banrsins in IRISH POINT LUNCH AND TRAY CLOTHS. IVucrht briow t cf tnaisrirtation we are E-liinif at jreat bargains white and colored IVl'orl C'rd Table Cov ers, axpe3 realy fjr working. Sirij eJ Cjintt-a Flannel Tab'.e an-i Cosh ion Covers, ssnjtd i'Sush Cushion Covers. Bararraa Art Cloth Table and Cushion Covers, ail etanjpeJ witli Newest Ivwirns : l?en-5titohel Hot F-iscui: and Rcii N'Afkina. A new and laree line of hecu-atucheJ. Tray and Carving Qoths from o-Vta up. Slacif-etl Heni-stitchel -irfa from i.tts np. Tbie Covers from oO eta. up. A f.i.1 l.ne of Figs red INDIA SILKS, Ail New Fal'-cms and Colorirgs. Also, Figured Plush, J4 a-.d .V. iriihes in beautiful f i-lors and :.. Art Sarin S juares for the Ler.:rai Covers and CuiLion Cover. "Waban. ISTet tinir, V. inches wide. onu rer yri. ia VrX. Ll. -e. ( .ve ar.d Yellow. THil NK.V THING fur lT3p.? Minues ar.d l:- and for Drafini Over L'riru-. A new line of Hsl-w:t Irora 2 up. VUit our Table I.inen, Towei. Napkin, Muslin. iLeetir.g and Lintn rv-pr.iceiit, ty a.1 mear;. 41 FIFTH AVENUE, Pittsburgh, Fa. AMERICAN HOTEL. 0wae4 ml Operated fcj S. P. S'.VEITZER, Cambr!a.J, Md. jit t.eJ t E-tlaw in aH its appointaieDta. rvie!-i aJ ref.:rcifted. aed :he Siitl U a t:..n :n the '.nr. t lie i-mi of Eli3)ite fuvet. Mreel ert : d.r eery fe Qoaieiii.. jirt-eiA-c- rtr. .iteud a;1 UAia. iMznx to u.e Hoei uf hj-'s;- Ii--.i ta t i U.e Iiivery Ustablishmeiit, where ri of 1 r" iori rn be h1 1 mos!- Imported Cigar. rno antiei panne aiAtrimony can hAee lhe.r tnuMe n-l e--!i rrdn.-ed 1o :h.nx by s..;.UiCt '.i. : ti.itrl. wherw iu'enc ! pro-en.-?d ;i!-t extra r'Lrf. lm l taieii ia y eokred tii Aien, Uil ton dircei 10 the iioiei. The csdi r:?ued kaa on ha4 a Urge oi of SGVERSETCOUXTY WHISKY, old Rye, W&- h betfv-rf it ffho'.fOLt aaJ la small iAauiie?, ai u' IwUoius .n.-o: To Tear M at f ? S per tA'.on. Tiree " - - -' four " AJ U A Mr-" a'.;! -1-t to N.k. "" Uakrc St-,. uaitjerUiid. Ml. , Ad I'U EaI- p. SWEIT2ER. Prr-preior. Jacob D. Swank, BlESECKER HOME WARD WatrtansaLer and Jewrlfr, Next dMr we of Lcxheraa Chun A. Somerset, Pa. Uaving opened np a shop ia this pidc?, I am now prepared to snp p'r the public wiih clocks, watches and jewelry or all 2e?eriptio;i?, ai cleap is the cheapest. REPAIRING A. SPKCL.U.TV. All work guaranteed. Loot at my stock before making yoar pmr- TEWant Worked gjla7 or Commission to (rooJ men. Fast seihng importe-l Specialtiea; also fall hae GCARANTEED NCEiEEY STOCK. Stork failing to lire replaced rait . D. Lueuhfeird 4 Co., Eochesler, K. Y. omer SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, II en The Hair Ikuti i-us ,-.f b- :o at ci.ee ite l cf .'.;i Iliir V;'.t. T:;i -r-pc.ni!i. :it-;.;.!'m the prnn(- Ux pmaUi xA e.? ba-.r. r.-ir- rt Uie mijrj cut to pray ui f:i.il lLir, an.1 rcui. II -AL, 1 .-liit. auJ fUij. tr.; ho hesitation fci iM-.trmuneir.; Ay r's ii.ir ijr.T wiu'iuaj.-J ti:c Un;r, aivj r ' litis ;illrr io? ex;ien-ei:-e !t w. TUi .reiiar:i..ij pnArre4 tiie !,3ir. citm uaihir-i au.! ail !ea.se of te tttakes rcijA Eivi brtsl hair suft and pliant, and rrwenls lulling. Wliile it U t.i a tijr. v.-tv : bare ised the Vigor aay 11 .d stitimiite Uie ruuu aitd evior filil.ts of jnr, Liit, Aiid red -yr. t i.ig Lw ct.iur to A Rich Brown or erm Kaet It Br sr:l t: J.iTlo. eae m p-Kket-haihikeixhitrf, acd a at ay arrwal i. A!i the dirt. irmruny hair prvri..! shouid bedw;aced at once by Avtrs iLr :;t. and UKiiii,l .Wo o anrnud with head Iwl-Luic like - the freUid IcupiM" h.j!J huiry to tbe lhirTt dn:g s:.;re ki.d pitr- !:ie a bottla tf Uie Vigor." T 'jr .vu:. At; luta Ca. -Ayer's ilir Vig.ir is etreCeat &x the ha:r. I: ui:!ii the frunth. eurei tiaid tA. restore tl:e Baural colnr. eieajises tha scai p. trenu iaiu!r-!!. and is a rd dress mi MT knw Uat Ayer s Ka:r Vig.ir differs 'ria ciosi hair bines and i"i:r prepare-ti-iiis. it te:s perfectly harmless." Frum r.MMnxi BoiKltrjin, by hlizi B. Tarker. Ayer's Hair Vigor rarrAEsa T EE. J. C. ATXS & CO.. Lowell, Xaaa. Sc!J by Dr::s"-s and Perfumers. TITIE Ml TRUST 0. 121 A I.VJ Foarth Ave, PITTSBURGH, PA. Capital - - - $1003,030. Undivided Profits f!30,000. IXSU8ES TITLE TO REAL ESTATE- AnthorizeJ to act as Exernlor, Administrator, ljardian, Trustee, Asvignee, Leeirer, Xc. I EALS IN fi EL! AS IE ISyESU'ESTSECURlTiES. Heats boxes in its Scperior Vaalu from ; .'.J per annum upwards. Receives Jefioaits and loans on mort gas and approved collaterals. JOHN" B. JACKSON. - rresidtct. JAMES J. 1-ONSELL, Vice FresiJent. C. B. McVAY. - Secreury and Treas. NEW GOODS AT Imw & Ferner's. It is our aim to pre.-ent at eve ry season a Line of GoIs of t!.c Xewe.-t Patiercs and Lat ent ?;vlc3. We have labored Lard in sdt?ctin. & ?tock for tLe comincr reason, and are glad to ?ay t?iat we Lave succeeded ia buyins jrooda that are sa pcrb in stvl., acd at 'rices that Lave the rnarnetic power to draw and retain trade. CLOTHING I Never before have we bought uch f;ne styles in Mens' and YoqiL'", Uoys and Childs' Clothing. Thejc Goods are un unaproachaLlc in quality and price. CARPETS. Titis season we are offering a larger assortment, better styles aDd lower prices in all grades of Carpeting. Matting, and Oil Cloths and liugs. than ever be fore. DRESS GOODS. We are daily gaining trade ia this department, consequently Lave bonjht a large stock, adapted to U the wants of everyone. GEH1S A large and complete stock ju.-t received, and are now pre pared to furnish all who want a specialty ia this line. We introduce correct styles as soon as out. We also carry a full stock of Window Shades, Trunks and Sachels. Rubber Clothing, Sc. "We take genuine pleasure in ha ini oar friends inspect the above novelties. KXEPPER & FERNER, WH One Door North of TostoScc set ESTABLISHED 1827. " THERE'S NO REMARKED GENERAL SIEGKL WHEN- THE JURY ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS GUILTY OP MUR DER IN THE SECOND DEGREE. The Jury Deliberate Eighteen THE FIRST BALLOT STOOD 10 FOR MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND TWO FOR MANSLAUGHTER. EJID OP THE FAMOUS MOONSHINE " MTJEDES TRIAL ',! J ULv ,- - v- A ',( i -' . 'K W OS. y WILLIAM C. MILI.EE. Theaih - g. Eight o'clock Saturday tuorning the jury who had the life of William C. Mil ler in their keeping came into court and announced that they had agreed epen a verdict. "Let the prisoner be brought :nto court," saidJudg Longenecker, and a few njo tuer.t. Uter "t ieneral Siegel stppcil into the conrt room in charge of Lepcty Sher- i J Perron. His appearance was pitiful in the extreme. There were loEjt, black rinirs under his eye, denoting ks of sleep, and Lid eyes had the look of hunted animal as be g'anced nervously about the coort room. When he stood op to receive the verdict his palsy and that he could scarcely Und on Lis feet j and a death-like pallor spread over Lis face. When the jury annoua-ed that the? found the prisoner guilty cf murder n the second degree the General sank down into his chair with a great sigh of j relief. In a few moments Lis appearance underwent aa entire change, the color returned to Lis face, the painfully nervous twisting of Lis muscles ceased, and Le looked, and Le no doubt felt that way, as though be Lad escaped the hangman's noose by a very cloae shave. As Le walked back to the jail w ith Deputy Earron. Le remark ed, almost gleefully, to that officer, " well, there's no rope in that verdict." Jn 'ge Locgenetker finished hi? very able charge to tbe jury at 2 o'clock Fri day afternoon, and at eight o'clock Sat urday morning the verdict was returned, thejury Laving been out just eighteen Lours. It is generally understood that on the r?t ballot, taken early in the afternoon, the jury stood ten for murder in the sec ond degree and two for manslaughter, and the remaining time was spent in bringing the two manslaughter men to agree to a verdict of murder in the sec ond degree. Tt'ESDAT AFrCENCOX E.'IO'f. M. J. Eerg teetifieJ : I live ia Middle creek Twp. ; am the constable ; learned of the murder about 3 o'clock the next morning ; I got a warrant and then went to Jacob Gary's ; afterwards went to Wm. Miller's; but didn't find Miller at home ; Harvey IJochstetler and James Beal and others went with me; I saw 'Bob" Mil ler that day he came there while we were at the house ; from there we went to where Hochstetler w as killed ; got there about li) o'clock; saw the dead body; (condition of body same as described by others.) Ross B. Saylor testified : Live in Mid dlecreek.township, Somerset coottr, right at Trent ; I knew Jonathan Hocbstetier ; Wm. Miller spoke to me aboat him last tall, at Miller's residence; were talking about the moonshine business; it hap pened ia this way ; I wanted him to give me something to drink and told him Le ought to give it to me cheaper because I always paid for it; he sail iloehstetler is trying to lead a raid in oa us, and the dam s of a d might get shot some day. Croes-examiaed by Jodge Baer: lam not related to Yoney Hochstetler;! I wanted Billy to sell cue some of that moonshine liqoorl aad wanted it under pric because I was paying the cash for it. Jesse Dugaa testified: LiveinMiddle creek township near Trent ; know Wm. Miller the defendant ; had a conversa tion with Liai when I was hauling lime stone in January or February ; he asked me if I saw any detectives ; I said yes. H saw six of them going to Trent; I ask ed Lira what was the cause ofit;aadbe said to catch the moonshiners ; Le said Hochatetler is the cause of it, he is dig- i. JUNE 8, 1892. ROPE IN THAT !" Hours Before Finding a Verdict - l "King of the M-'ti-l.ine Fan L" piug x ditch for cs and he will fall ia it him.-e!f ; had a conversation w ith huu in jail last week; I azked what are you here for? aaJ he replied I am here for murder, and I am sorry they got me in such a bad place ; I don't knw ho it will ga with me; I am sorry for it if I did it and I won't do it aain. John Sleesmaa testiried : Live in Jef ferson township about three-foortliii of a mile froui Middiecreek township line ; Hochstctier waa my nearts; neighbor; Lis house was north from me about one miie ; Miller's Louse is in the direction of Treut about three miles from me ; Wm. Frills Uvea in Fayette county about four miles from my place ; a Saturday Maich 2ah I was at Lome ; II jchstetier came there about 12 o'cioci that -lay; I wanted him to come In an 1 take d.n- I ner. but he said no. John. I thane vou. l m T Jinner: gtortiy after be left Wm. Miiler and Wm. Tr.tts caaie over ; I was at dinner yet ; they stayed there that afternoon and night ; left Saturday ! morning; Miller had a gun ; John Reese r j was w ith Miller w hea Le caine back on Monday morning; I was sawing and Milier came aad passed my house ; I haven't sec-a Fr;tu from that day to this ; Reese is a son-in-law of Fritts; It was Jonathan Bothtet!er that was at my house oa that Saturday. Cross-examined by J udge Baer : Fritts is aa uncle of mine by carriage and that is the reason they stopped at my place ; at least it is the only reason I know for them stopping there. Frederick Barron tcsued: Liv3 ia Jeiferson township ; about six rods from the Middiecreek line; about oue-fouri mile from Jonathan Hochstetler and the same distance f.-ota Sieesman's ; oa -Gib March saw Wiu. Miiier aad Wm. Fritts at the cross roads by my house ; the de fendant had a dark be ud all over Lis face ; about fi e or aix inches long ; Fritts bad a grey or white beard over his face; Lave kno rn these men for fifteen or six teen years ; Fr.tU had a longer beard than M.ller, the defendant. Mrs. Annie M.ller testified: Live a mile above Trent ; I am the wife of It bt. Milier; remember the day Hx"hstet!er was killed ; Win. M.ller was at ray house that day; he had nothing wita him ; he said: "Bob" don't yon know the detect ives are here? aad the best thing yoa can do is to go with me ; I think, Le said there is a man oat at the spring; he can tell yoa more about it than I can ; they went out together ; Bob" came back aad got the gun ; I saw them cross the road ; this was about 4 o'clock in the afteraon of the day oa which Hocbstetier was killed; the gun was aa old musket. Crossed-examed by Judgn Baer: They said,, we don't know bow long we will have to keep away became we are afraid of the detectives. Emma Miller testified : I live in Mid diecreek township : I am 1 years of age and a daughter of Wm. Miller, the de fendant ; I heard of the killing of Hxh atetier ; 'Biir Prilta was there that day ; I think he was there the day before ; don't thick be stayed all night ; Le acd Fa left together between Id and 1- o'clock ; dont remember whether father was at home the night before or not ; didat see him take any thing with him ; never saw father after he left until I came np here to court. Dr. W. IL Gardner testla J : Li ve in Centrerille butough ; am a practicing j physician for iJ years ; was called upa j to mak ta examination of the body of Jonathan Hocbstetier oa the 31 st of March bat did not go until the next day ; foaad the body of Jonathan Hochstetler ia aa oothoose at his home ; we foaa 1 3 distinct wounds on the bead ; chief one on front part of head from bridge of nose taking ia the eye op to top of Lead ; the skull was broken ia very fine frag-neaU, some only inch square ; the .breaking of the skull ia fine pieces indicate-1 that Le must Lave received more than one blow oa tbe front part cf tba Lead ; the effect of that wound would cause death, especially if there was no phy.iciaa there ; the woaad behind the left ear was deprttwed aboat inch ; this wound eralo would proJoce death Lf not trraloJ at once; the thitd was a 9ca!p wound cn the to? of hesvi, with staving in of the skcll about i of an inch ; either cf these wcua.ls would have produced death ; the woaa ls were pro-luced by a bar I substance, wjd, iron, steel or o:her Lard object; we tad a stone at ths in.;u'st tiat fit very nicety ia the. wound on the crown of the Lead or the one in the fron tal region; the front wound cou'-ia't have helped but pro-lace death; the body had bet.-a prepared for bar.il but tbe blool was ootlng out of tLe tocL-ils, ears and woan.Lj and that was the condi tion wtea we rsi saw it. Cross examiratioa by ex-JuJ,-e Tier : Xone of the wjanJi could have btea pnaduced by a jna or stone. Lr. II. I. Moore tesliaed : Live ia New Lexington ; have been practicici for 1 yeaas I Was caiied on ti raae an eiA.n inauoa of ths hdy of jon.i'.haa lloth stetlcr on March ZUi aad went the licit day; . Fr. Gardner Cvrroborate-d as to eharacter and e Ti:t of the wo ia e:c. i jva'P wounl on th? iroat of the hea l was I in he '.i-a; Ihe o:her L.ii an aa gie in it. the one arm of hl.h as 1 ; ia.-hea lung, thd otlier Ij inches lour; di-Ja't oieasure the wound in the s'iuil, but itexienJed bt-roni tha st.-a'p wound. It was aa ic.-h aad a half lon. Tn-.-se wounds Blight have been made eitber by the sl'jck of a gua or this sa-.-. ; W.;. aess picks c? stone ou taii'.e '. I ai a surveyor ; I male this Jra:1 a; thj ro- pieatof the District Attorney. Tuj draft shows the rjai fioui Trcn; tj Joaathi jchs'.tft.er s, L u.i u.-S e'. Cpjss exatLilaal.n by ex-Jti.:ge llacr : There were tn-es b-.t m. a the ma.a r jud ard the Ai ro.il : at the phtce w here the UiurJer touk p'.ace the underbrush aai timber is ie J-a.' tL.aa u.?t piuc es a'or.g the r -i 1 ; at soma p'.acrf a'.or.g the rea l ther is laure! ; the w aa.Ls might have bc-ea ma le by a stjr.e or a gun. (Tbe Coui-aonwealth x odr in drafts, thj .ina, au I arucies fouad on ti-a Liy of Jjcathaa IFvhstetie- . Sheriff ija'.ah t.ijai tes'.ihed : I a-a the Sheriff of Somerset coun-y; a warraLtt was placjd ia trty h aa ! ou t iie tiu 1 of Apni ; the wirraat was baa led to tue at T ent, ac whhh place I divil-J t::y c .ta paay; had -vi.i a "poese-; we Lad bvu! L"7 :aea ; we were afu?r "Vui. Pri;ij aa 1 Wm. M.fler; Wm. iilbert had charg-j of ose;ia.I, Fl Pujotit ar.th.r aai I had one; I west cp the Co a sty l:erl to J jna'.-'.aa uv::.te:.e r s ; two ft tt.e ;sacs ai a: v ij. i ri. s an t ::.ea went to FauI Jl.ii-r's fr g-.rrer: ti.it n.. w e nua a rai 1 oa .?r s We b-t l: 1 t't fi-i Mr. Mi! leftheraoa Sa tar-lay niorairg aul re- tumid here oa Sia lav at oVixk p. Cr i3 exauiiaatioa by ex-Ju Ig ? Pi-:r : Oa the raoraisj of the 7:h of A-.-il I if 6 up f.-r t::e o el x'i tra.a ; 1 wen: down S'.rect an ifjuat .vr. vi.uer ia t.i-? t-ar- rao with Wa. Gilbert : I wa goi-? awav aal toll Gilbert t taie ca.-j cf Lim. Wm. ;;Vbert Wstiae-l: I ati CMof cf Police of S. mii ?rct frsro uh ; I went with he SheriT"9 p:-s? oa ihe Suturiiy after tba murder ; t:ie p-TSr? wai a. v. 1;1 :a:o th-ee gtiag ; I twk oj: ;r.; aa 1 w-?r.t diffa the middle ra! ; I arresrel Ta-i! M.iier; lhetoher wont with tie ar.d e went over to F.-itts's in Fays"e co :a- ty ; there we arra-ite 1 yoii l . tts au I tjkhl:n wlt'i uj; we -ji.-c'-.trd all n gh: and returned the n-'xt dir . Cr examination br Mr. Ky;aT: I ht l a w.irraat for Abram I'lther. James H. Deal recalled : I sav the ta'.' est man strike with a gia ; I then f.ira ed away but heard the ether blows: it Sounded like a rati'.e ; the rattle seeuiri as though there wa? s jtcathing ioDje oa the gun. Cross exatalaatloa by ex-J j Da :-r : Whea I first saw tbe maa ia the road he was nearly J owa : afterward he was down on his kaees. I only sis' him raise up on -eiad that wa after e y i struck the a rut t:u:e. Wt.iXSO.lY JlotlXiX-; tri'S. When Court coaveae-! at o'cl xk it"!.. .-I... r .' t i I . 1- . i-i-'- 'i - - opened the case f:r the defease. He spoke for ab-ut on half an h?ur anl made a teiiing speech. Wm. C. M.iier, the defea liat. wa? the 5rst witness ca'lelaal place I upa the stand. The "General" ixikel as though he had pent a sievpieas night. He to'd his story very deliberately. Wm. C MliU;r testide-1 : I have lived ia Mid slecreek towaship all my life ; I was never out of the Sa"e, but once when I was ia the army ; I tal'jtel ia Co. K 171 U.-g , Fa. Vol.; the seoal tiaie I ea'hiU'd ia thes-.h Uig., Pa. Vol.; have open-ed cut a far-u at home artd have teen connected with the whisky b'isin.:-j ; am the father of eleven chil dren ; the young-st is three yirs o: ag- j live! about a ml-e aud a half inra 11 :::- stetier's ; was st home oa the f.re part of the day Hochstetler wa- kiile 1 : that af- , terr.ooa a Mr. Fritt3 came ti me and i said that revenue o:5-rw were ia the ; ciouatj-.a aai ;ai: ae u oa t ie a e. ., objected to as irrelevant ; we were try ing to keep out of their way ; was a: my mother's house La tae forenoon ; we oa cl ad-el we ha 1 better keep our of the way of the oth -ers ; we weat over t my s-a B jb's aad toil hial that he had better keep away as th?y might take hiai as a witnes-i. The three of us then went np the mountain to the county line Did, where we.hearl waris goir.g by ; taea we went to where tbe roal crjses Crao a-., -" " ales anu contiaaei iaa. we wju.-a c- . . erto "Abe I'ietcner s emt-tv i.oue an 1 spend the night as we would not be in terfered with there : aoout this time I saw Jonathan Ilxhstetler coming te ' h.' :-o,i was oa the other si ie of Crb rua r:. ta.l a Vir.j an 1 ill 1 as h ruh towardsme: "Now.G d youl I ve got yoa where I watt you. ll threw ta; I fired the stoae and it ttruck ray j iuT eua ia the air aa 1 cr.el -halt 1" ; he picked up another stiue aal ruiliel at stote ; rr.in uoi ueii me swearing tremead siir aa 1 I stra.k drg him oif the roal ;' Bob"did noth Lim with hit gun, as I thought my life ; iag ; we were scurrhng whea "Boh" gc was ia daager ; he ha I sworn to cut try t us ; he git between as aa 1 the tiiird heart out the first time he met me; I lime I struck I hit " Bob"; " Bb " told calle-1 13 FritU and -Bb"t cone aa l ! use directly after thU happen! that he take him off bat ther were slow ia com- j Lad seen a maa running up the road ; ingat l I struck birn'thre tier. : I then we all helped to take th body from the said. he is not draJ, eome aa ! he!? to ; roa-J -nd laid it beside the fun ; we car take him off the rowd"; we dragged hi u , rie-1 Lien as well as we eoaid ; b feet down to Crab ma and laid Liaj oa the i drd oa the grand ; we did not try bank - aoout this time we heard shots 1 to once! hi.ui ; he wasn't deal when .-j.Ct.vt-.tK,, ha-r mAt have been i we !cf; him; he wa warm aad breath- fi,i c. -t; ',; Gi' " and that he was Bred IMF 'J --- I ua , con-m to kill us ; we left and went ever ' to -Jake' Gary's shanty t avoid him ! over 1 WHOLE NO. 2132. aad tLe revenue oihceis ; we left there the next day ; Fletcher went away dur ing the night and ia the morning "Bob" aad Ga-y went home-; ia the evening I left the shanty ia coupany w ith Fr.tU in th? dhectioa of LU homo; we parted at a lime -i'larry and that was the last I sit of Prim ; I came to jail and gave my .self op; can't remember th day; cams to town oa ft; quite a number ci threats II jchstetier Lad made were carried tc me; Le said Le would kill tie oa sight ; John Landis, w ho worked for me, told me that I was ia dan ger of my life, that HochsUtier would kill me on sight ; oa the Sunday preceding the kill ing Fred Barron told me that ilochstet ier wanted hitn to spread the report that I was the maa who brought the detec tives into the country ia order to gvt the people down oa me. Aliea Foresprlcg toil aid that lluoistctler had sail that if he was arrete-l he would follow n;e to tbe U;io:a of hell t kill me. Wilsou Tisiey till tiie that Hochstetler told him that w hen he got hold of me Le w ;ul 1 sling rue to the heart, that he was a white Lea-led hornet and stung deep. Atao Fletcher told me that Hovhstetlrr hal said he would drop me ia my tracks. Juhn Fletcher told uie that I was in dan ger of u.y life, thai II xhstctler was mak ing threats against n.e. '"Jaie'" tiary toid me ont; Jay after the raid was made thit ilx-hstetier sail be would cut n? heart out and that If I toot the law cn him hi would burn me alive; ha was I:V.lrg wi'.h icv soa Albert to s-t him drur.k i kill ks and that h wjuld s-vcar Li::i out of it. We-iley M.ller to! 1 ie tbat Il-xhetler w.inted him lo tike L..- i.-jeailng ri-le aad put I'j bul'etj in u:e if he could ; I know that II jchsiellcr sh '-t at me cne tia:e. "Jake" Fritts told n.e lhat li xhtetler would cut my heart oat or shoot it out ; tl.cne threats had the e:fvt oa ce that I felt sure he L-eat to kill n.t! whenever he g"t his ev-s -.aa.e; I couldn't sleep ia voiie- i'l-ce oft-eru; I have kac-wa Ilx'h-ste-ller for 2 or JO yeara ; he was a fero clon mauaad was lojkel ap-ja by the neighbors as a very spiteful a:aa ; he was a tarrelsoruL', righting man aad he wis iuoie-' upen as being very daEgerous; I Lad a Si-esivr repettlag ride; it shot t cartrl !g-s ; ll.ere were six wads ia it that lay ; I shot one oS; u Uib" hal a iuus ket and Vri-jj i revolver that dy ; ia t:;y teiiaiator. te place at C.-ao r.a was t-e ::. r open pUc on th? rai i ; llx'h--tetler swore he would braia uie; the stone be picked vy w-v.!d weigh several -r;a la; I was on the right-hand si Ia of the road as y vi gi west : there, war a b'g tr to the right cf the road that we sto-l bcai ie whea we rt went up there; wh .a westarte-d I was la the lead ; we started to gj to the empty houia where w e were taiitiag of spending the eight ; I have raly contracted ia Richmcnd wLtle in the army; i: uae it-jia. sua s'.roae. Cr'5-examiae! by Mr. CoJVoth: I am IS years old : have live'd withia 11 miies from ILxhstetler f;r thirty years. We ha! to dlthcul'v till the time he warite 1 me to he!p k:'I fr. II jcter. 'I- You used to be gi friends? A. U-did. You tue-1 to make toonshlae whis ky t v-e'-her? A. We did. I retr.embcr when Ilxhstetler was tried for ru-iiug ill..-;: whisky but doa't re:ueaib?r that I a-as a witness for him: the d .li.'ulty between us commenced about throe years ago. li. I 'i i he become jealouj of yoa be caa? yoa be:iuie the leader of the moonshiners ? A. Nj, heg"t ma! because I would u't help murder detectives that he thought wie after the moocahiaers- Q. PidycuhearcfYony" Hochstet ler teittg tuurdervd ? A. I heard lhat he had been found dead ; I dida't ee him whea he was dead ; I heard it the day he was found : ..i.,ra.Ln I'.eUher told me aad sai l there was a arraEt oat f r me for killing hiai ; I "as ai-)1:! hotne oa Tuesiav ; I saw t p:::u Tues-iay, but did n ot see htaa oa Mj.u lay ; oa Sunday I weat wf.h Pritts up to J.'ha Reese's aad froai there Fritts went h . -me ; I stayed there till Monday moruir.g ; we were ia the woods Satur day foreu..a ; djn't remember where I was f li-lay : Fritts anl I were together most cf the tit. i e after the first rid was made, in February ; I think Fritts and I went to " Bjb's" house ; I went in and told hiai the revenue men were about again aa i that they w u!l take him for a w .ine--s again ; I told him there was a n.aa out by U.e spring who could tell hia all aoout it ; he went out, taea eat back and got his gua aad then we eat to the place where this occurred ; we were Stan Lag there to see it there were any more couii'.ig ; we hal pa?ed a lot cf taem ia buggies oa the roal ; e st!-here f a l.ttie while looking to see if there were auy more eom:sg ; it was ;iioir.g rrctty h.c-ly ; aa the other rl 1 there was .1 c th. ers an i we wautel to s-. how mantr there were this t'me ; I it WJ a'.' he lea-l of Crao rua where we atcs.'i; it tu about road ; it wasn't dask tl 0 feet to ilie , it was 5 no W- in-- an.l l.1.( rn a.! -r k tif .1 .rk i.ia - : I don't think - Yocr - was more thaa -VJ feet away from me' whea I first ss Lr ... . . . iru : I was wak:c; out to th road aal was almost oa it when I saw Yony Hochsteiier coming up ; he rushed up to J me ; the ght occurred about the mid-lie of the hill ; he was about fiftr feet from j me when he picked up the lirst stone : I , said, huh! l car " I want to taca to you, . , .- a -i i -. r . i .v. - li J "acd "c fccv. op the second stone ; a cliJat want to J vxt hitu ; could have done so easilr if ' I ha-1 waited tJ ; I did not turn to roa ! , , ,, .... , for fear Le woui-i ks.. tae oa t.ie sjot ; I ..... t. v v i ' d:dat kuow but that he Lad his b;g i , , , . . . , . uauer tis cor, or a orae-e oi revoi- I vers La at he aiways carnwa ; 1 slrock ! hiai three lines bat can't say which eod ! of the gua I u-d ; nobody hit him with . ....... . - . ing : t Uiun I near nim irro ; wwuo' . .1, . .A-, . K.'f dc viwi a-- i wr3 - j be wooi-l s-t .a oetver saape m u, aad w. wou.d take Lim Lome ; we heard sLootioii op the mountain and thought it was the revenue oriicers cm;cg and wanted to get off the road for fi ar they would pick us np ; w tik the n-are:-i row! from the place where this Happened toJaks Gary's. I didn't kac lhat wi wa.ked ia Lue run ; we stayed afot aa hour at Gary's ; we dida t tell him cr Pletcher or Feter Miller that we had left Yocy " down by the run; Jaka Gary was with us all night iu the shanty, but we told Lhii r.!hh:g ahu..: 1; : I wett hom frorc Fieuher s . the:.et mrt.rg I went to the W'xl ; Abrata Ilelcher toid me that there was a party out ie arch ing for me and it wa3 reported that the SherirT would be down with r.Sy n.ea to scour the mountain ; I was hhhng ia the woods Saturday night whea the sherU and his party were huLtlrg ; I was out all day Sunday aal Sun lay nlht ; I wa out Monday, too ; I Lad noUi:ng to eat bat some bread I had in my pocket, an 1 once my wife brought some cukea aal apples eut to me ; I was in no bora or house np to the time I came up hce ; I had a horse blanket to p-at oxer u:e and spent all lite time in the wovIs ; I was out the night of the big hail storm ; I thick I had my overcoat on that tight ; I hal a heard all orer my face. Lad oa a slouich hat, dark clothes, guru Ixxits, and my pants in n:y boots ; Pr.tts Lad dark ish cb the on aad wore a f lllg'ay ba:d ; "Bob" Had no l-eard ; I Ueersen; llxli sU'ttiera challenge of aay kind : I was never considered a right:, g l.j3 ; I only saw him once that winter ; I spoke to him a he pas!ed aa I he tore alor.g an ! gla.-e! at me as though he'd eat t. e up ; Yoay "said that he was aa old, white haired, hornet man aad when he'd stltt be'd sting to the heart ; he shot at cie once la.-t summer, after uj'j harvest : it was after uig'-.t, but I sa h.s fac-e by the rl.iah of the gun ; I was afraid to tae the law 'nh!ui; he'd have f.ll- 'el n.e to hell if I IjuI. . Fida'fll." war.: :o;a-.l teli the people of the killing of IIvchMetr . A. I believe Le did say up at the !. ia!y if he was dead be would g-o and g ve blt.i Scif up; I tc-id him he had h-'ttrr wait till we were sure be wis dea 1. It was after I came here that I l-.-a.-cel that the party we ga v ia hi -;h-s were n detecti.f , J -ha S.--.tt t- !d D: he was oae of the party ; he mlht rr.-ke a pre ".y g! detective. We had a rc-pe with r.a the ulhtcf ti.o killing I ha-! it ia :uy ket, : 1 g t it at my house : I never saw Fritts after pa-ted that night. AlrxrF. Mii'er calle-1 but n-,t an- swer. Jacob Fritts, test:.'l-l: I.:ve ia Fac e te county ab-jut three miles fro:u w here Juathaa C. II l.-tt tier l:v-l ; I BAS working near there tr a week !a.-t sum mer aad shactiev! iu one of 'i s h-ioes. Hocht.-tler told n.e he would a ll Mi..er he sal! by AI d I'll k 1.1 eiiu." He si 1 what made him s.j mil at "Bill" M.ller w as that he W. I r uud and made whiskey au! diac! a 11 jeij-i. a ana was too d a lary to w..rt aad su.-'n a man he would k li I to!-! V.'ca. M.ller of these threats coming hov. f.o.u love fea-t la-?t May ; he w-uld make biz threats agiius-t 31. ..or a.tu:-: ev.-rv eiay ; hjsrc-- ua".i'-n.a tl'iat communitv was that he was a verv !.,a.l ui.i i .-i :: ; w :. c i i e l at a ; r -a it w as i-e-rt f l-an..-e fro.ii h;ui. r theui t o keep their . Crt.fS-exaraiacl : -Y-.r;y" g"l ileal aud was f.uu . - - ; ve About ill" Fritts is xv uucle ; we !- yards apart: I cavea't -ea s.ra si, Monday be.'rv U..s happeaed . I used See W .. oaai M.iier over it hi.- li-jte. Co-art adjotirr. 1 at I- a. ti.to i.oi) :a. WKtNKsiy APTEF.N ICS ...-. -..V. Co'irt cinvene-d at I..-.-. Allan Fot: spring, i.f.tti'? ! : Uva i:i ;otship ; Lave liv-.-l ther Mid-ilecreek overtourt -ea rears ; I was at II .h.-t-t- er's ia Fe! ruuy after the rai i and watt d to sell hiaa sotue fralt lr .-s he sal i tie wouldn't buv any now. tl.ut i e i.ia i inow whether te woula u-.-e-i th"-:) that fo.ily Miller aa ' Lis s-iord.a:-1 had Iwn g.v.ug h.:u away fr tiioomjijru.ug and that he would folio " h.hv " to the ct tool of hell but that he'd f t e. e l with Li 3 ; 1 1!4 M.iier wtC Iijh.-t.-l- er had sa.d. Crjss-exa.:.'nel by tieuerl Co. froth1 Yonvs' principal offence was his hou 1 Iking. John Sle-jmaa te-;lf.e i : LiveiaJeifer- sja towcshlp, about 't-.e a. he f.-.-m Hv.-ii- Ttetier"s; talked to Yotv the dav !.e was k.lied; Whlhira Miller asd Wliiiam Frtits were at mv house on Satur lav ef, re thi Jiijide: Hxhstetier tjli :;.e tha: " B.llr" Miller an t John Pletcher !1 1 e itformirtg ; he said the d s of a wanted to get ma into trouble ; if the officers La 1 c lue they w nld have v-oiie t3 my hou-e : I want the da .: s f a b to tackle me ; :f he tackles tae he'.i nev er tackle another. tg. Did you rep.jrt this to Mr. M.iier? (Dejected to by Mr. Kept-e- s.-. irrele vant and imuiateriah '.'.-j-.-ctioa over ruled.) A. I don't remember all I tll hiai; he came there Saturday wh:'e I wis eat ing dinner: I ta.ked lo Ll:n, but 1 d -a't know whether I toil him ad II c.'.-,et-!er said or cot ; the day that he was kill ed he talked ia the same way. I'aniel C.Barclay, adira.-I: L'.'e ia Mldllecrerk township ; know the def-a- dant. :d kuew Jjuathaa H och-tetr ; have lived in Middiecreek about IM-rears aad am jretty well ae touted ia tae towtahip ; I bailed li..ler a; ji:ie Millers o:!ice r.d ar t:nt il :oht-i!er treated me ver o-I. Frederick Barron tetl.i'- :!: I. v- In Jetf-r.a towaship: H !.sv;:er never ma le any threats to a..- agt'at Ml.ier. g. What wa. Mr. Il-x-huetler's repara tion for peace ? ft T I . l. . j.. ..... ( . ... ... : anl 2ne : :l ae was nere. i -! j aa- : swer. Th ccnrt :ai's:e! f n lhe w;!c n" 9'"-rt - h J T vine iuj c i u o-tier1 . i j . rea l I - . . rifle New Const. rut. on to n.e : " i told me once that if Wm. M...er w I tac kle him on tbe roa I all that w .u" 1 t-e left of hi:n would be a cha-ta at saag. Cr exa.uhie 1 : He chi; te i that ) Ier was repurtlu - him as a moot-.:.: ner. 4 " l rias Saylor, arurxeo : Live ia JerJer- i tn.i i son lownsa ', about 1 i miles from ii xh- ...... it . .-. .......... t - I jeilV A9 U' K , i. li - V A IU T 111. 11 didn't waal Mi.ier to ta, k'e hlui ; that :f t he did, tie would tev?rta..e anroa-e . . ,, ... , ' e; 1 toid M...er tfi ; t ju ba-I , . , . , long arms an 1 was aj;:t .i ftet ta.. . he was sickly for the last year cr aiore aa i was not very strcLi. ! Cross examine I : II xh y.e'.ier was verr ail the time ; I sa iilca kaT4 a h,'it about tea years az; mi.t a i of tha puarreitag was about m'jonshlne : M;.!er and H-ichstetler blarnel oae ai nh-r for gtring the bi?iaesa away ; I heard, " Yooy make th reals against " Seirfe ' several years a;o ; H.xbateller was :.k the last year; I was not ia the ui x,n sMne buiineM. . Al:ert C. M .ltr test .. : 'T.". Wit ness is a mm of the l ienera!" i X kaew Hocbstetier ; his reputation was n -t very gooa ; a m mm !..:.!, .!Tr.r.t n.t i r. ?. r.i tbe bia-a-e walked " "r- - ... r. It
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