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Herald.
j Yn, , prominent ciU
.'&tingilh Somerset
"tfcuit treesawonder
. .v the Bhany Col
.H1" . f 1 1,0 season.
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' ...pd and nurse, ar
:iJ , Kst we.-k and are
ha increased
tU urinR the pa-sttwo
d,spre
' ik.ith'n an bour after
V roaVInes.layiiJom
rt . native of Jenner
setter of John and
ill"". Ja.il
W) tbe following
liDaUedforatthe
Hfoonn. Oeo. Finley.
VlA Miller, Elizabeth
bef,
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!
'd of Mrs. Catherine J.
.... . this nlaee wan
Vte ofli Probably
W i The salary is
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Cir.f oaidm-t reIii?"
K'foruied Church at
"wdatUvawville at
VKin8'n'Uvansville
h'M a missionary eu-
W:nni"K! T:5 o'clock.
w died at her home in
'; cl'lav evening, 17th
' 1 i(M.apii w as a life-
" ytbe IM-rmi Church.
If ber hunband and a
'ir by a former mar-
,sPi-k."J'iI'- M. Phillip
'irWiinnre and I'loladel-'.-eriri'i!
pun-hase a stock of
"sW ..re they will open
i. Tbeir Morerooin, on
B-.:aer of the public square
.i for tbeir reception and
storerooms of the
i n. Ili. ks arrived in
rmoniine -nd remained
I'eA constituency until 3:22
LticSf'r Washington. Mr.
"sis permission of the Gov
"2 1 volunteer regiment in
district. He believes
.reguueut of l,mO men in
3.m?i German, who was
from the county jail,
Kjiin confined for several
;g instance of Lis wife, for
failed to ppivide, was in-
a the railroad on Sunday,
3il(r was a former resident
. tad was well known
;:Muii:y.
Is. Gore, of IVnver, Col.,
j mlit home of Mr. and Mrs.
sa. Mr. i"re was formerly
;,rof ihe Pennsylvania Rail-
r, but aas compelled to re
w several years ago on ac
aiwlih. Several years spent
n Jivtfu'.iy restored his health
ltin enter tbe service of the
iiion of a recent visit of
k Ifi4iector CaJwalader Bid
.r;pLia, that ollicial said :
-m jail is tbe cleanest and
rsniotLe Coinmouwealth,"
irarjbich compliment to
raL'tiniuaseiiienL Mr. Bid
; art tided that the atiuos-
.sail is as pure as the outside
irre!y found in a building
-ranrenien are confined.
ssrdy tbe Kiddy boys re
iiartheir pictures," declaring
iiW wint tr have tbeir feat
aia the newspapers. Satur
pz, however, tbey concluded
iike to bave their photo-
jiiB order that tbey might be
5 ttcir relatives, aud asked
fjeii if he would arrange to
-Jim. Sunday morning, after
rasfiuz tbeir toilets, they
hjspital departmeut of
a phoNigrapher had his
-td and secured the plates
.ac;ih(il,)graphs were printed.
m, Western Cuion lineman
n Friday posted a notice
"santeers lor a military coiu--leieuiiig
he enlisted about
sno'u young uien about
Btauiious to tender their
5wernir Hastings for the
J was held at tbe Opera
ffi evidence of the patriotic
r.rng men it should be said
vuiiiiueered did so with
le question. Mr. Crouse
.';nne.ied with tbe Nation
r;2j been a member of the
piuy, aud is a good drill
'aects to bave his uompauy
"iaota in a day or two.
'f residenu of tbe county
during the past lew
of seeking an in
3 lbs lloddy boys, and on
a the crowd was so great
'Ml natured oilicial than
would have turned a
iteir appeals. The Sheriff
- !! who applied, by any
rtuvin that, had be done
""' fund his time fully
tUl way and would have
sOeuJ t-j his official du
' k preceding the execu
- persous who had a right
W prisoners were permit-
bo w itnessed the execu
aere Mr. Valeutine Ber
'jf tbe murdered man, and
', Mr. Iewis Berkey,
ludiwua. The former
'uty iu 14, and notwith-
i that he baa made
to tbe old homestead
re
in U;i was hi second v
isit
the
s'Crvttrial. Mr. Herkev
of physical inanhooil
a oi rehned nianoers end
He disclaimed any feel-
"r. other thau a deir
to
Meoee of the law was ear
' erjnversation with
ths
be
J'den.ned men would ni
ak e
' to last minute.
1
niif in a hofcd license
of
bid
i-t tb Hialeiiiftit tT, ha I
d
JttiitB anonymoua leUers
i51 t had evidently been
I ause they or some friend
I" ret if. i
. iiq aiu IDBl
ev'deutly been sent for
I intimiduuoo, but they did
i " landlord no good. ll
I raing u.t such methods
I e him from tbe line of
l fre lbe lhat couq
M'.i.-,!
If vfv uu raging
l- !j is the case, aaid the
2 volating their obliga
c tbe court of justice, aud
bit.! -.:..!.
jl. ""m iouis lis own
. J'l'liuanta for liinu h.l
i tiu at the back door of his
! 'iwT eitreluely improp
I TV unsel had sent tbetn,
I-". rtain this fact, Judge
$ t that he would at once
4l,lrred from court.
Roddy Boys
JOHN UODDV.
They Suffered the Penalty
David Berkey.
Proclaim their Innocence to the Last.
Their Iron Nerve Finally Gave Way and They Prepared to Meet
Death. Forgave Their Enemies. Had Been Model Prisoners
Their Last Night, Closing Scenes of the Tragedy.
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SCENE OF THE
James and John Roddy, convicted of
theuinrder of David Uerkey, paid the
penalty of their crime at 12:.ri2 o'clock
this afternoou. The execution took place
in the county jail on the same double
death-trap that was used on one former
occasion, when the Nicely brothers suf
fered the death penalty, and which has
become part of the bloody record of Som
erset county.
Sheriff Hartzell had all of his arrange
ments perfected long in advance and they
were carried out to the minutest detail
without a single hitch.
After the straps and liamlcuffs had
been placed ujwn the boya and the
ropes around their necks, aud with
the black caps on the top of their
heads, John lloddy spoke as follows :
"Geutlcrnen, you w-e me. I am as
innocent of the Turkey robbery as the
stars in heaven and know nothiDg
about it. I leave lots of prayers be
hind me. I forgive you all aud hoj
to meet you in heaven."
James epoke practically the same
words, adding, "I have maintained my
innocence for two years. I am going
now to a court where I will have a new
trial and justice !"'
The doomed men assisted in arrang
ing the straps and caps, and when they
said: "Good-by Sheriff, ' the signal
agreed upon, the trap was sprung and
the murder of IhiviJ Berkey was
avenged.
A few 6hort couvulsive struggles and
all was over. John did not move per
ceptibly, his neck having been broken.
Dr. Kimmell pronounced him dead in
eleven minutes.
Jim was pronounced dead by Dr.
Gardner in twelve minutes.
The bodies were cut down at 1:15 and
placed in the colTius provided for their
reception. They will be taken to
Johnstown on the 5:40 train.
. At 12 o'clock a light lunch, consist
ing of canned peaches, pears, a custard,
cake and coffee was served in the cell.
Mrs. Hartzell had placed two button
hole bouquets of carnations on the
tray, atd the boys placed them on the
lapeh of their coats. They ate heartily
aud spoke feelingly of Mrs. Hartzell's
many kindnesses to them.
Just lefore the luuch was served
Valentine Berkey, of Goshen, Ind., a
brother of the murdered man, entered
the cell. The boys greeted him cor
dially. John expressed his satisfaction
at having an opportunity to tell a
member of the Berkey family that he
was innocent of the murder. He said
that he felt very sorry for the Berkeys,
especially for Mrs. Berkey, whom he
declared had been influenced by the
detectives. "Tell her that I forgive
her and hope to meet her in heaveu,"
he added.
Mr. Berkey replied that he knew
nothing about the case, but his disap
pointment was apparent, as he believed
the boys would break down at the last
minute and confess.
At 12:15 o'clock Itevs. Mullendorc,
Cameron and Vogel were closeted with
the condemned men and remained
with them until tli-drop ft-lL
The lu ui! cutis used were the an me
that were usd at the execution of the
Nicely brothers. The steel wristlets
are engraved with the initials of the
Nicelys. The cuffs worn by Joe Nicely
wire placed upon the wrUts of John,
while the steel bands that encircled
the wrists oi Dave Nicely performed a
simi'ar service for Jimes Itoddy.
A solitary woman found her way lu
t the jail about noon and gazed into
the cell occupied by the boys until she
w&B dkcjvered by the Sheriff and ask
ed to lelire.
Iievs. Mul!end.re, Cameron and Vogel
arrived at tbe j til at &. in , and were
with the doomed men until the
last, j
civine them such spiritual consolation I
i
as was in their power. j condemned brothers in tbeir cells, John
Rev. Mullendore was closeted w ith asked bim to wlk out to tbe death trap
J;uii. while Itev. H. N. Cameron retired with him. With his feet resting on the
with John to the cell he has occupied dur- 1 trap, John mid: Sheriff, I hope every
ing the past two weeks. The clergymen ,' thing will go off all rifeht to-morrow; I
read from the scriptures aud prayed w ith j don't want any a.-cident to occur. About
the boys and then led the boys in prayer. ' a half-hour before tbe time comes I waul
At 9:21 Rov. Mullendore entered the cell ' you to come to my cell, w hen I wiil tell
of John and Rev. Cameron went into j you BomethinR. Then I w ant you to take
James' cell, w here private devotional ex- me out to tbe trap and while the deputies
eicises wore continued for a few minutes, ' are putting tbe straps on our legs I want
after which the clorgymeu and the boys ,
returned to the corridor of tbe prison,
w here they were joined by Elder Peter
Vogel aud the death watch, A. K. Bittner.
llev. Cameron sang a solo, "I Was Once
Far Away Krom Jesus," tbe sweet tones
ofliU sympathetic tenor voice penetrating
to the furthest corner of the cell and af-;
feeling all who beard it
Rev. Mullendore read the "Beatitude,"
and "description of heaven." The serv
ices were concluded by Eider VogeJ, w ho
offered prayer.
Executed
JAMI-S KODDY.
for the flurder of Farmer
Mil' . i
HANGING.
John asked Itev. Mullendore to ac
company the bodies to Johnstown,
which he consented to do.
At 10 o'clock (ion. ColTroth. Vv II.
Kuppel. K.i., aud Chas. F. Vhl, Esq.,
counsel for the boys entered the corridor
aud held an interview with them. All of
the attorneys w ere deeply affected, tears
streaming from their eyes w Utii t iey said
"good-by."
Undertaker A. II. Huston delivered
two coffins at the jail at 8 o'clock. They
were placed in the Sheriff's office.
The ropes were adjusted at lO.-'W o'clock
by Isaac Jones, the veteran sailor and
well known contractor and lumber deal
er. They were attached to the rings by
knots only such as old sea-dags can tie.
Joseph Jackson, a brother-in-law of the
boys, was admitted to the jail upon the
arrival of the morning train from Johns
town. He witnessed the execution and
will escort the bodis of bis relatives to
the home of their parents. "What time
will the funeral take place," asked John.
His kinsman said he did not know, but
the funeral would be iu charge of under
taker Johu Henderson, of Johnstown,
and that graves would be dug in lirand
view Cemetery, the Itoddy faiuily having
recently secured a lot in that burying
g round.
John Lord itch, a Johnstow n friend of
tbe boys, spent an hour with them iu
pleasant conversation, recounting inci
dents in tbeir past lives.
TEEIS DYISS DECI.ASATI03r.
Just Befori Thsy Embraead ths Chriilian
Eeligion the Soddy Boys Anerted -Tbtir
Innocence.
Elder Mullendore spant thegreator por
tion of Monday closeted with the doom
ed brothers. According to hi statement
he never before pictured hell in such aw
ful form as he did to them, or made more
powerful picas to men to confess their
sins. At no time during the period he
was with ilium did they intimate that
they had any knowledge of tlt Jterkey
murder, while on th? other hand they re
peatedly declared that they were as inno
cent of the crime as the minister of od
whom they addressed.
At the instance of the condemned men
Elder Mullend r reduced tha following
statement to wrilmg, which the Itoddy
brothers have requested ba published to
the public as their dying declaration :
S tMKitsKT, Pa., April 2, ls'JS.
John and James Iloddy desire to
leave this their dying statement : "That
we are inn nvnt of th' IJ.'rkcy robb.-ry,
and that we, neither of us, know any
thing al. nit it. We aro sorry that the
Berkey pj.ple allowed the dcUt'tivi-s
to inll Jcnco them into t'.ie bj'.icf that
we were the parties th.it tortured and
robleJ them. We believe they were
honest, b-.it they wen? mistaken. We
h '1M' to M-vt them at the bar of God,
where the truth will bj known, and
where they will fin 1 us iimoe-nL We
will forgive them a'l and wish them
well. We leave this w r!d for other
p:sp!c's crinu. We arj g'a I t'.rat if
wv must die we will die inmxvnt of tht
crime for which we stand convicted.
Some of the witness? were honest, but
were mistaken, others swore falsely.
We are not blaming the honest ones.
The dishonest ones we forgive as we
hop? to lx? forgiven."
Jamks Iloir.
Jons Iloiiv.
Their List Sight.
The coutleuined men spent tbe early
portion of the uight in tbe corridor iu
frout of their cells talking w ith several
friends and the death watch. They re
hearsed the evidence in the case and
pointed out certain feature in the testi
mony against them which tbey declared
to be false. Itoth declared that the only
regret they felt on leaving the world was
the grief their death would bring to their
mother. "Tbe rest of them can stand It,"
said John, "but I'm afraid it will kill
mother." Both of the boys smoked con
stantly and asked for a lunch, which they
said they would eat during the night.
Just before Sheriff Hartzell lock ex I the
you to put tbe rope around our necks,
and then I want to say something that
i ... : 1 1 .... r.., a .1 il.
Fill nui J if-o m 1 1 . tv. i i, wuu v w uvm u
will go my meat-house."
Tbe condemned brothers retired at H:i3
o'clock and a few miuutea afterwards
llh were und asleep. Tbey awoke
about the same hour, 5 o'cl
lock, the morn
ing of the execution, declaring that they
never felt better in their lives. At 7
o'clock they were served with a substan
tial breakfast, which they ate with appa
rent relish.
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41
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IN THE PRESENCE CF
Roddy Boys Declare Thfy 'Will Proclaim
Their Innocenoe Be fort the
Almighty.
XSTE3YIEW WITH THEIH LAWTEBS.
Shortly afier their return from Harris
burg Friday morning, en. A. II. Cot
froth and Chas. F. I'hl, Jr., visited the
Itoddy boys in th6ir cells.
After telling the prisoners of their fail
ure to influence tbe Pardon Board In
their behalf, (Jeneral Coffroth said:
"Now John, I have doue everything in
my power to e-tablish . your . Inuo
ceuce without suo-ess ; your fate has been
uppermost in my mind for many days
aud I have spent tdeepless nights think
ing how I could save your life. You have
only four more daya to live and you must
not go before Jod with a lie upou your
lips. I waut to know for my own person
al satisfaction w bether you are guilty of
the murder of David Berkey; your moth
er and father, both old and gray, want to
know whether their sons are murderers
deserving death, or whether they shall
cherish their memories as tbey will if
you are innocent. Don't leave them in
doubt, but answer me truthfully as you
will have to answer in a brief time in tbe
presence of Almighty God."
Scalding tears streamed down Jehu's
cheeks as he quickly raised bis right
band and said : "General, I expect to
raise my hand in tbe presence of God
and declare that I bad nothing to do with
the Eerkey robbery and murder; that I
never saw Mr. Berkey in my life, and
that I was never in Paiut lowuship."
Turning to James, General Coffroth re
peated the same remarks he had made to
John, and urged him for the sake of bia
mother and in the presence of death to
tell the truth.
"I never saw old man Berkey in my
life," said Jim; "I was never in Paint
township, and had nothing to do with the
Berkey murder."
Messrs. Coffroth and Chi then nrged
the condemned men to prepare to meet
their God, and suggested that tbey had
better send for a miuister. "Don't die
like intidols," urged (Jen. Coffroth, "you
now know that death Is only four days
off, and if you are innocent a confession
of fdith w ill not only be comforting to
your souls, but it will tend to make peo
ple believe that your dying statements
are true; while if you go into an nnk now 11
world denying God, few persons w ill be
lieve you."
"I believe In God," spoke up John, and
have always been willing to send for a
minister to read and pray for us, but
"Jim" didn't want it that way."
"It was thU way," said "Jim," "they
were said to be christian people who
swore our lives away, and I thought I
didn't want to hare anything to do with
such people. I am agreed to send for a
preacher now, however."
In view of the fact lhat their mother is
a member of the Baptist Church, the un
happy brothers docided to send for Elder
William Mullendore, of the Disciple
Church, as he bad visited them at inter
vals during their long imprisonment.
General Coffroth's frame shook with
emotion when relating the above conver
sation to the Herald reporter and bis
voice betrayed his deep feeling.
"I am thoroughly satisfied that the
ttoddys are innocent of the Berkey mur
der," he said, "and have felt that they
were wrongly accused from the begin
ning. I have done everything that au at
torney could do to establish their inno
cence, and without hope of reward furth
er than the knowledge that I bave tried
to save two ignorant boys from iguomiui-
SHERIFF M. II.
011s death. During the past two years I
have adopted every meaus to trap them
into a confession, but on all occasions
tbey have protested their innocence, and
I am firmly convinced of it."
Mr. Vhl said : "When tbe Roddy boys
were first arrested for the Berkey mur
der I thought perh:ips that "Jim" bad
1 ad something to do with the crime, but
that John was innocent. I pon lnvestl
gstion, however. I became thoroughly
convinced that neither of them had any
knowledgo of tho Berkey rol.tcry, and
that convietiou has since grown upon ine,
until I feel absolutely sure that neither of
them had auytbing to do with it. The
poor boys have lieeu without means, but
their counsel bave done everything that
could le done in tbeir behalf."
Wm. II. Kuppel, Esq., who was associ
ated w ith Messrs. Coffroth and Uhl in tho
trial of tbe case, said: "I am satisfied
the Roddy boys are iunocent of tbe Berk
ey murder. After the second trial I said
to Geueral Coirrolh and Mr. L hi, that we
had been acliug on the theory that our
clients were innocent and that I thought
the time had come to ascertain, if possi
ble, if our theory was correi-t.
"With this object in view we visited the
jail and after a long interview with the
Roddys, in w hich we used every possible
means to extract an admission of guilt
from them, I became more fully satisfied
than I bad been before that they are in
nocent men, and my conviction has never
faltered from that day to this."
Rev. Mullendore, in response to a re
quest from the condemned brothers, vis
ited the J ill Friday morning aud was
wilh them alone for a long time.
E:4dy Boys Baptized.
John and James Roddy were baptized
Monday after the manner of the Dis
ciple church, at the band of their spirit
ual adviser. Elder Mullendore. A bain
tub on the second floor of the jail was
made to answer the purposes or a baptist
ry. Tbe ceremony was brief and was
witnessed by a number of tbe members
of Elder Mullendore'a congregation and
tbe attorneys of the condemned men.
John and James Istth expressed them
selves as feeling better after tbe solemn
ceremony had been performed.
Th Jary.
Sheriff Hartzell selected the following
weil-known citizens to serve as the jury,
and who afterwards certified to the death
of John and James Itoddy.
J. X. Whipkey, Mlddlco esk township.
Josiah Good, Somerset township.
Charles R. McMillen, Addison town
ship. Edward (Kinder, Jenner township.
Wm. G. Knepper, Lincoln township.
Michael Ansell, Milford township.
Thomas Reese, Meyersdale borough.
N. J. Kretchuian, Elk Lick township.
Garrett Ream, Paint township.
J. G. Barclay, Jefferson township.
1). K. Kreger, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp.
Edward Hoover, Somerset borough.
The court bouse yard was densely
crowded wKh people at the time the drop
felL
pit
I4ST HOPE TA!TISaE3.
Boddy Boyi Learn tit Actios of ths Par
don Board.
"Let her go, Gallagher," said John
Roddy w ith a merry laugh, the sooner
it's over the belter," when told by Sheriff
Hartzell that the Pardon Board had re
fused to take favorable action in tbe ap
peal of himself and bn4her for executive
clemency.
John was playing a game of solitaire
when the Sheriff, ac?npaniHl by sever
al newspaper rrxrler, viiitod bis c-!l
Friday uiorning, soon after the news was
received from Harrisburg. His first re
mark was: "Haven't tbey doneanything
for us?" and upon being told that th last
hope was gone, be spoko as quoted above.
"When will you let us drop, Sheriff, in
the morning oraaernoon r was the next
question he asked, referring to the exe
cution. "I haven't decided yet ; but hava you
auy preference?" inquired the Sheriff.
"I can't tell," replied John, "until after
wo bave heard from the tolks at Johns
town and flndoutwben they want to take
ns home." Continuing he said, "I don't
see how the Pardon Board got over the
evidence; most of it was perjury, but if
we bave to die, the sooner it is ail over
the better. No; I don't want to have my
photograph taken ; my mother will have
about all she can bsar without seeing my
face depicted in the newspapers."
Passing on to the cell occupied by "Jim"
the Sheriff said : "Well, Jim, 1 have un
pleasant new a for you ; the pardon board
has refused to interfere in your case."
I can't help it," replied the prisoner,
w ho tamed over in his bunk. A moment
later he arose and began to pace op and
down his cell like a eagod animal. Sud
denly stopping, he faced the Sheriff and
said: "I never did anything in my life
that should cause me to get down on my
knees and pray." Continuing, he intima
ted that the sentiment created against
John and him among the farmers was re
sponsible for their present predicament.
Interview "With Sheriff HartielL
"There is no douM in my mind about
their guilt," said Sheriff Hartzoll. "I
was firmly convinced of their guilt at
the lime of tbe first trial, and the impres
sion then formed was strengthened when
a second jury found them guilty of the
murder of Mr. Berkey. I have carefully
watched their eouduct during the time
tbey have been under my care, and a
number of little incidents have occurred
that lead me to believe that John and
Jim have a secret means of communica
tion and thoroughly understand one an
other. Only one day last week I permit
ted them to be together for a short time
in Jim's cell, and when I went to con
duct John back to bis cell Jim followed
and put his mouth close up to bis broth
er's ear and whispered something I could
not hear. Again, I have frequently ob
served them communicating by signs.
John is the stronger character of the two,
and he appeared to be afraid that Jim
would break dow n and confess, aud tor
that reason encouraged him in the ways
I havo referred to. Then, too, Jim told
tbe death-watch that he was iunocent,
but that he knew who the guilty parties
are and that they could be fouaJ w ithin
a distance of twenty miles of Somerset.
Personally I have liked ixrth of tho boys
aud bave . sympathized w ith them iu
their position. I bave endeavored to
give them every comfort I am permitted
to provide for them, and have always
urged them to prepare for death. As a
matter of course, it is a trying position
for me to have to bang two men who
have slept under the same roof with me
and my family for more than a year, but
sentiment dou't count alongside of duty.
HARTZELL.
I bave made all of my preparations w ith
a vie w to having the execution pass off
smoothly, aud earnestly hope there will
be no mishap to add to the distress of the
unfortunate brothers.
"I have just been served with a paper
by counsel for the condemned brothers,
notifying mo that I shall not admit any
persons to tho execution except thos
entitled under tbe act cr Assembly
tho jury, two ministers of the gospel,
three physicians and my deputies. I am
very glad that counsel have taken thi
step, siuco I have been unable to give
passes to nine-teuths of the people who
have applied for them, and it will relieve
me ol tbe care of looking after the crowd
that would otherwise have sought ad
mission to the jail."
"Remarkable Ilea." Sayi Elder Kal'.eadore.
"John Roddy can look squarely in
your eye and declare his innocence with
tbe bo) dues and confidence of a child
wrongly accuse.!." said Elder William
Mullendore last evening. "In fact, he
is the most remarkable man fn some
ways that I have ever met. I followed
the case from tbe beginning, and am un
willing to believe that the great number
of persona who testified against him and
bis brother were mistaken, but in view
of what has taken place and the inter
views I have held with the doomed men,
I must confess that their conduct is be
youd my understanding. I bave bad
little association with the criminal classes
and it may be that I can be more easily
imposed upou than others, but, to say
the least, the couduet of the Roddy boys
is most mysterious, standing as they are
on the brink of eternity and within only
a few hours of the moment when they
shall stand before tbe judgment seat of
God. During the past several weeks I
bave visited the boys at intervals, and
during tbe past few days my visits, at
their request, have been frequeut. I have
attempted' to comfort them with tbe
promises of the gospel, and have warned
them of the awful consequences iu store
for them if they go before God with a lie
upon their lips. Both of the boys have
freely admitted tbeir transgressions,
which consist of those sins which many
young men are guilty of, but f.-om the
first time I spoke to tbem up until the
present they have both declared to me,
and always in the most impressive man
ner, that they never saw David Berkey
and are guiltless of his murder or any
participation in that foul deed. John
Roddy is the stronger character and, as I
said before, he proclaims his innocence
with the boldness and confidence of a
child. The boys both asked to be bap
tized, and I performed that solemn
function to-night."
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Tifl DOUBLE EXECUTIONS.
Tietimi of the Lw' Indexible Decree
la Both Iastacees Wert
Bothen.
BEXAEXABLE C0ISCIDESCE.
For the second time within a period of
eiyht years tbe majesty of the law b is
been called npon to avemrc the murder of
two of the M-acefii! fanir-r citizens of
Smfrm county. H -t!i murders were
committed in ilie perp :r.tliiti of n telnny,
and in both iustancea the murderers w ere
brothers.
Joseph and David Ni-t-ly, residents of
Westmoreland county, were executed in
tho county jail on April "A Wl, for the
murder of fxrmo. Herman Umtiorgur, of
Jonner township, whom they shot to
death in his quiet rurtl home and robinal
of some l,lrt0.
John and J..ines llo lily, residents of
Cambria county, suffered death on tbe
gallows this afternoon for the murder of
farmer David Berkey, w hom they cruelly
tortmed by burning until death resulted,
and w hom they also lobbed of a small
sum of money.
In bth Instances no other parties wer0
suspected of the crime and in lxth instan
ces the evidence clearly showed that the
men executed were he guilty parties.
The defense in both instances was an
alibi and in loth instanc s it f 11 to pieces
before the eyes of the court and jury.
In lxrtb instances the condemned men
persisted in their innocence up until the
last, with the exception of "Dave" Nicely,
who a mittcd to his spiritual adviser on
the cvo of his execution thst bo had been
THE SOMEESET
justly convicted.
Here tin similarrty in tbe c ises of tlu
Nicelys and Roddy ceases. The Nicely
boys were intelligent, fceen-sighte.L, re
sourceful and fearless; a:id ono of tlicm
"Joe" had a wide reputation as a cun
ning criminal. Tho Ni-clys made two
di-sperate attempts to gain their lilx?rty,
in the first makings murderous assault
on Deputy. Sheriff Milton McMillen.
Tho Roddy boys arc densely ignorant,
neither of them !ciiig able to r.nd or
write. From the day of their ar
rest for the Berkey murder until the tra i
was pulled that ushered tbem iuto etern
ity they protested their innocence, and at j
all limes weru apparently indifferent to
their fate. During the twenty-two months
of their confinement iu the ounty jail
tbey were as tractable as sclusl!Mys, and
won the sympathy of tbe prison ollicials
to such an extent tint they wore grautcd
lilcrties not usually accorded to pri ov
ers convicted of a capital offense.
When sentence of death was passed
upou tbem by the Court, tbe Koddys
thanked the judge for his kindness, and
wlieu Sheriff Hartzell read the death war
rants to them they laughed at the con
tents of the official document, apparent
ly regardless of the direful cousequeuees
it authorized the sheriff to visit upon
them.
The only concern manifested by either
of the murderers was for the comfort of
their aged mother, to whom they at all
times referred in the most affectionate
terms. They expressed no fear of death
at any time during their incarceration.
appearing only tolieauxious to lift the
burden of sorrow fr.im tho heart of their
mother, which their actions had brought
upon her.
LAST HOPE SWE?! AWAY.
Governor Eaitingi Befazei to Interfere.
Saturday evening Gl'H. Coffroth ad
dressed the following commuuii-mion to
Governor Hastings:
Ho.v. D. II. Hastings,
Harrisburg, Pa.
I am conscientious in my convictions
that the Koddys, whoar3to be hanged on
Tuesday at I o'clock, are inno-e!it. .Nino
the action of the Pardon it.Kird tby have
positively declared to their minister mf
to tlieir iunsel that they are not guilty.
The action of the Board was a great sur
prise torn". It c"rtaiul;.- m ide no exam
ination of tb evidence or tlistio-ig pa
pers liled. Tho fair name of t!i Com
mon wealth should not ba stained with
tbe lilixxl of iniiocnt men. If you rea l
the aiKdavits and papers filed I uin confi
dent your generous heart will prompt you
to say, "These men must not be haged
without further bea-inx." I pray mi in
the name of an aed christian motliT.
and the christian mothers of Somerset,
whixe petition is on file, to grant tbem a
reprieve so that their nm MB Ih aaii
heard. We are now sanguine that tl9
murderers can lx found. I appeal to you
inv dear loveruor.for a stay ot execution,
for sixty days. Plea-i let nn hear from
you. A. H. CoFflioTii.
Following is ths Governor's reply, re
ceived by telegraph M rid.iy afternoon:
Kplving to your I'leif-am of yesterday
I m:i directed to say that tie? Governor
will not interfere in the Roddy ca '.
Lkwih F. Bwti.kr.
Private Secretary.
Gaarding Againit Accident.
As soon as it was definitely settled that
the Pardon Board would not intervene iu
Itehalf of tbe Roddys, Sheriff Hartzell 1
gan to make final preparations for the
double execution. He found that the
death traps were warped ami rustr and
that it would require some tiur to get
them in shape for their detruiive work.
Saturday morning Mr. Barrett, of the
Somerset Iron Works, was culle t in and
kept busy throughout the day repairing
the traps. The sound of h:s hammer,
every blow of which resounded through
out the steel walls of the prison, fell Umii
the ears of the eioomod brothers with
startling effei-t, as they realized lhat every
blow brought them so much nearer to
death. 'Jim's" nervous condition was
made apparent by bis constant walking
up and down the contracted limits of his
cell, and by his feeble attempts to whistle
the air of a familiar hymu. Occasionally
he would stop and listen to the harsh
noise of the workman's hammer, only to
resume his melancholv walk. John kept
Rrfectly quiet throughout tho day, only
speaking in his accustomed cheerful
in inner to the death watch who sat before
tho grating of his cell. When evening
arrived the traps responded promptly to
the lever and everything was iu readiness
for the final act.
Just lefore Mr. Barret had completed
tbe repairs to the death traps John Roddy
(railed Sheriff Hartzell to his cell. 'Sher
iff," he said, "I want everything to go off
right next Tuesday and I wish you would
be careful to guard against accidents. One
of the riiig4 in the ceiling atmve the death
traps has been loose for some time and I
think you should have it examined and
tightened up."
The Sheriff promised him that he
would attend to the matter.
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History of th Crimi. Riw f tv.
Eviionet.
James and John R.xidy brothers
were convicted of the murder of David
Berkey, a Paiut township farmer, whose
death resulted from torture by burning.
The murder was one of the moot cruel in
criminal annals, and was committed iu
the perpetration of a robbery. Tbe aged
victim of the robler3 declared with his
dying breath thitt he hoped the men who
bad rohlied and tortured bim might suffer
agony similar to that which be ba.l en
d'lsed dnri"i til" in'.i-ii-i l-.tr.-Ti the
ni'il f tbn rubbery, Juno i I ", and tlie
hour of his death on the iiiUt ot X'lobcr
2, 1-ixJ.
Farmer Berkey, his wife, and an un
married daughter retired at an early hour
nn the night of the robbery. Nlortly be
fore midnight tbe kitchen door was forced
open, and two masked men entered.
They proceeded directly to the nrt-floor
bedroom, in which Mr. and Mrs. Borkey
were sleeping in separate beds. Iu res
ponse to the question by Mr. Berkey,
"What do you want?" one of Ihe robbers
replied: "Money, by God, and we are go
ing to have it." Without further ado they
carried the old man from his bod to the
adjoining sittingroom, where they bound
bim fast in a chair with leather straps.
Mrs. Berkey was carried from hiw bed to
the one vacated by her husband, and was
secured to one of the bedposts in full
view of her husband.
Meanwhile the daughter Lucy hav
ing been aroused by the disturbance be
low, and realizing that robiters were in
the house, attempted to make her escape
and ai e the neighbors. In hr excite
ment a "U from the upper ll.or of the
porch, sustaining a brokeu leg aud Injur-
COUNTY JAIL.
iug herself internally. In this condition
she dragged her Usly a few yards from
tho house, where sb? lay concealed be
hind a fence until tbe next morning,
when she was found. Sho died ten days
later from the effects of the injuries.
Mr. Berkey directed the men to his vest,
in which they found a pocketUsik con
taining one hundred and forty dollars in
bills and silver. Among the money was
a Confederate ten dollar note, which after
ward played an important part in fasten
ing the robbery and murder on the Roddy
toys. After the robbers had ransacked
the house from cellar to attic in eearch of
monoy they returned to the room in
which tbeir victim was bound and gag
ged. One of the scoundrels struck the
defenseless old man a powerful blow on
the jtw, dislodging two of his teeth, and
causing the blood to How down over his
snow-white board in a crimson stream.
They demanded of the old man in the
face of immediate death that he reveal
the hiding-place of his supposed wealth
and government liond-and turned a deaf
ear to his protostatious that they hail se
cured all of the money concealed about
the house. The robbers declared that be
was lying to them, as they had personal
knowledge of his having recently sold
the coal underlying bis farm, and of the
further fact that he had received some
fourteen hundred dollars only two days
before from the sale of the coal. One of
them set fire to a newspaper and held the
flames to the soles of the old man's feet,
while the other lighted an oil lamp, and
as soon as tbe flame of the burning paper
w exhausted, replaced it with the llaine
of the lamp. In the midst of this devil
ish performance tho mask dropped from
the fai-e of one of the men, and in the
glare of the light Mrs. Berkey caught a
full view of b'S countenance; so it hap
pened that when she testified iu court she
was able to positively identify "Jim"
Roddy as one of her husband's murder
ers. In spite of his prayers that death might
come to bis release, supplemented by the
pleas of his wife that they refrain from
killing her aged husband, the robbers
continued with hellish malignity to tor
ture the old man for a full bour and a
half.
Finally tiring of thoir fiendish work,
the robbers visited the cellar, where they
secured a lot of edibles which they car
ried into the presence of tbeir victims be
foreealing. After subjecting Mrs. Berkey
to unmentiouable insults tbey took thoir
departure, but not until tbey had threat
ened to return and kill the aged couple in
case either of them attempted to raise au
alarm.
As soon as the robbers left, Mrs. Berkey
urged her hushand to make an attempt
to break the bonds fastening him. A pro
longed effort In this direction was finally
rewarded when Mr. Berkey released his
right hand, and securing hi pocket-knife,
severed the strap. His blistered and
charred fcot would not permit of his
walking, but, with heroic courage, he
crawled on his bands and knee to where
his wife was bound and released her.
As soon as she was free to move, Mrs.
Berkey hastened to the home of hor
daughter, Mrs. Kuavel, a q isrter of a
mile distant, where she rang a largo dinner-bell,
and the neighbors within hear
ing of its Iron tongue, promptly respond
ed to the alarm.
A physician was hurriedly summoned.
and ho and three other physicians who
were afterwards called in consultation
testified on the trial of the Roddy toys
that the death of David Borkey resulted
from burns ou his feet, their examination
having revealed that the flesh between
tbe victim's toes was cooked to a cinder,
w hile that about bis ankles was broiled
to the bone, causing a shock to his nerv
ous system from which there was no es
cape save in death, and that death finally
came as a happy release from uicnt in
tense and agonizing suffering.
It developed that two horses bad been
stolen from tbe barn of Berkey's nearest
neighbor, as were also tho straps with
which the ol 1 man was bound, and that
the horses had been tethered and fed only
a few rods from the bouse. The tracks
m ide by the horses were followed for a
distance of six miles before they were
lost, but in the dim gray of the morning
light the horses were discovered in a field
where they had been turned to graz,
wbilo the saddles aud bridles were found
stowed in a convenient femre-coruer. It
was apparent that the robbers were three
in number, one of them having remained
outside of the house to guard the horses,
and that they had abandoned tbe public
road at the approach of dawn.
News of the robbery reached Somerset
the same morning, w hen the county com
missioners offered a reward of two hun
dred dollars for the capture and convic
tion of the robbers.
Bofore leaving the Berkey farmhouse,
one of the robbers, by a simple a-t of con
descension, left a mark which, as soon as
it lieeame known in the north of the
county, where tbe Roddy family Led for
merly resided, was recognized as "The
Roddy Mark," and was the first clew tliat
led to James and John Roddy's beingsur
pected of the crime. Detective John T.
Harris, of Johnstown, was given charge
of the case, and, with the suspicious oir
lumstance above referred to before him,
he soon aeeumuUted sntUcient evidence
to warrant tli rrt of the npril
brothers and Richard Jackson, their
brother-in law. "Jim" was arretted on
June 10' h at the borne of a neighbor in
Morreilviile, Cambria County, and John
and "Dick" Jackson were captured on
the night of June 1 Ith. John was taken
a', the home, of bis parents in Morreilviile
aaj Jackson was found at a Morreilviile
saloon. A peculiarly shaped brown slouch
hat was f.mnd in John Kiddy's bedroom,
which was afterwards Idmitified by a
ouniVr of witn"-ies ns lbe hca.lgar
worn sf'i'i'times by John and again by
"Jim" ss they p;i-' d al irg the road lejil
ii: from Morreilviile loth lJerky farin
Ijoiiso mi the afternoon and evening pre
ceding the roMiery. The prisoners were
taken to the Borkey home, where two red
handkerchiefs, found in their pockets
when tbey w ere arrested, were tied over
tbe face of John and James Roddy alter
the manner in which the robbers had
worn their mask, when Mr. and Mrs.
Kerkey both positively identified tbem as
the men who had visited their bouse on
the n:ght of June 2, for the purpose
of robbery.
Upon the trial of the rase the defend
ants were represented by Gen. A. H. Cof
froth, William II. Kuppe', ami by Charles
F. Uhl, Jr., Eqs. District-Attorney A.
J. Colborn was assisted by Gen. W. U.
Koontz. F.J. Kooser, and L. C. Col torn,
Esqs. Thecase was heard by Judge Long
enecker, and a remarkable feature of the
trial was that only three or lour excep
tions were filed to the Court's rulings.
Eight days were consumed in the trial.
The strongest evidence for the common
wealth was given by Mrs. Beriey, wife
of the murdered man, and by a fifteen-year-old
lad Darned Jackson Ripple, who
was watering a horse on the public high
way leading to Berkey's on the evening
preceding tbe robliery, when three men
passed along and made particular inquiry
in regard to tbe location of the Berkey
bouse. Young Ripple picked the Roddy
boys aud Richard Jackson out from a
score or more of prisoners in the county
jail as the men be had seen that evening,
and later on picked them out in tbe
crowded courtroom. The dying declara
tion of Farmer Berkey, in which he aver
red that tbe Roddys were "the same men
that robled and tortured me" was admit
ted in evidence against tho earnest pro
test of counsel for defendants. In addi
tion to Ihe evidence cited above, the com
monwealth traced tho Ibsldy boys step by
st p from Morreilviile to within a short
distance of the Berkey home, ant, on the
morning following the robliery, placed
litem nt a point ou the B. A O. R. R.,
where tbey would naturally have (-roused
after a'.utudoning the stolen horses in or
der to avoid passing through Johnstown,
where they were well known, and to take
a short cut to their homes in Morreilviile.
Mrs. Naugle, a neighbor of the Roddys,
testified that on the day following the
roblry James Roddy destroyed a Con
federate teu dollar note in her presence,
remarking as he did so that it might be
the cause of getting him iuto trouble.
Tbe defense was an alibi, the defend
ants and a numlierof their clie relatives
declaring that tbey were at home and in
lied nu the night of the Berkey robbery;
while a Morreilviile saloonkeeper named
"Andy" Leonard testified that the Roddy
toys and "Dick" Jackson had been at his
saloou at 10 o'clock that night. Tbe de
fendants were able to account for their
whcrealxiuts only ou the fateful second
day of June of all the days in the year,
aud created a bad impression upon the
j.iry. The strongest evidence in their be
half was given by a Morreilviile coal op
erator named Hill, who swore that John
Roddy had worked in his coal mine on
Juno 2d ami .'Id, and offered his books to
corroborate his statement. It developed
on cress-examination that Hill bad no
personal knowledge of the fails he swore
to, as he bad made the entries in bis book
from a slate kept by a toy in his employ.
"Dick" Jackson elected to to tried sep
arately, and was placed on trial immedi
ately after the jury in the Roddy case had
retired to deliberate. Without knowing
the nature of the verdict returned in tbe
Roddy case, the Jackson jury on the
night of December 21, lSUi, returned a
verdict of "not guilty" four days after
wards. Tho testimony against Jackson
was not nearly so strong as the evidence
against the Roddys, while the alibi set up
in bis defense was much stronger.
A few days following tbe conviction of
the Itoddy toys a reporter for tbe Johns
town Democrat discovered that Robert
llerdman, the witness who had placed
tbe defendants at the B. A O.K. R. on
tho morning following the robbery, bad
torno false witn-sw, rs he ( llerdman 1 was
in Gettysburg, Pa., at that time. When
this fact was brought to the attention of
tbe court Judge Longenecker promptly
granted the defendants a new trial.
And now comes one of tbe most singu
lar features of this celebrated case.
Nicholas Slick, a veteran of the Mexican
war, who has lived in Johnstown fora
number of years, appeared at the second
trial aud supplied the link in lbe chain
of evidence against tbe Roddys that had
been broken by this discovered false
statement of llerdman. Slick declared
that he bad seen the defendants on the
morning following the Berkey robbery
atahiioht the identical time and spot
where llerdman had placed them.
On the 21 day of June, exactly one
year following the Berkey robbery James
and John Roddy were found guilty of
murder in the first degree the second
time for the murder of David Berkey.
Three weeks later they were sentenced to
death, aud w ben Judge Longeueckerpro
nounced the fateful words condemning
'Jim" to death on tbe scaffold, the pris
oner looked squarely into the face of the
Court and smiling said "Thank you sir.'
An appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court on the grounds that the dying
declaration of the murdered nu n bad
I seen improperly admitted in evidence,
but tho highest legal tribunal in the State
after reviewing all of the evidence
cided that the old fanner's dying state
ment had been proper evidence for the
consideration of the jury, and that the
defendants had had the benefit of a fair
and impartial trial.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Rv rirtuo of sundry writs of Fieri Kiwlan.
A I "Fieri t'ariiM n.t Levari Kwia isul
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FRIDAY, MAY 2093.
At I o'clock P. M.,
the follow hi tcribet rent estate, to-wit :
AH Hi- rl.-hf. till", tnten-sf. Hnlm nn-1 do
mini! of t.Ji H'iiIici;1! an'l ltkrt.-l ll'n-luj.-h.
IvCt.. ivl Miry A Hire. Irrn? ten
but, ri', in an J to ait th urfi-e of a rer
un 1 1? "T r-urc.1 runl sini'ite in K k
i.u te t.iwrshj. s.fi. rs,-i oHinty, Va.. rummi-
I in 1 fti-cr:tr-;tl l ' H;ar r K-viieiiuic ul a
li-SH. nini-r uf uiMc rocl n1 Uf.iotailrT,
.inlti l.-r- wit liv.1, ft alo-K imii! si
ley; iliiMf nortli s-i .i-i rr- w,i 1M l? ft-ri to
Jmhlir nicwJ; tlwiws- north lri-s mst. Is
i-et aiMix tl mithr rinu); ihcuce norm 7ii,
rtenswi vrtsl I'liV, feci along sit puhlic nutu
to j luce of bfiuuini( cmiUOIOIlK iMTrtlrm.
Ileitis; tlte nmui Ut of ynsinil romeyrd by
Lvitia bluMUKtl n.l KatVI Rlutmuvtt to
.V;trv A. H:irw ly ibsM dttteil 10 Nov. rv
rorded in Vol. ss, pxe jstt, iu Deed ttveonia
lor siomentct county, Pm.
Taken In execution ami to to sol 1 as the
property of I.ydiA btuhHUteh and K&nel Klu
iU)(r, defendant, ami Msry A. ilmre, terra
tenaul, at ll suit ot A. r . peic Utr.
ALSO
All the FlKht, title. Interest, claim and de
mand of ('. H. Bvni, of. in and to the following
described real estate to-wlt:
.Viv I. Two rrrtatn tot of ground Kitnate
in alinbury borouicti, Honicrs-t county, fa.,
bounded ou the nortli by lot No. 4 aouirt by
Mineral utreet, east by tiay atreet, west by an
aiiey, being numbered aa Ma Nun. 4i and 4J
ou the plot of bwhy's adiilum to aatd bor
ouku, being the name lots conveyed by A. P.
Heiicuy aud wife tol'barlea S. U, by their
deed dated April IX IsKt, and recorded in
lKssi lUvord for Somerset county, fa.. Vol.
. pages 1T etc
No. 2. Two certain lota of ground nituate
In Ueachy's addtliou to .Salisbury borough.
5omerset county. Fa, known oo thft plan of
aaid addition aa iota 15 and lo. bounded on
the north by lot No. 14, n the east by aa al
ley, oa the south by Mineral atreet, on the
Weat by (Irani street, having thereon erected
a on-tory plank dwelling house, a new
dwelling house (not yet completed) and a sta
ble, wilh thenppurtenunom. Being the seme
lota conveyed by J. W. Bmrhy and others, to
t'hsjrhaS. Beat, by thejrdecd dated January
3, isyu, and recorded in IHss! Kccord for Sum
erset county. Pa., V ot. HU. patee etc.
Taken in execution and to be sold aa the
property of C. t bcal, at the suit of J. L.
Hi.rchus.
ALSO
All the right, title. Interest, claim and de
mand of Joseph Yaum:n, of. in and to the
following described real estate to-wtt:
No. I. AU that certain UM-wuiagn or tene
ment and lot of ground situate ntar the town
f Levauxville, tomerset county. Pa., con
taining two acres and nlnetytwo perches,
more or less, aittoinitn; lauds of Austin Bar
clay and David Tuynian.
No. A certain iuik ground situate In the
town of lavauvillc. county of stoitirraet and
Ntneof Pennsylvania, bounded on the north
by the Weliersburgaini West Newton Plank
ltoad, on the east by the LevansMlle school
house lot, on the s,Milh by an alley, on the
weat by lots and properly Dow or formerly of
Amy Nedrow; said lotcontilns l4 of an acre
more or less, being the extreme wi-st lot of the
4 lota conveyed by Johu Wel!r. Hi-h siheritT
ol Somerset rounly. Pa., to Isaac. Hugus by
deed dated May 1 Island by Isaac Hugua
to Alexander Countryman by deed duled
M iy i. IMS, the same benr conveyed to the
above defendant by deed d.ted June II, Issi.
Taken in execution and to be sold as the
Oery of Joaeph Yauman, at the suit of
an ifc tiiuehuian.
-AL.SI
AH th? iiiht, title, interest, claim and de.
mand of Adam liriinm, of. In and to lbe fo -lowing
described real estate tu-wlt:
No. 1. A certain piece or parcel of land sit
uate hi luemahining township. Somerset
county, PaZ, adjoining lands of John t'ustcr,
M.irtin shaver, and the Palerson heirs, con
taining ubout :ll acres more or less, having
thereon ens-led a two story frame dwelling
house. a liank tmrn and olher outbuildings,
with theappurtcnuncva.
No. i A c.-riaiu piece or parcel of land sit
uutea aforesaid, containing three acr, s anil
n'nely-cight iierehi-s sirit measure, adjoin
ing lands of John W. Trostle. Joseph Bender.
iHvtd Penrod, Widow Tensile ami others, be
ing the same piece of Ian 1 conveyed to Adam
lirimm by de-d "f John W. Trostle and wile
dated is April, recorded '" Deed Kecoid
for somerset county. Pa., Vim. 7S, page. YTi, etc.
Taken In execution and to lie. sold as Ihe
property of Adam Uriiuin, at the suit of Da
vid Peiirud.
ALSO
All the right, title. Interest, claim and de
mand of H. V. Mruhorn, of. in and to a cer
tain piece or piirel of ground, situate in Elk
l.tck township. Somerset eoanty, la.; bound
ed and described aa follows: Biginntng at a
post near the public road, thence by lauds of
Mosea Si-hns.- south tLi degrees west Vi
perches to isaU: thence by residue of tract
south til', degrees east lrt perches to maple,
nort h i , deg re s east VI 7-10 perches to the.
public road; thence by the same and lands of
Moses Schna-k north il"', degrees, west II 10
perches to ihe pi icetwT beginning, containing
one acre und ten perches strict ninnure, ha,
ing thereon erected a two-story frame dwell
ing house, plank stable and other outbuild
ings, with tile appurteuamsja.
'taken in execution and to ta? sold as the
property of H. W. .Men born, at the suit of r'.
M. Miller' use.
ALSO
All the right, title. Interest, claim and de
mand of Lucy Anu Hisiver, of. in and to a
certain farm or tract of laud situate in Sum
mit township, Bomerset eounly. Pa., contain
ing 44 seres and III perches, more or less, about
.' acres timber, batnnce clear, adjoining lands
of John Hchailt, Christian Hare, Charles Eb
beka and others, having thereon erected
one and a half-story )tr dwelling houe,planlc
stableand other outbuildings, wilh the ap
purtenances. Taken In execution and to be sold aa the
property of Lucy Ann Hoover at the suit of
i'rtsellia Burkholder's use.
ALSO
All the right, title. Interest, claim and de
mand of William A. Lohr. of, in and to a cer
tain house aud lot of ground situate in the
villuge of i irrelt, in Summit township, Som
erset county, i'a.. known and numbered ou
the plan of said town as lot number M, front
ing on Center strts-t on the east, alley ou the
south, alley on the west and lot No. i on the
north, now in the occupancy of Rudolph
Baker and Sadie Baker, his wife.
Taken In execution and to be sold as the
property of William A. Lohr. at the suit of
Cornelius Judy and Jacob Judy,
ALSO
All the right, title. Interest, claim and de
mand of Mary A. kesslar, of, in and to a cer
tain farm or tract of land sfluate lu Somerset
township, Somerset county. Pa., containing
ft acres more or less, alsait SI acres clear, tail
ance timber, adjiaiiing lunitsol Jonas Crissey,
Joseph Snyder, J. M. Bowman, Frank Sutler
aud Merman Stahl, having I hereon erected
twolory frame dwelling hmise, bank barn
and other outbuildings, wilh the appurtenan
ces Taken in execution and to be sol i as the
Eioperty of Mary A. Rtsslar, at the suit of
dwaru S. Kiutuiell.
ALSO-
All the right, title. Interest, claim and de
mand of Leon K. Holsopple of. In and to all
lhat certain lot of ground situate in Benson
borough, Somerset county. I'a , known as Ihe
Mill property, and bounded and deacrilieit as
follows, vii : Beginning at corner on bank uf
stonyrreck. Ihenc south 1 degress, west
V l-lil pen-lies to a hickory ; thence south si I-i
degrees west W 1-10 perches ton post; thence
north 8 degrees east i t-M perches to a
chestnut tree on bungs of Slonycreek ;
Uienee by said creek south 7- l-'i de
grees east 13 J-10 perehtsj to the placo
of lfc-glnnin'4, containing one s-re and 11
pi-ri-hes net. and having thereon em-tisl a
two -story plank stripiasi tlouriug milt, two
twi-story frame dwelling houses, stable,
blacksmith shop, meat market and other
outbuildings. A is i, all of a certain water
right nr privileges as conveeli the alsive
liametl ilefemlant by deed of siamt.el r.. jtcr-k-y
and wile, and lu-njumln K. si ill I aixi wile,
dated 17lu Nov., l.'Z, with the a iiurtclian
ces. Taken in execution ami to e sold us the
property of l,eon K. Holsopple, at Ihe suit of
the Mutual B,IIdl:ij auj ijau Association
ol Alloona, Pa.
Terms :
NOTICE AU persons parchasing at the
above sale will please take notice litat 10 per
cent, of Ihe pun-hase. money must be paid
wheu proprriy is knocked down; otherwise it
will again le exposed to sale at the risk of the
first purchaser. The residue of the purchase
money must be pid on or lief,, re the day of
contlniiatlou. via : Thursday. May JH, 1MM.
No deed w;ll be acknowledged until the pur
chase money is paid in full.
M. U. HARTZ KI.L,
April 27, "98. fehenlT.
A:si2z::'s Cols
Of
Vahatlc Real Estate!
By vlrtaeo." an order ot court to me direct
ed, the undersigned assignee of John Rgner,
of Paint township, Somerset county. Pa, will
Thursday, April 28, 1898,
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. li
on the premises, the following described real
est ilc, to-wll :
No. I. All lliat certain lot containing twen
ty and eight-leiiihs perches, situate in llills
bon. Paiut bea uship, Somerset coumy, I'a ,
having thereMi ens-ted a one aud ooe-hulf-slory
plank store building. als a building
containing a steam iiwcr saw mill, coru
crusher and ciwper, etc.
No i All lhat certain aH of gnaind siln
ale In the village of HiUabom, Smiierset csain
ty. Pas containing oim acre more or less, hav
tug thereim ended a twoHttory plauk dwell
ing liouse, and all other necessary r-ulbuild-lua.
Portable Saw Mill.
At the same time and Mac a ;ood portable
(team saw mill wiil be ottered for sale.
Terms:
One-third cash on confirmation of sale and
delivery of deed, oue-third In six month and
one-third In one year with Interest. Ten per
rent, of purchase looney rash on day of sale.
Deferred payments to be secured by judgment
bond on the premises.
ISAIAH HOLSOPPLE.
. V. Bleaerker, Aasiguee.
Attorney.
KEEPER'S HEW SHOE STORE!
MEI'Si BOYS'. WOMEN'S, GIRLS' and CHiLOREHPS
SHOES, OXFORDS laa SLIPfERS.
Black and Tan. Latest Sty lea and Shapes
at lowest
CASH PRICES..
Adjoining Mrs. A. E. Thl, South-taat
erirner of square.
SOMERSET, PA.