SENTINEL & REPUBLICAN
MIFFLINTOWN.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 14. 1894.
F. SCHWEIER
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XIHTOfc AND MOPRIITOl.
-REPUBLICAN TICKET,
STATE
O n gr essm an -a t-Lir re.
ITos. Oalusha A. Grow.
SUILTT OF BLOODY MUBDER-
Sheriff Sitnuel Lipp an J depnty
aheriff A. 15. Evuni, Eiq., brought
James B. Carpenter, and his mother
Ilettie Carpenter, from jail aud ar
raigned them before President Judge
Jeremiah Lrons, and Associate
Jtidgen, J. L. Barton, and J. P. Wick
eieharu, on tho C:h inst., nn the
charge, of having murdered blind
James Carpenter, husband of Ilettie
Csrpenter, and fat ier of Jameg B.
Carpenter, in the blind man's place
of business in Port R yal on Sunday
nijjbt, P.eeniber 10, 1S!)3. The
lawyers for the accused at once be
gan work on a Hue of obstructing
the progress of the trial by moving
to quash tho array of juiors on the
ground, that the two jury commis
sioners elected under a special act
passed in 1SC5 bad not filled the
jury whoel as required by that act.
AViif-n H.e jury wheel was lin.jJ,
th if'j of oue of the Jury Comtuin
r" 'in n was deal and her husband
.M -- Lin attending the funeral, and
' -Jge Lyons assists I at the filling
of the wheel; that was the objection
Judge Lvons reserved hia opinion
till on Wednesday morning when be
overulcl 'he motion on the ground
that i -,'i'iierai act for the drawing of
i'ir ,ih was passed at a later date
tiiau lStlo, f ir a'l the cointini in the
commonwealth, txcrpt for Philudcl
pbin, and as it was the purpose of
tne general act to provide a uniform
system for the drawing of jurors
throughout the Commonwealth that
cani'"' a ri-pi-il of the former special
act.
The ruling t.f J;idgo Lyons
Hatred the way, and wLen court
col renetl a!- a quarter ti 9 a m
on the 7tl', business was resum
ed with an expeditioa that was
supi-ising to every one. The prison
ers, luntlit r anil son expressed a de
sire t.ilo tried seper.itely. The son,
Jamts 1!. Carpenter, was arraigned
and to tho clearly propounded ques
tion of the cb'tk John W. Hibbs,
"Guilty or But gilty, answered dis
tinctly", " not guilty."
Again to the surprise of every one
tho c illiiig of a jury was not a pro-tr.-c'ed
one. There were few chal-leriL-s.
aud long before noon twelve
iC'.-URatiii the jury box, to try the most
biof.ly c.irdlinrr iiiumcr ever perpe
trated nmong the high bind people
of this mountain girt county of Juui
a's, and before the noon adjourn
ment had been announced, District
Attorne y Sehweycr had well nigh fin
ished a i;p. cli that outlined the
salit ni points of the awful tragedy.
The jurors were lliran Dunn,
Theodore Schmittle, Clavton Stoner,
IT. F. Smith, Henry Bay," Wni. Bar
clay, Win. Kidd, A. B. Freuhrer,
Thomas .Murphy, Williamson Van
Ouuer, Beale Eaton, Geo. W. Speak
man. Tl u hush in the room was almost
pMiiiu), every eye wr.s fixed, every
ear was t irnd to eatea the clearly
articulated wonlsof the speaker, and
vhen the uoou adjournment was an
counced be h;id not finished.
THE JAM.
If the large court room was full
before nojii. It was jamed full long
before the calling of the conrt and
the fuiisl of the District Attorney's
speech :;lt'rnoou. No such crowd
of men and women had ever before
jammed themselves intotba building.
.More than a thousand people were
there, every one wearing an intense
eipivMon, and almost cv-ry one
standing. The court and the officers
and jury and the prisoners found it
a uimcuit, taK to get to tlieir places
in the temple of justice. Many of
the witnesses could not get into the
room. The court could not proceed.
ami J ii'lgo ljyons in a mild sp
stated the impossibility of procei
w'"1 .ha business of the court, tud
r- jsted t he spectators in the bar an
''. ''le aisles to withdraw, but how
.-..ni'.d the v, when thev wore disinclined
to go ami backed as tho wera In
line of people extending into the cor
ridors and down the stairways. The
people onlv turned their head.-, and
lot 'lie ' ba'.-k over their shoulders.
Tho Judge again kindly appealed t
.hem to with draw, the- did not
move, then rising to the gravit- of
tho stublHiriicss uf the situation b
culled on the SherilT to clear the bar
space and aisles and it was done and
when the roar of the letreitiug sur
plus multitude that e.iuld not find
rocr: in the chamber had ceased tho
District Attorney finished his speech.
witnesses. nwvtBs.
lneu caiue tho witnesses on the
side ot tne p-oseeutiou, under the
direction of Williei force Schweyer,
H.tn L. E. Atkinson aud John J.
Patterson Jr., with, defendant's law
rcr. ud:'o Joseph Lucber, Win A.
Spousler, and Jeremiah Kfller, al
alert aud full of expectancy depicted
n every fe.iture ot their faces.
.Wis. Carpenter and her son sat
by their lawyers side facing the
north sido of the room with their
backs to the jury. The mother was
dressed in mourning, and while he
;.. is ssamed and wrinkled with
time and care it is plainly to bo tseea
tLat she had a tine face in days gone
by. The sou. tue young man on
trial is good tnough looking, of
medium height, slender build and
b.oud complexion.
Tho witnesses unfolded the ghast
ly ia'., commencing with the search
aud juding of the body in the creek
along the south sido of Port Royal,
about 10 feet fror.! where the stream
empties i"fo the Juniata river. It
aus-"d Ihtf fibers of the body of
t .uuy of tue audience to tingle when
the description of the rigid form of
the murdered man was mentioned,
how his arms were drawn up iu front
very mu 'h as the arms of a pugilist
when ti.ro wn in position of defense
How it was stt ted that tbe body
must have been cold and stiff when
at into the water.
THE ARMS OF THE MX'BDEMD MAN.
Over such recital there were more
than a few conjectures among the
people of how it was possible for the
arms to have gotten in that position.
Conjecture among some, had it, that,
after he ba I been knocked down, he
was placed over an open barrel, with
a bncket in it, his throat was theu
cut and the blood was run into the
bucket in the barrel, his arms mean
while hung about the barrel in such
a way that whei they stiffened in
the cold embi ace of death they had
the appeirance of having been raised in
defense. It was awfully thrilling to
hear of the bruises and cuts on the
head and see the dog wood club that
bad bsen used in the murderous as
sault. It was dramatic to see the
bu'eber knife cautiously handed
about among the lawyers, and hand
led by witnesses, the very knife that
had cut the elder Carpenter's throat.
The description of how it had been
thrust through the neck and how its
point fitted into the sido of the neck
opposite to the side into which it bad
been thrust, and how its skilful cuts,
had severed the juglar veins and run
the 14 to 18 pounds of the life blood
of the murdered man away in tbe
business place of the dead man to
mingle with feathers of chickens and
ducks and turkevs that had been
I bled to death aud prepared for mark
et in that place.
THE RISHI.Xfi CROWD.
Ghastly statements, ghastly dra
matic displays as those were, only
seemed to whet the appetite of the
people for more, and when the time
came for the Wednesday evening's
Bossion of court toopen thecorridors,
the court house was fall of paople.
The doors of the court room had
been ordered to be kept closed till
7 p. m. It was not then anticipated
that a fearful rush would take place
through the corridors and up both
the front and back stairways of the
room, but that was what took place
when the court room doors were
opened.
Xo such rush was witnessed before
in or about the county seat of Juni
ata, and a half dozen of the best
bru'ser foot ball teams would have
been swept before it as that much
straw. There were many women in
the rush, some cried murder others
shouted you are sipioezin me to
death, others showed the pluck
and fight of the mouutaiu valley peo
p!e by striking at the men that were
surging them along, hats were torn,
dresses were ripped, and ruined, a
number fainted, in the ball way, oth
ers fainted after they were in the
courtroom and some took hysteria,
but none were killed Some requir
ed medical attention then aud there
avd on through the next day. Sher
iff Lapp worked his way up along
the ballu.strade of the stairway and
over the heads and shoulders of the
people into the court room there to
stem the current of humanity that
threatened to over run and over
crowd th pl-iee, and the next dy
he plainly showed the wear and tear
ot the first day of the trial of Jaines
B. Cirp-uter for the murder of his
father.
THE WATCH, THE l'Ol'KET HOOK.
Cjurt having again bren called the
testimony of witnesses was resumed
which was eagerly devoured by tbe
thousand spectators present. Qies
tions and cross questions were asked
but in it a'l the lines of the defense
was not revealed. Every word re
lative to the search of the defendants
clothes previous to his lodgemeut in
ia.il wns eairerlv caught, up bv the
spectators, and the mention of th.
elder Cirpeuter'a watch caused
many ol tue people to crane tneir
necks and turn tlieir best ear to
catch every word, when mention
was made bv wil ceases (if bow the
watch had boon found on tbe person
of thj accused, and how he first said
it was a present to him by his father
aud how he atterw irds said it w is
trade or exchange between them
and then that he bad a silver watch
and traded or pawned it for a gold
watch in Phila lelphia, and how
when told of tbe belief that be had
killed bis father, and how he denied
it, and bow he s rd his father had
$S0 of money, a $150 watch, punch
and kevs on his person, bow defen
dents declared bloody looking spots
on his clothing to be turkey blood
spots, and of the $18 23 that tbe
prisoner bad on bis person, bow the
kevs of the shop of the murdered
man were found in tbe water closet.
aud the testimony of the finding of
the pocket lxok in a trunk that had
b.-en twice before searched in tbe
house was found. All that doubly
intensified the interest of the people
in tha trial.
FOWL AND MAMMALIAN ltt.OOO.
On Thursday forenoon the inter
est m t ne trial seemed to increase
in' tead of decrease, and long before
court tiruo people from all parts of
the county came into town with the
exprers purpose of bearii g and see
ing wuat was going on in the court
hoii'se that bad been built from
money raised by t ixa'ion on their
respective properties, but the house
holds so many and no more, and
half the people who wanted in went
away disappointed and their disap
pointment was all tue more keenly
felt, on account of what those who
had be n ' n to!d them of clothing
that the defendeut had worn aad of
blood spots on drawers and shoes.
and other garments, aud of the scrap
ings from under the finger nails of
the hands of the defendent and how
such things had all been subject to
cuemicai ami microscopic examina
tion by a microscopist who had found
mammalian blood on the object
mentioned. That is tbe blood of
such animals that suckle their youn
like the animal man does. Scrapiugs
irom tne watcn cuain revealed mam-
inilian blood, and it was an awfullv
shuddering object lesson when the
difference between tbe appearance,
the shape of spots of bird aud fowl
b!ood, and man blood was shown
The blood of birds in atoms or cor
puscles was shown to be oblong with
a well defined center piece or spot,
and the blood of man, was shown to
be round shaped when reduced to
minute spots. Here another dra
matic scene was enacted, and was
to prove the statemets of the micros
copist A live turkey was' brought
in and bled, and Dr. Atkinson was
bled, and the blood of the man
shaped itself into the round saucer
like corpuscles of man's blood, and
the blood of the turkey shaped itself
into oblong shaped corpuscles of the
blood of a fowl.
Oa cross examination, the micros
copist, Dr. Coplin, of the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, said
the edge of the corpuscles of the
blood of a man diseased with syphilis
is ragged, or serrated. The direct
examination on the things mentioned
was startling in revelation and rich
in information and still morn inten
sified the people with determination
to get into the Court House by a
rush for the Toursday afternoon
session.
THE SHERIFF'S l'ISTOL WARXIXO.
It was a balmy noon, and hundreds
of people assembled at every door
leading into the Court House hours
before the time for the opening of
the doors. Guards were placed at
each outside door so that the rush
and crush of the previous day should
not again take place in the corridors
of the building, with instruction to
admit tho people slowly till the seats
had all been filled and then to keep
out all others. A good many young
men climbed up the pilasters of the
portico in front of the bnilding and
4(ot in that way, and some got in
through windows aud under false
pretense by telling tho guirs
that they are among the wit
nesses. The Objective door was the
one on tbe south side of the building
In front of that door was massed an
uncumberel crowd. Judge Lyons
aldressed them and said the dignity
of the law would ba maintainel and
that they should deport themselves
like law abiding and order respect
ing cjtizenp. A s'rong guard was
placed at the door, consisting of Col
onel J. K. Kobisoo, G. W. Wilson,
M. S. Eb. D. L Swertz. George
Swartz, Eli Farliman, Joseph Weber,
William Kauffiuan, Thomas Kennedy
David Guss, Charles Beas'uore, J. P.
Leach, who stood across the front
of the door like a Grecian phalanx,
and admitted the crowd slowly. The
struggle to get to the door by men
and women, was worth a day's jour
to see. Women took chances with
the men and some of them lost
heavily in torn dresses, and few got
in that way without looking as if
they Lad ridden a day and a night
or two on the car?, a number fainted,
and the most of the rushing crowd
of both sexes were in a sweat like in
mid summer. There was a strange
subdued roar about tbe crowd that
was plainly heard two squares away.
When the house was full guards
closed the doors. Some people who
had come 20 rails failed to get in,
or get a glimpsn of the prisoners.
The sheriff and bis deputy with the
prisouers were much crowded, and
the Sheriff carried his revolver in
hand as a warning to Jim not to try
to escape, and as a warning to tbe
crowd not to harm the prisoner.
WIDE RAMIE OF TESTIMONY.
Tt.e testimony of the afternoon
took in the wide range of the first in
formation of the missing man that
was given to tbe people of Port
Rovid and the organization of a
searching psrty. The finding of the
bloody trail made by the taking of
the body cf ,he murdered man to
tbe creek. The exhibition and the
indent ilication of the shoes that the
murdered father had en bis feet
when be was killed. The dramatic
exhibition of tbe clothes that the
defendant wore on Sunday was
thrilling in tho mental impressions
that it imparted to a good many
people. The manner of the defen
dants during the time of tlm search
for tbe body of his father was de
scribed as being nerv.iii which
brought out nwarks from spectators
that guilty or not guilty the state of
affairs that surrounded the mother
and son at that time was sufficient to
make them nervous.
hsn court adjourned on Thurs
day evening the lawyers for the de
fence bad not indicated the lines
along which they would conduct the
battle for the life of the accused.
Tbe people withdrew from the
building fet-iling that the defense had
not yet made au attack upon the
solid lines of the Commonwealth aud
that, knowledge created a deeper
ifesire than ever ou tho part of many
to get into the room on Thursday
evening. The guards were talkin"
about stretching ropes from the court
house to tbe court yard fence gates
to enable them to keep back the im
pi n ling evening rush.
The judge however, saved all that
by anuouiicing that court adjourned
to meet on rnuay mornin at a
quarter to 9 o'clock.
A rniu all Thursdav nisht and Fri
day morning lessened the number of
applicants for admission and two tip
staves in the c irridors down stairs
and a guard at each door up stairs
easily managed all comers and ap
plicants for admission.
EKVEI.ATI0X OF WITNESSES.
The reve'ation of witnesses was no
less startling than on former days
They told how the wife t.f the mur
dered man spoke of the blood spots
about the stable and shop and ex
pressed tbe fear that her husband
ba 1 been killed, that he had $80 in
money a silver check punch and a
$150 watch oa his person, that she
and her 6on had gone to tiie -.bop to
gether, and that Jim had gone to
feed the horse between 5 an t o'clock
on Sunday evening. The prisoner
bad seen his father last standing
in the shop warming himself, his
back to the stove, twirling a cane in
his hand after 5 p. in., on Sunday
evening. How Mrs. Carpenter had
suggested on Monday that the stable
and hay mow of Donahay's barn be
searched for the missing man. All
that with the revelation of the finding
of tho pocket book was enough to
call back a home full of people for
the iriday afternoon session. Tbe
house again was crowded from the
gallery to the bar with eager lislen
ers to witnesses who told of the
dreadful threats and curses that the
prisoner publicly heaped upon his
father for having attempted to put
uim in jail, and tne dec aration that
he would get even with him and that
Port Boyal should hear something to
startle them. It was amszing to
hear of the quarrels of the family
with the mother and son on one side
against the father. The great
strength of the defendant was spoken
of in his physical ability to wheel
nine GO pounds crates of eggs en a
wheelborrow at a load How be
wiintd his father oat of the way and
how he declared that he would not
attend his funeral. The prisoners
method of clubbing calves and cut
ting their throats was described.
The exhibition of the bloody ihirt of
the murdered man was an other dra
matic incident of the day which
closed its work with a statement of
the value of tbe estate of the mur
dered man to be about nineteen hun
dred dollars.
Judge Lyons announced that the
trial of Mrs. Carpenter had been con
tinued to the April term and that all
jurors excepting thos9 now sitting
are discharged.
8TAUTL1SO REVELATIONS OS SATURDAY.
Oa Saturday morning the court
room was quickly filled by men
aud women who were just as eager
as ou the first day of the trial
to catch the focal points that fell
from tho lips of witnesses. They
listened to the recital of how the
prisoner on the eventful Sunday eve
ning had kept the dead latch of the
shop down, against the entrance of
the colored youth from getting into
the shop for oats to feed the elder
Carpenter's houie, Jim had not in
tho two months that tbe boy was em
ployed there attended tho horse.
How bo told the boy that be and his
father were going to Donahay's that
evening to pay him some money and
be would feed the horse. How tbe
dead latch was up so that he could
get into the shop on Monday morn
ing. How tbe prisoner had asked
whether he bad seen the old man
that morning, and later on in the
day when people saw blood outside
of the building and talked about it, Jim
s.iid they should pay no attention to
that for be had taken a barrel of
feathers out that morning to Dona
hay's stable manure pile. How
mention was made by the prisoner
that the shoe of his father that was
found at tho creek was only a blind
aud that if they would find the old
man with bis throat cut, he had cut
it himself. There was an other dr.i
matic scene when the knives were
passed kround iu the sight of the
jury and audience and indentified,
ing citizens gave answer.
H. H. Snyder, his reputation for
truth is good. Ev. J. K. Loyd, I
have known him two years, his re
putation for truth is good. A. J.
Pettit, have knowu him 30 years, his
reputation for truth is good. W. K.
Wharton, have known him 12 years,
hi;) reputation is good. Daniel Bash
or, his reputation is good. Hon.
Wm. Hertzler, have known him 15
years, bis reputation for truth is
good. W. H. Kauffman, have known
him 8 years, his reputation for truth
is good Dr. Shelly, his reputation
for truth is good, Ross C. Donahay,
have known him 13 year, his repu
Utiou for truth is good, Joseph
Graham, have known him 15 to 20
years, nis reputation for trath is
good. Frank Stimmel, never heard
his reputation for truth assailed. John
Frezier, have known him 10 years,
his reputation for truth is "good.
ueo. t . Jvepner, have known him 1
years, bis r putation for truth is good
Lf r. ixeppier never beard bis rf pu
tation for truth impeaehed. David
Taylor, have known him 8 years, his
reputation for truth is good. J. W.
Stimmel, have known bim 12 to 15
3 ear-, uis reputation lor truth is
good. Elliot Groninger, have kn-wn
bun Z.i vears, always considered bis
reputation for truth good.
To the answer of tverv one ol
these witnesses, Mr. Sponsor, aid
iNo objection, and that cli.s. d the
proceedings on the question of tvi
dence on both sides.
THE LAWYERS CONKER.
All the lawyers in the caoe wi ll
drew and held a conference in one of
the jury rooms, and when they re
turned, the announcement was uiadi
that tuedefensu had nothing further
to eiiy, and that the D stiict. Attor
ney would present the C.mmoii-
w aith side of tbe cane to the jury
which he did in a strong, uble, and
i i. i
iii.iun speecu, closing with snyirg
tiial lie Wi.s not trier to seek the
bloo I of any man, but there only in
the discbarge of his du y as an oiliei r
of the Commonwealth uuder the law
aiid the jury m th.- dii-clinrge of their
a.4 those iu us-? in the murderpen,' j ,,utJ ,iU'1,'r the law could find
with a hatchet that in all probability
had also been used on the bead of
the murdered Carpenter, for it was
in evidence that the hair in one
llluc.l on tllft ilpn.l nmn a lif.itl w.ia
cut thron-rli as if with a nhan in- ! v r,ll' t " gdty of mm der iu the
i
iial
one verdict against the prisoner
oi murder iu the tirst dree.
Jude Lyons charged the jury in
au impartial manner. Tne jury iih
diew at 3.39 p. in., and returned with
a sharp in
strument. How tbe prisoner said,
when he beard of the murder, "yes
it beats bell." But the revelatiou
that for a few seconds dazed and
almost took the breath of the peoplo
was that which declared that the
defendants had been seen in the
yard about 5 o'clock on Monday
morning, and afterwards heard talk
ing in the house where the accused
said to his mother, the old man is
now out of the way and I'll go to the
bank and get the money anil sell tbe
eggs iu tbe shop and no one can
prove it. That revelation came on
the streets ofjthe town as if carried
by the air, und people almost forgot
i their dinners iu their bas'e to get to
the Court House for tho afternom
session of court.
Long before the doors were open
on Saturday afternoon the crowd
was at tho doors that were kept
closely guarded to keep down the
the probibility of a jam in tUp cor
ridors and court room. People
eeem-id to be more intense in their
interest for the defense had not yt-t
outlined their line of defense and
showed nothing except to frequently
object to offered evidence.
It was told by witness bow light
bail been seen aud voicee heard in
the Carpenter house early on Mon
day morning, by a citizen of Tusca
rora valley when be was on bis way
to tbe railroad, aud bow Jim or a
man of his form was teen at ten
o'clock at night in tbe alley, at the
shop, on the night the murder was
committed.
Court adjourned at 4 p. m. on Sat
urday to re convene on Monday at
10.30 a. m.
THE FINISH.
Court reconvened on Monday at
10 a. in., and after bearing two wit
nesses on points mentioned above,
the Commonwealth closed their side
of tbe case.
The defense moved an adjourn
ment to 20 miuutes to two p. m ,
which was promptly granted. The
greatest storm of the year was on at
that hour but regardless of the
storm almost a thousand men and
women were present and on the tip
the of expectancy for a vigorous de
fense on the part of tbe lawyers for
toe prisoner. No defeuse had been
outlined by the lawyers, aud no one
in that large audience could outline
a defense.
It was plainly to be seen that the
lawyers for the defense were at the
end of their tether when they moved
against John B. Bartley a "witness
for the commonwealth, to cite the
record againbt him, that in 1880 he
was tried upon a criminal indictment
and sent to the penitentiary one year,
every one felt that the defense real
ized that their case was hopeless.
Bartley was the witness who testi
fied that he heard Jim and his father
quarrel on the Friday night previous
to the murder, and that on Monday
morning, December 11, when he was
passing the Carpenter place on bis
way to worit, between 4 and 5 o clock
a. m., he saw Jim and his mother in
tbe yard between the shop and the
house. He thought their presence
mere so unusual that lie walked but
a short distance, when he. blew the
light out that was in his lantern, and
went to the bouse and stood outside
and listened. He then heard the
prisoners talking in the house.
He heard Jim say to his mother,
now the old man is out of the wav
a u go to the oanfc and see how much
money be has there and ship the
eggs that are in the shop and they
cmi prove anything.
The lawyers for the defense cited
tbe record to impeach the credibility
oi jonrney.
The Commonwealth offered 18 wit
nesses who testified that the repu
tation oi jonn is. uartley, for truth,
is good-
George C. Kunkle 'was the first
witness, aud was asked by Dr. At kin-
son, how long have you known John
B. Bartley?
Since 1883.
What is his reputation
f-p.
hiht rt"irree, uln-ut 5 r. m.
KI LE FOR 11ETTIE I'AHPr.NTKlt.
Jn !ge Bucher presi-iited a pe'itiou
to the court, with a rul.- mi the Chiu
moowedth, to give a bui of puriicu
lars :-ft! show cause why H.Mti C.r
peuter, is held as au ccissary to the
murd. r of her husband James Car
penter. Petitiou md rule was gr.iut
hs prayed for and mule returnable
March '.), at 11 o'clock.
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.
Counsel for the prisoner made a
motion for a uew trial.
Eili-l Because the court commit
ttd error in refusing to quash the
army of jurors.
Second Because court erred in
r fusing to quuih the indictment of
the grand jury.
Third Because the comt. erred in
overruling exceptions to introduction
of testimony by the C .lnmotiwealth.
Fourth Because t.'.e o mrt erred
in admitted evidence ; mint
tions f prisoner's eiin: I.
Fifth Because the c iir' err-d in
charging the jury as lo the pocket
book of the deceased.
The argument for th- new trial
was set down for the Uth of next
March.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
James Carpenter, a blind dealer in
chickens, eggs and butter, whs mur
dered in his place of business in Port
Boyal, Juniata Co., IV, on Sunday
night, December 1(1 h, 180:1. aud his
body taken and c .st into Tuscarora
creek south of the town.
A bloody trail led from the busi
ness place to the stream which
caused the creek to lie dragged.
The body was f und at the mouth
of the creek abou 2 p. m. on Tues
day, December 12, nnd indentified
before Coroner G. W. Wiisou. Suk
picion immediately pointed to James
B. Carpenter, son of the murdtrd
man osthe murderer, with his mother
as an accessary, and the Coroners'
jury consisting of J.icoh Groninger,
Charles McCormick, W. C. Coxey, Tv
J. Oves, W. A. McNitt, sent them to
prison to answer under tbe following
verdict.
'That James Carpenter camt to his
dtaihthrough his son James H. Carpenter,
Ay meant ot a blunt instrument. Jilsa
4I.-S M A a f ..
mm .nrj. t.arptnier wire or tne mar
dertd man was implicated.''''
Answer.
Question
for truth?
Answer.
It is good.
To the same questions the follow-
Bv a vote of 30 to 28 the Federal
Election law was repealed last Wed
i t it i . ,
nesuay oy tue oenare and is now in
the hands of the President who of
course woll sij;n it.
1 ch on humaD, mnuge on hon- s
d ? an l all stock, cured in 30 miu
utes by Woolford s Sanitary Lotion
This never fails. Sol. I by L. Bank
A Co., Druargitt, Miflbntown.
Nov. 22nd 1894.
, f..?S l . ft? - BANNERS
"iUDLC. tAlKAbl oAKoAf ARILLA.
aid General Election in the several bor
oughs and townships within Ihc county of
Jun:ata, are as follows, to wit :
TheTresmenof the borough or Mifflintown
are to hold their election in the rom known
as tie Orphans' Court room in the Court
House, in said borough.
The freemen of the to'vnship of Fcriu'n
agh are to hold their election at Cuba
t-ehool House in said township.
The freemen ol the townnhip of Walker
are to hold their election at tbe ullice of
C. A Thompson's in Mexico, in said town
ship. The freemen of the township of Delaware
are to hold their election at Smith's School
House, in said township.
The freemen ot the liorough of Thomp
sontown are to bold their election at tho
Scnool IloJ.se in said borough.
The freemen or the township ol Green
wood are to hold their election at the bouse
known as the Seven Stir Hotel, in said
township.
The trceruen of the township of Monroe
are to hold their election at the School
House in Kichtirld, in ?aiu towDship.
The freemen of the township or Susiiie
hanna are to bold their election in tbe
house knowu as Krymoyer's Hotel, in aaid
township.
The freemen of the township of Fayette
are to bold their election at the School
House in McAlisterville, in said township.
The treeiiien ol the borough Patterson
are to hold ih.ir election at the School
House in said borough.
The freemen ol Ihe bomuirh nl Port Rwyul
are to hold their election at the School
House iu suid lioroiwh.
The freemen ol itie township of Milfoni
are to hol.l their el.tion at Ijocusl ijrove
School House, in said township.
The freemen oi the township of Spruce
Hill an-io liohl tlt.-ir election :t Spruce Hill
Srhool House, iu s.ii.l township.
The Ireemen of the township ot Turbctt
ire 1 i hold their eh-ction at the Church Hill
School House, in s:nd township.
The ireeieen ot the township ol Beale are
to hold their election at the School House
it Acailemia, in said township.
The Ireemen uf'the township of Tuscarora,
jxcept that ortion of it lying north-westward
ol the summit of the Shade mountain,
ire to hoi. I their election at the School
House Hear MeCulloch's Mills, In said town
ship. The freemen of the township of Lack, ex
cept Unit ioriioii of it lying north-westw'ird
of the Miiniuit of the Studc mountain, are to
hold theii election at the Lack School House,
in said township.
The freemen l so much of the townships
of Lack anil Tuscarora as lie north-west ot
Ihe summit ol l he Shade mountain are to
hold their election at Lauvei's School House
in said ills! rid.
Wonderful
Bargain
ATTRACTIONS
At Schott'
s
goods
t-i" The election is to be opened at
7 o'clock in the forenoon, iuiil shall
continue it bout intermission or adjourn
iiM't.r, ami is not to be closed betore ?
o'clock in the eening.
I a'so hereby make known and give no
tice, '- th. it Ihe inspectors and judges shal
.m et al thn respective places appointed lor
holding t!iL- election in the district at which
they resie-iively belong, betore 7 o'clock
in tin- morning of Tuesday, February 'JO,
lf-'.i4 a. .1 c:.ch Mil inspector shall appoint
one rl. rk, who skull be a iiialitied voter
ol such district.
I :il o hereby make known and give no
tice. Iha' every person excepting Justices
of the I'e.icc, v ho shall hold any office
or ii pointuifiit of profit or trust under the
goveri.in nt oi the L'liil-d States, orof this
State, orol any city or inrororated district,
wheilev a commissiomsl olticeror otherwise,
a subordinate olticer or agent who is or shall
be employed under legislative, execu
tive or judiriary deiartmi'nt of this
State, or ol the United Stales, or of any
city or incorporated district, and also that
ever) member ol Congress ami of the State
Legi-lalnre and of the select or common
oun.ril ol' anv city, or cotiiiussi.:iers of any
ncoriMir itcd district, is bv I i.v, ino ipilile of
holding or exercisinij at the s line time the
nttiiM or apMiiutiii..it of jude, inspector or
clerk of any election iu this Commonwealth,
and lli.il no inector, judg, or other ofli
cer of any such election shall be eligible to
anv oitiee to lie then Voted for," except
hat nf mi election ollioer.
I ennsx ivauia :
rrtci or the
HCRI.IABt of THE OoM M.t.M WE A LTH
11 H H ISBCKIi, FIB. 2, lb9t
This u ill c. -riilr tbit the tolluwing is tbe
Ott.rta' List ot all Candidates, with Parth-s
or l'olieir represented, w hose Certificates
ol Nomination and Nomination Papers
have been til d in this oftice, and which
bare iiot is en tumid and declared to bti
invalid, as prbvided in Section ti of the Act
ot June lo, A. I)., 18M, and who are to be
voted lor in the several election districts of
the Count)' ol Juniata at Ihe ensuing special
election.
To be h.dj on Tu.-sday. Fdbruiry 20
IH'JI, lor Kepresenative-at-Large in Con
gress, to till ihe unexpired term of William
Lilly u-cene1.
ItEl'l IILICA.-V PARTY.
t resmtative-at-Largn in Congress, to
nnexpirei term of William Lilly.
till 'h
deci ased.
(mark one.)
OALUSHA A. GROW.
DEtlOCRATIC PARTY.
K- or sen l at he at-Lrre in ('onerous, to
fill the unexpired term of William Lilly,
IWO'I u.
(mark one.)
J A MRS DEXTOX HANCOCK.
PROIIIRITIO PARTY.
si-ioniive ac-i.ai-e in Congress, to
Lilly.
Rei
till the nn
deeeared.
xpired term of William
LEGAL.
IJOD SAVE TIIE COMX INWEVLTH.
J7JLECT10N PROCLAMATION.
WnEREAS, by an act of General As
senibly of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitleil " An act to regulate tbe
nomination and election or public efh'cers
approver! tne 10th day or June 1893. It is
msrie tne ou'y or the sheriff of every coun
ty within the Commonwealth to give no
tice of any general ejection to be held
therein to enumerate tbe officers to be
elected and give a list of all tbe oonitna
tions made as provided in aforeioeotiunad
act ot Assembly, designate the places at
which the elections are to be held, and give
D'ltice that certain persons holding certain
otlio-s of profit or trust are incipihleof
bolti ng or fX.-rri-.ing at the same time,
the office or appointment or Judge In
spector or Clerk of anv election of this
Commonwea tb. Therefore. I. Sanno-I
Lapp. High Sh. riff of tbd Cotiniv i
Juniata, do h.-r.-bv m-ike known and give
this Public Notice to the electors ol h
county of Junuta that on
Tl'EJD.4Y, FKIIRIMRV, HO.
194,
a special election will be held in tbe sever;
election districts in said county, at which
time they will vote by ballot for the follow
ing named officers.
One person lor tee olhce of Reareaont.-
tive-at-Large in Congress, to All the unex
pired term ot William Liyy, deceased .
I also hereby make known and -iv n-
tice, that the places for holding the afore-
(msrk one.)
HF.VRY F- MORROW
i in; ri i.vsii.t tiu itl-.Mn.
i it .'l .
i) . . . . . . .
u I r rr...aue-i.i-i.!irzr -n Congress, to
fill ihe nnr-xpir. d twrm of William Lilly,
mark
ARTHUR D.
PROTtCTIVK
HY
Kepi
111 the
1ec-a rd
(ma-k one.)
C JUL ASH A A GROW.
PtOPLi: PARTY.
nrK rru.iiir.ii-nr!em Uongress, to
nil in- unexpired term of William Lill
deceased.
( ssark one )
VICTOR A. I Of! Hit.
Kepresentative-.i-rrg. rn Congress, to
fill the nnexpired term of William LiUv.
one.
MARKLEY.
TARIFF POL
oauvp-ii.-i.arge in Uongress. to
unexpired term of William Lillv.
deceased.
Insert one.
ILS.S
Ntes-imovt wh rr eof, I hare
hereunto set mv hand and
causer) the Seal of the Secre
tary's office to be altixed this
2nddayolFtbruarr,A.D 1894,
A. L. TILDEN
Depnty Secretary of the Commonwealth.
To the Sheriff, County of Janiata. V.nt:n.
town. Pa.
Given under my hand at mvollice in Mitllin.
town, this 6th day of Februar. in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninetv-fonr and of the Indepen
dence or the United States, the ono hun
dred aud eighteenth.
SAMUEL LAPP.
Sheriffs Office, Miiflintown,
Only while we have these
in Stock are we able to give you
such Big Bargains.
AU Wool Frenoh Heoriett.s for 48c; Former Prioe, 05 cecf.
All Wool Frencb'Sergei, 48e; Former Pricei, Coo.
All Wool Cloth for 24c, worth 3oo.
Half Wool Henriettas for 23c, worth 3oo.
o Yards of Best Bleachrd .Vuslm made Tor 5-
15 Yards of good Bleached Muslin for $1 -
17 Yards of fair quality. Bleached Ma-ha for $1.
20 Yards of good Bleached .Muslin for $1.
18 Yards of better quality, Un-bleacbed Muslin for $ 1.
15 Yards of fine Un bleached Jluslin for $1
25 Yards of the best aud heaviest Ln-bleached .Vuslin for I.
9 Yards of cood Canton FlaDnel for 50o.
8 Yards of better " " for 50c.
7 Yards of still heavier Canton Flannel for 50c.
10 Yards of the best Catiton Flauncl for $1.
Blankets for 75o a pair.
Blankets better for 90 o pair.
Blankets still heavier for $150 and $2.
Best Factory, All-Wool Blanket! for $3.50 to $4 75 a pair.
Shawls in single and duuble at less prices.
Gingham?, good quality, 21 yard? for$l.
Fancy dress Ginghams, 10 yards for 7ao.
21 Yards of grd Calicoes for Si.
Ladies' Shoes $1. $1.20, $1 50, $2.
.Ien's Shoes for $1 25. $1.50. 2., $2 50.
Ladies' Rubbers tor 25o.
Men's gum boots for $2 45 a pair.
All our Carpets, Oil Cloth, U indow Shade? and everything in our store at
proportionate low prices. Call Early.
SCHOTT'S STORES.
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February 6.
1894.
jyj-ERCANTILK APPRAISER'S
list or
DEALERS &. VEXDP. Tfc
-
furniture and
S. S. Kuril-
unnrta rg. ...........
Ranka W. Km tTiuan. nrzana.
I'inkle lc K'Im. m.-rrhanta...
K H. AfcClintic. hrdwarr...
J, " (i -U.n K uci-rifa ami cun-
Ircmnirir.
J.icpi.h Pi-nn. ll, nirrchaut...
Ij. Banta Jt Co.. rl-ue
H T,. WcnT. m-rx-hant
John Ktka. pmceries anl) con.
f w't'irrifia ............
1 D Mu.r (fro..He. . ... .
D. W Harley, clftthiue ."
Emil Schoff, iiiMroh nt
M. P. Crawford, rlrnca......
H. C VrCiMUn, hardware...
Juniata Valley Bank
W H Koi io in. j -welnr
fi W H . k. ho. .la and nhoei.
Jam M Siuinn,rl4lpr and
d.a't
R C MM-r, tann uniil.'in ntn.
Ferd Mej;rs. rlothinr
PATTERSON
Gu &. 5ieb".. hardwire....
W H lirk 4l C, drnirarist..
HoIIo1imiS ti Si.n, rlnihinit.
Mercanf it Aik-i itiri itiun,
nii-rr-hant
North t Son, Hrain Coal and
liiinlifr ................
Manberk .V Vhlson mm coal
lumber
T J Middah, merchant ......
Joseph Pennejl, merchant...
Howard Kirk, tohacro and
con'eetioneriea
.Mitchell it. Son, insrchanta ..
Gan f'oahen,aent, merchant
E E J.-Meen, Merchant
W F Single, farm implements
Wm N nSirel, groceries. Hour
Hurry Herat), flour
lira 8 J Brower, confectioner
P Ford, confectioneries ..
W M BealK, (R R cor) mer-
cnant
W M B.-aU,(WiUonbuildinfr)
niarcuant
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7 00
10 00
12 60
10 00
7 00
7 00
10 00
7 00
7 00
10 00
12 50
7 00
7 00
SO 08
7 00
7 00
7 on
7 OO
7 0
Jofeph T Oraybill, aSaignee.
niTrhant
Milton E Schlegel, m.-rebant
JayK Hatdeman, jewelry, and
druga
Theodore S Tliompi-on grain
coal, Alc
tagar A Tei nis v Bro
coal, Si.c
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grain,
WALKER
W W Diinm. niarchant
Martin L Keiser,( W li Elc'h-
min) merchant....
Sauaman St. Oarher, merchant
Enra M Haldenian, merchant
Chaa A Thomson, grain, coal
Ate
SPRUCE HILL
E J Heckendorn, merchant..
J L B irtoa. merchant. . . .
Samuel jUowvry, merchant
J. C Conn 4i Br ., merchant
TUSCARORA
l ime. B Ilenrr. merrhanr
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in no ".".rn 3on. merchant
" in ransweringen merchant
I nomas Uamiou, merchant.
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FAYETTE TOWNSHIP
A J SttMman. merchant
J A Varkera. merchant
McAli.t. r 4c Smith.
E M K- 'lv merchant
W T Brown, merchant
JG Winer, hardware doaler
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Foreign and Domestic Sfnon:
i. 1L. T . . "mo
u iuh l-uuuij oi Juniata, for the
year 1894 as appraised by the Mer
cantile appraiser.
MIFFLINTOWN.
ratr.
John W. Kirk, merchant.... u
W, E. Snyder, furniture and
undertaking u ?
Valet.
$7 00
o 'rnhill. merrlian
8 S Om-hill .
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Uriyt.tll JL;rnu.n. mereeant
John M Deiti, merchant
GREENWOOD
J T Dimm ac Bm, rnrhint.
SUSQUEHANNA
Edwaid G Sheatle-, merchint
Henry R B.-ale. mirchant...
Benjamin T Rhine, merchant.
1ELAWARE
Irwin G Knight, merchant..
Sjamuel Schlerei, merchant..
Chnatian G Winv, merchant
THOMPSON TOWN
Herman & Cameron, merchant
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R H 1'attert.bD, merchant...
Jno Vaughan, nurchnt
Ueorge W. Campbell, me.c'hant
TURBETT
Noih Hemler, merchant
William SEoltx, groceries.".'."."
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Frank P Harris, merchant... .
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John P K. ll,.y, ine,c ha.it.. ".".";
PORT ROYAL.
J tines Sarlain, groceries
Cyril Funk, coiil.ctioneries..
K R Ifmer, drugs ........
George G Crmior cuuiectfou
fries and groceries ......
A J Pettit, iiiTchai.t ..".".1.".
George T K ptier, coal lumb-V
and fe. rl
Juniata V.I ey Branuh'li "."
j Angel! it Robinson, shoe store
, U A Bousum, merchant
i rr,.R'nneU 41 C. merchant
Wisehanpt. grain, coal
al , 'I""8" "ill be due and p.y
Ma lit, W? ""ur.r n .ud after
An appeal will be held in the County
O.immiM.oner'a office in the Borough of
M.rtlintown, on SATURUAV, M ARCH ?,
18J4, betw. en tbe hours of 10 o'clock a m,
and lo clock p m, when and where all por
aous feelling themselves aggrieved may at
tl they think proper.
Given nnuer tut hand this 6lh day ef
r ebrnary, a. d. 1894.
E. B. GU88,
Jitrcmntilt Jpprmutr.
Mimintown, Pa,
February 6, 1894.
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