Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-10

| to have cie see them | saw them, but
oaly knew Wise from bOyhood up L
knew HIM | then agreed, and they IN
sured Raber; | said 1t was hard
,hing TO kill Raber be said they could
make money VIXEN they again met
-: said there were five interested !;
/ HumuIel also spoke about 1t; Wise
came aud asked whether | was to XII!
Raber: told him | wasn't certain he
urged me to 90 ahead, and said they
would shoot me II didu't; | prom
( ised, but never Intended 10 do II; they
often urged me, as the insurance had
all been Effected Brandt atterwar l.
said they had the plan ready, ami If |
didn'l Kill him they would shoot me /;
to save my life | promised know not
what to do; my l'ie was in danger; a
week or two afterward Wise said |
shouldn't do 1t, so far as he was CON
cerned be saw didn't like the job !;
think it was the same day he said | had
/ to Kill Raber, as testified F.; then asko d
/ Frank Stichler to do il because | cOuid
not: SiicDler said he diGu't care he
could xiii any one, but he baTgained
that | should g along, which l prom
Ised, bu' declared | would not touch
Raber then Raber came TO NY house,
aud We went IF together with Siichler (;
was first, Rabeg III the middle, with
St.chler following | went over the
! plank aud when Raber got on il Such
/ Ter got Baber by the legs with his hands,
threw him in and jumped in On top OF
hum Raber tell below the plank l
then went back to the fence. L; was
first intended 70 drown Raber in the
dam Braudt had planned that Raber
was to 20 fishing at kirzniilers to
catch fish Cor -'s wife. and then |
was to drown him We went, and Peters
went with Us; when | saw the dam L
cou .du't do it, aud SAID We would re-
turn, when Raoer replied, ~ es, ii was
too cold, any bow" pItled hin the
drowning 1T the plank afterwards WAS
also the IiaA OF Brandt; Brandt had
promised me $500, and that the others
should do the same be promised Such-
Ter nothing; | lad tried TO coax h j al
Suchler, but L. would not go with ne
sad to Frank | Roula give h'm $500
after was PaId when 1t was done,
they tried 10 sW'nGle ne Out OF all and
klil me ,his was piaBued behind the
she'd at BraUdt's, A. testified this they
.old NE ~ Jail; when they asked nc
"a go to , via Baukstown |
thought they wanted to xii me then !;
Brandt always urged me ln jail to keep
qulet about rhIs matter, a. they hoped
to Get clear: | didn't see the cOuspir-
a,uTs 50 very often about the matter; /
engaged FraBA Suchler 10 do the Job
alter the hIrzmIiier plan failed; ] did
not go INTO the water after the drown
tur Stichler walked up to my house,
and | went TO Brandt; | cid not see
the old mans struggles; the plank Tls
made Wet oy the splash when kaber
fell Brandt had Raber insured III an-
other compauY, TO kill him, but the
company failed, aud with it the plan
Brandt told NE what to say before the
corcner's inquest; it was part Of the
general plan; Brandt often urged mC
willie il jall not to confess he called
at my cell to day for that purpose
am afraid OF bin, but not Of tie others
if you hang me ycu will hang an limo
. cent man."
. Scarcely had Drews' confession be
, come kuow0 when SGchler, another o
: the Ka5er murderers at Lebanon, nlaG'
the following confession:
: "Sun.. tine in the latter part o
{ harvest. in 1878, Wise and | and on
other went to BraDdt's. Wise ard
, were on the dance floor talking, ant
Brandt and ibe other Ole were on ih,
porch. Wise then said they could IN
? sure an old man, and he iShchleT
! should work him out Of the way.
, then said, | viii see.; L heard nOthiG!
| more until the Thursday preceding tn
drowning. l was at Harrisburg ha,
come home aud STOPPED at Drews'
, when / came to DreNs' house, Drews
= Peters and Raber returned from kitz
miller's dam, where they had gone t,
. drown Rabcr. but did not succeed il
} getting on to tnc dan on account of IN
= fat being full of water, and also be
, cause Drews' courage failed bim. Thel
we talked about this matter - III
: drowning. | went home toe foilOniU!
day, Friday. Peters went to Jones
: town and bought either chlorOfoFm O
f ether, | don't know which. lie broueh
: it IN q small bottle, which | examined
2 and wuIcn plan 70 chloroiofm Rabe
, was subsequently, abandoned, why
1 can't tell. On Saturday | again wen
{ to DTews' house in the morning, ant
4 Drews went 70 Raber's hut, bat faile,
TO meet him, he having gone to Sc,
Zechman for provisions. The after
noon Of the same day Drews went bacl
20 Raber's again, when Raber had jus
returned from Zechman's and reporte,
that he had received very little. Drew
I returned from Raber's, and Raber sooI
followed him to Drews' house, where
was. Drews said that be had to fetc
meat at kreiser'S, and asked whethe
: we would not assist him to bring it.
: SAID We would. We then went, Drew
first, Rdber second, aud | last. "
= walked down to the creek Drews wen
on the plank, followed, and then
D, When Raber was on the middle of tn
plank 1 caught one of his legs, whic
Z one | can't tell, threw him into th
u water, jumped on him aud held hiI
under the water bv his hair. face down
a ward, DreEs In the meantime pressin
d on me so as 10 prevent Raber f,or
throsiug me off. Drews did not ge
:, into the water. | held down about te
# minutes until he was drowned. Then