The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-09-30
HARRY ENGLISH.

TRIAL AT RIDGWAY, COMMENCING
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT, %,
1880, AND CLOSING SATURDAY
EVENING, SEPT. %, 1880. EMPAN-
ELING THE JURY. OPENING OF
CASE, EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES.
JUDGE wETMoRE'S CHARGE. CASE
TO JURY. VERDICT mot GUILTY. ~
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT THE AN
NOUNCEMENT OF VERDICT.
A celebrated case as our readers are
well aware. The New York Hcrdld' s
description of the place the crime was
committed, as well as lengthy argu-
men on the circumstances surround
ing the crime, and the particulars gen.
orally, attracted considerable attention
at the time, and helped to make the
murder notorious. The subsequent
escape of English, an authentic ac-
count of which appeared in these col
ums at the time, and is therefore well
known to our readers. His arrest,
and imprisonment, with the facts con-
nected Herewith, are also familiar to
our readers. Great interest was man.
increased as the time for trial drew
near. A. j. RUNNER principle
witness, was seriously injured several
weeks ago by being thrown from a
buggy. And it was thought the trial
would be postponed on that account.
An attachment was issued for Mr..
RUNNER, however, and the trial pro-
ceeded. We gave the proceedings in
the trial, up to Wednesday night, in
our last issue. But in order that the
trial may be in one issue, for con-
venience in preserving, we produce
part of what we said last week, add
ing somewhat to that and then giving
the trial in full, excepting of course
the speeches of counsel, which we did
not get, and which if gotten would be
too long for one issue of paper the
size of the ADVOCATE. We give a
short synopsis of the speeches. The
evidence i'm full in all essential points.
The charge of Judge Wetmore, we
give entire, from the notes of the
stenographer, Mr.. Weed, to whose
courtesy we owe an acknowledge
ment of thanks, which we now make.
THE TRIAL OPENED.
The case of the commonwealth VS..
Harry English was called at o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff Wensel brought the
prisoner Harry English into court.
He was neatly attired in dark suit of
clothes, hair trimmed and face smoothly
shaven, with shoes blackened. There
was no appearance of bravo, or dare
devil demeanor, but instead a quiet
good looking young man came into
court and took his place beside his
counsel to be tried for the highest
crime of which man can be charged
Viz; murder. The indictment in this
case was for the murder of Frank
Warmth, constable of Benzinger
township.
Hon. Geo. A. jerks, of Brookville,
Jefferson county, Hon. Jno. G. Hall,
and C. H. McCauley, Esq, of Ridg-
way, with District Attorney Wurzell,
were the attorneys for the common
wealth.
Hon. A. B. Richmond, of Meadville,
p. r. Cotter, Esq, of Port Allegheny,
Col. w. w. Ames, of st. Marys, and
Eugene Mullin, of Bradford, con-
Quoted the case for the defense.
GETTING A JURY
Commencing with U. w. Rogers,
who was stood aside, the names of
nine others were called, who were re
quested to stand aside, or were chal-
lenged by either side for cause, until
the name of John Mosier, farmer, of
Fox township was called, and no
objection being offered he was given a
seat in the jury box, and counted as
No. in the panel. Andrew Dippold
Jr., the 9th man called, and coming
two names before the first successful
man, was step-cousin of Warmth
the Constable, for whose murder
English is now being tried. That is
his auntrwas the second wife of War
nith's father. Deceased was the son
af the first wife. This point caused