The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-09-23
HARRY ENGLISH.
His Trial at Ridgway for the murder OF
Frank Warmth on April II, 1880, In
jay township.

His Trial at Riugway for the murder OF
Frank Warmth on April II, 1880, In
Jay township.
This remarkable, and celebrated
case has at last come to trial com
mencing at 8 o'clock yesterday, WED
nesday, Sept. %, $780, with the
empaneling of a jury for the case.
We had expected to have a report
of tlie case in the present issue of
THE ADVOCATE, and hold the paper
| one day on ACCOUNT of the trial, but
commencing so late in tire week with
the certainty that it will last until
Saturday of this, and perhaps a day
or two next week, we. go to press with
what we have, aha promise '6br
readers as full report of the case in
our next issue as possible.
Defendant Harry English, made a
plea of mot Guilty"
Attorneys for Common wealth, -
Dist. Atty. CIV. Wurtzell, assisted by
Geo. A. jerks, of Brookville, and
Hall & McCauley, and Jas. X. P.
Hall.
Attorneys for English-A. B. Rich
mond, of MeSdville. Col. w. w.
Ames, of st. Mary's, Eugene Mullin,
of Bradford, ana p. r. Cotter of Port
Allegheny. .~
GETTING A~JURY.
Commencing with U. w. Rogers,
who was stood aside, the t1emes of
nine Others was 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 a stepicousin of Warmth
the Constable, for whose murder
English is now being tried. That is
his aunt was the second wife of War
nith's father. Deceased was the son
of the FIRST wife. This point
caused considerable talk among
the lawyers,as to affinity, consanguin-
ity, ties of blood, marriage ties, &C., q,
all of which summed up had no
bearing whatever on the case at issue,
as any one could see. Sixty-eight
jurors were called also n irteen who
were at first set aside, were recalled, be-
fore the jury, which we give in full
below, Was completed. At ten min
minutes to 5 O'Clock, VIM. Doane, of
Spring Creek, one of the first set aside
and recalled, was sworn as the 18th
juror, when the names of the Jurors
were called, and the case was ready
for the lawyers.
THE JURY.
John Mosier, farmer, Fox township.
WIZ. H. DevereauN, farmer Zones.
Jen'cy $. Stewart, laborer, Ridg-
way.
VIM. Fannin, laborer, Ridgway.
A, S. Horton, clerk, Horton.
Rufus Underwood, farmer, High-
land. -.7 .,.. ..
Isaac Avery, lumkerman, Ridgway.
Geo. Il. Rothrock, laborer, Bene-
zette.
Wallace Johnson, farmer, Bene-
zette.
U. W. Rogers, farmer, Fox
S. w. Miles, pfasterer, Ridgway.
VIM. Doane, laborer, Spring Creek.
G. III. McCauley opened the case
for the Commonwealth. Commenc-
ing with the date of the crime, II
April. 1880, he reviewed the case at
length, setting forth the line of prose-
cution to be followed by the Common
wealth. He defined the crime of
murder, argued at length, on the
enormity of the crime and the impor-
tance of sustaining every man in the
right of life and property. lie cspec-
tally showed that an officer in the dis
charge of his duties should be zeal
ously upheld by all good citizens, that
the law of the country might not be
trampled on. In glowing periods he
pictured the cutting down of the man
Warmth in the prime of life, and the
gloom of that family circle, made des-
olate by the hand of the assassin,
while a broken hearted wife mourned
and could not be comfOrcd, over the
broken hcarth-stone. Maps WIRE pro-
duced i'm evidence of the scene of the
murder, also separate maps Of various
views of the h0USe wherein the deed
was done. In closing Mr.. McCauley
said that be asked the jury "to rem
der substantial Justice, such justice as is
indicated by hestatute that adorns this
temple. Justice even-handed end we
shall all be satisfied"
EXAMINAiIoN OF WITNESSES.
o. d. Coleman, of Kane, was the
| first and only witness called up to the
hour of adjournment last evening. He
was called in reference toa check, SUP.
posed to have been forged by Harry
English. The check was numbered
l4O2i, bore the date, Dec. 16, 1879, and
was made payable to the order ot
Harry English, amount, ,$ll2,OO. This
check purported to be signed by 7. w
Lane, and was on the 1st National
Ba1k of Olean. Mr.. Coleman took
this check in payment of bill o.