The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-12-04

an asked me VINO Schnlnn was anu toiu MN
he was Hartman Sehman. On cross examina'
ton he said it was late at night when Cor
coran and Sohman came to his watch box;
that it was getting dusk when he saw Sehman,
and that Sehman usually passed from his
home to Marriotisylle along the railroad.
Joseph Massey said he was Waterman ON
August IA at the Marriottsville tresselwork,
and saw Corcoran come along with Sehman,
and that Corcoran was sober.
Vim. Boyer was put on the witness stand
aud the State proposed TO show by Boyer that
the accused had made threat in August,
1879, that he would place a Tie on the track
Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, but the de-
tense objected and the Court sustained the
objection.
John +. Hipsley testified lived in How
ard county, near Henyton, until recently.
On the 9th Of last July a man by the name Of
Boxall was struck by train and hurt at Hen
ryton. Sehman and put him on the plat
form. ''Sehman said ''the s.of b. Of an
engineer had time TO stop before hitting this
man. III give the sof b. something harder
than a shoemaker to hit" Witness said
Boxall was shoemaker. had CONVEX
saton with Sehnan since he has been in jail.
When went in Sehman said 'what are you
doing hereT' | said your talk has got me
here; you told detective that | helped you
to rob a store Sehman said-"ltsad-lie.
am in bad scrape myself. They've got
me in Jail for putting n cross.te on the
track. II ! had it to do over it wouldn't be
the case with me. This was in September.
Sehman and myself have been good friends
and been together good deal.
On cross. examination he said he had come
to Westminster with detectives Carter and
Corcoran. They were here to hunt a colored
man by the name Of Jim johnson. 1t was n
plot between the three to get into Jail and try
to find out where Jim johnson was He said
he was in Jail now under indictment for rob
binga store, but had not been committed when
he had the above interview with Sehman.
He, also, at the suggestion of his counsel, Mr..
Fink, assisting the State, made explanation
of the cause Of his indictment, claiming to be
innocent Of the crime.
Artemus Zepp said he recollected the night
the tie was put on the track, and on that night
saw Sehman on the track near Marriottsville
tunnel, about o'clock, going towards Wood
stock, and that Sehman had little dog with
him.
Ieonidas lglehart said he saw Sehman at
MarrioItsyile on the night Of the accident
Neither of these we're cross examined.
The State rested its case here, and the de-
Tense called John Hesselbaugh. On the
night Of the accident he said he was going
through the tunnel when the train that struck
tic stopped, and got up to the engine after
the tie was gotten out. He saw no one at the
engine except two train hands. No one else
was there lie saw Sehman in Marrioitsylle
about o clock that night, but Sehmau lett
Marriottsvile about ten minutes after he saw
him. Witness left Marriottsyille about y
o'clock
On cross examination he said if any other
persons than the two train hands had been at
the engine when he got there he could have
seen them.
Austin Arlington testified that he was road
supervisor on the y. 4 o. Il. Il, between
Marriottsyile and Sykesville. Aiter the ac
cident on July 81 (on Monday following
he examined the road bed aud had con
cluded that the tie was struck about 100 yards
above Taylor's crossing, not quite mile from
the tunnel. He examined the land on both
sides of the place where he thought the tie
had been struck, aud on the north side he
saw tracks of a man which he traced 100 yards
up ravine to point where the grass was
mashed down as though some one had sat
down there. 1t was a good place OF conceal
ment, as bushes and weeds iuterVeued between
there aud the railroad
On cross.examinatiou he said he saw small
dog tracks up the rayine also.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
The case of Sehman was continued.
Andrew Staublitz-l know Hampton Evans,
and had a conversation with him at Mottu's
mill September 9th. He said he was getting
one dollar day as engineer there. ! said
that is very low wages. He said yes, he could
make more in one trip on the u. 4 U. Rail.
road than in a week at the mill. He said he
expected to get back on the b. h o. Railroad
again.
On crossexaminalion he said he recollect.
ed some facts about the conversation because
ne was summoned as witness and tried to
remember so he wouldn't swear to a lie.
Alfred Butler testified to what he knew Of
hearing people talk when cars were passing.
Henry Staubhz related conversation he
had with Hampton Evans at Henryton on the
day after the accident on the railroad. Evans
asked Will Sellman what was the matter with
the train tie night before, aud Sellman said
il was tie on the track. Evans said he
heard the whistle blow, got out Of bed start
ed for the train, but when he got there the
train was gone.
On cross.examinatiOn he said he lived at
SEMINAR :, and maintained the material points
of his direct examination.
@. w. Crapster, James Hopes james L.
Smith and one or two others testified to mat
tiers tending to show the activity of the detec-
tive Corcoran in prosecuting the accused.
Chas. Sehman, IT,, b.Other of the accused,
said lac had n conversation with John Hipsley
the second Thursday 10 October. They we're
going to Marriotsyile Hipsley said "Har.
man has got himself in bad scrape' said
no, guess not. Hipsley said ''they can't
hurt him on the railroad case, but they will
get him on robbing the store. | can clear
him in the railroad case. Corcoran wants me
to swear against him, but | won't do it.
have job now and can make money enough
at that
Cross examined-I have been indicted for
one offence in this court, aud charged with
two in Howard county. Hipsley said he did
not want to swear against Hartman.
Annie johnson, colored, related that Hip
sley came to her house on one occasion aud
asked where her husband, Jim johnson, was,
and came a second time the same day, the last
time with Coreoran. The evidence of this
witness was TO show Corcoran's interest in
the case and need not further be reported. On
cross.examinalion she said she was jim John.
son s wife. She and Jim were not married,
but taey claimed each other as husband and
wifej also that jim and Hartman Sehman were
friends, and that Sehman had sometimes
stayed ut their house all night. jun works
Tor NIT. seminar.
Chas. Sehman, ST., tcstifed-I am the
father of the accused and live in Howard Co.
between Sykesyille and Marrottsyille re.
member the evening tie was said to have
been put on the track. | was at work on a
bridge that day, quit work at o'clock, went
home, eat supper, and went on horseback out
to salt my cattle on the Carroll county side.
When coming back | stopped to look at my
corn and potatoes, aud saw my son Harman
walking along the track, going towards aome.
went home about s. clock, put horse away,
and went into the house, aud on up stairs 10
bed. There is a hall in my house, and as
turned from the hall to go up stairs | saw
Hartman in the kitchen, sitting at u table.
On cross-examnAtion no material change was
made in the testimony.
Charles o'Neil said--l live in Howard
county, three-fourths OF mile from Sehman' 5.
heard of q tie being placed on the track on
the night Of July 81. went to Sehman $
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