The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-06-03
THE PFAuTscH-LocKNER HOMICIDE.
Full Report Of the TriaI-Sketch of the
Accused and his Victim-The jury
Testimony of witnesses &c

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Lockner, near Carrollton station, on the West
ern MARYLAND Railroad. about four miles from
this CITY. on the 23rd of December last, was
begun on Monday.
The accused is a native of Bavaria, Ger
many, and is aged 40 years. He has been IN
this country thirteen years. He lived IN Bal
timore and near there six years, and has
lived in this county seven years. He is a
basket maker by trade.
Jacob Lockner, the victim, had lived sew
eral places in this county, and was born and
raised, it is said, in the Pigeon Hill country,
near Hanover, Pa. Neither the accused nor
victim bore enviable regulations.
The jury was empanelled without much dit
ficulty, as the large crowd in town Whit Mon,
dav1 enabled talesmen to be readily summoned
after the regular panel was exhausted. The
Jury was composed as follows:
q. Washington 0wings, It'll district, fore
man; George P. Myerly, End district; Joha-
zee E. Baesman, 9TH district; Joseph Arnold,
10th district Theodore A. Lantz, eth dis
trict David Robertson, 9TH district; Alex.
b. McNair. LIST district George W. Shaw, 18th
district: Upton Decker, eth district; Jacob
Miller, Srd district; Peter Bile, 18th dis
trict J. Henry Knipple, Bird district.
d. n Henning appeared for the state and
Reifsnider & Fink for the prisoner. After
the state made an opening statement, the
testimony for the prosecution was begun, the
defence withholding their statement for the
present.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Calvin Lockner testified am IA years 8
months old. | live near Winchesters mill.
Nv father name was Jacob Lockner. He
got shot about half past eight on the morning
ofthe Friday before Christmas, near Winches-
tiers MILL live about ! mile from the mill
Father and left home together; we went past
the mill to the forks ofthe road. ! was going to
school, When got to Pfautsch' old Pfautsch
came out with a gun. When first saw hun
he was ON the porch of his house, washing his
hands: he held up his hands and lookedat me,
then went in the house and came out.
called to father to come UP here, old Ptautsch
is going to shoot me. Pfautseh met father,
who said II want you to leave my son alone;
Pfautsch said Il amt after your son; father
said ''you We been after him all the time.
Old Piautseh then fired the gun, he raised II
a little from what he had it at first and shot
him. Father fell on his face. turned him
oger: he said my God, save mel Then
Pfautsch took the gun and went into the
house and looked out Of the window. | went
after Mr. Winchester. Before the shooting,
| went to the rock, past Pfautschs house.
Pfautsch was ahead of me. | hallooed 10
father and Pfautseh said II aint after you, go
on boy" Pfautsch came back toward his
house. called Father. Andrew Pfautsch
is after me again Father came up TO near
Pfantsch's gate; was at the rock. After /
halleoed. / saw father coming up the road
saw Piautsch going down. Saw them meet
near the gate. ] was at the rock and saw
father Just before he met Piautsch: he had
nothing in his hand but little tan dinner
bucket They stopped wsthin few feet OF
each other. / heard Pfautsch tell hun he was
no, after his son. Father said s.you are after
him every morning. Pfantschs right hand
was toward me- Saw him raise the gun a little
and fire. went to father and said nothing
to him except--''if You know any prayers say
them now" He looked as he always did ex-
cept bubbles we're coming out OF has mouth.
| did not see the cock Of the gun. ! went TO
the mill and got Mr. Winchester and he sent
me after Benny Croft.
Crass-examined-I am IA years and g
months old | was going to school; father
was going 70 Houck's store. ! have been ~
the habit OF calling him old Pfantsch. saw
him first on the porch ! was at the little
branch. near Ms Houek 5, in the road, when
I saw him first | saw father on the hill
above Mrs Hoaek' 5. After ] saw Ptantsch
and he saw me. be went in aud came out
walking fast with his gun. He went up IN
front of me. He was near the rock when /
got 10 his gate. When | 90, 70 the rock
Pfautsch was standing on the other side OF the
rock near the fence facing toward the woods.
He could not see me without looking around.
| had not said anything to Plautsch. lie
use 10 look around. He seemed 10 be after
me- He used 10 be after me every morning.
/ was not trying to catch up to him. To the leit
OF the rock there i a fence. Pfautseh's gun
was resting on the fence; he was NOT pointing
il al enything. He was looking at me; looked
over both shoulders, first one then the other.
He did not say ANYTHING TO me till hailooed
for father. | was in the road near the rock
when | haliooed at father. Did not know
where father vas. Could not see from the
rock 10 Houcks house; could not see my
fatlser come down to the branch; could not see
him I'LL he got up TO the gate. ! hallooed
..Old Pfaatsch Is going TO shoot me. he
said $50 on son, amt going to hurt you.
He said nothing before. did not go on be-
cause was not going to get shot. Nothing
was said about shooting til called father.
| did not 90 on because ] did not want TO
guess ! did not want to get shot Piautsch
was not doing anythiag. He stood there till
called. then went back nearly To the gate.
where they met. ! was standing Al the rock
vixen they met. stayed there. Father did
not get near me. | stayed there I'll the
shooting occurred. Pfausseh and father were
near together. Here the position Of the two
men was illustrated.l When my father came
up the first thing be said was, II want you TO
leave nv son alone did not hear him say
ANYTHING else. think he ensSed, Ell be
derned II don't want YOU to leave my son
alone" / heard that. Psantsch said be WAS
not after his son. That's ST ] heard. ]
think pfautxch was talking little londer thsn
father, he was talking German and | could
not understand Pfautsch said, go on. ! ain I
going to hurt your son. After Pfautsch said
TINT he did not 20 anywhere, but shot directly
after that. Il was near the gate. On the way
from home to the forks of the road did not
say anything 10 father, nor be 20 me about
Pfautsch. When Pfautseh came out OF the
gate was at the other gate. don't know
why did not halloo sooner | don't know
whether AT the inquest ! said that father said
to Pfautsch yon were washing pots ON youT
norch. a.. when Mr.. Bush, Mr.. Oursler
and Others we're there did you say that the
first time you saw Pfautseh yOa were At the
bridge and Pfantseh on his porch, and the
next time YOU saw him you were at the gate
and he at the porch2) ! don't SNOW whether
| said il or not. If ! said so | was mistaken.
Pfautseh came out the upper gate. don
know whether be shut the gate or left open.
The backet was IN my fathers hand when he
fell. saw him pick up no stones; he had
none in his hand; had nothing in his hand but
a bucket. | saw no one there but Piautsch
and father There are bushes and woods ON
both sides of the road at the rock. The spring
at which Pfantsch gets his water was above
the rock Don't know which hand the buck
ct was in. He had il in his left hand for hi'
left side was toward me.
Re-examined.-The gun was lying on the
fence and not aimed. Pfaatsch could have
seen nv father If he was ON the porch; could
have seen him at the forks Of the road
Jabez Bush-I am the county surveyor.
Heard BOYS testimony. | made plat OF tn,
scene Of the homicide. The plat was exhlbi
ted and explained to the jury
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Teresa Houck testified that she lived neal
WInchester's mill, next house TO Piautsch' 5
had been there for four years, and Sas IN he
6sth wear. She knew Loekner and knows thu
prisoner, and saw them together last Deem
Der esd. She was at the breakfast table, a
the window. Saw Calvin Leeknes and Jaeol
} I.oekner pass and each had tin bucket
Calvin Lockner passed Pfautsch gate, anG
Pfautsch came out with gun and went up tn,
road after the boy. Saw Jacob Loekner wall
up the road quietly, and did not see him stool
down. Pfautsch came back from the diree
( ton the boy went Pfautsch and Lockner
when they met, stood facing each other
1 I.ockner was standing with his hands hanging
/ down, lust as though he had met man anS
stopped TO talk. Pfautsch had a gun bu