The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-12-16
b. 1000 i Gattier with this case. which would

Il ba CLEARLY inadmissible. The traverser's po-
s;t;ons that evidence of cheating anyone ex-
| cent Yost would not be admissible, is clearly
understood by the Court Sald IS unquestlona-
| bly correct, and no matter how much evidence
/ was produced to show conspiracy to cheat
4 others, that would not prove conspiracy 20
| cheat Yost. I, however, think that as to the
i question of guilty knowledge, it is very i'm
nortant one in this case, and shall overdue
| the objection and admit the testimony to prove
this guilty knowledge, provided the words
tsas being part of one and the same eonsplra-
cy,, be stricken out and the following words
/ added "This to be followed up by evidence
tending to prove that the paper so signed at
the request of Miller was fraudulent, and that
it came to or was in possession OF traverser al
the same time with the paper described IN the
| indictment. -
The traverser reserved an exception to this
ruling of the Court.
The witness Greiders then took the stand
and said : ave went to Peter Gettier's the
same day, and I'signed a pepper given by him
to Miller, in his presence and at Millers re,
/ auest: we went to Ferdinand Peterman and
Reuben Schaefer's the same day, and WIT
messed their signatures to papers gwen by tnem
to Miller, at Miller's request"
j The traversers objected to the admission
of all of this testimony; the objections were
overruled by the Court, and the traversers re-
served exceptions
| The witness then proceeded: !" ost, Get
! tier, Peterman and Schaeffer all live IN the
same neighborhood, near Melrose; they are all
| farmers, and sometimes speak English and
sometimes German; Melrose is on the Bach
mans Valley Railroad, in Carroll comfy,
about four miles from the state line; did not
introduce Miller to Yost; we went out to buy
walnut logs; took him to each of the gentle
men named for that purpose.
Mr. Maulsby asked: SAT that time did
Miller and Gettier contract, and II so, Tor
what ?'' -. -.
Objection was made and overruled and an
exception noted. n
Miller two walnut trees for $11; they had no
conversation on any otherssubject, | was with
Miller all the time; it was on this occasion
that Gettier signed the paper which l wit
| messed"
The defence objected to evidence of the
contract between Miller and Schaeffer and
Peterman. The objection was oyerruled and
exception taken. ..a..
| Witness then testified that the contracts
with Schaeffer and Peterman were of the same
nature as that with Gettier, and were made in
| the same manner. .g
DR.. John S. Ziegler testified: 81 live in
|
present with a man calling himself Samuel ID.
Miller and Philip J. Yost in John Crumrine'
saloon, in Melrose; it was about the last of the
month; heard Miller say that he had bought
walnut logs, and ask Yost to sign paper, SO
that he Miller could show up to the firm en-
ploying him where the money goes; after ask
ing this he took paper from his pocket and
asked: "Will one of you gentlemen witness
his signature? Probably you will, Doctor, y
l replied certainly" Miller filled up with ink
paper ON which was some printing; I ost
signed as P. j. Yost; Miller said 'Mr. ost,
please sign your full name, for possibly there
is more than one P. j. 4ost, and there may
be mistake;'' Miller threw the first paper
back on the bar and took another, and said
81 am too drunk to fill this up now; sign your
Yost signed then Philip ]. Yost; was about
to witness it and said 'Mr. Miller, L would
like to read that paper before witness it;
Miller said: ooh, here's Mr.. Greider, he
witnessed the others, he can witness this;'
it was John Greider who came in just then;
I did not see Greider sign it; | did not
sign it; Miller did not give me an op,
portunity to read the paper; | stood beside
Mr.. Yost when he signed the paper; saw
it but did not read it; there was a little
printing at the top of it; did notnotice paper
sufficiently to say whether there was blank
space or not; the paper was or 10 inches
| long by or 5 inches wide; the paper was
white; Miller put his finger on spot about
two or three inches from the top and told Yost
| to sign there; Miller told me that he repre-
sented Philadelphia firm, buying up walnut
logs; that he had bought some from Yost and
paid him $500. The witness then described
Miller, his description tallying with Greider' s
except that he said that Miller's hair was
black He gave the additional description
that Miller wore black clothes and black
SLOUGH hat, and had downcast countenance.
Jacob H. Stansbury testifed:-'I live in
Manchester, on turnpike leading from Balti-
more to Hanover Melrose is ON the same
turnpike about II miles from Manchester.
Philip j. Yost lives or 4 miles from Man
chester, II miles from Melrose. Peter Get
tier and Reuben Schaeffer live adjoining Mel
rose and Peterman in the immediate neigh
borhood. The Bachman's Valley Railroad
crosses the pike at Melrose. About the latter
part of May last one day saw Samuel ID.
Miller and John Greider come into Manches.
ter from the direction of Melrose. | was sit,
ting in front of Greiders hotel when they
drove up in buggy. They got out of the
buggy and went into the bar-room. There is
door leading from the bar-room into the
dining room. When they first went in don't
know whether Miller went out of the bar.
room or not Denison drove up in buggy
shortly afterwards, coming in the same direc
ton Miller had come. The hostler asked him
if he wanted his horse put up. he said no,
that he was going away Immediately. die
not see Miller and Denison together. They
were in the house at the same time. They
were both out of the bar-room at the same
time Denison did not stop in the bar-room
but went out into the dining room at once.
don't know whether they were together in any
other room! I did not see Miller leave. Den
ison did remain more than fifteen or twenty
minutes. l had seen Miller in Manchester fol-
six days previous, but did not hear him say
what was his business. | had frequently seer
Denison in Manchester, but never while Mil
Ter was there except on the one occasion. "
Cross examined by Mr.. Bond. r.s.- 81
81 am positive that all this occurred be-
tween the goth and 30th of May last; it was
nearer the latter part than the 10th. My bus
mess is to sit around and do nothing. l at
tend to my business at stores, hotels and at
home. Joshua Stansbury, Chas Stansbury,
Neal Stein, Geo. Greenholtz, Samuel Green
holtz and were in front of the hotel when
Miller and Greider drove up. 1t was about
2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon. When they
went in the bar started to follow, but Grei'
der shut the door in my face. was not drunk,
/ was sober and do not know that | had been
drinking that day. 1 kept my seat about fit:
teen minutes; the others went in, leaving the
door open and in a few minutes | followed,
Miller had opened the door and called US.
had seen Miller there before. Miller treated
eight or ten times did not take all, refused
some, think took four or five drinks. While
he was treating, John Greider called him and
| they went back in the other room. He was
out about fifteen minutes and then came back
and treated several times and John 5Greider
came and called him out again. He stayed
out the second time three or four minutes.
Miller was at the hotel for an hour or an hour
and half while / was there; left him there
when l went home.'s / was sitting in front
when Denison came up. He was driving a
bay horse in buggy. He came five or ten
minutes before went in. z Denison went
straight back. don't know whether he saw
John Greider. did not see Denison get in
the buggy and go away; the buggy was gone
when came out. -,
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