Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-29
HlLDEBRAND'S TRIAL
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NoGiIy .t'crHOoN. --Amo, Hull, oar
pcntrr utng sworn, tdculihrd q draft,
mado Ivy ~ uH' mrasurcmouts by him aud
Squire ilUlnbhud, at tho promise ON
which this homicide occurred, aud do
scribod them to tho jury Masslsoit hall
Is about 10 feet high aud tho gable ond OF
the Washington house 81 feet thcro are
number Ol trees in front since the
homicide | have had cDuvcrsItiOn wuh
Michael GrOtl, and he told me that thero
had beou feohng between Eshlcmau aud
ilildebraud that llldeorand had told
GrUn he would "cut square, y or quit
! square" with Eshloman wtness knew
both they were friendly witness aud
HildeUrand had been cunning together at
Eshlemhn'S III October, 1889 (; Eshloman
told us where there were birds E,hloman
and liiidCbraud wrru friendly, apparently;
never knew Ot any difference between
them.
Frank Book sworn Am butcher ;
knew defendant aud deceased saw them
az BIua's on Sep. II, 1888. Witness ro-
lated what occurred, substantially rs
MulIiSan aud Ghuuor had tuli IT, After
the a'tcrcatton saw EshlCman lying in
the alley turned him over on his side It
was not very light ; saw NJ blood on his
lace until | turned him ovet told those
around To take care OF him went into the
oarroom and told those who were there
that the man was hurt then went out
ahd, by that time, those ON tho u'sde
had taken hun t. the pump Hrst heard
Oi his Coath noxt morning Eshlrmau
was little under the intusncs OF drink /,
E'hIeman and liliebrand had boon
friends.
"a croS5 examination witness said he
thought he had seen uIliebrlnd strike
ENhrmau's hat over hls head several
times and strike him In the face no saw
that Eshlemau was hurt aud 40 told tho
crowd inside
VIM. HIlirbraud, brother Of the defend
ant, sworn, testified u the occurrences ~
the saloon before any alteration began
aud tho previous fgiludly rolttllus Of
EShlcman and his brother
jacob +. Mccall sworn, testified ~ the
trtcudly relations Of Eshleman and ulide-
brand.
John L. Smelling brother IN law "
deieudanJ testified u the same, and to
having huutCI with Hl.doOrard on E.hle-
man S place.
Geo. L'ckwoDi, sworn, testified that he
aud HlldcbEaud had met ~ EshlemL "a .
while hunting aud he was friendly.
EIwo0d Eager sworn testified to the
tleudiIncss Of deceased and defendant
John ELgcr uuClc Cf dcgsnitnt, sworn,
testified that Michael GrotT asked hln aud
samuel Aumeut Il they had ever heard
litldebrlud threaten Eshlemlu they
had not, but GroH said .hc had aud
that lllldebraud complained Of Eshlcmau
and said he would "Cut square with him
some day.
Samuel Aument sworn, testified that he
went 10 see Groii about the report that
he and Eager had heard such threats, aud
Groa said not that there was nobody
present az the time but himself.
Jacob LlildUbraud, father OF defend ant
sworn, testified that Michael Groif had told
him Fill. said, E5hleman had ordered him
of his farm and be would cut square with
him he said that Eager and Aument
heard him too deceased and his son had
friendly relations witness WAS Eshleman's =
assignee hve years ago defendant left
home i've years ago aud has been in busi-
ness for himself ever since was at home
almost daily.
The defense here rested.
Tho Argument OF tue Counsel.
The court house was crowded this morn
tng with an audience that had come to
hear the speeches aud listened with uu.
abatIng attention. At geo a. ~, after
the presentation of defendants poluts D..
Frank Eshieman, esq, began the argu.
ment for the commonwealth, and spoke
until 1910. He WAS followed by NJ.
Brosius, esq for the defense who occupied
the rest OF the morning session. H. NJ.
North, esq, concluded for the defense this
afternoon, and 5. II. Reynolds, osq.,
closed for he commonwealth. The Judge
then charged the jury.