The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-08-29
THE EVERHART TRIAL.
A Juror Taken Sick, and the Trial
Postponed.

The Everhart trial came up in the |
Clarion courts last Wednesday. The
accused ones demanded a separate
trial and the prosecution elected to
try Dan Everhart first. The afternoon
was taken up in getting jury. Forty.
four names were called before twelve
acceptable jurors we're found, and the
work was not as tedious as many
thought it would be. Following is the
jury as finally sworn:
1. James Over, farmer, Licking.
2. Ezra Culbertson, farmer, Madi.
son.
3. William Miller, merchant, Sligo.
4. G. Z. Swariz, farmer, Salem.
5. G. M. Sweitzer, farmer, Beaver.
6. G. P. McCaferty, hotel.keeper,
East Brady.
Z. Fred Elschlagor, Jr., laborer,
Clarion.
8. NJ. F. Wilson, farmer, Toby.
8. Anson Peters, producer, Eden.
burg.
10. J. NJ. Hartle, farmer, Monroe.
II. r. M. Corbett, farmer, Clarion.
II. w. S. Maitland, harness maker,
Callensburg.
On Friday shortly after dinner
Juryman Culbertson became sick, and
the court ordered an examination
made by DIR. j. S. Shirley, who re.
ported the man suffering from conges.
tion of the bowels, and unable to at.
tend court. Court then adjourned
until Saturday morning, and the jury.
man being still unable to get up, the
case was continued to the third Mon.
day of November next, and the jury
discharged. After the adjournment
of the court, the sick juryman got up,
dressed himself, went to the court
house and drew his pay, and started
for home.
THE EVIDENCE.
The evidence elected was virtually
the same as that brought out at the
different hearings heretofore held be.
fore the justices, and has mostly ap.
peared in these columns already. We
shall, therefore, give only such as is
most important, some of which our
readers have not yet seen. What We
give is taken from the Williamsport
Grit, which paper had a special re.
porter on the spot:
Joe Brewster testified that he told John
S. Everhart on the day of the murder, that
he was not going to school that day, be-
cause Jemima was going to the weaver's.
He said that Jemima wasn't going to the
weaver's, and that he (Joe) should go to
school. Jemima told John to bring some
coffee and sugar home, and he said she
would not need any sugar or coffee that
day. Witness also heard John say to Je-
NINA, that if she didn't sign that deed she
would get her throat cut. This converse
ton occurred in the house.
This testimony was objected to by the
defense. In the cross-examination it was
learned from the witness that the story
about the throat cutting was put into his
mouth by Detective Ewing, who told him
he was to come into court and tell this
story. Ewing promised to do something
for him, but he didn't mind what it was.
Witness talked with Ewing since court
began. He never told any one else about
these things, and always said he didn't
know anything about this case. lie ad.
mitted that he may have said at first that
John Everhart said to his wife: "You do
not need sugar and coffee to-day" The
Court granted the Commonwealth leave
to ask the witness leading questions. He
said that he told these things to his own
mother shortly after the murder. She
was the first person he told this to. Mr..
Ewing asked him to tell him the story and
the gentleman told him to tell the truth in
Court. His mother told him not to tell
him not to tell anything he knew about
the matter. The examination of Joe
Brewster was the feature Of the afternoon.
Samuel Fulmer, the old man charged
with this murder by John S. Everhart,
was the next witness. He lived with
John S. Everhart in 1885. He heard the
conversations between Dan Everhart and
Jemims-outside the house once and inside
another time. Regarding the deed for the
land Dan said he was going to have deed
for the land and Jemima said it was time
enough yet. The second time Dan asked
for the deed and was told by Jemima that
she was in no hurry. One time while
moving hay Dan told witness that he
would manage to get deed for his land
before long. When / left Everharts on
the 18th of December, he said, 1 left some
clothes behind. came back to Ever
harts on March lst and had converse
ton with John S. and Dan Everhart about
my clothes, and told John S. TO bring
my clothes TO Moran's store, and he told
me TO be sure 10 come down on the Sth
day of March and my clothes would be
| washed and ready for me There were