The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-08-01
John S. EVerhart Bound Over.

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The second arrest of John S. Ever.
hart for completely in the Everhart.
Gilfllan murder, took place on Tues
day Of last week, and on Saturday a
preliminary hearing was held before
Justice High Wing, of Millcreek
township, Clarion county. The hear.
ing lasted from 10 q. m, till 6 p. m,
and was attended by a large crowd.
The charge being conspiracy, Dan
Everhart and Jim Horner were tried
at the same time. The following new
testimony was brought out, as reported
in the Derrick:
Mrs. L. Mahle sworn Am the near.
est neighbor to j. S. Everhart. About
noon l was attending our stock and
was out in the road when 1 saw me.
dium sized man with grey suit and
a stick in his hand enter j. S. Ever.
hart's from a gate that leads towards
the house. Our time was then about
one. half hour faster than sun time. /
saw Host pass after Byers had passed.
Host passed about 10 o'clock. Hor.
ner and Dan passed before Host. Dan
had grey coat on then. / saw Mrs.
Marshall pass, but it was not her that
entered the gate.
Host sworn: / live two miles from
Everhart's and am acquainted with
Byers for FIVE years. met Byers al
cross roads; talked with him and
think it was about IL o'clock it took
me about Is minutes to go to Licking
vile. / went to the grist mill and
when came back to Lickingville ]
met Horner in the post Office; he then
went home with me. In our conver.
setion home, he asked me if 1 had
seen him? remarked no. He then
replied, "if you bad watched closely
you could have seen me sitting on the
fence" Afterward we had another
conversation and Horner again re
marked, "Did you not see me on the
fence' If you could say you saw me
it would help me a great deal, as the
people blame me for the numbering o.
those women" Horner said they had
me arrested in Oil City, shortly after
the murder and found an old pen
knife and sent it off to have it exam
ined, as there were some marks on il
which they thought was blood; after
ward they told me where l could gel
it, but l never went after it for it il
not worth going after.
Sheardon Shaw, sworn: l live il
Forest county; Horner is married tc
my sister, but she left him. l had 9
talk with Horner July of 1886, about
some land he got from j. Everhart. ]
asked him how much he paid for it, he
replied: met very damn much; only
two or three hours work" In another
conversation he asked me if two oil
three were in cohoot in a robbery oil
murder and one should squeal, would
he be punished as severely as the rest
l said: 81 think not" In another
conversation that overheard between
my father and Horner, my father ask
ed Horner if he and j. S. Everharl
are on good termsH Horner said "nC
damn his old soul, he must walk the
chalk mark or l will squeal on him
that will make him chew hisE&ngel
nails until they bleed, for trying tC
lay a plot to get rid of his family"
Mac Ewing sworn: arrested jim
Horner; took him to Clarion and
while in the Jones House in the pres
ence of the district attorney, G. G
Sloan, just before took him to Jail ht
said "this is pretty hard for man t.
lose his liberty, when j. S. Everhar
the principal perpetrator in this act il
at large" s1a
At the conclusion of the testimony
the Justice said, "Iu my opinion there
Is sufficient evidence to bind the de-
PENDANTS over for hearing and, there
fore, submit their trial to a higher
tribunal"