The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-12-05
JOHN S. EvERHART ACQUITTED.
The Jury Brings in a Verdict Of Not
Guilty After Several Hours
Deliberation.
DAMS TRIAL BEGUN.

On Saturday morning last, after the at
torney's in the trial of John s. Everhart |
had finished summing up, Judge Wilson |
delivered his charge, very able and ex-
haustive one, to the jury, which retired at
ll;25 a. IN. At 0 o'clock Sunday morning |
a verdict of mot guilty" was rendered,
and upon motion of Mr.. Wood, counsel
from custody.
From the Oil City Der7ick's report of
the trial we take the following details:
C. Bowman, testified: 1 was a mem
Der of the committee to ferret out the per-
petrator of this crime; A. B. Kelly and r.
Alt were the others; John Everhart gave
about $50 towards the expenses of this in
vestigation; after the money in the hands
of the committee was used up told Ever
hart If it was my wife 1 would mortgage
my farm to ferret out the murder
er; my wife and I were at Everhart's q
short time after the homicide; / told him
Mary and him ought TO travel; that he
would go crazy staying there brooding
over 1t; he said no, that was home and he
would stay there; he said he always intend
ed to give Mary deed for half the farm
and Dan one for the other half, and he
guessed he would do it now; advised
him not to.
! Fl. II. Wilson testified; 1 was arrested
at one time for this murder; after 1 was
discharged by the Grand Jury, went to
John Everharts; 1 was working up my
case for false Imprisonment against John
S. Everhart; Mr.. Everhart came out and
said, "I think ought to know you" /
said, 1 think so too, when you treated me
so badly by having me arrested and inn
prisoned; he said, II was advised to do
so' said, old man, why did not you ar
rest the right man2 he said, "I would If
knew who the right man was;" 1 then
pointed to a man coming up and said who
is that man coming? He said, "that is
my son DAM, 1 said why don't you arrest
him2 He is the man that done the kill
ing, and you are the man that directed it;
John Evereart turned pale, shook like one
palsied, staggered back and dropped to
the ground.
Several witnesses testified to quarreling
and jangling in the family.
!
Everharts in June after the homicide;
John S. was eating dinner at Dams; we
sent his grandson in Ito tell John to come
out; he came we'told him we wanted to
| see where the women were killed; he took
us all over the house; took us up stairs;
showed us the room where he slept, where
his wife slept and where the old lady slept;
when we came down stairs he showed us
where the old lady was found; there was
stand there with some papers; he said
there is where sit and read: said show
can you bear to sit and read there? he said
81 have thken more comfort than l have
in 10 or II years. he took us out to the
springhouse; he said her throat was cut in
the house and she was carried out and
thrown in the mud hole;' 1 asked him if
there was any blood between the house
and the spring-house; he said, 'just about
as much as if you would cut your finger
and shake the blood off"
At 800 p. m, Wednesday, the common
wealth rested, and the defence was open
ed. Mr.. Richmond, council for defense,
: outlining what they proposed to show,
The defendant, John S. Everhart, was
the first witness. His testimony was in
the main similar to that given in the Hor-
ner trial, which we gave. last week. The
examination was continued on Thursday
morning as follows:
showed Selden Whitman through my
house; 1 told him could content myself
better there than any other place, as it is
my home; l had no knowledge of the
homicide; do not know who did the kill
ing and know nothing about it.
Cross-examined: When Mary was look
ing through her mothers papers there was
a note of mine there for $500; took it and
tore it up; gave it to my wife to pacify
her. She was always botharing me for a
deed for half of the place; Fdid say at the
time it was money, bet, because 1 did
not want TO hurt Mary's feelings; 1 did
not say it was horse bet; did have $3.50;
the $500 put up was Mary's money; i
gave her my note for it; Mary sail Jack
Cribbs said he could find the parties il
$1,000 was put.up; Mary came to me and
insisted upon me putting up the money;
l refused at first because / had not the
money; Mary said If 1 did not raise the
reward she would put up my notes in the
bank and raise the money; said 1 would
pay it if it was ever lifted, when l went
out to attend my stock. After my wife
was found three of the stalls were cleaned
one was not; went to Scotch Hill before
the manure was hauled"
Redirect: When was away my wife
cleaned out the stable when no other per-
son was there.
Daniel Byers reitered his story of the
mysterious men that passed where he was
chopping wood about 2 o'clock the after.
noon of the homicide our time was school,
time; OWENS time was about 20 to 80 min.
utes faster than sun time. When 1 passed
Everharts twas little after II by sur
timei about half Past IL by Owen or my
time. heard Mrs: Everhart talking
3 when passed John Everharts carriage
house.
Min Sligo testified: 1 passed Daniel
Byers by Everharts carriage-house at Il
O'Clock the day of the homicide.
THAT COAT.
Milton NcMichael testified: l hauled