The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-11-28
JIM HoRNER ACQUITTED,
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Mrs. A. s. whitehill testified: lived
at Tylersburg the time of the homicide;
heard Mrs. Anderson testify that at my
table she heard Dan Everhart say "if
Jemima does not sign the deed 1 will cut
her G. d. throat" no such thing was
ever said in my presence; Dan Everhart
was not at my house for nine years prior
to the homicide.
Cross-examined: am a sister of John
Everhart.
Ella Leech testified: Mrs. Whitehill is
my mother; lived with her in 1881; Dan
Everhart is my COUSIN; he had not been
at our house for nine years previous to
the homicide; / know Mrs. Anderson; she
lived at our house in 1881; Dan Everhart
was never at our house while she was
there.
Mrs. Jennie Yetter testified: Mrs.
Whitohill is my mother; 1 never was
present at the table in 1881 when my
mother, my sister Ella, Dan Everhart and
Mrs. Lowry Anderson were present, and
never heard Dan Everhart use the threat
testified to by Mrs. Anderson.
Edward Owens recalled: There were a
number of crooks in the spring house
when we found Mrs. Everhart; nothing
was disturbed; Mrs. Everharts clothing
was not disarranged; was present when
John Everhart came in and saw Mrs.
Gilfllsn's body. He said, 'this is Mrs.
Bowman's FAULT" when we were talking
of sending for Mrs. Everhart, John Ever
hart did not want her to come. He said,
'she was subject to heart disease and this
would kill her, When 1 found Mrs.
Everbart in the spring house 1 called
"here she Isl" some one said, sis she
dead?" 1 said 'my God, 1 guess it is too
true" John Everhart came in, grabbed
her by the shoulder calculating: "Jemima,
Jemimar' Some one said something
about suicide; John Everhart said: "Some
one has done this, some body done it;
they never could have done it themselves"
VIM. Hood testified: know Rev,
Rhodes; we belong to the same church,
the methodist; he and were working on
the public road; he stated to me in con-
versation that he knew nothing about the
| guilt or innocence of the Everharts; 1 had
another conversation with him in August,
last court, on the sidewalk in front of the
Jones House; l told him ~ hear you are
| going to cook the gose in this case for all
the prisoners; he said "yes;" 1 said, "it is
strange you never told me anything about
this when we were talking together;" he
said "in the fall one day Horner came to
my house wnen no person was at home
| l,rf ol tai1 oil folt in ha
morning said Jimmie they say you are
suspected in the Everhart case, if you
know anything about it you ought to con-
fess;' Horner's answer was when the
proper time comes 1 will tell all about
it," ] said "Mr. Rhodes is that all you
known" he said "yes."
A. G. Sigworth testified: 1 am member
of Yokohoma Lodge, I. o. o. F.. Licking
vile; was secretary of the lodge in
March, 1885. 1.-THE minutes of the lodge
produced and the record shows that Hen.
ry Rhodes was suspended for non-pay'
ment OF dues March 6, 1851 He wa:
never re-instated, he could not attend
lodge after he was suspended.
John Everhart, testified: My home i:
in Washington township; 1 am 63 years
old; Jemima Everhart was my wife; She
was 5S years old; was at home the NOR
ming of the homicide; started to Fryburl
at O'clock my wife and Mrs. Gilfillar
and Joe Brewster were at home when
left; Mr.. Fletcher went to Fryburg will
me; it was day of settlement for paupers
and went down to:settle; was oversee
; of the poor; on our way home we me
Dan in Lickingville; he tod us my
mother-in law was dead; when 1 go
home 1 found her lying with her throa
; cut; some one said my wife had gone tc
the weaver's; 1 stood in the road watch
ing for her to come so to keep her out o
the house till they fixed things; they
came back, said she had been there; w
then made search and Owens found her il
the spring house. Mr.. Byers said to m,
on the way from the springhouse, yol
had better see if there is any money gone
I had layed some money in desk in thu
front room that morning; it was gone
this was large money;.I was treasurer o
Yokohoma Lodge /. o. o. F.; there wa
about $500 of this money; can't recollec
whether the desk was open or not; ! die
not look for blood marks about the desk
my wife did not ask me to bring suga
and coffee home with me; it was not neces
sary; there was plenty of both in tn
house; after the funeral there was a larg
amount of both in the house; Dan Ever
hart was not at my place sharpening
knife that morning; ] did not see Dal
that morning; don't remember of sayinI
anything TO Joe Brewstes about going L
school or staying at home; my wife spok
about going to the weavers that morning
at breakfast; l said under the circumstan
ces as my mother-in-law was very muc
excited that she had better stay at hom
, and that would go to the Weavers mex
day and get thelwelt. l never asked m
wife to sign deed for Dams land; IneYe
intended to make decd. She never re
fused because ! never asked her. l di
3 not have a deed for her to sign, nor did
ask her in Fulmer's presence to sign it no
tell her l would cut her throat if she di
not: l never said this before anyone
3 Fulmer was at my house 10 monthsi
y boarded him; he was a pauper. Mrs
Mabla said sha soon a man frniuU i'm th