The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-11-28
mt know why they were killed.

l told the overseers that Fulmer needed
clothes, and talked about him wanting
another place to live; never examined
anything about the house except one bed,
either it was not made up or the clothes
were disturbed 1 said there was 5000
missing, go in gold, and that there was
$500 of Mary's money gone. When my
wife's money was counted there was a
note of mine for $500 found; l said oh that
is a bet had with my wife; l paid the |
bet with this note; l then took the note |
and tore it up; l never made n deed to |
Dan, but the Sheriff OF the county did; / |
asked Squire Fletcher if IL would not be a |
good plan for me to make two deeds, |
one to Dan and one to Mary, to be given |
to them at my death. Counsel for defence |
offer in evidence deeds showing that one |
third of 1876 acres of land farmed by Dan !
Everhart was in Dan Everhart's name
prior to the homicide.
Other testimony was taken in rebuttsl
of the evidence of the defense, but nothing
new was adduced.
The Morning session Saturday morning
was taken up with counsel, Mr.. Richmond
for the defense and Mr.. Reed for the Com
monwealth, speakingYone and one-half
hours each. The former is veteran in
defending prisoners charged with murder,
and he brought all his knowledge and ex-
perence into use. He denounced the
sleuth hounds of the law, the detectives,
| in unmeasured terms.
! Mr. Reed, closing for the Commonwealth,
was a powerful array of suspicious actions
and assertions of the accused pointing
to his participation in this awful
! butchery. Mr.. Reeds address to the
jury has gained him the highest encom-
iums of praise for legal ability.
Judge Wilson'S charge.to the jury was
most excellent. 1t was comprehensive,
judicial, fair and impartial expounding of
the law to the jury.
The jury retired at $40, and immediate
ly the case of the Commonwealth versus
John Everhart was taken up. John Ev-
erhart and his son Dan were brought into
Court, and during this trial they will sit
together to consult with their attorneys.
The jurors chosen are as follows:
Michael Hahn, Piney township, farmer.
Simeon Elder, Pennington township,
farmer.
Thomas Hoon, East Brady, teamster.
James Barger, Piney township, coal
miner.
John Elder, Toby township, farmer.
John A. McKinly,! Limestone, farmer.
David Simpson, Clarion township, far
mer.
J.C. Ray, Pennington township, farmer.
Henry Brehn, Porter township, farmer.
Uriah Sager, Clarion, carpenter.
David Dugan, Clarion, teamster.
NJ. A. Forkner, Clarion, carriage maker.
Up to last evening about all the testimo-
ny in the Horner trial had been gone over
in the trial of John Everhart. There has
been some new testimony brought out,
and from this mornings Derrick we take
the following:
, Ann Barnett, who did not answer when
called last week, and for whom an attach
ment was issued, testified: passed John
J Everhart's the day of the homicide; I was
going into the house, but as 1 looked in 1
saw a man at the window; it was about ~
) O'Clock; all 1 can say about the appearance
! of the man is that he had black mus
. tache and gray clothes; turned back and
shut the gate and went on home.
J James VanCamp, the first man arrested
l for this crime, testified: / was at John
| Egerhart's the evening prior to the homi-
! eide. John Everhart was over-seer of the
, poor, went into the house, John Ever
+ hart was not there, he came while 1 was
t there, met him at the front gate, he ask
7 ed me what was doing there, told him
t I was fetched by the overseer, Everhart
t said you would not be here if you were
D not so worthless and too lazy to work, and
= that he had notion to kick me off the
f place, had some clothing with me tied
7 in bundles, my stuff was unloaded and
3 put in Everharts barn, myself and family
1 went to Lickingville and remained at Mr..
3 Ruch's, John Everhart came there and
l said 1 should get a house, L got a honse
:; and moved into it, this was Saturday be-
e fore or the Saturday after the homicide,
!; my clothes remained there about two
( weeks, John Everhart came to me and
s gave me until the Saturday aflerward to
t move my clothes out of the barn, he want
/ ed the room, Benton Buck moved the
/; bundles to my house on Friday, the next
r Monday / was arrested for the murder
: Mr.. Sigworth, the constable, Dan Ever
e hart Mr.. Rayen, Benton Buck, were
Q present when was arrested, they searched
: the house, my clothing and the bundles
a that were in Everhart's barn were searched
n up to that time these bundles la been il
g my possession, and had not been or ened
o did not see what they took out of the
c bundles, but they had a pair of overalls
Z The overalls were produced and giveI
: to the witness. They certainly are tht
h most dilapidated looking overalls eve
o seen, the original color may have beeI
t blue. They were faded, patched worn
y and tattered. The witness testified th'
n first time 1 ever seen these oyeralls wa
: in the justice office, when had my hear
d ing. These overalls were not in my bun
/ die when left them at Everharts, l haC
II a pair OF blue oveTalls. Another pair wer,
d shown witness who Unidentified them a
,. his, and testified they were in his bundle
l that he left them at Everharts barn whei
;. the bundles were in his possession, hac
o but one pair of blue OverallS.