The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-07-18

through a field and woods within a quar-
ter of a mile of Hargenreider; first found
one track and a littlo further on found
another, one coming and one going; the
first track was found within SO yards of
the coal bank in n field a regular path
was beat to and from the coal bank and
house we followed the track to the big
road towards fTargenreider within
quarter of mile of Hargenreider found
Fullmer in the yard heard him step out
into the snow measured his track, which
nearly corresponded TO those found in the
field; the coal bank is 300 yards from Ev-
erharts house tracks were made several
days before, as near as can tell 1t tsnow-
ed very hard on the Sth of March.
Joseph Brewster, lad Of 10 years, was
sworn.--He was living at Everhart's and
going to school, and the day of the muir
der told Mr.. Everhart that Mrs. Rverhart
was going visiting to the Weavers, and he
was going TO stay at home that day. Ever
hart scolded him and told him TO 40 to
school, and also In foroible language told
his wife not TO go TO the Weavers. When
Mr.. Everhart started for Fryburg his wife
told him to bring homo some coffee and
sugar; he said to her after to-day you
will not need any sugar and coffee;" 1
went to school, and when / came home l
found grandmothers throat cut, and then
l run down the road and told Mrs. Mahle.
Howard Everhart, Dan Everharts son,
and l were hauling manure and found a
coat buried in the manure, when Howard
exclaimed: "Thst is papa's coat" John
Everhart came and took the coat away
and 1 never saw it since. Afterwards Mr..
Everhart bought me a suit of clothes and
told me not to say anything about finding
the coat, and if tho lawyers ever asked me
anything to say that did not remember
anything.
Max Fletcher's testimony was as fol-
lows-Live near John Everhart; held the
before the murder. At one time, about
three or four years before the murder,
John Everhart sent boy for me to come
down to bis house. / went to nis house
and found him and his daughter in the
room; he wanted me to make a deed of
100 acres of his farm to his wife; inquired
for his wife and he said she WAS down Il
half mile at neighbors. The idea he
conveyed to me was that he was doing this
under compulsion, and he was little ex-
cited and / did not like to make out a
decd, not liking the way things looked.
I told Mr.. Everhart 1 wanted to see his
wife before l made the deed. went down
to Mr.. McMichael's; was introduced and
preached the subject, and she was deter
mined to have deed for the 100 acres.
She told me that she wanted to build a
house, and that her and Mary would live
together. talked to her awhile and tried
to effect reconciliation, and she said If
John would come down in the morning
she would go home with him. At another
time, about one year before the murder,
John Everhart came to my house, threw
down deed and wanted me to make out
a deed for 100 acres to his wife. told him
I guessed would have to go down again
and get things fixed up, which did, and
accomplished second reconciliation.
About six months before the murder, l
was passing by Mr.. Everhart's house and
asked him how he was getting along,
when he remarked "With the grace of
God in my heart can bear anything"