The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-05-30
EVERHART AND HoRNER.
Both Discharged and Re-arrested


The bearing of Dan. Everhart and
Jim Horner, for the commission of the
Everhart. Gilfllan murder, came off
before Squire McGregor at East
Brady, on Thursday last and resulted
in the discharge of the pris.
oners, the prosecution having failed
in producing evidence sufficient to
warrant the Justice in binding them
over for trial. When the prisoners
had been discharged the prosecution
seemed surprised at the result, believ.
ing they had given sufficient proof to
hold them, and averring that, had
they thought the Justice was not sat.
isfied they could have produced abun.
dant additional testimony. This may
or may not be the case; at any rate,
the evidence as printed in the Derrick
is hardly enough to satisfy the general
public, and if they had more convinc.
ing proof it would not have injured
their case to have shown it up.
Nine witnesses we're called, the sub.
stance of whose evidence is about as
follows; Mrs. Lena Mahle, near
neighbor, saw a medium sized man in
a gray coat, carrying walking stick,
or stick Of some kind, walk briskly
through the Everbsrt gate and pro.
ceed in the direction of the house,
about noon the day of the murder.
Rob't Anderson testified to a con.
versation in hay field with Dan in
1884, in which be expressed himself
as being dissatisfied with his stepmoth,
er, who was opposed to making him a
title for his land. IF it were not for
his mother he might haul all the hay
to his own barn instead of only part
of it.
George E. Whitemore, young
school teacher, was returning from
school about 4 o'clock, when he was
stopped by Mrs. Mahle, who said
there's trouble down there, indicating
Everhart's house; she invited the
teacher to go with her saying she was
afraid to go alone. The witness called
to Dan. Everhart, who came to the
door in his shirt sleeves, and was in.
formed there was trouble at his faith.
er's. He then put on a gray coat and
accompanied the teacher, sometimes
running, and sometimes walking tc
the house. At the gate they met Mr.
Ovens; they all proceeded 10 enter
the house by the kitchen door; Owen!
first, Dan next and the teacher fetch
ing up the rear. From the kitcher
they went to the dining room, where
they saw the body of Mrs. Gilfllar
j lying on the floor with her throat cut
When Dan stepped into the room ht
exclaimed, is il so! Mr.. Owens re-
piled, it is too true; Dan returned
"Oh, looked over there" indicating
a direction opposite to where tht
body lay.
N. B. Host was called to contradict
the assertion that the defendant, Hor
Der, rode with him or saw him on hi.
way to Lickingville about noon on the
day of the murder. The defendant
Horner, rode back with witness from
Lickingville on the return trip. He
saw Dan Everhart chopping wood
and said "hello" to him, and received
a hello from Dan in reply.
f. H. Sawyer was defective in hear
ing, but his memory was unimpaired
This witness distinctly recalls seeing
Dan Eyerhart and Horner walking uE
town together, coming from the direc
tion of the Everhart house, between
1 and 2 o'clock, and half an hour be
fore N. B. Host drove into town
Witness could not be induced to mod
ify his testimony.
Miss Lena Sandrock testified to at
tending a singing class at the Luther
an Church in Fryburg, at which Hor
ner was present, on the night Of the
tragedy. but Bent Buck was her escor
and Horner was the escort of her sis
ter. She testified to visiting Deitz'i
tavern where they drank some wine
Horner became quite boozy wher
ready to start for home. Hornel
went to the barn after his horse, aut
when he returned be said, cold blood
had been shed near Lickingville, bu
at first refused to say where. He sub
sequeDtly admitted that it was a
Everhart's, aud that Dan Everhari
had met him at the barn, cautioned
him to say nothing about it.
Edward Eisenman, of Fryburg, tes
tilted to seeing Dan Everhart in Ora