The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-11-21
JIM HORNERS TRIAL.
One Of the Alleged Participants In the
Mysterious Everhart Murder.

Une OF tne AlleEeu HhrtlclpAntS In IHe
Mysterious Everhart Murder.
CLARION, Nov. 49, DerrickiSpecidIl
Court convened this morning at 10
o'clock, and the case of the Common
wealth VS.. John Everhart, Daniel Ev-
erhart and James Horner, for the
murder of Mrs. Jemima Everhart
and Mrs. Jane Gilfllan on March s,
1886, was called. The prosecution is
represented by District Atty Sloan,
John w. Reed, NJ. A. K Weidner,
The counsel for the defendants are j.
E. Wood, F. r. Hindman, S. X.
Clarke and A. b. Richmond.
The counsel for the Commonwealth
elect to try James Horner first. This
is objected to by defendants counsel,
for the reason that at the last term of
court, when the jury was discharged
on account OF the sickness of one of
the jurymen, and that the case of
Daniel Everhart should be tried first.
HoRNER TRIED FIRST.
The court overruled the objection
and the trial of James Horner was
commenced. The prisoner is not an
i'll favored man. He is 2S years old,
medium sized, black eyes, hair and
mustache of the same dark hue. His
cheeks are flushed he is an attentive
listner to the evidence as he eagerly
scans the witnesses, constantly pull
ing his mustache with his left hand.
He is attired in a brown checkered
coat, dark pants and flannel shirt.
His long confinement has to all ap.
pearances had no effect on his general
health. The time consumed in select
ing a jury was three hours. Thirty
five were called before the IL were
selected. ed. Yost and F. d. Nicely
were sworn to take charge of the jury.
THE JURY.
The names of the jurymen are:
John M. Smith, Red Bank Town
ship
George Zacheral, Washington
| Township.
| SldiiOus
John b. McLane, Clarion.
George Imhoof, Knox Township.
George Yonkers, Elk township.
ID. f. Hook, Beaver township.
G. F. Crick, Rimersburg.
Frank Chosen, Farmlngton town
ship.
John Gillingham, Ashland town
ship.
Isaac Mortimore, Brady.
Fred Hoot, Ashland township.
THE BOY WITNESS AGAIN.
Joe Brewster boy seven years old
at the time of the tragedy, was the
first witness called. Joe lived with
Mr.. and Mrs John Everhart. Upon
his return home from school that day
he found grandmother, as he called
Mrs. Gilfillan, lying dead, with her
throat cut. Joe ran to Mrs. Mahl's
and told her what he had found.
She told him to go on to Lickingville
and tell the people there.
Edward Owens testified to Joe
Brewster telling the story at Byers
house where he boarded, and of his
going to the Everhart house, of his
meeting George Whitmore and Dan
Everhart at the house and finding
the body of Mrs. Gilfllan with her
throat cut, Of the search for Mrs. Ev-
erhart and subsequently finding her
body in the spring house. Witness
also described the blood marks upon
the sitting room, Kitchen and spring
house door.
Mrs. Magdalena Mahl testified that
Joe Brewster came to her house and
told her that grandmother was dead
her throat was cut, she went to Dan
Everhart's house overlook George
Whitmore and of going to the house
and binding Mrs. Gilfillan dead.
George Whitmore's testimony cor
roborated the other witnesses as tC
hearing of the affair before five
O'Clock and the discovery Of the body
and the blood marks.
THE FATAL WOUNDS.
T. +. Ritchie, of Tionesta, first saw
the bodies on Wednesday after the
murders were committed, he made q
careful examination of the wound;
which he described at length. The
throat of each of the women was cut
and under the chin were bruised
marks that fitted TO the marks of the
fingers or grasps of the left hand
Mrs. Everhart had three cuts upon
her throat, one so deep as almost tC
sever the head from the body.
HORNER's WIFE.
Jim HoTner's wife from whom hi
has been separated for some months
arrived here to day. She is accom-
panied by her mother.
3 TUESDAYS TESTIMONY.
Among the new testimony brought or
at the trial yesterday is the following;
= L. G. Slower testified: l saw Jim Hol
I ner March 4, 5 and 8; on the 4th was e
Q ing from Leeper's mill where 1 worked
e 1 saw Jim Horner; he asked me to sta
f all night; he lived in a shanty; theI
. | yyera no women folks there | STAYED