Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30

what direction they came when they en-
tered my barn they said they hadcome
from the South.
John Hanna-Live in Addison town
ship, on the road leading from Confiu-
ence on the 18th of April saw Lewis
and Tasker about , 2o'clock in the after.
noon, about 70 yards from my house
along the road going in the direction OF
Someriield l started after them and ar
rested them We asked them to 90 with
us to Confluence We went out there to
the forks Of the road, where my brother
left us; Augustine and the largest one got
on TO Augustine's wagon, and | took the
other on the horse behind me we went
down about half way between my house
AMI Confluence, where the prisoners sue
ceeded i'm making their escape; the man
vita the blue necktie got out Of Angus
tines wagon and laid down TO take a
drink, and pretending TO reach for a
handkerchief, drew a revolver and order
cd Augustine TO get out Of the wagon and
over the fence, which he did the man
behind me on the horse had a struggle
with me for the possession of my revol-
yer, which he finally succeeded in pro-
curing.
Ross Augustine-Saw Tasker and
Lewis on the 18th of April between WIN,
Hanna's and John Hanna's, between
Confluence an Somerfeld, on Monday
following the robbery; they passed us
and we followed and inquired as to
where they came from and where they
were going, and what they had in the
sacks which they were carrying; talked
to them 10 or Is minutes; John Walker
and Andrew Flanagan came along; VIM.
Hanna left and went home; they COM
planned about being very foot-sore, and |
proposed taking one Of them half way
in my buggy and the other the other
half took him in With me and shortly
after looking back, saw that Mr., Hanna
had taken the other on the horse behind
him; my horse got to going pretty fast
and | got quite distance ahead before
knew it on the way Lewis complained
of being very sick and said he was
troubled with heart disease; he looked
and acted as though he was sick We
came to a spring and permitted him to
get out TO take a drink of water after
taking a drink he suddenly drew a re-
volver on me and then discovered that
he was free of the heart disease and | was
taken with a sudden attack myself: he
demanded that l throw up my hands
which l did without argument and also
retreated gracefully over he fence upon
his request.
John A. Walker.-Corrobora testi-
mony of Messrs. John Hanna and Ross
George D. Grof-Live in Confluence !;
saw the sacks on Monlay evening at
opened one of the sacks
the bolster sack, which contained dem
Uohn,I some sugar cakes, some sausage,
hams and chestnuts. All contents were
replaced and taken back to Augustine's
house.
Joseph Umbersohn-Live in Fayette
county, about three miles from Hills !;
know Jeremanus Thomas asked him
about carrying provisions to Hills; ad-
nitted that he had carried apples, eggs
and meat to them. Went with Thomas,
Anderson and Sheriff of FAyette county
TO the Hill house on night of 22nd of
March and heard a whistle which he
thought was given by Thomas.
Israel Hoover-Live in Black town
ship on the Forge road five or six miles
from Mechaniesburg saw four men
going in direction of Elklick Saturday
April 18th, about twenty rods apart
Lewis as one of the men.
VIM. B. Cook-Live at Meyersdale,
Grant Dean made a statement to me
starting out by saying that he could
prove his whereabouts on Saturday and
Sunday nights; said that he staid all
night on Wednesday April 9th, at the
house of Abraham Thomas Oh Thurs
lay night April p, at house of Marshall
Sullivan on Friday night Goth, with
Abraham Thomas, on Saturday night
9TH, with Abraham Thomas, on Sunday
night, 2Sth, with Mrs. Sullivan; he then
aid that the crowd might think it was
strange he knew these people, but he
;aid his object was to arrest them he
llso said that he had bought whiskey for
.hese parties, on two different occasions,
he first gallon for Marshall Sullivan he
aid that he proposed using the whiskey
ior the PURPOSE of making the arrest.
John Lentz.-Live in Elklick town
ship; know Grant Dean; had a conyer-
,ation with him about the robbery; he
,aid he knew some of the parties and
would take measures towards their ar
rest we were talking about the matter in
he family about this time and some one
IF the family inquired as to how he found
his out; he said that he knew some-
hing Of the parties, and would find some
hing out one way or another some one
-emar4ed that they Would not tell him