Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-06


in court until came over here do not
know what dag lhe ke'book was
handcd over % the court 20 not know
wheilleri it was on Monday I slw il one
evening tais week at 3lr CoGroth's office;
John Menoher, my fither, my p lher,
/ George Nicely and air. Thomas were pres
ent; think 1lac Nicely and Ezra Nicely
were there do rot kno who irst dcs-
eribed the pocket-book belonging 10
Dave; hearl George Nicely describing
the poeket-book; it was not from that
that I got my description Of the pocket
look.
Re-direct-When the officers took
the poeket-book, they said that they
would take it TO Ligonier to show to
Mr.. Thomas to see whether it was the
pocket-book handed to him and thai;
they would return it by Watson Memo
her; described the pocket book from
my own knowledge
Hettie Nicely-Was at home on the
eth of February was at David Nicely's
a little while in the evening; as near as
can tell it was between ) and g O'Clock /;
Dawes wife came to our house for milk
and apple butter I was milking told
her that when ! was through milking
would bring the milk up saw Dave he
was sitting inthe house on arockiHg chair
by the stove; know it was the Wednes-
day before ne was arrested was at home
when Dawes pocketbook was brought
there often saw his pocketbook; was
there when the officers came there.
Witness examined the pocketbook
shown in court and said it was not the
pocketbook One of the officers said he
would take it to Ijgonier to show it to
Vim. Thomas too see if it was the same
one handed To him and would then send
it back by Watson Menoher
Cross-examineG- Fix the day as be-
ing February 9th from the fact that the
boys were arrested the next Monday,
and know that it was prayer meeting
evening do not think stayed at Dawes
house more than ten minutes.
Catharine Nicely-Am wife Of David
Nicely was at home on the 9th Of Feb
ruary my husband was at home
in the forenoon went out after
dinner and as near as 1 can tell got back
between and 4 o'clock he did not 90
out again; wentto his fathers shortly
after he came home / went for apple
butter and milk came back about )
o'clock; brought the applebutter along,
bat did not bring the milk my husband
was at home with the children when |
got back IIettie Nicely came after that
with the milk my husband did not 20
away from home that evening fix the
day as being the 9th ofFebruary because
know it was the day before the arrest
and know what done every day that
week before Wednesday got the butter
on Thursday evening from Mrs Barron :;
David was saving wood for Mr.. Kimmell
on Monday; ne was home on Tuesday :;
he is not a well man, and has not been
ever since l know him he was sick on
Monday night on Monday | washed.
and ironed some on Tuesday l baked :;
on wednesday afternoon 1 ironed bal
anee of my clothes Monday washed
and done up some shirts and collars did
not make any special preparation more
than that; did it because he was going
TO Pittsburgh he was sick on Monday
night and was not well enough TO 90 he
was not very well on Tuesday he was
not very well on Wednesday did not
get any medicine on Wednesday he
went over to Barron's and came back
about three o'clock and was at home that
evening on Thursday evening I went
over to Barrons TO get the butter my
husband was at his fathers Thursday
morning he lef about sun-up he was
not gone very long about half an hour,
or maybe more my husband was arrest
ed on the following Monday patched
his overcoat Thursday night | know
my husbands pocket-book he has had
it ever since knew him; witness was
shown the pocket-book exhibited in
court and said it was not the pocket
book was at home the day he was ar
rested witness was shown the grayish
colored overcoat, which she identified as
belonging to her husbandl ; l put
the patches on the overcoat Thurs
day evening after I came back from
Barron's he was arrested on the Monday
following and wore his coat when he
left the house at the time of his arrest
it was hanging on the wall in the kitchen
put the patch on in the front and one
on the inside or the lining witness was
shown number Of red handkerchiefs
that had been exhibited in court and
said that she could not tell anything
about the handkerchiefs, and that her
husband bad a great many red handker-
chiefs, she was also shown a pair Of over
alls exhibited in the court he had a pair
of overalls that looked like these they
may be the same ones at the time of his
arrest they were in the room that he
called the shoe sLen tbev vvara tbrovvp