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

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we examined the stump nearest The
road the pike Is about forty feet wide
ii that point.
Cross-eSamined-I did not measure
the widih.of the pike.
Mrs Ella Merohcr. re-called-fheTe
was 4 pocke,book handed to me by my
husband CThe witness was shown the
pocketbook and said it was not the one.5
l examined the pockeibook when il was
banded to me; bad seen my brother
Dawes pocketbook before; this is not
the poeketbook.
Cross-examined-I looked at the pock-
etbook when Mr.. Menoher handed it to
me, and also looked at it the next day.
Elizabeth Nicely-Ssw the pocketbook
that was brought to our house by Wat
son Menoher Witness was shown the
poeketbook exhibited in court and said
it was not the same one.) had seen
Dawes pocketbook before at different
times it had receipts and few other
papers in it that is not the pocketbOOk
that / gave TO the officers.
Cross-examined-Mr Rauch and two
other men were there when | handed
the poeketbook to them; when l gave
them the poeketbook did not say that !
had seen the pocketbook before; never
denied that there was pocketbOok in
the house; ! was in the kitchen when
they came in; Mr.. Nicely called me into
the room and said there we're some men
there and they wanted to get Dawes
pocketbook l went up stairs and got it
and handed it to them.
Re-direct-When 1 handed the book to
them one of them said they would take
it to Ligonier to show it to Mr. Thomas
and would then give it to Watson Men
oher to bring back.
Cross-examination-They did not say
that if it turned out to be Davids pocket
book they would return it.
A. A. Nicely, recalled was there
when the pocketbook was handed to the
officers: ! think it was Dawes pocket
book. The witness was here shown the
pocketbook exhibited in coua and said
it was not Dawes pocketbooKl This is
not the pocketbook handed to the Of
ficers; they promised to bring it back
said they wanted to show it to William
Thomas to see whether it was the pock-
etbook that henoher handed over to
him said they would then give it to
Watson Menoher to bring back they
did not return It.
Cross -examined-Did not say they
wanted the pocketbook and ifthey found
it was Dawes they would return il when
they came there did not tell them that
there was no poeketbook there; they
asked me ifihere was any money in it,
and / said there was not; said l had the
money after Menoher came in; there
was Mr.. Rauch, Mr.. Camp and another
man they all three came back after ten
left the first time Watson Menoher came
back with them had the money in my
pocket told them it was part mine and
part Dawes; cannot say how much !
had might have had $40 to SlG0 in nv
own pocketbook Watson Menoher han
ded me $50, and said he had used $40 /
have never denied having the money
when the officers came there | denied
that the money was in the pocketbook
Re-direct-When the officers came
there and asked for the pocketbook |
told them that it was in the house, but I
did not know where it was, but could
find it for them called Mrs. Nicely, and
told her that the gentlemen wanted
Dawes pocketbook she went up stairs,
brought il down, and handed it to one of
the officers denied that there was any
money in the pocketbook; when the
pOcketbook was brought there, there was
no money in it that is what said
Cross-examined-I got the pocketbook
first cannot tell when got the money /;
it was some days afterwards Mrs. Men
oher told me that Watson brought the
pocketbook Watson brought the money
Re-direet-The pocketbook was not in
my possession, but the money was.
Sarah Barron-Live in Ligonier valley
quarter of mile from Anthony Nicely;
am wife.of Joseph Barron; was at home
on the 9th of February saw Dave Nice
ly on that day; he came TO our house be-
tween and o'clock he was there,
suppose about hour and then started
for home did not see him again that
day; did not look as if he was well /;
made inquiry as for teams to Ligionier I;
he asked me for some butter | told him
that | could not give him any that day,
but ihat he could get some on Thursday
evening; fix the DAY as being Wednes-
day the week before they were arrested /;
his wife came for the butter the next
day; was at my fathers house when the
pocket-book was taken away by the ofli-
GERS. WITNESS was shown the pocket
book exhibited in court and said it was
not the same pocket-book that was
! handed 10 the officers