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

son OF DITCH. hen they brought
him back Ioder was all bloody. They
wanted me to tie the ladies. / refused.
They then tied the women and said
they would come back in about one half
hour and loosen US, but they didn't 10
so; they took hams, stockings; my boys
united me about II O'Clock. Have seen
the four men who were at Yoder's house
on that night twice since and could iden-
tify them.
The witness being asked if he could
identify the men now, walked up 20 the
prisoners and pointed out Lewis, Tasker
and the two Sallivans as the men who
robbed Yoder.
! saw them when they were taken to
Meyersdale for hearing before the
Squire. Lewis tied me; one of the Sui
liyAns staid in the room when the Others
went out of the house.
The stolen articles were here
shown to the witness and he said that
the blocks of maple sugar were like some
that Mr.. Yoder had he had made sugar
of that kind him elf for Yoder.
On cross-examination he said that he
saw them first at Yoder's and next at
Meyersdale didn't say to Marshall Sui
iiyan don't recognize you; knew them
all when | first saw them wasn't 50
much scared az not 20 remember them ;
recognize Marshall Sullivan because he
was in the house all the time; he had a
mask on but am able to recognize him
from his general appearance and from
his talk, from the way he sat in stop
ing position; had hat on | did not say
to Marshall Sullivan | don't know you
but said l never saw you before; / recog-
nize Tasker from his general appearance,
size, weight, etc. saw the whole of Lew
is face, it was close To mine when he tied
me; recognize Jack son sullivan; would
swear to him with or without moustache /;
was close to him they all stood around
me; didn't see the prisoners take the ar
ticles but know they were taken that
night, also that two horses were taken
saw money, over four hundred dollars,
taken,
On redirect examination he testified
that Lewis had nothing on his face
Lewis was the leader.
L-lan p,lar E,al :, L.lL1;,l- .,,,-,,
ship with Christian Yoder at the time
of the robbing there were present that
evening Yoder, his wife, Fannie Wilhelm,
Stevanus and myself; we were all in the
room and had lights lit; it was O'Clock
men came in, , in at each door the
doors were an opposite sides; the doors
were closed, but not locked three had
reyolvers and one had club they tied
Stevanus and Yoder with their hands
on their back they said they wanted
money; had cord in their pocket they
asked Yoder where the money was he
said il was in the desk drawer: they
went there and got silver and green
backs; don't know how much they
went through the whole house; they
took something belonging to me; four
pairs ofny stockings, two handkerchiefs
and some jewelry they took ; then they
took Yoder out; three of them went out
and the other one sat on the wood box,
with a club, guarding us; when Yoder
came in he didn't say what they done to
him; afterwards they took him out again;
when they brought him in he had marks
on his neck where they hung him up
and he spit blood they got something to
eat three went to cellar and one guard
ed US with club; after they came back
the other one went to the kitchen and
got something to eat they wanted Yoder
to sign an order for $500 more; he said
he could not, they had used him too
rough after that they tied me and Fan
ME Wilhelm then they left at u O'Clock
and left US all tied in the room: can
identify my stockings; those stockings
were there in the evening and next
they were gone | knit them
and know them; recognize Charles
Lewis and Jack Sullivan don't iden-
tify any of the others; two Of them had
been there on Friday evening week
before at supper; Charles Lewis and
Tasker were the ones that were there
they had no masks on then they said
they wanted to stay all night; Yoder
would not keep them they went away
then.
Cross examined-Two of them had
masks on when they entered I can't
pick those two out; the other two
know wasn't at Meyersdale and didn't
see them there; JACK Sullivan had a
tied over his mouth and /
part Of his nose | recognize him by his I
eyes and the upper part Of his face
| saw the money taken that was in the I
desk didn't see the stockings or other I
articles taken, except | saw one of them +
have coverlet under his arm didn't 1
recognize Tasker that evening. but he (
vas there that evening Marshall Sulli-
van was masked and could not reeog-
nize him; never saw Lewis and Jack
Sullivan except the time Of the robbery /