Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-04

time he arrested them. He said live in
Jennertown; Henry Rruch is my father he
is justice of the peace and am constable Of
Jennertown borough am 81 years old {;
| arrested the prisoners in March last at
their homes in Westmlrelali county
they live in the Lgonier Valley. about
two and lIalfor three miles from the town
of Ligonier; their houses are only a short
distance apart; Rufus Shaffer, Hammer
Cauffield and Martin OC0nnor were with
me when | arrested them | arrested Dave
Nicely first; the first thing that-I found that
was identified was pair Of brown overalls (;
| Here the witness took the satchels and
bundles and as he spoke Of each article
found produced il j these are the Overalls !;
/ | found them in Dave Nicely's house the
second thing found at Dave Nicely's house
was a pair of leather boots; here they are
| marked them at the time the next thing !
found was two red handkerchieis with white
spots; here they are; l know they
are the ones l found as | have
had them in my possession ever
since; the next thing that gJt hold of was
this gray overcoat found it in David Nice
Tvs house; it Is the lighter of the two over
coats: this oyercoat is just as It was when
got IT; David Nicely wore it when We
brought him over the mountain 10 the hear
ing at Jenner; it was cold and We put il on
him after the hearing | brought him 10
Somerset; he wore the coat to Somerset
where took it and gave it into the hands Of
the Sheriff; never saw it again till / got
il from the Sheriff on Friday, the day this
trial was begun; here is brown cap that
was found at David Nicelys; Counsel for
defense objected to cap being shown as il
was not found by witness. Court sustains
ohjection)
The witness resumes: Here are some pa
pers | got there that day that is ali We
found at David Nieely's the day OF the ar
rest we next went to Joe's house; lefi
Hammer Garfield handcuffed 10 Dave when
went down to Joes; old man Nicely went
with me; we went to the house and Joe's
wife told US he was down at the blacksmith
shop; on the way to the shop We met him
and placed him under arrest we went
back to the house and kept Joe in one
room while the Others searched the house
the first thing found there was this brown
hat; found it on Joes head when | arrest
ed him; this pOcketbook was found there
these 80 centre fire cartridges were found in
Joe's house there are nine Of them they
we're found up stairs | only searched his
person to find if he had revolver or knife
found none; found these
GUM BOOTS
on him when l arrested him here are the
pants he had on the day We arrested him
here is an overcoat that was found there
we also found 32-calibre, rim-fre revolver
at Joe Nicely's it was rusty, not in trim fol
shooting; here it is.
At this point tipstaves Snyder and Scott
we're called and sworn to take charge Of the
Jury, and court adjourned until t:s0 O'Clock
pm
AFTERNOON SESSION.
John o. Rauch-Went back to Dave Nice
ly's, but did not find anything more; bro'i
them over to Ligonier that evening and kept
them at National Hotel all night of March
9Th, and brought them to Jennertown on
Tuesday brought them to my fathers
office; found handkerchief on David Nice
ly; he had il in his right hip pocket made