Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-03

around one and leather string around the
other the big ane had the leather string
around il Mr. Umberger put the pocket
books in Ills vest pa; them ia bis vest the
second time he WAS in the room ran out
Of the room after two shots had been fred
did not see anybody take the p 'csetbooks
when came back grandpa was lying ON the
floor dead do not know whether the pock-
efbooks were on him then or not saw tie
men e1me into The house the large man
had a cap on the sm.ll man bad ON hat
the tall man came into the room and then
took OF his cap the small man kept
his hat on; the large nan had handNer-
i chief around his head recognize the red and
white handkerchiefsh was close enough
10 see the spots; never saw any like It am
4 certain 1t is the handkerchief; have seen the
handkerchief three times; seen it that night
seen it at Raueh's and sec It now have not
seen il since I was at Somerset; did not see
il at the hotel saw il at Mr.. Rauchs Office
Ella said il was the handkerchief and / said
it was. TOO: did not say it was because she
said 50 Ella said il first and | said 50, too
did not see it at all in Somerset; spoke 10
Mr.. Cessna about the case told Mr. Rauch
about it told the men who came over from
Johnstown; do not know what Their names
!! were: did not say that one man had a black
hat on with hole out Of the rim did not
know who they were uutil / saw them; they
did not say they were hunting for money
they sat down to get warm both men sat by
the stove walked around behind the stove
the lamp was on the table about ten feel from
the stove walked past them and stood be
hind the stove to warm my feet; saw one Of
} the overcoats shown At Rauch's cannot say
which one saw one at Mr. Ko0sers office :.
did not see the handkerchief At koOsers Of
1 fee: saw the dark coat at .KOosers
) oaic,; saw the light coat at our place that
evening the little man had on dark coat ;
| there were one or two buttons of the light
, coat; there was a patch ON the side Of the
light coat seen the patch that night ,
, nobody told me that there was patch on Il;
was near the coat at Squire Eauch's the
big man had no overcoat on at Squire
Rauch's the little man had could not say
whether it was the light or dark one they
5 did sot tell me to look at it when was al
5 Rauch's looked at it at our house beca use
/ had nothing else to look at had candle
] and lamp; the stove door was also open
which mlde some light; heard the big
I man talk when he came out of the ROOM /;
, the large man said are you going up stairs
. and the little man says 1t IS not worth
!, while heard the big man talk at Squire
Rauch's;I recognized his voice; when be
was at Umbergers he bad a handkerchief
itied over his mouth they tied handker-
. chief around his mouth at Squire Rauch 5 (;
Ella Stern tied it around he talked while il
] was around his mouth; they asked him if It
: was too tight and he said no taint posi-
! tive recognized the voice could not be
:, mistaken nobody told me he.was the man !;
J Ella Stearn did not tell me it was the man /;
a heard the little man talk at grandpas and
again at Raueh's do not know whether he
l had mask or not be had a beard do not
believe the beard was fast TO him; if the
beard and hair Of the. little man on the night
: of the murder WAS natural he must have
: shaved it of before I saw him at Rauch's
he did not have a beard at Ranch's; am
positive It was his voice do not think am
a mistaken talked to lots Of people about the
G case; they asked me how the men looked +;
e told them how they looked; Ella told them
they had masks on but did not say that
there was no strangers at the house ON The
d day of the murder there was strangers
e there the week before; did not see two men
come to the house that day the pedler
!. Maxom went past the house the evening Of
. the murder; ne was in a wagon, said he
wanted TO stop bat did not see anybody
when he passed I did not see him going
past Ella saw him.
F" Re.dircet-Know Nr. Rauch he pulled
e the handkerchief out of Dave Nicely's peck
II ct saw the handkerchief on the night Of tie
y murder saw it again at Rauch's and asli n
D. here: did not see it anywhere else ; Wines
IT was shown light overcoat and found patch
on it. Was shows dark overeoat and said
she identified it BY the torn buttonholes
also identified the oveTallsl; the Overalls
: we're worn by Dave Nicely: think it was th,
dark overcoat thatI saw at Rluchs but an
not sure.
= Dr. W. F. Walker-Am a practieine
u physician; practiced since 1885 knew
Herman Umberger; made examination
of the body and found two bullet holes
. one in the right shoulder and one below
~ the left shoulder; found this bullet be
J" tween the shirt and body; exhibit,
* bullet the bullet went into the body
a. between the seventh and eighth ribs
=, probed, but could not find it; woul,
! consider it fatal wound have no doub
. about the cause of his death died from
!" bullet wound could not say whethe
;" from gun or pistOl-might be either
~ made examination about hours ate
x the murder; attended Coroner's inquest
= was notified by same Squire Henr,
= Ranch the bullet between the ribs wen
I" in the direction of the heart Cross ex
* amination-Was called to Umberger'
:, about or 10 o'clock notified by Squin
:" Rauch.