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

y coming up through a Geld in my bot
tom about ? o'clock "Wednesday.
jacob Roberts, Know Aaron MARKS
be came 20 my place after the arrest ot
the Niceleys "a fini ont what dav Joe
had bought corn from me; told me then
that be was not going TO swear that be
saw Joe Nicely on Wednesday, February
9th.
Joseph Deeds-Live in Ligonier town
ship am acqusiutei with JOHN Koontz
on evening Of arrest Of the Nioelys had a
conversation with him he said he did
not know where TIE Nicelys were On the
9th; saw him next morning he then
told me he didn't know where either Of
the Nicely boys were on-the 9th Of Feb
ruary.
Cross-examined-I asked him If he
had heard anything of Nicely boys said
he did not that they could be cleared
easy; his boy, West Ferry and Nicely
boy had seen him that night, but that he
did not see him that afternoon.
l. B. Matthews.-Am acquainted with
Gilbert Ross had a conversation with
him after the arrest Of the Nicelys said
he was at Joe Nicely's home till little
after y o'clock that day. and could clear
him that far and no farther have lived
in the Llgonier valley AZ years am ac-
quainted With every road in it.
MAP shown TO witness and ne ex-
plains to jury about roads in neighbor-
hood Of Ligonier and where the Nicelys
live.l
Hampton Smith.-Know Gilbert Ross
talked with him after the arrest he said
he had been ST Joe Nicely's the day Of
The murder with a load Of coal, in the
neighborhood Of y o'clock, and could
clear him up that lar but no farther
7. J. Laughery-Know Gilbert Ross /;
had a conversation with him after the
arrest Of the Nicelys he sand be had left
Joe's house before O'Clock on the
27th Of February.
Adjourned to 700 p. N.
EVENING SESSION.
Philip Walker - Know John Taylor.
Know his character for truth and veracty
is not good
Discrimination Everybody says so in
the neighb0rhood.
Charles Vaaeer, Reoalled-Know Gilbert
Ross; had conversation with him after the
arrest: be told me DE lefl Joe's between -
and O'Clock on February y. Witness de-
scribel a road from Nieelys to top Of the
mountain not shown on the map exhibited
by the defense. pointed ont the log on the
mountain that was saving 30 'Sqlire
Raucl and Mr. Critchfeli yesterday my
son was along.
Lewis N4ueer-Was along with my father
yesterday aud pointed out the buii Of the
log hat we sawed on February 9TH
The defense objected to admitting testi-
mony In regard 10 the survey Of ground at
Sand Flat The Court reserved decision un-
iil this morning.
Peter AlbHight-was in Somerset last
week: know Lewis Paine he told me that
he was called 10 prove ;hat be had seen
Dave Nicely on the 27th Of February, bat
that in fact be had not seen him.
Clinton McMHlan-Son of the sheriff
know Joseph and Dave Nicely have fre-
quently been sent errands BY them. The
counsel offered to prove By this witness that
Dave Nicley was eating things TO keep him
sick; the defense objected aud the court
ruled that the evidence was no; admissible
Joseph W Ambrose Was along when
Raach got the hat; the hat was hanging
against the partition I examined IL. there
was hole out oft there vas no wire rim
in II at tina, time across the hole; was along
to old Mr. Nioely's when we got the money
De said you must not think hard OF me
because lied about the money, or words
TO that effect.
Cross examination-Was at the door on
the outside when examined the hat: q boz
was holding a handkerchief inside at the
time
Albert Hofman-Followed the tracks
there we've no marks made in the middle oi
the heel by nails; the tracks were made IN
SNOW.
Gross examinel-Slw no marks in the
middle of the heel at ALL
John W. Koontz-F Followed the tracks
there was no marx made on the tracks by
nails in the middle Of the heel there were
nails on the side Of the heel.
Cross -examined-Went down on my knees
to look at the tracks stopped down to ex-
anime the tracks there was no marks Of
nails in the gum boots.
Elmer Snyder-Live in Jenner township,
drove over 10 the hearing from I mberEeF g
10 Squire Rauch's in carriage with Wm.
Thomas. Ella S,earn and Mamie Horaer
Thomas aad sa; on the front seat
Thomas asked Ella Stearn what kind OF
looking men they we're she said one was
tall and the other was short; one had on a
cap and the other hat said they had on
osercoa's something Ike the one that he
wore he has on a sort Of rough, grayish
coat: she did not see his forehead or nous
tach did not say anything about the color
OF his face