The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-06-05
WHOLE NO. 1877.
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wEnNEspAy voEylSG SESSION.
I Immediately after the opening Of the
court the jury in the ease Of g. Fl. Ben
ford. who MAS charged with violation Of
the liquor laws. returned verdict Of
t-uiity in manner and form as indict-
ed The jury vas pollesi. and ali answer
ed in the Affirmative.
\ motion for new trial was made. and
postponed for further consideration
THE TobEa E0EBEEY cAsE-
samuel s,evanus. the hired nan Who
Vas bound and gagged at the tine of the
outrage on Christian Yoder was perpe-
irzted, was the iirss witness called on be-
half Of the Commonwealth We give be
low the substance Of bis testimony
Live in Elkliek township, snd was
staying with Christian Yoder on the 18th
OF April lass toak supper there on that
date; it was after dark other persons
were present-Elien Baker. Fanny VIII
helm, ChristiAu Tosier and wife Mr. To-
,ierwas sitting in the house with the doors
closed when four mea dropped in tEo
came in At the 'front.' door, and t.go al the
back door three Of them were armed
With revolvers they frss tied ne, thea
tied Toder; said they were after money
and swoTe they would get IL; Mr. Yo,ier
told them the money vas in a d=sk they
first went up stairs aud commenced
search Of the house after this they vent
into the cellar and ate supper; one Of
the robbers then took SIR. Yoder into
another room, afterwards took him 70 the
barn wRen they brought him back they
asked him for an or,ler for Sf10 Mr.
Yoder answered in voice very weak,
from their having put rope around his
neck and drawn him up. that be could
not write. One Of them pulled out 3
revolver and said TO me keep silent, or
wen kill you They then took YoGer
ous saving 'lets take him ont and kill the
son Of a bitcL.r When they brought
him back Noder wss al 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 L 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 II he could
identify the men now. waiked up to the
prisoners and pointeI out Lewis, TAsser
and the two SaIliv4ns As the men who
robbed Yoder.
saw them when they were taken %
NIeyersiale for q hearing before the
squire. Lewis tied me; one Of the sui
hyans staid in the room when the others
weIt out Of the house
The stolen articles were here
shown 70 the witness and he said that
tbe blocks Of maple sugar were ike some
that Slr. Yoder mad he had made sugar
Of thar kind him elf flr Yoder
On cross-examination he 1aid that lie
saw thea first at Yoder's and next at
Meyersdale; didn't say to Marshall Sui
HgAn don't recognize you; knew them
all when ! hrst saw them wasn't 50
much scared as not % remember them !;
recognize Marshall sullivan because he
vas in the house ali the time; he had
mask on but am able TO recognizes him
from his general appearance and from
his talk, from the way he at Ia a st0Jp-
ing position; had hat on I did not say
10 MARSHALL Sullivan I don't know yea
bnt said I never saw yoa before, I recog-
nize Tasksr from his general appearance,
-ize, weight, etc saw the whole Of Lew
- face. 70 was close 20 mine when he tied
me, recognize Jackaon Sullivan: would
swear % him with or without moustaehe
vas close 20 him they ali stood around
ne; didn't see the prisoners take the ar
iicies. bot know they we're iaken that
night. also that two horses were taken
saw money, over four hundred dollars,
taken.
On redirect examination be testified
that Lewis had nothing on his face
Lewis Vas the Ieadsr-