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

there was no money in the
f+h,ot John Rsncb Rufus shaaer,
'x,o,iv M. Nicely Mrs
r. i,u-l,er and a single dauehtef,
/. ,-..nt when / got the pockeibook.
,.,-eramined-I spent lS or u days in
,,-b,,d Of L'ronier and Jsnner our
4 i su,e-in,endcnt seat ms into ibis
me 5ly ! was At the sale | was ae-
,oisi bY Charley Yaneer aud went
,.,I, him I vent 20 see N Mecfackcn
q all s,g b en-r the sane day;
p,u,b vas with ue went TO Joseph
4 =. house on April sfh to make 4
r. The witness detailed where he had
- dsv nom the time he fist came
.be o,uu,y and where the pockeibook
bsen al the timeJ
KxEw TIE PocKET DoCK-
dam Fdeiline--LArge leather pocket
shown witness; / have examined the
Is.book I have seen it before at Her
rmberrers ii is Herman UmbeFger's
st b,1k know il by the marks on il
! lie eyelet in The out si6e,eai; the
is the end wora off on the paper it is
svbat wrinkled up; saw 1t about the
|de Of May ISSs I saw it every spring
~ vears before the murder made my
Iosn,s TO him on my lanl aad he put
pn:IIivs oae-hilf mile from I'm
,r.. ] never saw him have any other
set-b00k.
-,,.-eramined-The last time | saw the
-s,-book in Mr.. Umbergers poss. ssion
In Nav ISss the next time saw il was
Isreh Bluch and Camp brought it to
be kept the gum or rubber string
nd il. never had it in my hands;
a paw him money and be would pick
he p5sket-book and put il in; some
!. would see IL lying on the table for
BE- an hour: / never counted his money
didn't know how much he kept in il;
.are this is the pocket-boOk never
anv other pocket book with an eyelet
an ps-fec.ly sure as to the marx.
COUNTED HIS MONEY.
.15sa HJrner-I am a soa Of Mrs. Um-
er knew Mr Umberger; be hal two
.e.b,5ks before his death. lPocketbook
w witness. This is his sm n pocket
( the other one was larger; | saw both
lsm saw this one last January saw it
iy often dlnt know how much money
10 Il, tie big one had the most
lev 10 ] gave him a good many $50
and some 500 bills at different times
elf got big bills changed for him; l
s.ithis mark here at the corner; the
SIDE is worn more than the other he
at vel in January OF February last he
counting over some notes he got the
,si55ok and got some notes out and
: me the numbers and had me count
h up I counted his money for him
ar and a half before be died think
e were lour 500 notes aud 5000 in 500
/. there was between 5000 aud s. 900 in
5lls. there were no small notes in that
I the smaller notes were in this book
.al about 5000 in, he said; the big one
about three inches thick / was al
ne the night OF the murder live three
e from there il was : or : O'Clock the
Q morning when ] heard Of the murder.
nSezamined-He had $4,000 in judg-
II notes; in the big pOcke;bcok there
quite pack he hadn't much money
a. that time ia January; the time
niel the notes for him he opened the
ketbook and laid il on bis knee be laid
1rn beside me md went for a pencil
both sides OF the pocketbook the one
vls worn bright and smooth he car
.i IN his boot leg sometimes.
Villain Kline-I knew Mr.. Uuberger
l1e time lived a mile from him in the
three OF four years had a good bit Of
ines with him saw a pocke;-book just
{ this al Mr. Umbersers ten or twelve
les within the last four years Z noticed
la-k Ike that a white mark on ihe cor
/ on Herman Umberger's pocket book
) looks ike Herman Umberger's pocket
o..
-5oS examined-I saw It last the latte
{ Of July OF lst Of Angus; lsSs; built a
-as house for him and he brought hii
PIE, book 10 pay me; l saw him open il
Is'e- saw any other pocket books thi'
EFs
lSoah Horner-Am a son Of Mrs Umberg
live in Oakland. .Wesimor county
lnambeT the night Of the murder I wa
lrson June 18th. when his spring honsl
! burned was there once and probably
o. siuoe June and the night Of the mur
was al Lairobe at an opera Al th,
"a ho1se what We call Uncle Tom
da"
iocke, book shown witness.
inLk ! saw that pocket book al Herman
berger house the piece worn out tn
e, the crelses, its length, size. all resem
The one saw al Hermaa Umbergers 5;
know how much money was in il.
rosseKlminei-Umberger took me iu
nom and showed me some papers he
: iae p3ckei-book out and laid in on th
pau ! had !, in my hands he hande,
me TO take sumo papers out; il had
D co7i around IT,
lH. Elizabeth Horner-I am the wife o
las. witness; We were at Mr.. Unber
some time before bis death; il was be
the holidays We lived in Jrnne
nsdip before We moved 10 Westmore
county only saw them twice afier VI
'yei borrowed So from him sbou