Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-31

i1ts-4s.--i4a vl Alit A'seA s4itlf. - - ~ H'.i
home on the night Of the 18th IN a basgy
Dean lives in the same house live in, il
was on Thursday the 18th went away it
was after dark; it was not midnight was
not az Engles and asked for bread and but
ter; didn't see Engle at Msyersdaie before
the Squire didn't sec Miss Engle; was
arrested about Is or IS years ago in this
county for assault aai battery the sen
iencc was mpnths in Jail didn't quite
serve out my time didn't break jail ]
crawled out Of hole.
The witness was here asked TO state who
made the hole but he declined. and the
question was not pressed.
| don't know anything about the McClel-
andtown gang | was never charged with
belonging to it in my own county Hills
house was not my headquarters saw
/ Lewis and TAsker there once or twice
wasn't in the habit of going there, but have
been there; got out of Jail twice here but
didn't break oat either time; went out
through hole the second time too / was
| in both times for the same ohense; the Fay
ette county authorities were no. after me to
arrest me; the night they were over after
Lewis they were al my house they said
they ware after Charley Lewis.
Mr.. Holbert of counsel for the defense
here offered the record to show that when
Marsh Sullivan was indicted for jail-break-
ing, at the time referred to in his testimony,
the grand jury ignored the bill against him
VIM. Hill, one of the defendsnts-I live
near Markleysburg in Henry Clay township;
Jacob Anderson own, the property | rent
ed it as a dwelling; moved in shortly after
the fall election stayed till arrested / know
Lewis and Tasker they were there at my
house over night they .taid on. two or
three days, paid for what they got and went
away; the second time they came they al
lowed to 90 away on Monday and then
these parties came on Sunday and arrested
them and me too on the 18th Of April !
was at my mothers at Besson's works re-
turned on Sunday the Snllivans ara my
uncles; know nothing about those goods
shown here never saw the stockings they
had fetched satchels and I supposed they
were their clothes an member Of the
Dunkard church.
Cross -examined-Lewis lived in Union
town al1 Tasker livel on Brady's farm /
worked with them in the mines some time
ago they stayed the first time , days AT my
house. nobody was hunting for them then
the Sheriff of Fayette county didn't come
there after me and them was not charged
with any offense Jack Sullivan wasn't at
my house when the Sheriff Of Fayette
county was there; the Sheriff wasn't there
watching my house to my knowledss; Jack
Sullivan. Tlsker AMI L3wis weren't staying
there when they were there they were out
ofthe house AMI around the fields where
was working. They talked awhile and said
they were going to Davis City, and stopped
ing and hunting and then were going away
they were all going fishing; they were there
three or four days before they were arrested;
/ don't know their fishing was done mostly
with revolvers and shotguns; there were
three revolyers there that didn't belong to
me was out in the wood yard when they
arrested me; | don't know which one
brought the bundle with the stockings ]
was not at the house when they came |
was there when Jack came; my wife was at
home when they came 1 came back on the
18th was arrested somewhere towards the
last of the week; | had MIrsh Snllivaas
horse and buggy these men made no re-
sistance that saw; don't know they were
up stairs; when my wife and were put un-
der arrest l said we wonld walk away for
fear some of these men would shoot.
The witness was cross examined further
but persisted in his denial of all knowledge
of the robbery lie admitted, however, that
he was arrested in Uniontown for getting
drunk
Grant Dean sw0rn-G livel formerly in
Fayette County; within the last year ! re-
sided in Somerset County; lived with John
Ientz on the 18th Of April. don't remem-
Der whether | worked or not on the mig BIT
Of the 18th was to see my wife at Henry
0pel's; got there about O'Clock; was ar
rested at Joseph Savage's in Fayette County;
when in Fayetie County | made my home
with Marsh Sullivan; know nothing about
the Yoder robbery only what ! read and
talked to people; oa Sandy M 1rniag after
the Yoder robbery | went to st. PAurs
Church and saw this young lady an asked
her if she knew Of folks going after the rob
bers she asked ine why l didn't go and
said they were too Flip FOR me.
In regard to the testimony of Ephraim
Engle, witness for the Commonwealth. ex-
amined yesterday. the Witness said he was
joking when he said, "rhis is some of Yo-
der's money"
| went to Fayette County because hadn't
been there since the election. loaned
man $40 up there he was to send it to me
and didn't and went up to get this money
aud attend 10 som, other business.
Cross-examnneI.- When was with Marsh
Sullivan he lived in Boss Deans house;
Marsh married a daughter Of the man that
raised me. hadn't been there for good
while; at that time Hill hadn't went to
housekeeping; knew Fisher; never saw
Lewis but once before; never asked Mr.
Livengood whether John Beachy or Peter
Hay had'any money Livengood is mistaken