The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
nETTRICH DISCHARGED.

|sr HEARING AT MIDDLEBURaH ON SAT-
np,Y-xo NEW EVIDENCE OF GREAT
IMPORTANCE BEFORE THE COURT.
There was the usual large crowd
! Mddleburgh on Saturday attend
|, the final hearing of Martin Del
M, charged with the murder of
b.rles Hane. II was the supposi-
|Du that the prisoner would be dis
s.red by the court for lack of evi-
kuce and majority Of the specta-
Irs seem to be of the opinion that
sitrich had nothing to do with the
Sse After the hearing and Judge
rcher had discharged the prisoner,
most the entire assembly pressed
ward and shook the prisoner by
hand. There was no startling
Felopment in the hearing. None
The detertives were present. The
lowing was the testimony;
Mss Annie Fisher was the first
mess sworn. She said: II live
Shamokin Dam 1 know both
rtin DIETRICH and Charley Hane,
WAS at the Hollen Run picnic
ich occurred about two weeks be-
Hane was killed 1 went there
b Martin DIETRICH and Miss Mary
pss / did not hear any threats
De against Hane 4; L was at the
|ce at the Ferry House L heard
Dot frel on the road home Del
b was back of us when the shot
fired, but / do not know how
Martin DIETRICH, Mary Gross
| we're together on Friday, the
before Hane's body was found
that DIETRICH when asked if he
y where Hane was replied that
al no idea. He said that he did
know Hane was missing.
|hn Snyder sworn My home is
hamokin Dam ; 1 boat for a liv-
II was at Nanticoke when 1
learned that Charley Hane had
killed and made the remark
IL it was anybody who lives at
Dam that killed Charley Hane
bin DIETRICH was the man. The
pn why / made that remark was
nse / saw DIETRICH standing
the road between DR.. Bord-
house and the Bassler farm be-
p the hours of nine and eleven
k atnight. Isaw him standing
three or four different nights.
as the road that Hane would
TO go home.
Bs Rosie Spade sworn. / was
dance at the Ferry House and
peltrich there. Going home L
a shot fired, but did not see
ich.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
p Hottenstein sworn. 1 live
lamokin Dam and was at the
Run picnic saw DIETRICH
Jane together. l heard Hane
pat Mary Gross threatened to
him.
his point the prosecution ask.
IN attachment on John Hart
one of their prin cipal wit
who had failed to come.
he Court refused to do as it
necessitate a further hearing,
ne Commonwealth knew what
&c Hartman would give if he
here and would tell the Court
ID insert it as given evidence.
= prosecution decided to do.
4 pat Hartman would testify
HP ne night of the murder Del
7.in al the dance at the Ferry
H. u that he Deitrich) gave
.nlN dollar gold piece.
ali tef POTTER, Esq, of Selinsgrove,
9 P~ ressed the Court asking
- F prisoner be held for trial.
10 pat DIETRICH was an impe.
ne lno Jan, that he needed money
coiEod money and that on the
le . ne dance when asked to
app. Pe bill he owed Gross &
,RDG begged off, yet at the
,,do, pad money. That Tues.
/, u before the murder he
fas cartridge, and that he
the habit of carrying a
The ball taken from
was like the ones taken
II ems revolver they had
a we and preparation for
III y that the shots were
!, ssSss half-past nine, and that |
ton had proven that
? (. y y not get to the dance
Nv ~, palf-past ten. DIETRICH |