Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-03

was burning; grandrap said they could
look, bat there was nothing there they
got candle and started in The paFlor,
aud the little man, AMI grandpa and ]
went a.oag tho tall man and Ella
Stearn was in tie other roc N they look
ell around in there and then went in the
bedro IN, and the upper drawer of the
bureau was opened; they took all the
things out then they opened the lower,
and then the next drawer was opened
and tie next one was opened, and there
the money was laying grandpap said
that was little money to pay his hands,
and they had no business with it; after
they shut the drawer they went out in
the room, and then my grandpap and the
little man went back and looked under
the bed, and they wanted grandpap to
pull the bureau forward, and he told me
to go and tell grandma TO come in, an
she came in and said they might pull II
forward and look behind It they then
pulled out a bureau drawer and could
look down where the poeketbooks were,
and grandpa took them and put them in
his vest and walked out in the room, and
was followed by the Little man, and
was behind him; when they got out the
little man said
YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE"
he was pretty close TO grandpa and
had revolver in his hands, pointed
towards grandpa and grandpa faltered and
looked under the bed, AMI they wanted
grandpa TO pull the bureau forward, and
be told me to go and tell grandma tC
come in and she came in and said that
they could pull it forward and look be-
hind it then they took cut a bureau
drawer and they could look down wher,
the pocket books were, and grandpa tooE
them out and put them in his vest anC
walked out in the room, and was followed
by the little man, and was behind him
and when they got out the little MAJ
said, Your money or your life" he wa
pretty close to grandpa, and had reyol
yer in his hands pointed towards grand
pa; grandpa hollered and threw up hi
hands; one button was buttoned on hi
vest and then they began to shoot; anC
when they shot twice / ran out and die
not see any more.
went around the hou' &c and when on
heard our bell ring; heard the mel
running and then ran around the hous'
and in the front door; found grandpal
on the foor in the kitchen and he wa
dead DO not know whether the pock
etbooks were gone or not, but the mel
were gone
The stove is about in the middle 0
the room; | was sitting down while the.
were there the big man had red aa'
white handkerchief tied around his face
aud had striped pants On both has
oyercoats on the tall man had brown
bleaehed coat on.
IAN overc9at was there produced ans
witness asked to examine it.
saw that overcoat at cur house tina
night the little man had on an overcoa
not IS white as this one; yes, the blacl
one is the one the little man had on; In
small man had brown hat on; it had
hole torn in it on the rim; il was on tn
little mans head; noticed the hol
there.
PICKS OUT THE HANDKERCHIEF.
"Take this bunch Of handkerchiefs an
pick cut the one that was around tn
mans face, il you eau said Mr.. Cessn:
WITNESS was handed a bunch of hand
kerchiefs and picked ont red and whit
spotted onel
This is the one the big man had on
do not know the Others saw it take
out Of bis pocket at Rauch's; saw Day
/ Nicely and Joe there, and heard ther
talk was not at hearing here the othe
evening they are here; they a;e then
WITNESS went over and pointed OF
the prisoners
The little man had beard on his face
it was a gray beard don't know whetl
er it grew fast or not; it came up to h
nose and down his cheeks; the hair WI
kind of curb heard the man talk ;
Rauch's; the size, voice, and motion
the two men look alike; voice is just III
same.
Cross examination-One of the pock,
books had a gum band around it, an
the other leather string; the big ma
had cap on; the small man a hat; /
took his cap Off; am positive that tn;
is the hand kerehief was sitting rigl
behind him, but could see the spots !;
have seen it three times-at Rauch'
that night, and here; saw them pull
oat Of Dave Nicely's pocket, and Ell
Stearn said 1t was the handkerchief an
| said so, too; the overcoat the b
man had on had patch on j
saw one of the coats at KoOser's otIic,
did not see the handkerchief there; sa
the black coat there; did not see Il
light one the little man had the ligl
coat on; il. had one of the buttons ofrar
a little brown patch on ton the sid