Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-01


hat or. and the tall one took. bis of.
Iopened the door and let them in;
they came in and SAIL Cool evening
Mr.. Trnibergsr tie little fellow said
that. and then S!r. Umberger told US to
stir up lie frc and give them chairs al
the stove then Mr.. Umberger says
q Yon are strangers and the little man
aid: We arc from Bedford we are
consiables, anil have a warrant for Jew
elry that has been taken between here
and Jenner. and we are hunting itupi
and we will search every house from
Jenner to Jobnsiown unless We find the
iewelry: he sliI that they had search
ed Frank Helpless and Mr.. Friedline's
houses. and they would have 10 search
his house, too it vas their business, and
they had to do il.
So Mr.. Umberger said II they bad 10
search of course they could search, but
be said they couldn't find anything
there it was the little man that done
the talking; 80 Mr.. Umberger told me to
get a light and went in the kitchen and
got light and they went into the par
lor and into the bedroom 10 search the
little man and Mr.. Umberger and Mrs.
Umbergcr, | believe, went in there. and
me and the big, tall man was out in the
dining-room the little man said the tall
man hal his face hurt when they vent
into the room asked the big man how
he happened to get hurt, and he said
that coming down from Jenner the horse
scared and the buggy upset AMI he hurt
himself, but be didn't know right how it
happened-he was hurt too bal.
While they were searching the little
man, Mrs. Cmberger, Mr. Umberger, and
the little girl-the tall man says: There
is a good bit Of fun in searching houses ;
50 many people refase the back room, "
and be laughed, and changed his chair;
after the little man went in TO search.
where he could see he moved close to
the front door where he could see the
bedroom and the parlor; I was about as
far as from here to there indicating a
distance Of about twelve feet from the
tall man then; there WAS a lamp lit and
standing on the table and he was facing
me.
The little man went into the bed room
10 search. and he said he didn't iuI any
thing at frs, AMI ne came out again
then he said he had fory)iten to look
under the bed, and they went in to see
under the bed the little man and Mr..
Umberger went in and the little girl was
along, aud she came ont and says to Mrs.
Umberger, "Grandpap wants you to come
n and she went in then; and after she
went in the tall man walked in, too
that was the second time they searched
the tall man walked into the bedroom
the time Of the secondseareh hehadn't
been in before; he was sitting talking
with me while they were in there he
wanted then. e. pull cut the middle
drawer, think didn't see that
In a couple Of minutes they came out
the tail mau AMI the little man came out
first think they came pretty close
together; hardly know which one came
out first, but Mr.. Umberger was in there
and he came out, too, and then the little
man walked back to him and says, "Now
your money or your life, and then draw
ed the revolver up toward him, and then
J ran out, and as soon as | was out on
the porch heard the shot; was on the
porch when the first shot was fred; ran
over to Adam Friedline's AMI came back
in about half an holr, and when ! came
back found Mr.. Unberger lying on the
floor dead and the parties gone.
handkerchief shown This is the
handkerchief he had tied around his
jaws. Witness shows how the hand
kerehiefs were arranged
These defendants were before Squire
RIuch in JennertOwn; was present and
saw them they were also before Judge
BAer on hearing was there and slw
them, and saw them in the court house
yesterday evening; have seen them to.
day; they are iE the court house now
The witness points out the defendants !
The little man kept his hat on when
he sat by the stove his hat had a piece
out Of the rim / think / c)ull rccog-
nizs that hat that sh)wa]; thlt's the
hat the piece is out of the rim that ]
spoke Of; that was on the back Of bis
head.
The large mans nose was not covered
by the hIndkerehef; sIw his eyes and
part Of his face where there Wis no hand
kerchief; he had an oyeIcoat on and
oyeraIls couldn't recognize the over.
coat it was dark cont; he hal brown
striped oyeralls and leather boots
can't tell what kind Of oyeralls or pants
the little man had his pants were dark
| don't know whether they were strip
ed or not; he hal dark clothing on
[Oyeralls shown and recognizsd by the
witness.l
Gross examined by General Cohroth
Have lived At Umberger's abouta month al