Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-30

the one 1 can say eNactlg now Buch
money was missing.
Fannie Wilhelm sworn-Was at Chris
tian Yoder's the evening of the robbery !;
the robbers came in at the doors, two at
each door; three had revolvers and the
fourth a club they tied Yoder's and Ste
vanus' hands behind their backs before
they asked for money Yoder told them
where it was and they went and got it !;
then they searched the house; all ate
something; three at first, then the other
one; took Yoder into a room and in u
few minutes afterwards took him out of
doors; took him ont second time his
face was disfgured when Saw him again
Annie Engle, sw0rn-Live in Elklick,
about one mile from Yoder's; saw
Lewis and Tasker on April 9nd at our
house; sold them dimes worth Of ap-
piles; they laid down above our garden /;
went away and came back afterwards; ;
saw Marshall Sullivan the afternoon of
the robbery; be came to our house about
4 o'clock and wanted TO buy bread and
butter. We live on road leading to Yo-
der's.
Cross examination-I am positive a.
10 the time and parties; people don't
often come to buy Of US both Lewis and
Sullivan came back, got dinner and paid
25 cents for il; know them as / would
know you tomorrow.
TOO FLIP FOR HIN.
Redirect examinstion-SAw Dean af-
ter the robbery; he said he was not with
them, as they were too dip for him.
Re.cross-eIamination- said he
wanted to 90 with the robbers but that
they were too Zip" for him Grant Dean
lived in Eiklick for about three years.
\. S. Maust.-Live in Elklick town
ship; recognized two of the defendants
Lewis and Tasker saw them on the 9TH
of April last came to my house for sup
per; did not say they wanted to stay all
night took supper at the same table
have known Grant Dean for nearly two
years; live in the same township.
Geo. Rubright.-Live at Summit Mills
about one mile FROM Yoder's; saw Lewis
and Tssker on the 9Th of April, between
Summit Mills and Meyersdale. going to-
wards Meyersdale also saw them after
noon Of same day in Meyersdale; they
were travelling on foot.
VIM. Brown.-Am 10 years old live
with W. p Meyers, in Elklick township.
Saw two men in the haymow, whom he
identified as Lewis and Tssker, on one
morning about week before the rob
berry; could not say what day of the
month; the little fellow asked me III
there were any rich people living around
here the big fellow asked me how many
hands my boss had working for him
told him two; asked if he was rich
told him that he had lot Of cattle and
sheep; they asked the road to Salisbury
said they wanted to get some work at
Salisbury ; did not say what they were
doing in that part of the country.
Thos. B. Dean.-Live in Fayette CO.; $
Z. corner, about or miles from Som
erset county line; know Marshall Sulli-
van; he lives in part of the same house
with me; he was living there on the 18th
of last April he was absent from home
from Thursday until Monday, April llth
to 10Th came home Monday and went
away again Monday or Tuesday night,
about midnight, in a buggy could not
say who was with him know VIM Hill
saw Lewis and Tasker there two or three
times; saw Jack Sullivan there once
told Hill he had better not have them
around as he might get himself into
trouble; Hill seemed to be afraid of
them did not see Thomas at Hills.
John J. Dayis-Liying on the 18th of
April at John Hanna's saw two of the
defendants-recognized as Lewis and
Tssker-coming down the Somerfeld
road they went up the hill +; left the
road and struck into the woods towards
Walkers Mills saw two other men fol- !
low them, but was not close enough to
identify them saw Lewis and Tasker |
again on Monday coming up the Conhu-
ence road; they were going in direction
OF Sornerfeld each one of them had |
sack over his shoulder could not say
what was in sacks, but looked as though |
it might be chestnuts or hickory nuts
was not along when they were arrested !
did not know Of the arrest until told by |
the women at the house first heard Of
the robbery on Sunday.
Andrew Coughenour, sworn-Live in |
Addison township; saw two men coming
out of the woods below my barn on Fri |
day morning from direction of John |
Hanna's; passed about forty rods from
where | was; was not close enough to |
recognize them; saw two more men
about half an hour afterwards coming
from same direction went down to the |
bridge TO see them pass and recognize
them as Lewis and Tasker; heard Of the
robbery the following Sunday.
Z. G. Tissue, sworn-Liye at Walkers |
Mills; saw four strangers come along on
April 18th two together and the other
t,rn falior.-sp,. alNo,,t L.