Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-04

( eas no e,nrer-a. IN jsl NesH iiu ard Eiia
;,e,rn unl,l The hsadkerrhi.f was found
I had tie uiber banikcseLi,fs That were pro-
lue a at the heafins. ihe h,uring had
closed 81 l,en found the handkerchief; just
as I rnlled it cut Ellis sisarn says, F. that :
the Eandkerchief.r and Dave Nicely reaeied
f,r i, and attempted 10 srab it back ioui'd
, 10 in bis pocket atwo-Go!laF biii and ten
cents in silver. The handkerchief has bcen
/ in NV possession evsr since iI - he oiie
exhibited 10 Ella Sieain and Mamie hor-
ner in the court room lef the gray over
coat in the possession Of the Sheriff on the
night Of the s,h of March. went back to Old
Mr.. NiceIy's week or so later 70 look ioT
the pocket book was there when it was
/ found Pockeibook was shown witness and
he identified it by number IF marks that
were shown to the jury we got ibe pocket
book on March DIST the sale at tinherger :
was on March 20th the hearing at Judge
Judge Baer's was on the 2S-h Of March dld
not notice patch on the oycrcoati The coat
was in the same condition when I gave i 10
/ the sheriff as it is now it was in the same
condition when gave It to him as when
got it. tWitness exhibited some papers
which were identified by him as being found
in the pocketbook taken out Of the bookcase
at Joe NiceIey'sJ
Cross s-examinafion-I arrested Joe and
! Dave Nicely on the l,h Of March helped
work up the case think there is something
like 500 reward offered 'or he arrest Of the
persons and the recovery Of any Of the mon
ey did not get anybody to helpme Eork up
the case: sent shaGer and Garfield 10
I Idgonier: made three searches at joe Nice
ly's house and made two searches at Dave
Nicely's house; ,here was a man along from
Pittsburg BY the name Of 6.lkeson also,
Mr.. Howard ard Csusield, Shailcr and
O'Connor helped to make ihe search and
make tie arrest Cauaield and o Conror
we're at Joe's; did not search the prisoner
carefully did not get SO from me out Of
the pass book did not see any money at Joe
Nicely's house; did not find anything more
than described got the revolver the first
time went back the third time 10 look for
money looked under the corn crib and out
buildings; was a, Dave Nicely's twice the
second time we searched ths oJ:buhdngs
and stables; made thorough search but did
not find anything went into the Dlukard
/ Church. tore mp ihe hJor there and searched
but did not find anything did nos leave
anything there did not leave bottle there !;
I don't think We hal bottle along At that
time; the church is about one-f fourth mile
from Joe Nicely's and about fifty rods from
Dave Nicely's and about one fourth mile
from old man Niccly's went back 10 old
man NiceIy's house and got the pOcke'b0ok I,
got it from Mrs. Nicely; it bad some receipts
in il tax receipts for David Nicely ! got it
from Mrs. Nicely and then handed it to
Howard alter we got the rocketbOok We
left; Howard did not say that he wculd
bring the pockeibcok back again, nor
did not say I would show II 10 Thom as
and send it back with Menoher Ambrose
was not along Howard was down in our
county couple Of weeks Travelled with him
over the Ligonier valley up to SJmerset and
Johnstown at the time I brought the Nice
Tvs over had Joe Nicely in the carriage
with me ] think Shaffer Cauffield and
/ o Conner were in the carriage with Dave
saw Dave at my fathers; the gray overals
was at my flthers; the dark oserals was
not at the hearing KEEP. them the night OF
the court at LgOnier; went back u Joe
Nicelys house that night was with them
from Hos O'Clock that night thiak Rafus
went out once with Dave; Joe did not go
until morning would call the bat exhibited
in court brown derby hat; have hal il in
my possession since the day Of the arrest
do not know that piece was torn out Of it
after the time of the arrest had it locked uU
in my trunk have shown il pretty often
in the last couple days never had 1t down
! to the Somerset IL HJuse hll il at Mr. Koos-
er's Office; had the coat in the courtroom
did no. show it to anybody on Fridly night;
did not show it to Ella Stearn or Mamie
Horner did not op,n the trunk that even
ing at all showed the pocket book To Mr..
Cessna last week could not say what day
he looked over its pages was not at Mr
Koaser's office on Friday night Of last week
went up there and fOunI his flee closed
did not see Fla S.elrn or Mamie Hornei
there; never exhibited the coat 10 Ell,
5tearn or Mamie Horner never knew there
was a patch on il until hard Mamie Hor-
ner say 50 on the witness stand did not get
s55 from Joe Nicely's pocket book; the mark
was in the hat wien / l0)S it OH Of Dave
Nicely's head never pointed out to Mamie
IIorncr the torn baton holes in the over
ejat let the trlnk in Mr.. Koosers office
and carried the key myself: on the Oh o
April got commission from the court to ac
as detective 10 work up the cise; dill not
claim any reward; fIr working up the east
from the time of the murder until April o
citizens told me that they wjlld not let
me suffer saw a reward was offered in The
papers was al Jennert own the night Of the
murder; went to bed ct 5 or SD O'Clock
did not hear the bells ring was asleep " her
they called ;ny house and waSeael up wa,
at Griffith store in jennertown.
Cross-examined-Left Joe Ream in ths
store went right home and went to bed
o left the store about qiarter after or a
quarter to s; could not say exactly, and