The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-06-05

eat supper there; It was candle light
whea they eat slpper- was not there
when they came in, they lsit ov the back
door, was there when they lefs they
sat down % the table and eat they
ofierti % pay bui Yo.ier weaid not take
pay , I examined that bundle ~ stock
iugs four pairs uf shem are mine
knii them ulyself7f my oxn yarn anil I
recognize the yarn its homemade yarn
that sls 81 home the yar1 Of this one
p1ir was white when got e and I sol
orel 1t red Z know the stripes pat in !.
that pair just Enishesl a few days be-
fore anl they had never been Washed /.
I know uly knitting ant fly- stripes am
not niistskeu; know my own stockings /.
you can't anl another pair exactly ike
these tEsse mitteas arc not mine thew
were in this bundle also
Re-direct-ss1 Of nay money was taken
from MY truns Up stairs IT was in gold,
greenhscks. and silver Didn't see It IA
ken. brit saw itin che evening, and next
morning It was gone.
caElsrlT voDER TAKES THE STAND AND
rELls HEtEr sESnIxe STORY OF
ruE uA8ouctE rssrUEE THE
RosuEizs suHs1trzD 1ill TO-
Christian Toder. aiHrmed-I live in
Eikl.ek township; was home the evening
Of the 18th o. April last, Stevauus. Miss
Baker Miss Wilhelm aHd my wife and
myself we're together in one room F.; the
doors were shut but not locked some
men came in at the back door and some
in front I didn't see anything in their
hands they tied steyanus and me they
had the cords in their pockets cant
rsco.iect what they said they asked
where my money was they said. "show
me where y0u have your money
showed them ] saw them take it out , ]
eanr tell how mueh u vas there was Do
gold il that drawer, bus some gold vas
missing they searched the house
think ! had $50 il twenty dollar gold
pieces and some other gold pieces. and
that was gone next morning; after search
ing the house they took me TO another
room. laid me on the bed. and then ap-
{ piled something % me and 20 ny throat
10 make me tel vhetherI had any more
( money lacy then barEed my thumbs
with a candle then they took ne 10 the
barn. into the feed room, and they hung
ne Up they didn't sag anything they
hanged me with a rope up to q beam +;
they hanged me first by plstiuz the rope
in my mouth; witness shows the jury
they pulled me up about a foot; after
they lefr me down they toak me- to the
house first anil theH took me out and
hung ne azIiu shows by pItting rope
aroua.i Lis nsrk theg pulled me uP
a1our l9pt- didn't know anything
about D. While I was Up before they
hung me up the last tiue. Z said, Let
me alone never done anything against
yoa ihen one said Il thinS rs the
best plan t. ouzH the bara aad al. 50 no.
bosiy else F0uii fna oGt Ehat became u
him they II me down then AMI
laid sosa and knew nothing of what
tooz place for good While think hey
setlLe hay On fire 10 looked So % ne:
then they took me to the house again
Z didu't know anything AZ ali for zood
whiie after they haH-e'l me then they
took nae IN tae house AMI asked me TO
si-n al order far $500. ali told them
couid not. ] Fas too weak. Z think they
tie'i the women
l"' --e-. '''-i ne o-e e tue barn 1y
eaen ann ; vas o'fn = ia--''eH me -o'h
o. q A'ls'i-i iaey "1nts'. ne % give the
oF.isF @ any man tii.'i ha.i money ans
ll''n .'''''l " nom ''ley co'l.i - rs next
morning q -s'.''l '''.''n' l''ir mans one
Pi-io" e.se' anu I '''Ss'l ''s L some 'us-
ar vas 'aSei'' -iii z 'ie'''ii'an vas Hi's-
'A< M ny 7sir
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