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

Next dtN amer tfii' Vltttt4Cif ~ @-'''e
night. certain gentlemen started 10 see
If there might possibly be any tracks
going away. We viii try to shoS yol
tia. there were Two tracks coming this
way from the westmorelaud side, down
this way 10 point below the Haynes
church. where they went into the fields
aud then across the meadows down be-
low Jenncrtewn to within half a mile o.
Jenner.own. AMI within mile and
half of where Umberger lived. Umber-
gers house Is by the road, and there IS a
knob or hill above. where one can see
both ways and all around Umbergers
property. up an down the roli. We
will try to shos that the SINE tracks
that came up the mountain came down
thi. side of the mountain, and that they
went into the woods above Umbergers
house. We will show this by the con-
dition of the snow, indicating that there
were persons walking around there; leay-
ing some sacks TO shog that they had
taken lunch there. We will show you
that the same tracks that went into those
woods. afterwards came out and started
towards Umberger's, and that they were
the same tracks that came across the
mountain. We viii attempt 20 show You
that the men who made those tracks were
the men who committed this murder and
robbery we will show you that one Of
the defendants whom you have on trial
here to-day, was seen leaving Ligonier
on the day of the murder We will show
you by several witnesses that both Of
these defendants were met on the 9th
er side of the mountain, coming this
way, late in the afternoon, within mile
or two Of the Somerset county line, and
that they were walking very fast.
We will show you that these two de-
PENDANTS, that We have arraigued here,
were seen at the Haynes church, three
or four miles down this way from the top
Of the mountain, about four miles from
Jennertown, and six miles from TIMBER
gers; we will show you that two men
looking like these passed down that val
ley that same evening.
From these facts, and from a compari-
son of the boots or shoes these men had
on, We will try to show you that these are
the men who were there that night.
In addition to that We VIII put on the
stand Misa Ella stearn, the hired girl
that was there that night, who stood by
the door leading from the dining.room
to the parlor while one Of these parties
stood there talking 10 her-asked him
what was the matter and sympathized
with him; he saying that he had been
thrown out of tie buggy and hurt and
having his face tied up. She was only
the width of the door IRON him all the
time the investigation was going on by
the other man.
I Ella Stearn will come upon the witness
stand and absolutely identity tnem sire
will swear that the two defendants ar
1 raigned here are the men who were
there that night. She will positively
identify them from the clothes they
wore, their voices and other circum-
stances.
Mrs. Umberger will bear out Ella
Stearn in testifying to the same fact
that these are the two men-and her
little grand daughter Mamie Horner
will corroboraie the other two witnesses
as to their identity.
These men, whoever they were, not
only took Mr.. Umberger's life but carried
off his money taking al he had, sum
amounting to from $1,000 to S200l)
If we can show you these facts, as
believe we can, with great many others
that | have not time to detail to you now
we shall ask you to convict the defend
ants in the manner and form as they
stand indicted.
The first witness called was Henry
Ranch Esq, who had made plan of the
Umberger dwelling and was simply
called to prove il to be correct repre-
sentatioa. lie explained it to the jury,
and when he left the stand Miss Ella
Stearn was called and testified as fol-
lows:
Az EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES TIE MURDER
Miss Ella Stearn, who was living at
the house of Herman Umberger at the
time the murder was committed, was
called and testified to
the circumstances.
zA On the 9th day
sAs of February | was
~ s5s two miles on the
| fes @ other side Of Jen-
n gI ner, at Mr. Her
| v man Umbe---~-'s s. !
~ had lived there
IN since the 2O,h day
! ~ kASssSzssSs . Of Jane there was
szsSsss ~< two fellows came
sEfSf across the porch on
that evening, and
there was rap at the door and left
them in and they clme in and sat before
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