The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-01-01

over It, Tell my wife, IL I die before she
gets here. that she is 10 have full charge Of
my funeral II then called his book
keeper and disposed of his property,
naming his brother as executor. lie said
he was not afraid to die, but would like to
have lived until his children had grown
up"
Considerable other testemony was
heard, but as our space is limited We give
only the most important.
THE DEFENSE.
Thedefcnso was represented byF. T.. Bible
Esq, of this place, assisted by J. II. Osmer
Esq, of Franklin. Mr.. Bible opened for
the defense, giving brief summary ofthe
line Of defense which they would persue.
First witness put on the stand was the
defendant himself Charles Hewitt, who
testified as follows:
81 was Is years old October 8. / have
been living with my grandmother since
April. have lived Ia Pennsylvania IS
months. Sunday October 20 | was at the
boarding house at Golinza in the afternoon;
Charley Heckathorn saw my revolver and
took it out Of my pocket. VIM. Lease
asked me if would sell it. / said yes.
quit working for Mr.. Lacy October 2.
There was something over s. coming to
me. We had dispute that morning. Mr..
Lacy said if / ever gave him the lip gave
Klinestiver he would break my d-d
neck. Sunday evening Mr.. Lacy called
me out of the boarding house and told me
TO come TO the store in tho morning aud
we would settle. Monday morning l
went to tho store. On my way stopped
at the barn 1 said / was going 10 settle
with Lacy, and if he did not settle right
I would have the.lsw. Lacy came in the
store and told me 10 come and we would
settle; l went back TO the Office. There
was one and three-quarters days in Octo-
Der / was not credited with. Lacy told
Klinestiver to credit me at the rate OF $40 a
month. l said 1 could not stand II to
work for that. l would go to law first.
lie said he would carry it to the Supreme
Court if necessary. l said l would sue
him anyway. lie sprang toward me and
struck me. Jumped up and raised my
| left hand to ward the blow. He forced
me into the corner between the desk and
the wall, threw his arm around my neck
and kept hitting at me with his left hand.
1 could not throw him off and 1 pulled
my revolver, holding it downward toward
him, intending to shoot him in the leg to
! disable him. He grabbed the revolver
and a struggle ensued, Mr.. Lacy holding
the barrel, when 1t discharged. Mr.. Lacy
was between me and the door. My back
was against the wall on one side and my
side against the other. / did not say afler
he was shot that would give him more.
Mr.. Klinestiver was in the office. My
little half brother was in the store. After
got out of the store, found my coat on
fire and that my revolver was caught in
the flap of my pocket. l met Klinestiver
on my way home. lie said, My God,
what do you mean?' o, said /, will
allow no man to call me - - and
then take a licken for it. 1 then went
home and went to splitting wood. I was
arrested at IL o'clock. l sent for the re-
volver September 80. 1 got 1915 from
Klinestiver. l went to Newmanville ana
sent registered letter for the revolver.
carried a revolver previously. / bought
it from Lacy's.
Mrs. Mckenzie, Alice Mckenzie and
Effie Dunkle, the latter schoolmates OF
Charley Hewitt, and r. Shafler, his school
teacher, testified to the good and peaceablc
character of Charley.
Mr.. Reed addressed the jury on biehal
of the Commonwealth, followed by Mr..
Bible, who in turn was followed by Mr..
Osmer, both for the defense. Mr.. Rich
mond closed for the Commonwealth.
Judge Browns charge to the jury, an
able and impartial deliverance, was fin
ished before noon on Saturday, and the
twelve ''good men and true,' retired
Immediately after to deliberate upon
their virdict. Shortly after six o'clock
of the same evening the court house bell
rang, which was the signal that the jury
had agreed, and in a very short time the
house was quite well filed up with in
terested Spectators Associates Arner and
Proper were on tho bench and took the
virdict, which was 'guilty of murder in
the second degree Attorney Bible de-
manded poll of the jury, and as each
mans name was called he arose and in a
clear voice repeated the virdct.
THE SENTENCE.
On Thursday of last week Judge Brown
came down to pronounce sentense. Ate
o'clock Sheriff Sawyer came in with the
prisoner, and after last plea for clemen-
cy by his council, Mr.. Bible, he was
ordered to stand up, and to the question
as to what he had TO say why sentense
should not be pronounced upon him, an
swered in a clear voice that he had moth
ing, whereUpon the Judge, after feelingly
alluding to the unpleasantness ofhis duty,
sentenced the young man to ten years in
the penitontiary. From the beginning to
to the end young Hewitt gave no evil
dence of uneasiness, and never displayed
the slightest emotion. The verdict of the
jury as well as the sentence was very gen
orally approved by public opinion.
THE WEBER CASE.
The abortion case against DIR. Weber,
which was on trial when our last report
closed, resulted i'm verdict of not guilty.
ELECTRIC BITTERS.