The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-04-26

Patrick Campbell, miner. summit Hin
Oliver Blose, farmer, MillpOrt
John Harter, Justice, East Penn
Charles Haupt, labOrer, Mahoning
George Ounfer, farmer, MahOning
Alvin Snyder, carpenter, Summit Hill
Oonstables Milton Setter and John Stroll
were placed In charge and the Mansion Hous
made their headquarters.
The active work commenced on Friday mOrr
ing when Court was called TO order DistriC
Attorney Fisher was assisted by Rapsher & Ga,
sidy IN the prosecution, while Messrs. Barber
Mulhearn and BertOlette made up the defense
Stangley, poor, miserable wreck, pale aud emae
ated, tottering In the shadow Of the hereafter
occupied seat with his council and seeme
utterly oblivlOus to the surroundings. He ocou
PIED the same position during the hVe days Of tn
trial and was an object Of much pity. He pleadel
not guilty to the charge of murder The frs
witness was called by the prosecution on
FRIDAY.
Albert walbert, sworn. Live at weatherly
saw Stangley for the first time about eigh
years ago. He visited us at Heidelberg. Wher
ne hrst come to Weatherly he did not board with
me. don't know whether he came to Weather
aged 80 years She had a watch, chain, breast.
pin and several rings She bought the watch.
bought the chain and some Of the iowelry. OrOsi
~ ES o oTeSght out that during the first few year
live at Friedensvllle where Stangley was OF
close visiting terms with the family. I dom
know whether he spent whole nights there OF
gether at any time. They were evidently en-
good terms that morning.
Franz Macki, sworn. Go. Surveyor. Live at
Mauch Chunk. Visited Weatherly on Jan. IA,
and made diagram Of interior Of house. Accept.
ed with obiectlons by defence. Adjourned.
Aiternoon. Ida Wal6ert, aged ten. years,
boarded with us. remember morning of mur.
der. slept in the back room in Rarret with two
brothers. II was ten minutes OF eight when l
got down stairs. had TO 20 through the sec
ond garret room to get to the stairway The
door 81 foot Of stairway was closed. The door In
20 tather's room was open; I could see into from
the hall. saw Stangley in the room; he was
near the sdsboard. He spoke to me
and said, mother went to Hazleton. l went down
20 breakfast he came down after me and went
IN the kitchen whero he put on his collar and
asked me to get my brothers. COLLAR button for
him. He told ne to 10 to a neighbOr's l had
gone part way wheA l locked around and saw
him going out of the gate by way of Roberts.
returned thea to get my book, It was in the front
room, the dOOr { which was locked. got a key
from one OF the other doors and went up on the
outside and unlocked IL. 1 saw my mother lying
on the sofa dead l went cut. locked the door, sat
down on the porch and commenced to cry. Soon
Mrs. knecht came and opened the door. Dress
Ex; ellcited the TACT that Ida had heard no noise
ana could tell time by the clock.
Franz Mackl, recalled Exhibited map Of
Weatherly made by him in 's3. Taken as evidence
Dr. TWeedle sworn. Live at Weatherly. 1
am well acquainted in town. VerifeS location
OF buildings In question,
Mrs August Boiler, sworn. Live at Wealth
erly was peddllng milk on morning Of tJct12,
and was passing Walbert house at or near nine
O'Clock when saw Ida on the porch she told
me TO 90 In hor mother was dead. 1 did so l
don't think anyone was there before me. know
Stangley-seen him almost every morning l
saw him that morning on Dutch HILL perhaps n
quarter OF an hour beiere He was walking rap
idly Yes, entered room alsne; she was lying
on lounge l sent for doctor and got help.
Mrs. Hannah Knecht, sworn Live at Wealth.
erly. / knew deceased. l was at her house on
we morning Of October IL Il was after nine o.
in the front room, dead She had on a black jer-
sey, light skirt and a blue gingham apron. She
lay nat on her back, one arm was hanging down
the other was across her breast. Her clothing
were net disarranged There was a spot OF blood
on her apron there were no one in the roOm but
Ida and at the time. After leaving the house
met Mr.. Walbert and returned with him. To-
goIher we went to the kitchen, where everything
was In perfect order On the table were pans OF
bread ready to be put in the stove. The cross
examination elected nothing sontrary to the
DR.. Twesdlo, recalled. Live at weatherly.
f,Toiession' a,Ss physician have been practising
IL, 1889, at about nine o'clock. Testified to max.
ing post mortem examination.
W. =. Long, sworn. Live at Weatherly. l
nave been practising medicine since 1896 Knew
MFs. Walbert and was ct her house on October
~ las9 assisted DIR. Tweedle In post mOrtem.
W. W. BUCK, sWern. Live at Weatherly. l
am Coroner Of Carbon county. On October u
held inquest over body of Mrs. WalbOrt. Iden.
tilted the jersey worn by the woman at the time
BY the powder marks ON it.
Joseph Dtehl, sworn; w. X. Druckenmiller,
sworn Beni GangWere, sworn VIM. Thomas,
sworn. All live at Weatherly and all saw Stang
ley on the morning. Of the murder.
Chunk; work al BiaeS Creek innct,on Thrse
passenger trains pass my station every morning,
one at 9;2O-No. @. This train stops only on be
Ing haggod. 1t stopped on the morning Of Oct
" TO leave on woman. There are two waiting
roOms to the station, both were unOecupied.
saw light built man hurriedly get on the train
en- the morning IN question. He came from
around the side Of the depOt-lrOm the Weather
~ side The reason l noticed him was because
had not seen him before.
IA. t. Labar, sworn. Live at Weatherly. Wai
on No: ~ on the morning of October IL, bound
for Bethlehem. StangleY was on the train.
first noticed him a short distance below Rlach
Greek. He sat behind me. spoke but little {
him. He told me was going to Slatington.
dent known whether he got of there or not.
remember the circumstances from the fact tha
he didn't have enough money TO pay his fare
He told the conductor that he worked for the
Valley Company and had asked for a pass ant
been refused. Oross-eXaminatioA deduoed thai
Labar knew Stapgley-the latter worked undei
him for the Valley Company.
William Deiterline, sworn. Live at Whit
Havea. Conductor on No. %, which lOave
v eatherly at OIL and Black Greek at 0:20 Dom
remember Of any passengers getting On train a
either place on morning OF October u. DoE'
know StanEley.
W, H, WSlts, sworn. Live at weatherly. !
was IN lIAiu M On NlClOueT IL, DOun0 LOT lie
hightOn. Saw Stangley, he got on at Blacl
Greek.
jackson UT. sworn. Live at SlatInst ton. Uhie
q Police. I,, Arrested stangley on October Y, q
depot and TO Weatherly from there TO jail a
MRuch Chunk, Secured the revolver from Mrs
Butt, halt,sister Of defendant and breastpin troH
Mrs, Scnefier, also halEsister. He identities
both. On orosB-examinatlOh. StanRley wa
standiag In An alley in Franklin watching SOM
men butohering, when arrested. lie made ne re
qiatQnFp him bwn rvh IA
knew me or not wore no uniform; l had Of
my badge, but II was not visible. Two police
men were with me-Queen and Baekman.
Was on later visit that get the revolver an
pin-Queen and Baekman we're with me. Tn
revolver was unlOaded.
Mrs. Oliver Butz, sworn. Live at Franklin
RemeBber glviAg pistol to Queon. She tOek /
trem her husbands pocket She is q stepsiSto
Oliver BhtS, sworn. Live at Franklin. ha
the revolver at the time. 1 got II 1T home.
found II In box In the water-olOset. l neye
seen StanEley have Il. i think II was unlOaded
The pistol given Queen was the same one l too
I from the water-closet l never seen Stangle
have IT, think II was unloadod. The plsto
given Queen was the same one took from tn
Water-oloset had emily seen Il once betore
/ was on q shelf in the house. l don't know VIII
1t belonged to. DOh't remember the date 1t cam
| into my possession, Stangley was at my hous
before arrested, Witness Identified pistol,
Mrs Magdaline Scheifier, sworn. Live a
/ Franklin. Aged flfteen years. I remember Civ
/ INK the breast-pin 10 Frazer Queen. My steT
brother, W. %. Stangley, brought Il 70 the hOusi
/ She identihed ihe PIN az looking like the one eh
| gave QHeen. Recognized prisoner at the bar.
/ Frazer Queen, sworn. Live az Slattngton.
was police on october IL, and was with Ohis
i Police UT when Btangley was arrested. Late
i We get pistol and breast-pin, the former frOI
Mrs. B1tz and don't Fsmember from whom "
/ got the latter. On oTOss-examination Wouldn
swear for certainty that the revolver eEhihite
| was this same.
q. W. LentE, sworn. Live at Maueh Chunl
| Is a Lehigh Valley Police aud Carbon count
dsteotiVe, Was TO Franklin, Lehigh o0Hnty, o
Dec. 10, 1852 10 get evidence In the Stangley cas-
/ Got the revolver and pin from Policeman UT.
gave them 10 the District Attorney the sam
day. Oross-examination ELECTED nothing,
! Edward WaltE, sworn. Live at Frankli
Knows Stangley, and saw him on the Saturda
/ he Was arrested. He gave me revolver and
laid Il on the shelf In my fathers house. Late
| put It in drawer, that was the last saw Of 1
II. 81 Rinker, sworn. Editor Daily Time
Testified that Stangley made the following oOl
| fefsi0n. Killed her In the kitchen under son
provOoation brought about by her soOldinR hi
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