Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-28
10 HE TRIED FOR MURDER.
Andrew UrDanetZ to be Tried for ihe Muir
der of Albert Digick.

Andrew Urbanetz to be Tried for ihe h;ur-
der of Albert Digicil.
| S9ecial to ne JOinstotcn Democrat.
EBENsBURa, Pa, February 25.-When
it was known here yesterday tnat Albert
Digick had died at the county almshouse
of his wounds, Coroner p. McGough
summoned jury and with District At
torncy O'Connor aud several others
went out to view the remains. DIR. F.
G. Jones, physician for the County Home
was also one of the party, as was defend
ant in the case--Andrew Urbanetz.
When the Coroner's party arrived at the
AImshouse they found the body of Dig elk
prepared for burial. Urbanetz viewed it
and looked for the wound, but when it
was exposed he declined to look ut ii
When the jury had viewed the body they
adjourned to meet this morning at 10
O'clock in The Arbitration room of the
Court House,
At the appointed hour this morning the
Coroners jury assembled and the pris-
oner was brought in, l. Lilly, Steward of
the Almshouse was the first witness eX-
amined Being sworn, he testified as
follows
am steward of the Cambria County Aims
house. had under my stewardship a hungarian
IIn rraGD nm
the 18th OF the present month. He was very
weak and had a wound in his left breast. He
remained there, gradually sinking and becoming
weaker until the 23d, when he died
DIR. Jones was sworn and gave this tes-
timony;
am a physician and reside in Ebensburg. I
am the physician at the county Almshouse. !
was called there on Monday, the nth OF the
present month, and found Albert Digick suffer-
ing from wound in the left breast, which had
apparently been made by blunt instrument.
The wound was round in form, and was about an
inch and a half in depth. The instrument that
made the wound had penetrated the left lung
visited the patient the following day and found
him weaker and apparently suffering. was
sent for on the 23d, and when arrived found
him dying. A secondary hemorrhage had set in
perhaps half hour before arrived, and he con-
tinued to bleed till dead. The hemorrhage was
the direct result OF the wound and caused his
death.
The prisoner, who is able to speak only
broken English then made a statement
to the effect that Diglck boarded with
him in Mincrsvlle, and on the evening of
the trouble he proposed to urbanctz Ger
tain things concerning the latter's sister
which he very forcibly resented, saying
that he (Digick) was writing to girl in
the old country. This Digick admitted
and then went out. He soon returned
with another Hun and when the two
came into the house of Urbanetz, he
asked Digick Do you intend to marry
my sister? ?" mo, but I've brought an
other fellow to look at her." replied
Digick Words passed between them
and Urbanetz urges that Digick called
him name that he could not stand.
Much drink" said he, II had hot
poker in my hand, was going to light my
pipe, and either put it at him or he run
against it, much excited. See you again"
The jury then considered the case and
delivered the opinion that Albert Digick
came to his death from wound mad9 by
a red hot poker in the hands of Andrew
Urbanetz, and recommended that he be
held to answer for the crime.
The jury was then discharged. The
case now rests with the Distrist Attorney,
and will come up at the regular March
term of court if the case can be got eady