Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
TITMAN BEING TRIED.
The Alleged Young Postoffice Robbers
Case Taken Up in its Turn.
SHEEHAN'S ESTATE TO BE DIVIDED.
The Right of School Boards to Allow Well
Drilling Questioned.
NEWS CLEANED FROM THE COURTS

| The Nicholson postofice case was resumed
in the United States Court yesterday morn
ing. Marshal Barring brought 10 witnesses
into court for whom attachments had been
issued. George Hinckley testified that the
postofice at Nicholson had been broken into
| and some money and a revolver were taken
from the money drawer, the night of the
postofice robbery. He identified the re-
volver found on Morris, alias Sprague, as
his.
Edward Van Garder, who lived near the
station at Nicholson, identified the hatchet
found in the postoffice.
Burt Conrad, cousin OF Casterline, stated
he had conversation with the latter in Jail.
Casterline admitted he had been with Mich
olson on the night of February 6, and told
the witness to tell Sprague not to swear
against him and he would see him through.
The defendants attorney asked the witness
it someone had not been schooling him. The
witness denied the insinuation, but ad-
mitted that he and Casterline had been
arrested five years ago for breaking into a
store.
HAD BEEN IN NICHOLSON.
James Jaquish was acquainted with Cas-
terline, and had met him in the Wilkesbarre
Jail. Casterline told him he had been in
Nicholson that night, but had nothing to do
with tine robbery.
Eddie Blakesley testified that Casterline
left Casterline in Nicholson at 8 o'clock in
the evening.
Walter Billings testified he saw Caster
line in front of the postoffice on the night of
February 6, and was with him up to about
9 o'clock.
Attorney Smith outlined his defense to
the jury. He claimed that by the testimony
submitted Casterline could not have been
present at the robbery; that Thomas, who
had pleaded guilty, was innocent, and an
alibi would be proven for Titman.
Frank Raught was the first witness for
the defense. He is an uncle of Casterline,
and testified that his nephew was employed
by him, but had taken day off on Febru-
ary6.
HIS PARENTS TESTIFY.
In the afternoon Mr.. Alexander Titman
and Mrs. Ellen Titman, the parents of Ern-
est Titman, one of the defendants, testified
that their son Ernest had come home about
O'Clock on the evening of February with
James White. He took supper and then
left with White. He returned alone be-
tween $50 and 9 o'clock the same night, and
went to bed. He was in bed when his par
ents arose in the morning.
Miss Lizzie and Miss Amanda Titman,
sisters Of fhe defendant, corroborased the
testimony of their parents, and Miss Blanch
Dickson and Miss Lille German told a
similar story. William Titman, brother
of the defendant, testified that he was at the
Academy of Music on the night of February
6, and returned home at IL O'Clock, where
he found his brother in bed. James White
testified to taking supper at Titman's house
February 6. A writ of habeas corpus was
issued for Elmer Dalzell, who was in the
Allegheny county Jail and was needed as a
witness. He was brought into court and
testified that he was in jail awaiting trial on
a charge of larceny. He stated that he
heard Thomas, the defendant who pleaded
guilty, say he was not at Nicholson and
knew nothing about the robbery.