The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-05
srILl TAKING TESTIMONY


OeAa W lIlE NtC6tl AH66.
The State Pardon Board viii meet in Har-
risourg tNo wesks from to-day. Wednesday,
February Is, when the application Of Joseph
and David Nicely for pardon or commuta-
ticn Of sentence from death TO life imprison-
naen' viii be laid before them
Dispositions on The part Of the condemned
men were taken before Esauire Lint Friday
OF last week. The examination of witnesses
was conducted by Messrs. Coffroth and
hoonsz on the part of the prisoners, and by
r. J. kooser, Esq, on the part of the Com
monwtzlth.
The Ant witness TO be examined was Mn.
Mary spiegle. She said that she lived in
Jenner township, about one mile from I'm
berger's; that she was ffty-three years Of
age and was the wife Of Jacob speigle. They
we're in the habit Of keeping strangers at
their house. On the 10Th day Of February,
1889, man by the name Of Showers came
there. She knew il wss the l9th because II
was election day. A man came on Wednes-
day who said his nane was Frisbee. Con-
tinuing the witness said Showers was 8
middling good-sized man, about as tall as
Nr. Kooser lie had nice black hair and
mustache- He wasn't
RED FACED MAY.
Was pretty fair. The man who came on
"Wednesday was tall and heavy set His
hair was black, but not as black as Showers'
He had a brOwnish mustache and wore a
derby haf. He only stayed about three
quarters of an hour. Showers left wednes-
morning said he was going TO Hsines- ]
never saw either Of them afterwards Show
ers said he was phrenologist. saw him
examine beads al the school house
On croSs-ex2mination. the witness said
Showers lectured on Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights at the school house, and that
Frisbee drove away in bis sled towards :he
pike
Ross F. Hammer was the next witness
called. He said q I live in Jenner town
ship one half miie from Umherger's. Am
81 years old. Showers met me on the 18th
Of February at SPeigle's. At supper he an
nouuced that he would lecture Tuesday and
"Wednesday evenings He came TO my
house wednesday evening and announced
a lecture f5r Friday evening On the 10th
met man coming down whom TOOK to
be Frishee. He was a magic-lantern show
man. ! met him on the pike above For
wardstown. He was about as tall as General
Kooniz haddark hair and dark mustsche Z;
was dark complexioned. and was not red
faced Showers lefi my place Tuesday
morning. and never saw him afterwards.
I saw joe and I'ave Nicely when they were
being tried. These men did not look like
the Nioelys1
Cross-examined-"Thene were from IS to
80 people in the audience al the lecture;
showers had Jet black hair and musische;
his hair WAS long and curly met the man |
took TO be Frisbee about three miles from
Umberger on the 18th. going north, towards
Johnstown and away from Umberger's. 1t /
Is common thing to meet people on the
pike and to have entertainments at the |
school house
The next witness called was Perry I'm |
berger: he said-"I knox Charles and Lewis |
Vsneer: / received letter from them since /
the trial of the Sicely's in court. They did |
not demand part of the reward or claim ii.
destroyed OF lost the letters They wrote i
me that if they we're to have par, of the re-
ward was to notify them or bold back part Z
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