The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-02

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Huguel, or Il CUES, was hanged. The
execution took place on the hill where
the Lutheran cemetery is now located,
and the remains Of the criminal we're in
TERED at the side Of thegpublic road,
within few feet Of the!spot where the
execution took place.
GEORGE AND NICHOLAS GIBLER-
At the September term Of Court, 1884,
George and Nicholas GibIer we're tried
for murder, charged with killing their
brother, in Larimer township The
members Of the jury that tried this case
were Jacob King, Thomas Hams, Henry
Mowry, George Meese, Bernard Connolly
John spangler, Jacob Lambert, Peter
copp, David simpson, Samuel Mcclure,
Daniel Berkey, David Crossan.
Nicholas was acquitted and George was
found guilty of murder in the second de-
gree.
The record of the case contains the fol-
lowing entry:
I" sth September, 1854 The Court sen
tence the deft George Gibier to undergo
Imprisonment in the State Penitentiary
for the Western District of Pennsylvania
in the county of Allegheny for a period
of eleven wears and six calendar months
there 10 be kept at labor and in sepa-
rate or solitary confinement during the
said period and to be fed and clothed
and treated as is provided by the Act
of Assembly in such cases made and
provided-that he pay the costs Of pros
ecution and stand committed until this
sentence is carried into effect.
WILLIAM MILLER.
The next murde. case to be tried was
at A pril term, 1899, and the Defendant
was one William Miller, charged with
killing his young son in Quemahoning
township The jury in this case was
composed of William Harden, John Hell
pie, Cof John,) Solomon Brucker, Jonas
Peck, Daniel Martz, Gillian Koontz,
Emanuel Cover, Isaac Husband, John
Creamer, John Horner, Jesse Berkebile,
Peter Augustine and their finding was as
follows
The jury find that the prisoner, Will
lam Miller, is not guilty in manner and
form as he stands indicted and that he
was insane at the time of the commission
of the offense charged against him and
that be is acquitted by the jury on the
ground Of insanity.
CHARLES HoYLE.
In 1874, at the January Session of
Court, Charles Hoyle was tried for kill
ing boy, in Stonycreek township.
The jury who tried the case were sam
uel Rhoads, David Philippi tof c. Nj
chael Chorpening, Michael Mowry, Abb
salon Casebeer Joseph Justice, Jacob |
Carver, Henry L. Holbrook, Benjamin /
Hershberger, David limbaugh; David |
Husband and John Bowlin
Their verdict was not guilty
HENRY BAUGHMAN.
Henry Baughman was tried for the 4
murder of his son Henry, at September
term, 1919. 1t was charged that he kill
ed his son, in the woods, and burned the
body. From the record Of the case We
take the following
Sept. Sess. 1919.
Commonwealth 5th Sept, lS49
vs.. A true Bill.
Henry Baughman,
Clerk Stewart,
Atty Gen'l Ethe, George G.. Walker,
Shf Griffith. Foreman.
And now to wit, 9th Sept, 1910, at a
Court of Oyer and Terminer held at
Somerset, in and for the County Of SOM
erset, before the Hon. jeremiah s. Black,
President Judge of the said Court, and
George Chorpenning, one of the Associ-
ate Judges, the prisoner being present in
Court and being arraigned and the bill
of Indictment being read to him, pleads
not guilty Il de hoe, etc, Atty Genl
siRliiiier Il ISSUE WhereupOn jury Of
the County being called, selected and
empaneled, namely: John Countryman,
Michael Mowry, Jonathan BarnwOrth,
Hiram Morrison, Joseph Coehenour, Ja-
cob Shatfer Jonas Horner, Daniel Glot-
felty, John Hoffman, Mark Ross, John
Hanna and Henry J.. Holbrook, were
sworn severally and respectively, the
Court proceeded with the trial of the
prisoner. Court adjourned till tomorrow
at 81 o'clock. 9TH Sept, 1919 Court met
pursuant to adjournment, and the pris-
oner being present the trial proceeded
during the day, when the jury retired to
deliberate. Court adjourned until no
tiee from the jury that they were pre-
pared to render their verdict, which no.
tice being given, the Court met at ll5
o'clock, p. m. of Saturday, Sth Sept,
1919, when, the prisoner being present,
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manner and form as he stands indicted,
of murder in the second degree. Sth
September 1919 Z. ". kimmel moves
for new trial for reasons fled. Court
adjourned until Monday morning at 10
O'Clock, 10th September, 1919. Court met
pursuant to adjournment, and the pris-
oner being brought in was remanded un-
til tomorrow morning. Court adjourned
to meet llth September, 1919, at lOl
o'clock. lth September, 1919, court met
His Honor jeremiah :. Black, President
Judge, and George Chorpening, Associ-
ate Judge, being present, prisoner was
brought in.
Motion for new trial refused and the
Court sentenced the Defendant, Henry
Baughman, to pay the costs Of prosecu-
ton, to undergo an imprisonment in the
State PenlteDtiary for the Western Dis
trict ofPennsylvania. in Allegheny Coun-
ty, there to be kept in solitary confine-
ment and al labor, for the period Of elev-
en- years and nine calendar months, and
to be in custody until this sentence Is
complied with and that he be convey.
ed from the Jail of Somerset county to
said penitentiary for the purpose Of car
rying this sentence into effect
r. s. STEW ART Clerk
10Th sept. 1899, Receipt the Warden
of the Western Penitentiary for the body
of the above defendant filed.
r. S. STEWART, Clerk.
DANIEL LICHTN.
In March, 1852, Daniel Lichty was
tried for the unlawful killing of Michael
Ferner. Messrs. Lichty and Ferner were
both farmers living in Somerset town
ship. Ferner attempted to chastise a
young son of Mr.. Lichty's when the
child's father struck him a severe blow
on the head, with the handle Of heavy
whip, intiicting injuries from which it
was alleged Ferner died.
LUpwlcK BAEa
In Auguest, 1854. LudWick Baer was
tried for the murder Of an Irish laborer
who was engaged on the Sand Patch tun-
mel. 1t was alleged that Baer got into a