The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-18


not worn much, sAsPed Eke an enrssnfs
F'@r;iss did nof get Nuy p0ney oai q ~
pockssaook. er SnyEhers sise. The pocks
book psoaaeea 1t tbe srisl xzs Hct pssia
book sAs older, not zeag - rev. one En-.
torz ST. represented zs rmbergss's box
sss not Dsrid's book. 1ssai-e srzham re
fused 10 give uls vsrnsn., oeezuse b ssil
squire Griffith bal always dsne nv busi
ness Ra1ch ami camp ssid that flsrs ~aut
Cd % show pock@.book tc Th9nsas to see II !
was Umbergss's: ssnal papers ike rrcslf "a
in book don't know what they we're.
Cross examined. Did not tel 'sssaire 6ra'
ham that / xanied to take the matter befou
the Pardon Bssrd ! ASKED him for blanl
subp1sazs- / rsnted 70 bring Witnesses be
fore Pardon Bard did nos tell him thf.
vas for the paTposs Of influencing PArsoE
Board Ny wife usade oath before 'sqair,
Keener azaiasf these parties I went Il
squire Graham ssE d4ys bsf5-e ay wife
came before 'sqnire Kcener Squire Gri1hln
Of Ligonier. refused TO give me warrant
Tried 70 gel warrants fsr these defendant.
in L4iro5e BAT was refused there. too
lad my wife make cath because ! thought
it Was her place 70 do il. ! didn't tell ofii-
Gers that didn't know anything sboat Il ,
/ pockelbook told Mrs Nicely what ofiieers
were after. aud she gave them box told
them there vas no money in book knew
where money Was hzd no right 80 tell them
= number sxore il Vas Umbsfger's pocket
book | had The money bat didn tell them
/ knew there was money IN hOzSe thai
Menoser had taken oat Of book Menoher,
who brought book, said noney VAS in book.
didn't tell Constable Ambrose lied 10 or
oez about money.
John 0 Hsy Live in Somerset county ;
am farmer kaow Rsneh vent 10 Jsnner
Y Resds latter part of April OF firsi Of Nay f;
asked Raaeh, How are you getting along
sith czsegr RAuch ssid. I've got things
hred and we're going % hang thru"
cross-s1aminei Was not drunk none
Of your business how many drinks have
in me now C5rnmonweslsh here rested
their case
testified IS f0il0ws Started home after 5th
March with detective 6lisinson in carriage !:
coming up the mountain nes t<o men cum
ing up in buggy those msn were George
Nicely and Watson MenOher hsA7i Memo
her call 10 Thomas. -Yoz had better giYe If
10 me now now Thomas handed HIN the
pockeibOok we're close 10 them IL va
between 3 and O'Clock Giikirson noticed
if, TO never knew Constable Raach unul
the Alb Of March never knew Camp tkeY
came 20 Ligonisr and s-ked 1s three or for
dsy. before 20 70 sioag 10 &C. The poct-t-
book Gid not g because they 5id not have
search warrant the next day ihey bad war
rant and / 9enf with them. Anthony
Nicely told me- 4 did lie 70 you yesterday
about the pockesbookr Camp then said,
@Oh, that's al nght Ssw pockeibook
when Camp and Ranch gog il II vas the
same pocks.book iast wss presented in
court helped these men 10 search al other
times know nothing Of any confederation
between these persons.
R1fus SAzhe-. another defendant. .Aid
was with R4ueh and Nic.lys after getting
the pocketbook Watson Mesober sid be
hadn't the book, but had taken il Ia A. 4
Nioeiy's; be said there vas so o. So in il
vent With Camp and REuch 70 A A. Nice-
Iy's Nicely sad he knes neihiag sb0zf TIE
book; be said 5e knsw nothing about TIE
money Watson Menoher said after getting
into the carrisge short distance from the
b4rn,A boys, told you $ he, there .
500 in the 5ook come back En1 vii
make Il all right Nicely showed The
money N his pockstbook, bit ssid i was
with his own and be ooa'dn't tel it from
his own the pocketbook produced in couri
as Umberger's looked sxsctly Ike the one
We got a; A A Nioesy's-ihs same mzrks I
we're on ii. was with Rznch 70 make the
arrest, also 10 get the poekeibeok, and at
another time with search warrant Did
not c0ospire together 70 convict the Nicelys:
don't know Of anyone oonspirng against /
them.
John O. Raueh, another defendant said
Was Constable and -pscizl detective, sp
pointed by The Somerset ooaIt wss directed
5y Dsstricl Attorney 10 investigate the case I
vent to Menoher's and thea 70 4 A Nice
Tvs in search Of the p,ckssbook on March /
2lst
Menoher told Is that there was 50 or - 1
in book said he'd took the book 10 Nice
lys Camp was seni 10 Iisonier through d
rection Of counsel Kosser, Nicely denied
any knowledge Of Pookei book. Camp goi
book from Ms. Nicely went 10 LgonieI
xiih the intention Of ar7esiing Menobsr
Who admitted that be lied to Is and sad
there was 500 in book. They went back %
Nicely and after again denying that be bad
no money he finally admitted ,hai be had
the money in his own Pockei BOOK and Was
mixed wi1h bis oWn book Was shosn To
Ambrose in ] sonier The pocket book
pIoduced in conri Al time oftTial Eas the
book we gst 81 Nicelys. Had 10 conis8era-
tioa wiIh any one to eonspire against the
Nioeiy's IN order 10 fzsfen this crims upon
them. Know Hay who testified hsre I'D
not say what lie testified 70 /, he xss drunk
al the time ] met hin The pocket books
Camp showed 70 Thomas Wzs his own ard
and The one we got At Nioelys. never tslksd d
10 Lincoln Shawley about the case. Hese
the Commonwealth sndeavored 70 put IL
Shsvley's opposition taken before justice.
70 present 10 the Board OF Psr3ous a. one Of
the times an effort w3s made 10 secure
Communication, bni the defendants counsel
objected an6 aG animated Giscussiou easued
in which ShaNley wzs said 10 BE very IN
relisble witness. which the counsel for de-
hsndants offered 10 show L Il Eas admitted
The. Common wealth then withdrew IL Did
no, say TO Hay that ! bad fixed case ID
Hay wanted me 70 say bad gOs 70 money
from Mr. Nicely that day
Ms 6lessRer testified Live in Lig0nier
vas At home February ?, Iss9. saw David
Nicely shout llssa s; my hack door. be vas
there II or IS minutes He asked if fsni-
", which had been living in Cur house, had
taken their horse away am sure il vas
not Z Nicely
Peter yogIe said Took Thomas testi-
nouy at time Of murder
M KOoser testified: wss private esEn- +
SCI. The District Attorney and myself work /
ed together il this case bad frequent in
te-yiews with Rsuch bad from De
tecsire Gilkiusens agency an acc5nns OF /
Thomas handing over The pocket book to /.
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