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

the witness who, when the request was
made reached over and, in a perfectly
uncerned manner vas proceeding to tie
the handkerchief over his head, when
she was interrupted by Mr.. Coffroth, who
objected to her using the defendant for
the purpose of her illustration.
The court suggested that she tie the
handkerchiefs on her own head. In the
most unembarrassed manner imaginable
the young lady removed her hat ard
proceeded to fold the handkerchie s
about the breadth ofa hand.
She then placed one of them over her
mouth, with the upper end touching her
nose, and tied the corners at the back q
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tue crown of her head, and tied the ends
under her chin. When she had accom-
plished this her face was pretty effectu-
ally concealed, with the exception of th,
upper portion of her nose. her ewes. ano
the lower part of her forehead then.
turning toward the attorney who wa.
conducting the eross-examination, sht
laid this is the way the tall man woie
them the night of the murder"
POSITIVE THEY ARR THE MEN.
In answer to further questions, the
witness said: recognize the tall man
by his voice and by his tallness he talk
ed with the handkerchief over his
mouth he talked to me at Rauch's; he
didn't have the handkerchief over his
mouth there | recognize them by their
voices, by the way they were dressed
and their size | can't tell how much
taller one was than the other when !
got back from Friedline's that nigh,
there were not many people there, but a
good many came afterward | did no,
tell people that | could not recogniz,
them if / saw them again | said if I
would see the fellows l thought would
know them F.; l wasn't sure | would know
them at that time.
Miss Stern went from the witness stand
leaving the impression upon the minds
Of all who heard her testimony that she
had told truthful story.
CONSTABLE RArcH TAKES THEsTAND.
John o. Rauch, the shrewd and active
young constable who arrested the prison
oners and to whose untiring efforts is due
the credit for ferriting out the strong
chain of testimony that has been woven
around them, came forward and was
sworn. He testified as follows:
| am Constable of Jenner Borough !:
David and Joseph Nicely live about
three milesand -halfor four miles south
OF Llgonier on the road leading to Bolts
vile, in Westmoreland County, this
State; arrested them Hammer Cauffield
Rnfus Shatfer, and Martin O'Connor
were with me; at the time of the arrest
or these parties we made search. but
not not very thorough search, for we
hadn't time.
We found the red handkerchief ex
hibited in Court here to-day, on the per-
son of David Nicely, in my fathers office !;
that handkerchief has been in my poses.
sion ever since; found the handkerchief
in the Squire's office after they were com
mitted to jail; reached in Dawes right
hip-pocket and pulled out the handker
chief, and Miss Stern says: ''There's the
handkerchief" the handkerchief was
folded up have it with me. The wit
ness here produces the andkerchief, be-
ing the same one shown to Miss Stern
when on the stand.)
The handkerchief when found il had
dinges in the corner, showing it had been
tied. Brown Derby hat shown | know
this hat | found it in Joseph Niceiy's
house on Monday, March 4th, the dsy
he was arrested it has been in my pos
session ever since; had it locked % in
my fathers office; recognize it by that
break in the rim.
After brief cross-examinstion Of the
constable by General Cofroth he was
dismissed from the witness stand, and
the District Attorney announced that the
Commonwealth would rest.
Speaking to the States Attorney the
Court said
To what extent is this admission as to
the homicide TO be taken? There is no
admission that the homicide was COM
miited by the men who were in that
hossse that night. The commonwealth
had beaer make out its case"
Mr.. KoOser.-"We have a witness here.
may 1t please the court, who saw the