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

er he had ought b say why the
Of the law should not le prsso-'.l
upon him, for the murder Of Fi;ss ,,eG Il,
mer. The prisoner being TINS ir.c.- Y e.
ted. replied, that be had nofbio. y ga
''sentence vas ihen pronounced pSo'
him as follows Nisl
. The Judgment Of the law Is. tbs.
be taken from this To the CsnDtv
the Colniy 81 Somerset Penns-,,--l...9i -.. %
and from thence TO the plaee M 80,
ton, within the Jail yard oftbosseyei..
prison, and on day 10 be appo;nfa5 ~ y
the Governor Of Pennsylvania ~, oy
be there hanged, by the neck. nnt;i !yl
be dead-an ! may GOd have ne-.,. !o4
your soul ol
Warrant from WI Packer Cove.
of the Commonwealth. o. sheriff V
er, for the execution OF Henry prit,s
the 22pd day OF June. 1860. betwaar IA
hours Of 10 O'Clock q. M. aad 3 o'cio,t-
N. Of said day, dated eth. dav IN 49,
1860, and exhibited 18Th. April fsl1 u"
Certificate Of Perry Walker. b, u;..
Sheriff. Of Somerset County. tbst ~
Pritts was executed by him. witbi, t
walls Of the jail Of said COUNTY bet,r.--1 -1
the hours Of 10 O'Clock e. IN. and o'.loor
p. m. on the end, day Of June ISl0 =
accordance with the warrant oftba ~.
erDor Of the Commonwealth. fiei y.
the 23rd, day Of June IS60.7
CHARLES SIANsiULL
Was tried for the murder Of Mich,
Roach at September sessions 1860 m.
Defendant was a contractor on the p;,.,
burgh and Connellsyille Railroad Ro..I
who was in his employ, one night to,E
one Of his horse from the stable III
started to 90 to the town ofUr47,
short distance away. Mansfull wa. h.
ormed Of Roach's departure. and STAR
ing in pursuit Of him, overlook bin
when an alteration ensuing. Nsrf,1
drew revolver, and shot Roach deal
The murder created intense fssi,,
throughout the southern endof the e7r,5
ty, and the trial was most in,erssii-,
and exciting one.
The Jury was composed of Tboms.
Gallagher, Casper Wahl Charles A Wal
ter, Samuel NJ Fike, Jonas J. Fike An.
gustus Rosenburger, George MeEipzs
David +. Wilson. f. P. Baer. Geo-,.
spangler, Charles Rhoads and Peter
Hefiley.
They brought their verdict into Cor-
shortly after midnight The Couri-bo,.s
was densely packed, ard upon the an.
nouncement Of the verdict Of mo, grii.
t." the immense audience burst forth
into applause, much to the displessure a,
the late Judge King. who was then on
the bench.
WILLIAM sHtFFEB.
At May Term, 1871 William SbsFsr
was placed on trial for his life. chsrgs5
with the unlawful killing Of George Mar.
shall. ShaTer was a lad Of Is wears Of
age, while Marshall was two years his
senior.
The trial resulted in verdict Of mot
guilty"
JOHN J. sEEsE.
On the 10Th day of April. 1876. John
J. Seese, a farmer living in Paint town
ship, struck one Jacob Rose on the head
with piece Of slab, inficting injuries
from which it is alleged Rose died. the
following day. Seese was arraigned On
an Indictment for murder, at August Ses-
sion, 1876.
The Jury was composed Of: Jacob
Kimmell, Alexander J. Rhoads, David
Swank, Samuel Metzler, Washington
Megahan, John Hooking, Jr., Chauncey
F. Dickey, Joseph J Miller, Joseph Il.
Miller, Abraham Lenhart, Abram lands
and G. N. Foy. Their verdict was guilty
of murder in the second degree. Seese
was sentenced to the penitentiary 70,
seven years.
WoLFGANC HOFFsIAy.
The last murder case tried in the som
srset county courts was that Of Wolfgang
Hoffman, at august Session, 1850 Hof-
man was charged with killing his wife
Elizabeth, in June, 1850, by striking her
On the head with a hummer.
John Smith, Cornelius Tressler, Robert
Guthrie, Gabriel Good, Elijah Holiday
William L. Hoover, Jacob Bittner, Rufus
Hay, John Ravencraft, John Blake, John
Mowry and Edward Rios ds composed
.he jury.
The verdict was "not guilty"