The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-01

George Ch0pSon testified thsi hs was Al
Trsat OF the 9oih OF March last szx iona
than c. Hoehsts,ler there and started hone
with hin shout O'Clock tia. day in con
psay with Josiah NickloE PARED from
Hochs:eii.r and SickloE On the county Ire
road about one nile from Trent Hocksiet-
Ter rGs uasrm4d-
Cnoss-s1s-ainstion An broihe--in-law
of defendsnt
Josiah NickloE eo-roboraie5 the te tiDo-
~ Of Chopson. and ssid that aher lie and
HOchste;ler had gotten CT CaoDSoa's wagon
they pTooee5ed On 10 his home half Iniie
distant here he parted With Hoohs.silsT
about O'Clock; Hoeksteiler went on TO his
home about 2 miles distant il Is about 3
half mile from ny home % Crab run, the
next time I saw Hochsie,Ier be vas dead,
lying II the rua.
No crusS-examiaz;ion.
james Il Bezl testified i've al Peruzs-
-, Wetnorslznd ooanty on the afternoon
Of the s0ih Of March started 10 20 to the
home OF ny uncle Wm- Smith, in
this county, from the here OF nv uncle
Wm- Besl 81 Indian Head, Fsye;te county
! vas travelling the county fine roS6
passed HO,hsts;lers house and AFTER haa
passed down the road about half nile to
Cab run heard two e-ies Of halt. and
heard iEo shots fred; Two mea were stand
ing below ne about - iees and sboui 10
ieet from 3 lsrge chestnEf tee I saw the
smoke from the gun il 4 mans hand I
then SAN MAJ coming ID the rosd toward
ne; one Of the nen at the chestnut tree r.r
towards him and struck him with his gun
the nan fsl 10 his knees then | saw tbe
second mzn Tun to his assistance The nsxt
thing sAE they were dragging him down
over the hill one Of the men vas short and
heavy SCI the o.he- vas taller snd thinner;
the small nan bad = fail. dark oolored
bard and wore dark colo7ed slOnteh hsi
and dzTk sack coat wore bis pants in his
boots this Vas about O'Clock IN the even
ing; wss 252 feet from the men eznnoi
desc-i5s the clothing OF the taller man
vent ack 10 H0chsieiler's A1d told what
bad seen down the road / took through
The woods 70 Wm- Smiths; man came
there zhsE supper and wanted ne 10 20
with him and show where this thing had
occurred vent with hin Wm- Smith,
Wm. Pile and his son, Josiah, went along
when We got to the place We found a pretty
gcod crowd there II vas after dark and
there Eas = little snow on the ground; We
had lights and traced tracks Of three men
down to Jseob Gays We GOT there some
time II tie night from there We vent 70
squire Nller's and goi Constable Milton
Berg &c then went back 70 6zTy's; found
no one there bat Al old man We then went
70 Wm. Nillers and searched lis hoase and
barn then We vent to Robert MiIer-s: be
came home while We were there from here
Ne went 70 whore the body was found IN
Crab run- (Drsa sf the mountain above
Trent exhibited to witness, showing the
different county roads and Ire point where
the murder took place. and other points ma
ierizl 10 the case At the point where the
murder Occurred tbsre Is a new loop in the
road The man assaulted Was IN the loop
] wSs Standing above on the old road and
The tE0 Dcn who made the assault we're
standing un6er . chestnut tree above the
loop Wines explained positions on the
draft to the jury. When l saw the tEo
men under the Chestnut tres the taller rnan
was res1ef TIE read be frsf rushed 10
the road, followed by the smaller man boih
had guns, did not see the man in thsroad
have gun , couldn't recognize him
knew Jonathan C. H0chs;s,ler, but. did not
reoognlze Kim until the next day when
szE his dead body the other two men
were strangers 70 ne
Cross Examination. There was one large
tree and some thin underb-zsh between The
point where ! vas standing and The point
where fhs men were standing. Il was snow
ing little Al the tine and il was difficult 70
see There vsrs other persons at Cab run
when got there next morning could
not say whether HOcbs;esier was dead or
alive when they dragged him from the road
Redirect They caught the man around
the body when they dragged hi n from the
FOsd. Tie heavy ss; mza came back 70 the
rad and picked up sonssshing afterwaris
Harvey Hocbstetler, son Of the murder
e5 man, testified that he had net his faith
er going towards T7en. si Pies below Bob"
MilleT's, about O'Clock On the S0th Of
March Bob Miller was laying up rails At
his stable when went past heard of the
murder about O'eloek Wn- Hochs.e1ier
told me s5oat Il and went 70 Smiths after
Bezl, who had witnessed IL I xsnt up 10
the place with the crowd from Trent We
met the other people who were searching
f5r tracks below Crab nm When ! asx:
saw ny father be -ss in Crab run, dad
Allan FOrespring testi6ed i've about !
nile above Bob Mlle-'s On TIE cczn;y Inc
road. ISaEJ c. HOchststIer pass by ny
house on the afternoon Of the 91eh, sbous
o'olock- Afaer I a.e supper Wn- Hochstsi-
lsr cane 10 ny pl2oe and tod ne thai
naa hsd been Murdered Up the rad He
xs3t 70 Trent and got several men 70 %
with hin and when they cane BY nv house
Iweus with them Al Crab run re found