The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-08
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Court Convened aIs0.

WEDNESDAY AFrEEyooN SESSION..
Court convened a. I-30
Allan Fourspring, zErmeI. 1--we in
Niddlecreek township: have lived there
over fourteen years was az Hochstst-
iers IN February after tie rzid aud want
a to sell him some fruit tress be said
ne wouldn't buy any nov, that lie dida'5
kn0w zhether he Eould need them. .that
BlIy Muller AMI his su5ordiazlss had
been giving him away for mooushinins
and that be Eoald foilox Bitiy7 e the
bottom Of he'll but that he'd set even
Eith hin tod Miller what H5-hstet-
ler had said
C7oss-exam.neI By G-nerli C0Ir5th'
YOuys' principal oEencs Vas his loud
lalsing-
John SlessmaR testified. LiveinJeifer-
son township, about one nile from Foch-
ststler's; talked 70 Yony The day he Vas
killed; William Miliera and william Pritis
Eere At my house OF SATURDAY, before the
homicide, Hochs,etier t5ld me thz,
Silly Miller and John Plsteher did
the informing he said the s-of
- wsntei to get ne into Trouble; Il tie
officers had cone they would have gone
% my home; I want the dam s-5fa b.
% tackle me r he tackles me he'll neY-
er tackle another.
.. Did you report this % Mr. Mi.lerT
lObisctej 10 b. Mr. Rlppe. as lrrele-
want and immsteFial Objection over
ruled
A don't remember al I t5id him;
he came there Saturday while vas eat
ing dinner, talked 10 him, but I doat
know whether I told him al H0chs.et-
ler said OF uoJ; the day that be vas kill
sd he talked in the sane way.
Daniel C. Barclay, Affirmed Lige IN
Niddieereek township kaoE the deseR-
d2nt, and knew jonathan Hcchs.elier
have lived IN Middlecreek about 70 years
aud am pretty vel acquainted IN the
township b4iled Miller al 'S4aiis
I SIiliers office and after that Hoehs,etler
treated me vsrT cool
Frederick Barron testified Live IN
Jsaerson township. H5-hs.etier never
made any threats 70 ne against Miller.
( q. What vas VI. Hochs,etlsrs repuia-
ton for peace
A. w0uii rather De excused r, n an-
sxering that question. A. t.lsm ana isdsai
AMI gone Il be Vas here, Eorli an
szer
TIE court insisted on the witness an
sEering he replied It Eas god By
some and bad by Others T5ny real
-the Ne~ Consultation 70 ne Yony
/ told ne once that II Wm- Miller wocli
tackle him on ther1a5 al tia. E0aId be
ie1 Of him would be a chas-n1t s1s-.
/ Cross ex4miaeI Hs c,ainei tia. Nil
/ Ter Vas reporting him As m10nshine--
Urias SAyioT, affirmed Live IN Jef-r-
son toEnsbip, about miles foom Hoch-
ssetler's; H1ehs.eiler-s rspu-4tioa for
peace WAS not good, he t5,I m thlt be
didn't want Miller % tackle him that #
be did, ne would never tackle any one
else / told Miller this T0ay had
long arms and was about SIX feet tali /:
be was sickly for the iast year or more
and Wzs not very strong
Cross examined Hochs.elisr Els very
qaarreis1me, AMI apparel % Be angry
al the time I szE hin hare a fgh-
about Ten years szJ m1st al Of the
qnArreling EAs about moonshine Miller
and Hochstefier blameI 0as aa1thsr
FOR giving the b1sinsss away; heard,
Youy make threats against S-isie
several years sgo Hoehstsfler AS SEX
the lAst year was not in the Moon
stine business-
Albert c. Miller testified The Wit-
ness IS a scn Of the GenerzFs J knew
Hochststier his reputation was not very
good met him last f.l ~ the bl4ck-
smith shop Al Trent and ne wsiked
CenriEzed On ac-zd fese