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

ging ditch for us and he viii Elll in It
himself; had q conversation with him IN
jail last week; I asked what are you
here for? aud he replied I am here for
murder, and ara sorry they got me IN
such q bad place don't know how II
viii 90 With me; an sorry FOR It if
did it and won't do Il again
John Sleesmzn testified. Live in JEFF
ferson township about three-fOurtbs Of
a mile from Middlecreek township line
Hochstetler Was my nearest neighbor
his house vas north from me about one
mile Miller's house 5 in the direction OF
Trent about three miles from me; Wm-
Pritts lives IN Fzyette county about four
miles from my place On Saturday
March 18th I was At home Hochs.eiler
came there about y o'elock that day;
wanted him 70 come IN and take din
ner, bat be said 10, John, thank you,
had my dinner shortly after be leit
Wm. Miller and Wm- Pritts came over;
was 81 dinner yet they stayed there
that afternoon and night; lefl Saturday
morning Miller had gun John Reese
Was with Miller when he came back on
Monday morning; was saving and
Miller came and passed my house 1
haven't seen Pritts from that day to this;
Reese is = son-in-law Of Pritts; Il vas
Jonathan Hoehsteiler that was n my
house On that Saturday.
Cros-examined by Judge Baef: Pritts
Is an uncle Of mine by marriage and that
Is the reason they stopped Al my place /;
at least it is the only reason know for
them stopping there
Frederick Barron tested: Live in
Jefferson township; about SIX rods from
the Middlscreek line; about oae-f0uIth
mile from Jonathan HOchstetler and the
same distance from SleesmAn's; on 26th
March saw Wm. Miller and Wm. Prtts
a. the cross roads by my house; the de-
fendznt had : DARK beard ali over his
face; about fSe or ak inches long Pitts
had grey OF white beard over MS face
have knoEn these men for fifteen or six
teen years; Pritts had longer beard
than Miller, the defendant
Mrs. Annie Miller testified; Live q
mile above Trent 4 an the wife Of Robt.
Miller; remember the day Hochstetler
Was killed Wm. Miller was at my house
that day; be had nothing with him he
said: "Bob" don't yOa know the detect
ives are hsre2 and the best thing you
can DO IS 70 20 with me think, he said
there Is q man out at the spring; he can
tell you more about Il than I can they
went out together; Bob eEme back and
got the gun saE them cross the road
this Was about o'clock in the afternoon
Of the day on which HOchssstler was
killed; the gun Was an old musket.
Crossed-exsmed by Judge Baer. They
said, We don't know how long We viii
have to keep away because We are afraid
o, the detectives.
Emma Miller testified. live in Mid
dlecreek toTnship;I 1 am Is years Of age
and daughter Of Wm. Miller, the de-
fendaut; l heard Of the killing Of Hoch-
stetIer -Bill- Pritts was there that day
| think ne was there the day before; /;
don't think be stayed All night he and
Pa ieft together between II and =
O'Clock don't remember whether fAther
was at home the night before or not I;
didn't see him take any thing with him /;
never saw father after he Jeff until came
up here to court
VIII G1rdner testiis1: Live in
Centreville borough; an 4 prSctieIag
physician for y years; Was called GP5a
% make Gn examination Of the body Of
! Jonathan Hochstetler on the 3lst Of
March bot did not 90 until the next day /;
, found the body OF Jonathan HOchstetler
in an outhoue at his hone; ne Eound
distinct wounds on the head chief one
on front part Of head from bridge Of nose
taking in the eye up TO top OF head; the
skull Vas broken IN very fue fragments.
some only inch square; the breaking
Of the skull in Ene pieces indicated that
be mus have received more than one
blow on the font part Of the head the
eject Of that wound Eoa.d cause death,
especially If there was no physician
there the wound behind the LEFT ear
was depressed about inch this wound