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

the iracks of three men We waited here
u1fl Bezl came. He showed Is Ehess the
muIder had taken place and ne found tracks
there Il was about oci0ck 81 this tine
We foIIoxed The tracks. sc0elims II the
run and soneiirncs on the bank- We fci-
loved the trzeks on down 10 Jake Gzry's :
mil Gsrys and ne went 10 squire NH
sr's and got a warrant 70 search CARS
house We ssarched Gsry's holsss no one
Vas there 5uf Peter 1IIlier- Thsn Es Eanl
over 70 NJ house and took bfezkfast. Afisr
this ze vent 70 WA NiIlsT's, s5oai = quar-
ter Of = nile from ny bo1se- i w4s sbouf
2 O'Clock when Ne eoi there. There vas 81
Or seven IN The party Miller Vas not ;here-
Bob Miller Vas there when We cane.
Nm Hochstef ier snd I went with Bob
Miller over 70 Gsry's and from there re
started for o ABB Plsschers, but net hin
Al GaIlsutine's Then We started back home.
Crab run Is small stream that frsq1eutly
goes dry in tie sumner
jeremiah Whipksy testified ! fist beard
Of The killing on the evening o. he s1th-
was ST Trent and vent With several Others
70 hunt f5r the body Of Hocksisiier- An-
other party Of sea-chsrs Vas zhsai Of Is AID
We me. ihen below Crab mn. We found
three tracks and followed them ss described
By the former wines vent hone .ftsr
warrant had been issued By Sgsire Miller.
TIE next morning vent with several 9th
e-s TO the scene Of the murder We found
traces beneath the chestnut tree and from
there 70 The rad saw the track Of one
man from the tree 70 the run. The chestnut
tree Is 6S fer from the rosd- saw two
drops Of blood and q stone on the rad
one corner Of this st0ne FL into one OF the
wounds On HochS.etisrs head L Is Isl
feet from the point IN tie road 10 where
Hochstetle-'s body was foand- We could
Sc marks Of where the body had been drag
ged along the rozG and through the bushes.
Gross e1aminAfion The pants Ee-e ton
q the Fic.im and the tracks srTszr,d IS
though tie body hzd been dragged P X.
Moore tested the stone in the victims had
was By when i Vas done.
SiiEs Putman testhed i've AZ Trent and
Sas there when Harry Hochsteslsr srrived
snd gave The sls-n. A party started Up The
road. caught up with them WsssE the
lights OF smother party On the Fletcher rosd Z
and we Joined thsra- Several Of us wert up
On the hi where We found the heel track Of I
a man When re reached The saw NH I
roSd the ground E4s soft and We found the I
tracks o. three mer- (Wifness corToborztss (
the testimony Of o,hsr Witnessss IN regard 10 1
following tracks
No cToss examina;ion-
William Pie testified I live one ME (
from Trent Wn- Smith and young Be2l 1
cane 20 my hOuse and told ne that man Z
had been killed went viii them 10 the I
place where Beai sid The murder had besa I
commined- IssE the tracks CT men bshiad (
the chestnut tree. We followed the trEcks 4
Of two men along the county I;ne road and 4
could Sc that = nan bad b=sa dragged doTa 4
70 the run- Wines oorrob0rzies the test /
nony Of other Ei,nssses IS 70 following 4
tracks
Austin Weimer testified / I've zbout one ]
mile from Trent, learned ofshe killing Of /
EochSe;ler before day break on The nor
ing q Nzrch Sis Later IL ;hs dar ;oisei I
one Of the parties searching f5- The nETier- .
eEs- We Eeat 70 ~ Bob Mlisrs hoass L /
Ezs locked znd Es went 10 Wm. C. Nllsrs. /
Here We found Bob Milton Berg and
Wm. Hocbsfsi,s-- From the-e Es vent 20 {
the scene the tragedy. squire 3flle- US
there and lie emp4neled an inquest jury.
We thea liked ths boiy 01t Of tie vaier
and lald i on log IE1shed The vi5tm's
head and We made an examination for oul- /
lst holes We fund none bet stone thai
had been picked Up II thsroa3 Vas Fund to
iii nicely IN 4 wound Oh his heal A tspe
Ene vas found OF the Tictim's body and We
measured the distance from where the frsg-
eay occurred 70 where the body wzs foaad.
Il vas IL feet. Il wss - feel 70 the cbest
nut II, aHd 253 feet 10 where Bezl SAD be
Vas standing.
No crosS-ezamin nation.
PIX. Moore testified / live one half nile !
from Treat fEitae-s c5-r05o-siss the evi-
dsnoe OF Austin Weimssl. De .aid he fixed
ths stone into TIE victims head
John 4. Miller testified An Justice of
the Peace; learned Of the murder On tie
morning Of the sls1 OF March abo1i 3 n,
wm Hochstetlsr told ne man vzs killed I
party had james Be2l along with them; We
vent 10 M oEics and Bsal made q safe
rnent and warrants were issued
IEeui 70 Trent, took county line road
and within 10 fee. from where Cab rGn
crosses the road looked up and down tie
run and saw the body IN the r1n- Tbs TN
goes d-y IL the sumner The body vas "
i1g with the head down the stream pzata-
looms doEn sro1nd the tops Of his boots
wore 10 suspesders coat pulled up over
bis shoulders lying on his left cheek I
co1i3 Sc his eye and cheek from tie road
handkerchief and q package Of tobacco were (
lying beside hi1 Eear la-se log Ehsn
struggle took place saw the stone vas Do;
wore As other stones IN the ro.d were die
rot pick up stone until the jary Ezs enpan- 7
eled (EitnesS described the wounds P K. .
Moore Afterwards fitted the stone II tbe 4
wounds ! ssE his b-sins run oui IN the 4
water I Iimpzneied the jary sane A. hss
been given before n The HEaALD. I cane .
On ground one bour before any one cane
there; walked d0= 10 within rod Of tie
body 70 Sc Il there remained any life in il
ssS none, went back 70 Ehs-e the struggle /
hza taken place and saw two drops OF blood .
On bush hat vas al The blood : sax
saE The Chestnut i-ee- looked apparently I
2s 1.-TWO nsn had stood behind TIE tree. /
witness describes distance IS has been CIV !
en- found knifs on his person and 3
purse with three pennies IN Il knife shown .
with the blade broken Of and one inch of .
handle also book, match safe, coauty pa
per and circular vas found On bis person 4
they showed ne where Beal stood; It vas
- feet from the struggle The knife vas I
closed Ebea took It oui o. his poekef,
JOcob Hcchsieiier testified Live IN Md 4
d'ecreek township. Jacob c HOchstsiier !
was NY brother heard Of the murder II I
the morning. Il took place about one nile
from my bouss- went there 81 once With 4
other pzr1ies- We fJ1nd squire John Mi I
Ter there. De showed us the spot where he I
murder occurred and the chestnut tree frum I
which they ia The shooting ssE The 4
tracks from tie ehesinut tr,e oser 70 the
spot where the killing took pltce There
was Big s,0s there {Wifness Is shoEu
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