The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-08
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Gavin about pap till We got up TO the road
where turned in 10 Mrs Nicklow's; he
asked me where / was going told him
psp and | had fall out and was board
ing there; be said l ought to kill the
rotten old Of a-b-that be would NOR
tify anyhow; he said he would make
it cost the government d-n sight more
than his pension came to for giving it 10
him; be said I should tell pap to come
out and he would would fight him with
stones, guns, revolvers or knives or any
thing be wanted to fight with I told
father this.
Cross examined: He wanted me to
kill him, said if did l should come up
70 his place and he would keep me hid /;
when I told pap what be said he told me
TO tell him that be was no fighting char
acter; / didn't know much about the
moonshine business.
Amos Fletcher testified: Live in Sum-
NIT township; my mother lives in the
Laurel Hill mountain was over there
last August; I stopped at VIM. Miller's
to get get a drink he wasn't at home 50
went to Hochstetlers and asked old
@Yony" for drink; he said didn't you
come past old sSiegle's" down there, why
didn't you get drink there; then be
said he had nothing to drink that they
had taken it from him and that old "Sie-
gel" had been giving him away and that
he would shoot him dead he told me
to tell 'Siegel" that he wouldshoot him so
full of holes that they could sift cornmeal
through him; I am getting SO mad he
said that tie first time 1 meet "Bill''
Miller and he tackles me I'll shoot him
down in his tracks
Wesley G. Miller testified: Am a son
Of John d. Miller's; Hochstetler said to
me, now we'll watch @Bill" Miller and
shoot the rotten son of a-b; l told Wm
Miller at another time Hoehstetler said
if he'd ever meet Miller outside he'd cui
him up into sausage meat; told Miller
this.
Cross-examined; told this to Miller
about year and half ago. He said
"Bill' wasa bad man; he didn't say that
'Bill" had reported him as moonshin-
er; never saw "Yony" make any moon
shine have drunk mOonshine.
Q.-Were you arrested for making
moonshine?
A.-Thats not for me to say that's NO
a fair question.
Hochstetler was the first one to tel
about it be was mad at me because h'
wanted me to Kill "Bll" Miller and
wouldn't do it; this was down at Hoch
sietler place; I was farming for him OF
shares; we never make moonshine out O
buckWheat.
Odd you ever make any moon
shine for "Yony"?
A.-That is my business.
Mrs. Wesley Miller testified: l knew
VIM. Miller and knew "Yony" Yochstet
Ter when "Yony" was at our house il
jefferson township he said he was goini
to kill ~BilI' Miller if he'd get chance
be wanted to coax my husband alonI
down to join band to kill some folk
that he was angry over; this was about
year and q half ago; l told this to Nj
Miller.
Crossed-examined was standing b.
when Hochstetler was talking 10 my hus
t band he didn't say who it was he want
ed killed l was often at Gary's house
saw moonshine whiskey there and say
people drink it.
J. W. Tinkey testified: Live abou
three miles from Jonathan Hochstetlers
l talked with Hochstetler in front of hi
house; he jumped up and swore and sal
he'd sting Miller the deepest We wer
talking about DR.. Hunter; he had
repeating rife in his hands at the time
Itold Miller Of this conversation tn
same day.
Cross-examined: This conversation
took place last fall was living with m.
granddaddy, Jonas Gary; my dsdd.
lives in Fayette; county he
in jail now; 1 was at 'Yony's
house pretty often went from ther
down to "Bin Millers; went to tel
him what Yony" said l never mad
or sold any mOonshine, but I've drunl
some.
Simon Lyons, affirmed: Live in Mid
dlecreek township, about three mile
from Hoehstetler's met Yony at hi
home about three weeks before hi
death was after little moonshine F; h,
said he had none and didn't expect Il
have any more as heexpected to be ar
rested any day; he said he didn't blame
the detectives bit, but that Bill" Mil
Ter ought to be shot for giving it away
he said he and ." Gen. Seigle" couldn'
both stay in the mountain that h'
would meet him in hell, but that hi
would beat him out he thought Mile
wanted to be the smartest man of the
two; Hochstetler was man that talked
loud and swore a good bit, but l dom
think anybody was afraid of him
Cross-examiHation 1t was midnight
when got TO Gary's house; he was in
bed, Mr.. T. +. King and were togeth
er; we were after little moonshine bu
didn't get any.
John H. Fletcher testified Live in
jefferson township; was well acquainted
with Hochstetler; Le wanted TO be th'
ruler of the mountain; last fall ] was
working near Hochstetler's; he said hI
was going to ruin Bill Miller, he didn't
care Cd what it cost; he said he
would make it cost Uncle Sam more
than all the G. d mOonshine that wa.
ever made, that he was going to destroy
William Miller and could cut his G.
d. heart out as easy as he could cut it
out Of a cat "Yony" wanted me to
sign the New Constitution" and think
there's where the spite commenced the
last time l saw him was this spring above
Trent; he was Gavin and swearing and
said: I'm going to kill Bill Miller the
first chance | get, the d rotten s. Of a
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