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

shooting up the mountain and thought
il vas the revenue officers coming and
wanted to get of the rad for fear hey
would pick us up Ee took The nearest
road from the place Ehere this happened
To Jake GAry's I didn't k0oN th4f we
walked n the run we stayed about an
hour at Gary's We dida't tel him or
Fletcher or Peter Miller that Ee had ieft
= Yony down By the run Jake Gary
was with Us All night IL the shAnty, BAT
Ne told HIN notli-g 2holt e I ws1t
home from Pletehers the next morning
vent 10 the Eoo,is Abrsm Pisicher
told me that there Wls party out search-
ing Tor me and Il Was reported that the
Sheriff would be down With afty men %
Sour the mountain vas hiding in the
woods Saturday night when the Sheriff
and his party we're hunting vas out
al day SGnday and sunday night vas
cut Monday, too had nothing % eat
bat some bread I had in nv pocket, and
once ny wife brought some cakes and
apples sut 70 me was in 10 barn or
house up to the time I cane up here
hal h0rse blanket to pat over me and
spent al the time in the woods I Vas
out the night Of the big hail storm
think had my OFercoat on that night
I had beard al oyer my face, had on a
sloutch bat, dark clothes. gum boots, and
my pants IN my boots Prit.s had dark
ish clothes on and wore flll gray beard
. Bob had no beard 1 never sent Hoch-
ste.tler challenge of any kind I was
never considered a lighting man only
saw him ozce that winter, 7 spoke 10
him a. he passed and he tore along and
glared q, ne as though he'd est ne Ups
g Yony said that he was al old, white
haired, hornet man and When he'd sting
he'd sting 70 the heart he shot at ne
once last summer, afler cats harvest it
vas after night, bu. saw his face by the
fash Of The gun was afraid 70 take ;he
law IN him; he'd have 6ilowed ne TO
he'll fl had
Q. Didnt Bob want 70 - and tell the
people Of the killiugoC Hochstetler2 s.
I believe he did say up st the shanty If
be vas dead he would % and give him
self Up F; told him he had better wait til
We were sure he was dead
Il was after I came here that 7 learned
that the party we saw in bnzsies were
not detectives, John scott told me be vas
one Of the party he might ulake q pretty
good detective.
We had . rope with Us tic nishtos tie
killing had il 10 ny pocket s1t it At
my house; I never saw Pritts after vs
parted that night-
AloerP. Miller called but dil not an
swer.
Jacob Pritts, testified. Live in FAY
etc county about three miles from where
Jonathan C. Hochstet,sr lived vas
working near there for week last sun
mer and shantist in one Of his houses.
tlochstatler Told ne be would kil Miller
he said By I'D II kiI sim.7
He sid what made him 50 mad n
-Bi-l' Miller vas that be laid r5uad and
made Ehiskey aaJ irawed q big pension
and was TOO d-n lazy % work ana such
4 man he would Kill told Wm. Miller
1f ,aese threats coming home from love
least last Nay De would make bigthreats
iglinst Miller almost every day his rep
Itation in that community vas that he
F4s a very bal man vhea he got baik-
u a. : pers5a Z vas hes. f5r them 70
-eep their distance from him.
Cruss-examiued ~Yoay- talked 4
good deal aad was fond of brasging
BilF' Pritts Is my uncle we live abou.
- yards apart; haven't seen him since
'Ionizy before this happened I used %
&c William Miller over At his home
Court adiourned Il II a N. TO $50 p.