The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-15

the young Italian charged with the murder
Of George Ochs at st. Clair. On Monday a
motion to quash the indictment was made,
but as the court denied it the case was taken
up for trial yesterday and jury was en-
panneled.
Mrs. Ochs the widow of the murdered
man, is now a resident Of Shenandoah, max
ing her home with relatives who reside on
Chestnut street. She was called to the
witness stand and told the story of the crime,
which she witnessed, in low tone Of voice,
The woman testified that on the night of
August 18th, last, Manfred called at her
house in st. Clair and asked for something
to eat Mrs Ochs husband and father were
in the house at the time. The Italian only
nibbled at the bread given him and when
told to leave so the house could be closed up
for the night he took pitcher and went foI
beer. Mrs Ochs endeavored to show that
the beer was drugged and said her father was
made sick by drinking it. Manfred said he
could not go to his own home because his
wife and mother iu-law had turned him out
but he finally left aud Mrs Ochs locked the
doors.
Sometime during the night Mrs. Ochs was
awakened and discovered Manfred in hel
bedroom. She cried out and her husband
awoke. He sprang from the bed and made
for the Italian, who drew pistol and fired.
Manfred ran to the upper part of the house
! and jumped through the window by which
he had entered. Ochs followed and fell dead
across the window sill Mrs. Ochs admitted,
on cross examination, that she has husband
living in Minersville and that neither had
been divorced. She said she married again
because her husband married first, and she
believed she had as much right to do so as he
had. The witness stoutly refuted all imputa-
tions against her character ON cross examina-
tion.
The case is still on trial.
The most important case beside the Och5
trial before the court yesterday was that OF
John Briggs for completely in the Gilberton
riot last August Hon. c. n Brumm, counsel
for Briggs, made a motion on Monday to
postpone the case until the next term of
court, and in support of that motion DR.. G.
NJ. Hamilton, of Shenandoah, was put on
the witness stand yesterday to testify as to
the physical condition of County Detective
Amour, who is one of the most important
witnesses. The doctor swore that in his
opinion it would endanger Amours life to
have him appear at court and put on the
witness stand this term. Amour he said, is
still very weak from the effects of the in
juries he received in the riot and while he
has appeared on the streets recently he has
been obliged to walk very slow and the
distances have been very short. The doctor
thought that while Amour might have entire
control Of his nervous Temperament while on
the stand and appear to undergo an exami
nation without much uneasiness, yet the
forced talking might be followed by a re-
lapse which would perhaps place his life in
great danger DIR. Hamilton said he believed
Amour would be sufficiently strong to appear
at the next term. This ended the matter for
the day and the case was postponed until
next Saturday when the court viii decide
whether or not Briggs trial will be postponed
until the next term.