The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-11-29

| WARY OlIuCkl COrTOOOIateS Mike.
Josie Struck corroborates Mike as to
what took place in the house, and
that Riemer was all right when he
was pushed into kitchen. Joe was
very mad. Riemer not angry.
Geo. b. Wanamaker Saw the
board pile on which Riemer sat three
boards from top sawed off, saw dark
brown spot on left side of one on top
board. Joe's pants were not torn as
they now are.
Elias Anderson Found Riemer
Monday morning about l o'clock
heard him call me from fire house
Pete Nelson and l went to him. He
was lying on left side, said, "Help me
to a warm place." Took him into
fire house and laid him on bed before
the fire. Noticed the blood, shirt
seemed full of it. Hands were cold,
complained of cold, staid there till
half past six then went towards Joe's
house, had no cap when we found
him, was about IS feet from boiler
house when found. Had on these
| clothes.
N. Gildersleeve Anderson called
me about half past one, said Riemer
was at the boiler house hurt, went and
found him there saw blood on clothes.
He was sober.
John Nelson: Saw Riemer Monday
morning, before going towards Joe's
house, saw Joe throw him his cap,
couldn't hear what was said.
Sheriff Osgood Examined board
| pile saw spot on board that l called
blood, to the best of my knowledge, it
was blood, spot was 6 or inches long
by 8 or wide, board sawed offafter-
wards, called Dickinson's attention
to the blood stain.
A. p. Anderson: Board pile hand
led over within two or three days,
board sawed off, cut of saving was
fresh,
Adeline Evartson Went TO see
Riemer Wednesday Oct. 18, about )
o'clock, took my hand, said was not
going to get well, was going to die, l
asked him who injured him, he said
it was to Joe Otinski's house. He
knocked him down and dragged him
out. Said Strucki said Don't kill
him joe" Joe said at makes me no
difference if 1 cut his id head off,
DIR. James Gass: Attended Riemer,
found him suffering from a cut on
left side about an inch to left of me-
dian line, very weak, pulse feeble,
died Oct. 20, performed post mortem.
| (Heart shown), cartilage of rib cut in
two, cut in heart about inch in
length and same in depth, penetrated
eighth vertlcle. Wound necessarily
fatal. 1t caused his death. Was a
man in perfect bodily health, except
the wound, height about oft ] | inches,
weight 1856 lbs.
j. r. GosneIl: Made examination
of Otinske's premises Oct. 2lst, found
this knife in basket, to right of kitch.
en-, knife fits cut in clothing. Pants
were not torn as they are now.
FOR THE DEFENsE.
Mrs. Otinski sworn-I am wife of de-
fendant, was at home on Sunday, Oct. 10,
when Charles Reimer was at our house
he came about l O'Clock. All drank
beer; Reimer sat at table and slept one
or two hours; about or o'clock Rel
mer wanted a smoke; Reimer, in filling
his pipe spilled tobacco; this made my
husband angry and he wanted Reimer
to pay for it, said every package cost 1O
cents. Reimer said 'if you can bend my
arm I'll pay for tobacco" and stuck his
arm out to Joe. Joe, my husband,
caught Reimer's arm and bent it, this
made Reimer mad and he caught Joe in
the crotch of his pants, between the legs
and by the throat; Joe then caught him
and put him out. The butcher knife was
shown and she said it was theirs and she
used it as a bread knife that on the day
of the trouble the knife was in the bread
box in the buttery at other corner OF
house from where the scuflle took place,
and her husband conld not possibly have
had it. She usually kept it in the bread
box in buttery, and took it out and put ii
with the table knives in the basket on
Friday after the trouble, when she Nas
! cleaning house, white-washing the but
terry and cleaning the bread box, Her
other testimony was about the same as
the witnesses for the Commonwealth.
Joe Otinski, the defendant, was sworn
and gave the description of the drinking
and fight between he and Reimer in
about the same manner as the Common
wealth's witnesses. 1t only differed as
to the time when he changed his torn
pants. He said he did not change pants
till after he put Reimer out of his house.
Said, when asked which he or Reimer
was ahead in their scuffie in the kitchen,
that sometimes one and sometimes the
other, that they knocked against the to-
BILE, shelves where the dishes were and
against everything, and Reimer caught
hold of the door, &C., but he finally got
him out and shut the door, but did not
use the knife and did not stab Reimer.
Also denied knowing the butcher knife,
said he did not know it to be theirs, and
said he was "not mad" when he put
Reimer out.
Mrs. Petrung acted as interpreter, but
few of the witnesses being able to talk
English, all OF the important witnesses
being Polanders as well as the defendant
and his wife. Mrs. Petrung was an in
telligent Polish lady, good interpreter,
and deserves the thanks of the Court and
all concerned. Her aid saved the county
at least one days trial, and she should be
rewarded for her trouble accordingly.
The case of the Commonwealth was
prepared by District Attorney Clark and
he was assisted in the trial by Hon. o..
C. Allen, of Warren. The prisoner was
defended by II. +. Ritchey Esq.