Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-12-20

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along asked him about father, that
was about 10 o'clock on Monday
morning, he had not seen father.
Donshue and witness went down
town to look for the missing man,
there were two sets of keys to the
shop, father had one set, Marshall
Andrews had the other set. Andrews
attended and fed the horse, fed him
Sunday morning and Sunday noon.
Marshall Andrews give me the keys
he had on Monday morning. Told
Marshall the shop had better be
closed when search was begun for
father. Father had S75 to $50 on
his person, silver and paper monsy,
he had gold watch on his person,
when he Was missed, $50 a punch.
Marshall Andrews, swore, that he
was employed by Mr.. Carpenter for
the last two months to drive the wag-
on, make fires etc. He fed the horse
on Sunday morning and Sunday noon
the reason he did not feed the horse
on Sunday evening the dead latch Of
the shop was down. jim looked owe.
the fence at about 4.30 in the after
noon and said that he and his father
were G oing to Will Donohus's to givs
him some money to start him out early
on Monday morning to buy eggs, and
that he Jim would feed the horse
and if he did not feed him hs'd com
UP and toll him-Andrews-and then
he could go down and feed the horse
did not ses Jim till the next moraing
after day light, he then came into
the shop where 1 had gone to do
work I usually was employed at Jim
made inquiry for his father and stat
ed that his father had not been in the
house that night. On Monday morn
ing when 1 unlocked the door the dead
lstch was up all right. On Monday
morning when l entered tho shop !
found the kindling in the stove ready
to put a match to, and I made the
fire.
Mrs. Hettis Carpenter, wife of tbs
murdered Carpenter, swore that hel
son James was at home every night
last week. Sundsy night, he Q lspt
on the chair in the kitchen with me
till seven o'clock on Monday morn
inE, James camo from Nailors on Sun
day morning about 8 o'clock and re
mained all day sitting with his father
he remained till S 80 in the eve,
ming, when he and his father
went to the shop together, James
came and told her that he was to
feed the horse, and then he was
going to see his wife, and that his
father said he was going to Will
Donohsys. She did not see James
from that time till $50 that evening
She got up at 6 O'Clock on Monday
morning and sent Jim to look for
his father in the shop after he had
breakfast, he came back and said his
father WAS not In the shop and that
he had bsen to Donohue's and his
father had not been there. She then
sent James to Mrs. Petit to report
the disappearance of Mr.. Carpenter.
She said she had told no one before
Mr.. Petit came that Carpenter had
his throat cut and wa. thrown into
the creek. She said Marshall An
drews says, Carpenter had a poke of
money that amounted to $50
Ross Donohey, swore that he saw
James Carpenter Sr., go into his
shop at 3 p. M, on Sunday afternoon
A. ]. Petit .swors that he went
up to the Carpenter place upon the
invitation Of James and saw Mrs
Carpenter at her kitchen door and
she took him out to the shop to the
alley door and showed him blood on
the snow and said she was afraid
James-Mr. Carpenter-was mur
dered. Jim said he should take no
account of the blood there as he
had taken barrel Of feathers out Of
that door on Monday nj raing.
Fanny Rouse, swor.., tat she had
conversation with Mrs Carpenter
on Monday evening, in her Fanny
Rouse s-store, and she asked when
tho Donohue's went away, and 1 said
on Saturday about 3 o'clock, and
they returned on Monday about 2
O'Clock, son told me Mr. Car
penter was going over last evening
to see Will Donohus about buying
some eggs,-I told her Mr.. Carpenter
had not been there She said when
on his way to your place some ruff
fl .ns must have mot him, knocked
him down, cut his throat robbed him
and hauled hin to the creek. He
had a gold watch, some money.
There was asled found and supposed
he had been hauled to the creek.
The sled h,d been found the next
day tie to a locust tree near the
church. They didn't get all his mon
ey for he has some in bank. What
he had on his person will amount to
about two hundred dollars. He
made a will about two weeks ago all
in our favor. 1 sent my son over to
see You early on Monday morning.
L am now around bunting Mr.. Car.
penter. She was certain Mr.. Car
peLter was murdered. This conver
sation took place between 4 and S
o'clock on Monday evening.
Samuel Lapp sworn After the Dis
trict Attorney informed he wanted
the clothes James had on. Iaccomp
panied him up stairs he got down a
pair of pants, pulled off his coat and
vest, stood up at the stand in the
other room. He said Sheriff Lspp
l will just go over in the other room.
He then had his shoes off, all but his
pants, went with him, he said Il
don't know what I did with tho.e
pants. He then moved around from
the outer room into the room which
he called his own. There, saw his
pants lying on the stand and 1 said
Jimmie here are your pants, and
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