Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-01-20
J. v. RETTEEBURY,
wATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
DUSHORE, PA.
ROsenweig and Blank Both Found
Guilty Of Murder In the
First Degree.

Rosenweig and Blank Both Found
Guilty Of Murder in the
First Degree.
On Monday afternoon Of last
week, Isaac Rosenweig and Harris
Blank were brought before the Wy
oming county courts to answer fol
the murder of Jacob Marks, which
occurred on Dutch Mountain, Wy
oming county, on the 18th day Of
March 1892. When arranged both
prisoners plead not guilty. The
cases we're tried separately. Rosen.
sweig's came first and was COM
pleted on Thursday, when the jury
found him guilty in the first degree.
Harris Blank was then brought
into the court room and a new jury
selected and on Saturday he met
the same fate.
Following is a part of the evidence
in the case which we take from the
Tunkhannock Republican.
District Attorney James Z. Frear
opened the case before the jury,
giving brief history of 1t, and
plainly stating just what the Com.
,nonwealth expected to prove.
The first witness sworn was Louis
Marks, of Towanda, brother OF the
murdered man. He testified that
his brother left Towanda early il,
March to make trip to Wyoming
county, intending to return to that
place at Hebrew Passover, about
the 7th or 9Th Of April. He did
not come. On the 10th of April l
started to look him up; was ae-
companied by Louis Stein and De-
tective Holland at Louis Rosen-
grants we heard of him; there
were two peddlers with him we
went till we found the body we
found vacant house and barn
] went through the barn, which
is off the road; the last place
] came to l saw blanket; raising it
up l found the body of my brother;
/ called Louis Stein, my brotheri in
law; the body was in a box; after
this we went to the house of Oscar
Barnes, who directed us to go to
the Sullivan county coroner, as the
body was found in that county; we
got a justice of the peace and q
doctor; recognized the body by the
pants and face. which was badly
eaten by the rats; DR.. Hermann
made and examination before the
coroner, he found a bullet wound
behind the left ear, ana took the
bullet out of the top Of the head;
there was also hole in front and
back, where bullet had passed
through the body, there WAS blood
IN tie black. and on the coat and
tsst; ws tooL the body TO Iowanda
ia the clothing it was found in; re-
moved clothing from body at To-
wanda on April 10th; it looked as
though the box had been found in
the barn and the body placed in it;
there was blanket In bottom Of
box, and quilt thrown over the body;
there was no bottom in the box;
it was left at the barn; went from
Dutch mountain to the barn; were
on our way to Lopez; stayed at
Hunsinger's Sunday night; last saw
my brother on the 7th of March,
and it was the 18th Of April when 1
next saw him.
Frank Rosengrant, sworn.-Live
in Forkston; knew Jakey Marks
and knew his rig; saw defendant
there in March: saw him before, he
aud another peddler; saw them
March 18th going up Dutch noun
lain, about mile above Foote'S;
saw Jaley Marks; he was behind
his rig; 1 was coming out of coal
bed; they were behind both rigs; /
talked with Marks; ] was about a
half hour later when / heard shots
fred; il was in the afternoon; John
Headsall, Grant Thompson and my :
self were with my brother when we
heard the shots fired. This occur
renee was first called to my attep-
tion by Louis Marks, who came
Rlong in April, asking for his broth