The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-23

drinking places in Morrellville; met
Richard Jackson, Benny Leonard, John
Felix and Harvey Bagley; the two last
named walked home with us; reached
home between and $50 p. NJ; after sup
per John and went TO Charley Arnold's,
who is brother-in-law Henry Fite,
Charley Arnold, father and my sister
were there saw Mrs. Green, Mrs. Dick
son and Mrs. Overdorf on their porches
] stopped at VIM. Cooper's On the way
down, he had promised to get me work
went home about 1890; breakiasted
about O'Clock next morning and went
10 COoDer's went to the mill with him
/ and stayed until about Q A. NJ; in the after
noon went to Nangle's (witness admitted
| tearing up note in the presence of Mr..
and Mrs. Naugle, said it was an adver-
tisement of Wolf. the clothing dealer, be-
ing unable to read could not tell what
was printed on the note; was fooiing
when he said he might be arrested for
carrying counterfeit money! never wore
a brown hat in my life had a red hand
| kerchief in my pocket when / was ar
rested Ike Harris took il and have not
seen il since never owned a revolver
| when the officers took me 10 Berkey's
| they masked me with a red handkerchief
and put Harris hat on on me ; handker-
! chief was like the one shown in court.
ON cross examination witness denied
| that he had ever been in Paint township;
on the 26th, 9th and 2sth Of May was at
home sick, was not confined To the house
but was not able to work was at the
| Rescue Mission, i'm MOrrellviIle on the
/ evening of the 18th; never saw any Of
/ the witnesses who testified that they had
seen me on the road between Geistown
and Berkey's ; never knew RObt Herd
man, the witness who claimed 10 have
/ known me for Is years heard of the Ber-
key robbery on Thursday had nothing
at all to do with it. The witness was on
the stand for an hour and counsel for the
Commonwealth tangled him up once or
twice, on unimpOrtant matters, but were
unable TO secure any damaging admis-
sions from him.
John Roddy was the next witness
sworn, and like all Of the witnesses who
followed him at this session qualified by
raising his hand. Witness said the first
time he was ever in Paint township was
when the officers took him there had
nothing to do with the Berkey robbery
when the officers took me To Berkey's the
old man didn't recognize me afterwards
they pat a mask on my face and fathers
hat on INV head when the old man said
looked like one of the men never wore
the hat shown in court on June 2d was
digging coal for Robert Hill. Witness
cOrroborated his brothers testimony in
regard to their movements on the even
ing Of June I'd and the day following.
on crOss-examination he was unable 10
say positively that he was working for
Hill on the Sd of June, and admitted that
he had told Mrs. Lohr that the horses
had been fed before the robbery claimed
that he had heard so ; heard OF his broth
er's arrest while he was in Jenner town
ship heard that officers were after him
went home and was arrested Sunday
night.
Porter Miller. a sewing machine agent, |
OF Johnstown, testified that he had met
noon on the ID of June and on cross-ex-
animation admitted that he had tried to
borrow money from Berkey about year
before.
Murray Peden testified that he had
played cards with defendants at Williams
cigar store, on the afternoon of June 81.
and later went to Horne's cigar store
with defendants defendants started
towards home between 3 and o'clock.
George Carpenter, Johnstown hotel
keeper, testified to having seen John
ROddy and another man at the stone
bridge about o'clock on the afternoon of
June 2d.
Mrs. Lydia Dixon, whose husband
works in the Steel Mill. testified that her
husband did not work on June 2d she
accompanied him to JohnstOwn saw the
Roddy boys in front OF tho Company
store saw them again ahout o'clock in
Cambria City. Witness fixed the date
by charges in her store book.
John Felix, who lives close to the Rod
dys, testified that on June 2d ne walked
with the defendants and Richard Jackson
home Of defendants John Roddy was at
my house on Memorial day am not re-
lated 10 defendants was with James
Roddy at the Rescue Mission on We'd
nesday night before. Witness fixed date
because the Golden Eagles met on that
night.
John Soliday, who lives close to the
7 81 L.. Hal IL
and James Roddy. Harvey Bagley and
John Felix pass his house about GI5
O'Clock on the evening of June Il. Wit
ness fixed the date because it was the
| first day he fired boiler in the Cambria
/ Iron Company Mill. (Relief papers OF
witness fixing date offered in evidence
John Gates. William Cooper, Chas. Ar
mold, MIS-. Sadie Arnold, Henry Fti,
/ Mrs. Ella Oyerdorf, Minnie Roddy, Mo.
ris Roddy, Harry Hoffman, Mrs. Mary
/ Roddy, Edward C. Bengell, Richard
jackson (who is charged with participa-
zion in the Berkey robbery, Mrs. Jack
son, Mrs. Jemima Blough, Mrs. Rachel
/ Potter, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Williams
and Andrew J. Leonard, all Of whom
I AANN III lAAN "a lNtA4sls At~tiAAEh
that the Roddy boys were ut home on the
night of June ii, and on the 2Sth day OF
| May.
Probably the best witness for the de-
| fense was the last one called, Mr. Robert
/ Hill. Mr.. Hill testified that John Rod
/ dy worked for him in his coal mine, To-
Gated in the borough of Morrellville, ON
! May 9th and 2ssh, and on June Sd, the
day following the Berkey robbery.
I WITNESS produced his time book show
ing the entries of John Roddy's work,
which was admitted in evidence
The Commonwealth will offer rebuttal
testimony this morning, but it will have
70 be very strong if it is to upset the alibi
established by the defense. The prevail
/ ing opinion among the legal profession
last night was that the jury would acquit
I the three defendants.
Notice OF Dedication
On short notice we are privileged to in
/ form the readers of the HERALD that the
newly-erected churches at Husband and
\ Lichty's will he dedicated on January Sd.