Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-08-21
ELMER WEATHERHOLTz.

I
with vr. He said that he was going
boye. He told mo that he had been
away Working aud his vi had been
laying around with Mr.. Williams, w-g
around To nay il as be did, he ala net
intend to put up With it any longer
before he would he would kill her and
il he killed her he would kill both. ]
Rrst told NY father, Paul Funkbouser'
sarnuel P. Moore-I live in Rocking
ham. work at Lydis Gar bers in shon
Co., about miles from where Elmer
Wsstherholtz lived. have known DIN
from childhood, went to school with him.
q, the I'd day of last Jan | WAS at home
till4p. III. went TO &is. Lydia CARRIERS
70 he ready to 20 to work on Monday
morning. saw him on Sunday after
noon. Feb ID, near Wuuders lnm9er
shed. lie was walking from tho she'd
He turned his face toward me, then turl .
sd his back and walked away from me.
M rot know neither be knew me. l an
pos,tiye that it was Elmer Weatherholt7'
II WAS a little over two uiles from the
nlaoe where the murder took place. 1t
was ground hog day.
Roberta Wea'herholtz-l am a sister OF
Elmer W,atherholtz Nc Ben, Coffoan
married nv sister. | was over St MT
Ben Ccffmaus the day before Minnie
Weatherholiz was killed, He came INTO
Mr. Ben. Coffnau's and took the gnn,
II was 70 O'Clock, went over to keep
he children wonld not know the G9r :
Peter Ms, xsminef- Testified
that 1t was eGsy to get down, that the
broken board WINS laying in tie rack
that on Saturday after be found shot
gun 1t was 10 an opening in the hole l
tbnnght twas stick at first, tried to
null it out. it was fast, it was lying with
the bIeech end against a sleeper aud
the other end mashed into the hay. that
if person should 90 through the hole,
thew could get back, that after he heard
the report, he fonnd the barn door pushed
ont that be identified the gun. ga We
it to MY son-in-lsw, Isaa, NJ. Nef.
Joseph ", Myers was il the balm on
Feb. 4th | saw some one fall through.
1t was Isaac Getz.
Charles Zirkle-I know the barn OF
Peter Myer.. Twas there Sunday alter
Feb. Alb. went mp that shoot In about
one-balf minute. | saw another gen.
tisman go up in about the same time.
BENJAMIN Coffmar-testified that be
lives near Moore's store was at fathers
about II o'clock same day, was not at my
home then, that he owned a gun FEB
3rd, had it in his house, l kept il above
tho door in a rack. When | returned
home it vas not at home. That 1t WAS
Zulu gun thSt he owned on Feb. 3Td
don't know whether it was home that
morning: that it has rot been in my
house. That he didn't know whether 1t
was bis gun, that he married sister OF
Elmer Weatherboltz. l did not pat any
mark on it. (The witness showed that
he was an unwilling witness). In answer
70 ouestiop. was there any mark on that
gun tina you kuewi | never examh ed II
and can't tell whether it tbs or faint. That
there was q marx On my gun, the mark
was on the lock it was on the inside, there
isa mark on the cylinder, | couldn't
say whether 1t is or not the gun owned
on Feb. 3rd, will not say it is not. |
saw ono of this kind in my neghbor-
hood.
Wm. LlOyd-testified that he lives one
mile above Moore's Store. That this is
the gun that he owned, that be fully
identif ID II; that be sold 1t 10 VIM.
Niller.
VIM. Miller-testised that be recognized
the guu. that be owned the gur; flat be
sold it to Mr.. Ben. Cofiman,
David Will owned that Zulu gun |
bought it from a brother of Ben. Goldman
% winter OF 81 & 2.
Jos. W. My ers--lest fed that he got the
gun from I7ssc n #, aud placed IN the
hands Of Common weslths Attorney.
Charles AndricL-testified that Joe.
Myers gave him this gun on Feb. sth and
authorized him to hold it
j H. Williams testifed-That 10 lives
this clnnty and wa' J. P. in Nov.
and Dec '96 aud Jan SO aud still holds
that position. that he knew Elmer Wealth
erholtz and Minnie WeatherbOlts. lu
Nov. 1896. he said that he would see her
Later or there wOu be day later CON-
ng and she would be sorry for this She
said nothing to call forth that r'mark'
She had been there to testify Tor the Con-
mon wealth against him.
Barbara Strawdernan teAti6td-Thai
she lives at Matthias, ibat,be knew Elmel
eatherhOltz; that she saw hlm wees
before sic beard bis wife WAS kill~d
that he made no statement BIS to killing
his wife; that be said be liked Min, tina
he'd be darned if he didn't, that he sai'
that she could not dress on bis hard labor
that is all the conversation. He said
something about putting a stop to it, tina
was all.
Cross ExaminatIOn-Yes Minnie wa
my cousin, pal's sisters child. l live ii
MathiastOwn. W. Va.
George Rhodes testihed-That he heard
/ the prisoner make declarations sgalns
bis wife; that he made threats that h
vas gong to kill her unless there was
change, that it was about the last Of Jan
when be was iu Broadway.
Marx Few testifed-That he lives il
Woodstock, knows Elmer Weatherholtz
that he had 4 conversation with him II
the Jail of this county in December, tba
he told him that hun and his wife ba'
parted some time before, that he bad T.
20 to W Va that he accused his fathe
Of being too intimate with bis wife an,
Al.