The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-01

and Detective Charles Silverberg.
There was blood on the floor and cellar
steps.
TESTIMONY NOT SHAKEN.
The witness was s-examined by
Mr.. Thayer, but his testimony could
not be shaken He was on the stand
at the noon recess and again for
short time after dinner.
He was followed by Mrs. Kate Fet-
terholf one of the two boarders who
were in the Wescott house on the
night of the crime. She testified that
Mrs. Wescott came upstairs with her
throat cut and blood streaming from
the wound. MY throat is cut. I'm
murdered. George Van Horn did it,"
"Who did it?' the witness asked her
George Van Horn" reiterated Mrs.
Wescott
The defense tried to have the testi-
mony of the Gehrens boy and Mrs
Fetterholf bearing on the accusations
Of Mrs. Wescott stricken out on the
ground that the time of their utterance
was too remote from the commission
of the deed to be materially connected
with IT, Mrs. Wescott, they held, could
have planned in the interim to place
the crime on George Van Horn to In
jure Van Horn, If, as the common
wealth contended, they were enemies;
and protect some one else-herself, for
instance, if it was case of suicide.
Court could not see the matter in this
light.
Special officer George Wickenhoffer,
of $50 Franklin avenue, testified that
he was sitting on his porch on the even
ing of the crime and saw Mrs Wescott
and Mrs. Fetterolf come out on the
porch of the Wescott house, across the
way. They appeared to be in great
excitement and this prompted the wit
ness to watch them. Mr.. Brimble and
Heiter. two neighbors, were next noticed
talking eXcitedly to the two women
and as it was evident there was some
thing wrong, witness fastened across
the street to ascertain what the trouble
was.
Mrs. Wcscott saw him coming anc
when he approached she said: Fol
Gods sake. Mr.. Wickenhoffer, go get
| a doctor: I've been murdered" Bloec
| was streaming between her fingers
which were clutched about her throat
! and the front of her dress was literally
covered with blood
who did it?" asked Mr.. Brimble.
He did," answered Mrs. Wescott.
"Who is he?" queried Mr.. Brimble.
George Van Horn" said Mrs. Yves
colt.
"Who?" again asked Mr.. Brimble
George Van Horn" repeated Mrs
| WescOtt.
BLOOD CHOKED HER.
Then Mrs. Wescott started evidentl,
to tell the story of how it happened
but she only got as far as, Il wen
down for potatoes into the cellar,
when her throat seemed to fill up will
blood and she only gurgled something
unintelligibe.
Some went for physicians. and Others
witness among them, started to Loo
for Van Horn. After securing tn
neighborhOod for about an hour, tn
witness returned, changed his slipper
for shoes and made a more extende
search going with Detective Moir I
Hyde Park. where Van Horn had sew
eral 'hang-outs,"
Witness made an examination of tn
cellar that night and found blood o
the floor and all the cellar steps. Th
imprint of a razor blade was found il
the hard clay of the cellar floor, haV
ing apparently been made by some on
stepping on the razor and forcing
into the ground.
An examination of the yard Shove
a footprint in the ashes which file
barrel sitting alongside the fenc
and evidences that the foot whic
stepped in the ashes had been plante
afterwards on the top of the fence.
I The witness then went on to tell hoy
he and Mr.. Brin bic, Harry Wescot
son of the deceased (himself now dc
ceased), and some one other drove u
across the mountains to Glenburl
hoping to overtake Van Horn in tina
direction, which it was thought prof.
able he would take. as he had man
friends in that region.
Mr.. Wedeman objected to the test
mony on the grounds that It was i'm
material to the case to know what cal
riage rides the witness and his friend
had taken, and quoted authorities I
support his contention.
Judge Archibald overruled the objeC
ton, but indicated that it would NJ
be admissible to continue that kind {
testimony to any great extent.
WAS SKULKING ABOUT.
On INSTRUMENTATION, Mr.. Thayt
unwittingly brought out the damagin
testimony that the witness had see
Van Horn skulking about the neighbol
hood of Mrs. Wescott's house almo!
nightly for six weeks before the xii
ing. He lodged from tree-box to tire,
box and hid behind corners, and acte
in every way like one lying in wait.
. Alderman John I. Howe, of the SeN
enteenth ward, produced his crimin
docket and told of the hearing of Va
: Horn on July 22. 1Sf on the chars
of stealing $l5 from Mrs. Wescott
l room. the incident which is general
|; understood embittered Van HoI
. against Mrs. WescOtt. In the aide
: mans presence Van Horn said: II wi
get even with you for this" The cai
: was settled by Van Horn giving Mr.
p Wescott judgment note.
on cross-eXamination the alderma