The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-24
Evidence Going 70 Show That There was
Perjury on Both Sides in .hs
Roddy Gaze.


At hearing held in johnstown last
"Wednesday and Thursday for tho pur-
pose of taking testimony iE the case OF
the ROddy brothers. convicted or the
murder of David Berkey, to be used this
week when their application for new
trial will be heard 10y Judge LongenecIs-
cr. it WAS developed that the witness
Herdrnan. who testified for ths Com
monweaith, was nci tho only witness
who is alleged 10 have sworn falsely.
James Marshall, time keeper for the
locomotive department Of the Cambria
Iron Co., testified that William Cooper,
conduetor-w ho on the trial Of the case at
December term of Court, testified that
Jim Roddy had visited his house on the
| night preceding the Berkey robbery and
again on the following morning, when he
| accompanied him To the Cambria Iron
Company's mill for the purpose of secur-
| ing work-was on night turn during the
| first week in June last. Mr.. Marshall's
testimony was corroborated by two other
witnesses. The testimony of these wit
nesses tends not only 10 shatter the evil
dence given by Cooper, but the evidence
given 10y Cooper's wife and daughter as
well, who said that James Roddy had
| called at their home i'm Morrellville on
the night of June 2d, and again on the
morning of June 81.
Thomas Reynolds, of l.. NJ. VOLTS
store, testified that Mr. Wolf had never
issued any imitation Of Confederate mon
ey as advertisements. 1t will DO remem-
bered that James Roddy testified that the
alleged Confederate note which he had
destroyed at the home Of the .Naugles in
Morrellville, on the morning following
the robbery, was an advertisement Of
VOLTS.
Fred Naugle testified that in May last
he was invited 10y the Roddy boys and
Richard Jackson 70 60 to Paint township
to fish and that about "a week before the
Berkey outrage James Roddy asked him
10 go to Somerset county TO help rob an
old man. Naugle denied that he had told
parties that he believed the Roddy boys
to be innocent.
Savilla Johns, aged Is, testified that
some time after the Berkey robbery,
told her in the presence OF Matte Nan
gle, that she knew her brothers wOnld he
found guilty for they were oat all night
Of Jane 81, and that they went 10 bed ut
an early hour on the morning following.
Her story was cOrrohOrated by Mat
tie Saugle, daughter of Fred Naugle.
Charles II. Hahn produced a ticket
showing that the second annual picnic
OF the Stewart Cadets, Of Morrellville,
was held on June 22l. This evidence
was offered for the purpose OF contradict
ing the testimony of Lewis Barkhammer,
Who testified at December term o. court
that he worked with John Roddy in
Hilrs coal mine from ESQ o'clock in the
morning until some time in the aner-
noon on June 81, in order % ''ge; an ear
~ quit to attend the Cadets picnic,
and remembered the date SO well on that
account.
Rev. Elizabeth Trabert testified that
she had conducted services in Clark's
Rescue Mission at Morrc!iyiIie on sun
day. May 18th. and not after that date.
Marcus Shrecengosi, on behalf Of the
accused, testified at December court, that
he and James Roddy attended services AT
Clark's Mission on May 2slh, and that
Rev. Miss Trabert preached. The Com
monwealth have shown the Roddy boys
in Paint township the latter part OF May.
c. T.. Chappie, d. j. Snayely, John W.
TITLE and George @. Palmer all swore
that Robert Herdman Was with them at
Gettysburg from the - to the 5th ofJune.
W. =. Cooper publishes card ia the
Johnstown Tribune, Of Saturday, in
which he says that be Is In no way con-
nected with the Roddy ease.
1t is alleged that there are two con. uct-
ors by the name OF Cooper-William and
". Scott-employed by The Cambria Iron