Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-03-25

arm. Hohne struck my gun across
the front wagon wheel and broke it.
Fifty two shot struck me. They
trouble me considerably.
On cross examination he said:
came from Austria to California
and from there here. Hohne was
about twenty steps from me when
he shot. He was standing alongside
the wagon.
DR.. Howard, of Laokawaxen, tes-
titled to visiting zelsieh and finding
him shot. removed two shot some
days after. l considered his symp-
toms rather serious. Danger of
blood poisoning
Richard Deitz came along that
morning and heard some one call his
name, and saw Zekich lying near
the stable door. He put him on his
blackboard and took him home. On
cross examination Deitz said this
was incorrect and that he
was mistaken about taking Vido
home. On the contrary he left him
lying and went to Henry Dewitt $
and when he got back found him
lying on the sofa at his home.
Antoni Polluski had a conversa-
tion in July with Gustav Hohne and
told him if he had any trouble with
his neighbor to arrest him. He said
no, that costs too much. I'll fix
him.
James Holden had a conversation
in June with Arthur Hohne, who
said Deitz and a Polander had driven
his fathers cows in creek in the
mud and if they done so again and
he caught them he would shoot
them.
Frank Kelly made the arrest of the
Holmes and took the gun from them
which was loaded, and extracted
the shells.
G. p. Mott testified that the shot
offered in evidence and those in the
shells were number 6.
The defendants opened their case
by calling Arthur, who told the
story of the shooting of Sept. n as
follows: On that moring 1 was cut
ting brush and heard COW bell.
went up to Vido's buckwheat field
and saw four of our COWS in it. He
came very soon with gun and four
dogs and he called me names and
poked me in the back with his gun
and said why don't you tie up the
COWS? l called to my father to GET
the gun and ran to meet him, and
met him coming with the two guns.
We then went after the COWS to
Vido's place and saw him, and he
called us names. We then started
away, and 1 saw him go toward the
wagon to get his gun. l called tc
my father and he turned and shot al
Vido. 1 then ran up, got his gun
threw out the shells, and smashed
it across the wagon wheel. We
then went home without getting the
COWS.
Gustav Hohne, one of the defend
ants, said on the morning of Sept
27 he was home plowing and his
son Arthur went after the cows OF
the hill and he heard him call, Papa
gun. Went to the house and go
our two guns and went to meet him
We then went out to the turnpike
and up TO the Polander's barn an(
saw him standing in the door and
asked him why he poked my boy
with his gun. He said get off here
1 said we have as much right here
on the road as you have in you
barn door. We then turned to q
away and my boy called, papa, papa
the Polander's got his gun. I theI
turned and fired at him. My boz
asked me to hold his gun. and HI
went up and got the Polander's gun
and broke it over the wheel. w,
then went home. Did not see tn,
COWS when we went to the barr
they were not in the field.
shot Vido because 1 thought if
did not shoot he would. When tn
boy broke the gun he said it woul,
cost us S25.
Vido Zekich being recalled said ol
the morning in question he did no
see Arthur Hohne before the shoot
ing, only saw the COWS, and did no
have his gun out OF the house.
The jury found verdict in forr
as follows "The said Gustav Holm
guilty agreeable to the third form
in the indictment and his son, Al
thur Hohne, not guilty" " The thir
count is for discharging a gun.
Commonwealth VS.. Frank Kelly
indictment. Refusal to pay owe
moneys collected continued.
The Collectors who gave bond
are:
Dingman, John p. Wainwright