The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-12

the High school Of that city. Lesher
was on his way from Waymart to the
Lake Lodore station on the afternoon
of June rs. He met Hull on the rail-
road track, going towards Waymart.
HUI, taking him for Il Carbonate
physician, exclaimed: For Gods sake.
doctor, take out this tooth" at the
same time exhibiting his jaw, which
was badly swollen and noticcably rcd.
II had a fight with a scab." HUI co1-
tinucd, according to the witness. Tie
called Inc n scab and I knocked him
down, but he hit me on the jaw with
a club"
There was no abrasion on the jaw.
Mr.. Lesl,er explained, as he noticed
after an examination. HUI opened his
mouth. and in the upper left jaw there
was one tooth missing. The spot was
~sore-looking, though no blood was
noticeable.
Hui continued with his story about
the quarrel. ~ Knocked hin down.
he said. and then. pulling out his knife.
he wildly cried. "My God. don't know
whether ! used this knife OF him."
nun Went on with talk about his
mother and his wife. and broke out
again with, My God" referring to his
mother. "she might heal in the morn
ing hat rye been arrested for MUIR
der
The witness explained how he per-
suadcd HUI to come home with him to
Carbondale. Offering to pay his fare.
but Hui said no., that he would go
home in the morning and had money to
pay his fare, pulling 1t out Of his pocket
as proof of the statement.
SHIRT WAS BLOODY.
Hull's collar was d%ilapidated. 1.cshcr
said: his shirt was very bloody. and TO
hide the sight of the blood the witness
buttoned the defendants coat. Hun
showed a temperance pledge TO the
witness. when the latter spoke to him
about SOLDERING up. Hull then went on
towards Waymart. Before his going.
Hun told two different stories about
his light. but how he was injured was
the same in each instance.
The Cross-eXaminatinn by Mr.. Muir
ply was brief. The witness testimony
was regarded as favorable to quite Il
deSie" by the defense. innsinuch as ii
laid the foundation for the stand of
self-defrnse. Certain of the admissions,
coming from So important a witness
for the commonwealth as this one.
mad" it valuable for Hulls side.
The witness saw 10 blood on the nose
of Hull, nor did that organ indicate
that he had been struck there. His
face was badly swollen. that is. his
jaw. and il looked as if the blow that
produced the swelling ann" from a
club. as claimed by HUI. AS TO llull's
condition. Mr.. 1.esher said he couldn't
walk straight; he was nervous and TX
cited, but was not helplcssly drunk.
The knife was shown Mr.. L.esher by
the district attorney and, like the Wit
nesscs before him. he declared that
looks like the knife"
Fred Oglcby, of carbondale. a Della
ware and Hudson fireman. who was at
Lake Lodorc. Jun" 2i. passed Hull on
tn" railroad rack. between Waymart
and where the body was found. about
one hundred yards from the latter
place. The side of his face was swol-
len and it was of IA reddish hue. He
Wore a pair of goggles at the time.
TOOK MEASUREMENTS.
George Ross. reporter on The Wayne
Independent. testified to measurements
h" made of the distance between the
different meeting places between where
the body was found and Waymart sta
lion.
Charles Muylan. William Moylan.
blacksmiths. of Waylnart. and !. II.
Stevens ana his sister. also of Way
mart. We're called to prove that blood
was ON lIull's shirt front after his
leaving S~ch0onover. and that h" vas
not 50 drunk that he did not know
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Witnesses to prove this was that he
came to pay Muylan for repairing his
wheel some time before, and Miss
Stevens for the loan of a bicycle pump.
All of the Witnesses saw Il watch with
Hull and Il roll of bills.
Lieutenant of Police John Davis. Of
the West Scranton precinct. detailed
the arrest of Hull ON the Rodney farm
at Maple Lake. near Moscow. and of
his finding the knife the next day ON
the spot where he arrested the defend
ant: also of having received the watch
and chain from Mrs. Rodney.
Sheriff Armbruster repeated state
ments made to him by Hull on the
day of the preliminary hearing. when
h" was about To be locked in his cell.
He said, 'The worst thing against me
- NV Nilii'' i'"lNI, Nv S'i' II w.
loneed To his brother, Charlie.
In the afternoon. :. RHdin. il Scrau-
ton pawnhroker, identified the chain
in evidence as one attached to n watch
he repaired for Edwin S~choonovcr,
whom he knew for eight years.
Dr. +. l.. Mc,;raW, of scranton, id"n-
titled II receipt found ON the dead body
as one he gave Edwin Schoono>cr.
uuLL'S STATEMENTS.
III" series of statements which Hun
made at various times, beginning viii
his arrest. We're now introduced to be
used for the purposes of ontrudictiOn
Clerk and Secretary Mark *. Edgar,
to Recorder tonn"ll, of scranton, was
the first of these witnesses. The
statements he repeated We're made by
Hun to superintendent of Police Rob-
ling while Hail was in the city hall
station ON July =. Substantially, they
were that Hun was ut Lake l.Odore
on June 20; thai he drank there with
some men; that he and il tail man
went to his aunt's for dinner, who left
him after they ate; hat II man called
him Il Scab and he struck him.: that
he had no watch in Carbonate, nor
chain. nor did he have II chain or give
a chain to N body, Supposed tn"
blo0dstuin on his coat sleeve. he en-
planned, was causcd by mud.
on cross examinations, Nh, Edgar
said he did not know whether the
words he struck him. referred to
him Il Scab
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