The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-17
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mere fact that he was there drinking
does not say that he is the perpretra-
tor of this crime. We will show to
you how the iron bar with which Nc
Andrews is supposed 10 have been
struck reached the scene. We will
show that it was picked up near the
Centralia water works by little boy
and carried to the scene of the crime.
We will show that two or three days
previous to the commission Of the
crime Levan borrowed from friend
$as, among which was a Sac gold
certificate. We will also show and
by evidence that cannot be disputed
that McAndrews was found lying in a
mass OF stones, some Of which and
one in particular and against which
his head rested, was jagged stone.
We, will show to you how easily his
death could have been accidental.
And further than this we will prove
to you that before his death James
McAndrews on being asked "Who
struck youl' answered "No one," and
that when asked, "Were you struck
down or hit2" he answered, "No l
was not struck down at all" In con-
Guiding, Mr.. Rhawn stated, "Every
point will be freely answered"
The first witness for the defense
was Franklin Kostenborder, a black
smith at Aristes. He was shown the
iron but could not recognize 1t. To
the best Of his knowledge it had never
been at his shop. A short time before
March 3oth he had sold off all the
iron about the place, and SAID that if
the iron had been there he certainly
would have seen it.
Judge Herring conducted a care
ful and searching cross examination
and succeeding in getting from the
witness the admission that there was
considerable scrap iron about the
shop, and that he had made no in.
ventory. The iron could possibly have
been there without his seeing it. His
evidence was considerably shaken.
He had known Levan since boyhood,
they were school boys together, and
warm personal friends.
The next witness was Edward
Hoffman. He testified to having
been going from Aristes to Centralia,
when he met some boys. One ofthem
was carrying piece of iron which he
said he had picked up near a spring,
some little distance from the road.
The boy handed 1t to him at the same
time remarkIng that there was blood
upon it. They had reached the point
in the road where the blood was
found, when his attention was attract
ed by something else and the iron
dropped from his hand. Whether or
not the iron fell 10 the blood he
couldn't say, but if it didn't it was
close to it. There was no blood upon
it, he said when the boy handed it to
him. The boy was of weak mind
and made the remark because he
didn't know any better.
Judge Herring conducted the
cross-examlnation, which was mos,
rigid. "Who were the boys" demand
ed Mr.. Herring3" They were John
Knittle, Ralph Fetterman, Ad. Levar
and another boy whose name l cam
recall just now" "What are theil
ages? "Knittle is about II, Fetter
man is about I6, and Levan is about
H." "How far away from the boys
were you when the iron was pickec
up?" 81 don't know exactly, abou
200 yards l suppose" "This was a
what time?" "Between four anc
five o'clock in the afternoon" What
boy picked up the iron ?" "Youne
Lester Kostenbauder." "You dldn'
mention his name before, did your
"No sir, forgot about him." "Wha
were the boys dong when you frs
saw them ?" "They were playn,
dice; when they stopped playing
saw the boy pick up the iron. II
walked along swinging it until h
came up and gave 1t to me-" "Yo
say the boy is of weak mind
eyes Sir.
| Ralph Fetterman of Arstes, on
of the boys who found the iron testi
fed to having met Hoffman on th
road. They had been at Ashlah
witnessing a parade and had stoppe
there on their way home. He recol
nized the piece of iron as the on
young Kostenbauder had picked W
Kostenbauder, he said carried it I
the place where McAndrews W.
found, when he spoke of the ru
resembling blood. He handed it I
| Hoffman who examined IL and col