Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-02-12
HELD UNDER
S4OO BAIL

Jesse Cashner and William and
Elmer Roam, who were arrested Sun
day charged with breaking into the
creamery Of Cooper and Savidge. az
Washingtonville,w were arraigned before
Justice-o -thePeace Oglesby in thi,
city Monday afternoon. Each of the
defendants was held for trial at court.
The burglary had aroused great
deal of interest and the Justices
office was crowded, while a number Of
others curious to hear the testimony
were unable to gain admittancc.
The hearing was fixed for 3 O'Clock
but it was some time later, before the
accused men, who were confined ir
Jail, were brought down to the'Squire's
office. The information, which was
sworn to by William Savidge, was read
to the trio and they were asked to
plead guilty or not guilty.
Jesse Cashner repeated the story he
told on Sunday, that he had no know
ledge of how he had gotten into tie
creamery. Il was there he said.
st but | do not know how got there. "
Each of the Roam boys said: Il was
not in the creamery. "
William Savidge, who resides over
the creamery, was the first witness. He
was aroused by the breaking Of glass.
He got up but did not venture down
stairs Immediately. He called vigor-
ously for help. Later he joined in
search of the premises and was present
when Jesse Cashner was found in the
boiler room. He smelt the odor Of
whiskey about Cashner, hut he did
not seem to be drunk. Cashner said
William and Elmer Roam were with
him. Nothing was missed. An at
tempt to break into the creamery was
made just two weeks before which led
the witness to think that the intrud-
ers might have been after money, as
both of these dates were days when
payment is usually made at the hos
pital.
Winfield Gresh, who played a very
prominent part in the raid ON the
burglars was the next witness. He is
81 years of age. He was aroused in
time TO see two men in the act of en-
tering the window. He could make
no Identification, as no part OF the
men were visible TO him but their
heads which rose above the pile of
boxes which they had displaced. He
shot twice into the window after
them. He was present when the base
ment was searched and Jesse Cashner
was found in the boiler room. He
identified Cashner as the man found in
the creamery. He said that the wind
ow through which entrance was effect
ed was effectuatly concealed by pile
of crates against the building. He
himself did not know that there was
swindow there. He had seen Jesse
Cashner and the two Roam boys about
10 80 O'Clock Saturday night "They
seemed all right then.
John Cooper one of the partners,
lives nearly opposite the creamery.
He heard Mr.. Savidge call loudly for
help. He in turn called some other
ueighbors and then dressed. Mean
while Winfield Gresh armed with his
shot gun, was out in the street all
alone. With fifteen or twenty the wit
ness searched the creamery, but gave
up without finding any one. Cashner
was not discovered until little later
when the two partners and a few 9th
ers made second visit to the cream
cry to see if any butter had been stol-
en-. They were much surprised to find
Cashner there and Savidge asked him
what he was doing. Warming up,
was the reply. He was not intoXicat-
ed "to hurt HIM.
Christian Heckendorn was one of
the citizens who was aroused by the
call for help. He heard the report of
Gresh's gun. Later he saw two men
run away from the creamery. He did
not think that Cashner was under the
influence of liquor to such an extent
as to be unaccountable.
Peter Haupt saw Jesse Cashner and
Elmer and William Roam at Yerg's
corner, Washingtonvllle, about mid
night. They were not drunk.
Jacob Springer, who works for Alex
Billmeyer, while returning home from
Washingtonville about midnight met
Jesse Cashner and Elmer and William
Roam on the road they were "cursing
and swearing and had taken their
coats off.
The Justice considered the testi-
mony sufficient to justify holding the
defendants for court and he fixed bail
at S4OO each.