Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-12
bed JAeeLR MuRDER IRIAL
tcon.lnusd Trom Tlra. 80

paper Wauuing. Jaeger cut some
wads and put them In the cupboard
Later Jaeger said, "sam, your wife
and my wife are gone and il we knew
where we could go out and knock
some one over for two or three
hundred dollars it would be nice.
/ asked II he would murder for that
and he replied "No, but / might
for a bigger sum. The cross ex-
animation confused the witness and |
he made some contradicting state
ments. he admitted that he told
prisoners counsel a different story
and gave as a reason that he had
since been advised TO tell all h,
knew. Said that he had previousl,
stated that the shells were waddea
with white paper.
Percy Bartle, a boy who workeo
for Jaeger last fall and for four days
after the shooting, said prisoners
wife and family were absent til
night Of the occurance. Said jag
gers had a single and double barrel
shotgun and that George JaRgers
stayed with his brother Joseph the
night Of October s8rd.
Joseph q Thompson, a constable,
was with Sheriff Address when he
arrested Jaeger, and heard him say
TO his wife, 'If you had been home
this thing would not have hap
pened." Jaeger feared lynching
Witness identified a box of shells
and had three empty ones he found
in Jsgger's house. Found buckshot
in George Jagger's house aud a gun
standing behind a bed in Joseph
Jagger's house.
Levi Howell had bought ground
hog skins Of prisoner last September,
Five were offered in evidence. When
tanning the skins some buokshot
fell out Of them.
Sheriff Address testified to remark
made by Jaeger when arrested as
above. Said Jaeger was nervous
and feared lynching. Said Jaeger
remarked as reason why his brother
had not visited him in Jail that they
might shove him in Jail too and
that they had nothing TO shove
him, jaeger, in Jail for.
DR.. John Kelly said he had trained
dogs and owned several breeds. Had
now two great Danes. Objection
was made by the defense aud the
question of the admissibility Of
evidence showing dogs tracking
men was argued by Mr.. Hood foi
the state who cited cases in Ken.
tuckey, Alabama and Texas.
Theo. Simonson, for the defense
contended that there was no pre-
cedent in New Jersey for admitting
such evidence, that circumstances
in the South were vastly different
that these dogs were not traineJ
blood hounds, but Danes, that wheT
dogs were used in the South they
were put on fresh trails, while il
this case there was a delay of sever
al bours. The court excluded th'
offer as Incompetent.
Sheriff Address was recalled Il
give testimony as to Jagger's at
tempt to commit suicide. The ques
tion was argued by both sides, thu
prosecution claiming that inference
might be drawn the same as from
attempts to escape. The defens
argued there was no law for sucl
evidence and that other motives
such as nervousness from long con
finement, excitement in view of I
trial, desertion by friends, Nigh
prompt the deed. The objection
!. was overruled aud the evidenc
admitted.
i. The Sheriff said at 415 he heard
I. knocking, went TO the Jail, foun'
Jaeger bloody and that he fell in
corner of his cell. Cuts were Of
. right side Of throat and both wrists
Julius Beiser said, while sleepinl
. in q cell adjoining Jagger's, hear,
him groaning. asked the cause an,
Jaeger said he had cut himself wit
a case knife. Said Jaeger ha'
asked him 20 procure laudanum an'
also asked for a revolver.
Ira Stoll on his way home iron
Laytons the night Of the crime say
Jaeger on tho stoop of his hous
4 about 8. 80. and that Jaeger mistool
him for Moses Gumaer and aske
I, for his mail Told Jaeger of th
! shooting and he asked witness to g
with him to Bevans house h
refused and Jaeger asked him to tel
Lifts 20 come and go.
Miss Fannie Gumaer passer Jag
+ gers house in q carriage about 5.4
in the afternoon of the day an
: saw Jaeger in his yard.
y ~. Rlsenorans was in the iai
= the day his sister called on Jaeger
. He asked after his family and sal
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