Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-15
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THE VERDICT RENDERED Il
YANlJEY MURDER TRIAL.
1 TRAGEDY ENDS FROM RRIS0N Gel
TO MARRIAGE ALTAR.
Alter Lons Trial Attracting Avch In
| terest Frank Yanney IS Acquitted
i When Liberated Marrfes Woman Con
i nected With Cause Of Tragedy.
The case Of Common wealth vs.
Frank Yanney who was indicted fol
the murder of Jacob Epler was call.
ed for trial in the Court of Oyer anG
Terminer on Monday afternoon the
IL inst. The defendant was arraing.
ed, and the Indictment read to him
BY w. Howard Hill, the district at
torney, charging Frank Yanney
with murder Ia the first degree, to
which he firmly plead "not guilty. =
The Court then directed ajury to
be empanelled. Jurors were called
and examined and challenges made,
some for cause, and some peremtori-
lal. The whole afterii0On was com
summed without completing tht pam
el and the court adjourned until
morning. On Tuesday morning ju-
rors were called and examined until
the whole panel of sixty was ex-
hausted. The Court then directed
that venire should issue to the
Sheriff to summon ten talesman, and
the selection Of jurors was completed
at 1880 O'Clock.
The district attorney then opened
the case. Alphonsus Walsh and ID.
G. Dewitt assisted the District At
torney in the taial. e. j. Mullen
Esq. appeared for the defendant
The jurors were Monroe Bennett,
Fred Anderson, Albert Meyers, Ar
dell Day, Jacob J. Young, Harry
Miller, Joseph Traugh, Norman
Brink, Lewis Cowell, Harvey Fles-
Ter, Joseph f. Little and Albert |
Rider.
The first witness called for tha
was Rush McHenry, the
Coroner who held the inquest on the
)ody of Jacob Epler. He testified
hat a bullet was found in the body
If Jacob Epler which he produced
md it was exhibited to the jury.
rhe witness stated that it was the
)ullet that caused the death of JAG
ID Epler. The bullet entered the
body above the left hip. The per-
son who fred the shot could not
nave been facing the injured man: it
was diagonal shot. The bullet was
slightly flattened by striking the
pack bone The victim was a strong
we'll developed man.
Ira Cott was the next witness. He
.estitied that he held the position of
and arrested Frank Yam
ley. He was found in DR.. Herr
manns' back Office. Yanney gave
me revolver; one chamber wa,
empty, the rest loaded. Witness
had heard shots fred before he was
,alled. Witness exhibited the re-
volver which he got from the pris-
Dner. Yanney had no coat on;
found the coat in DIR. Herrmann's
)ffice. 1t was on Sunday, l took
the prisoner to Jail that night. Pris-
,ner said he was sorry it was Jake
who was shot, said he was on friend
" terms with Jake; said that it was
Jake's brother that he intended to
shoot.
On cross examination witness sta
ed that he made the arrest of Frank
without warrant, and took
lim up to Squire Bohn's. / had
'een Jake Epler in the Office of DR..
he was living but in great
pain. The Doctor said he could not
i've. Mrs. Epler was suffering from
/ wound at the same time. Yanney
'aid he never had any trouble with
lake Epler.
Freeman Thrasher was called and
:estified that he stood on the walk
ind saw Frank Yanney pull off his
;oat, another man did the same and
Frank Yanney fired shot. saw a
nan was shot; it was Epler. A
said, Frank you have shot
he. Yanney was about so feet from
he station. There was a crowd;
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