Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-06-08
NO 20

b. l.. Diehl, Mahoning township,
was the seventh man accepted.
Leander Kocher, second ward,-
challenged for cause by Common
wealth.
Edward Hallman, fourth ward,-
challenged for cause by defense.
Jere Donovan, Mahoning township,
challenged for cause by Common
wealth.
W. @, Robbins, Liberty township
challenged for cause by defense.
Peter M. Dietrich, Derry township,
was one of the men called. He said he
is not related to the defendant, but
was challenged peremptorily by the
Commonwealth.
Frank Straub, druggist at the State
hospital-challenge for cause by de-
fendant.
Isaac Acor, Anthony township, chal-
longed peremptorily by Common
wealth.
Isaac Rank, second. ward-challeng
ed peremptorily by defendant.
Theodore Doster and George B. ia
cobs, our two townsmen, were called
and accepted in succession, making
the eighth and ninth juror.
Jacob Aten. third ward, -challeng-
ed peremptorily by defense.
Elias Lyon, third ward. -challeng
ed for cause by defense.
James Morrison, Mahoning town.
ship, challenged for cause.
ID. r. Williams, second ward, d,-chal-
lenged for cause by defense.
At II 40 it was announced that panel
was exhausted. 1t was, therefore, di-
rected by the court that talesmen be
summoned Sheriff Maiers, being one
of the witnesses, Judge Evans select
ed Charles Leighow and Emanuel Sid
Ter, as two citizens, to summon tales
men. From that hour until adjourn
ment large number of men were call
ed. At adjournment William Smith of
the second ward, Danville, and Andrew
Kelley, of Liberty township, were add
ed to the list of Jurors accepted rails
ing the number up to eleven. Immedi
ately after noon Hiram @, Sandel of
West Hemlock township, was accepted
which filled the panel.
At 3 p. III. District Attorney @. p.
Gearhart opened for the Common
wealth.
The first witness called was Mrs.
James A. Jones, who related what she
saw when Summoned to Dietrich's ho-
tel after the shooting, in which her
husband was the victim. She found
the latter lying upon bench with the
blood streaming down over his face
from 1t sInarr wound peIow Une eye.
The next witness called was John
Woll, who spent the day and the night
of February 18th up to the hour of the
shooting, with James A. Jones. About
ten O'Clock the two men entered Diet
rich's hotel and were joined by An
drew Rogers. Woll and Jones had two
glasses of beer when Rogers entered,
after which they all three drank. Jones
asked Dietrich to set them up. In com
plying Dietrich requested Rogers to
go behind the bar and act as bar tend
er, Rogers complied and they drank
cider. They then began talking about
Cbpptinn niatriob had q unn N his
hand. He had been drinking and was
in pretty bad shape. The witness turn
ed to drink his cider. and while his
back was turned the pistol was dis
charged. ''Dietrich was fooling around
with the pistol" Woll explained,
how he used to shoot while
in the west Jones was reclining on
a bench, leaning on his right arm with
one foot on the floor. Before the shoot
ing, Jones remarked to Dietrich that
he did not believe he could hit any
thing. There was nothing to show
Dietrich was angry and every one
seemed to be in good humor. Such
thing as Dietrich shooting Jones was
not dreamed of. When Dietrich found
that he had shot the man he said, 81
didn't go to hurt him, no, no; Rogers
go for a doctor" "
Andrew Rogers was next called. 1t
was he who joined Jones and Wol at
Dietrich's hotel on the night of Feb
ruary 18th. After the two former had
a couple of glasses he entered the ho-
tel. "Dietrich came out from behind
the bar" the witness said, "and stood
talking with Jones at one end. Then
Woll said set 'em up. Pete said.
Andy, wait ON us
II went back of the bar and tried it.
They took beer and then they had
them filed up again. Then Dietrich
said, Now drink ON me, and they all
had cider. Then they got to talking
about shooting cattle. Pete had been
out west Jones said, you can't
shoot. Pete then got the pistol out
from under a cloth behind the bar.
He held the pistol on his arm. Jones
was reclining on the bench. All at
once the pistol went off. Pete said:
: shot up in the corner and we all
looked to see where he had shot. Then
Woll said, What's the matter with
Corky he's so quiet. Pete had the
gun on his arm when he came out of
the room and the shooting took place
soon after Pete had been drinking
and was nervous. There was no bad
feeling at all. Pete said he had shot
up in the corner
The witness said the last word utter
ed before the shooting was by Jones,
who said, 81 don't believe that you
can hit anything" When he found