The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-10

Report of auditor TO make dis
tribution in the estate of Luemma
Garlick, deceased. Confirmed.
Report of auditor to make dis
tribution in estate of John Bruba-
ker, deceased. Confirmed.
Report of auditor to make dis
tribution in estate of Francis Her
shey, deceased. Confirmed.
Inquest on body of Benjamin +.
Fisher. Account ordered to be
presented to the County Commits
sioners for their approval and pay
ment.
TUESDAY.
Court was called at 9 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, and it was only
"a few minutes thereafter until the
Court room was crowded to the
limit of its seating capacity in an
ticipation of the murder trial.
Return of sale of real estate
made by b. w. Peck, Committee
of Paul Peck, was confirmed, and
deed was acknowledged in open
court.
Grand jury reported true bill
in case of Commonwealth VS..
Emanuel Sipcs, charged with mur-
der and ina nslaughter, and at 9:20
o'clock the defendant was arraign-
ed and plead "not guilty"
District Attorney Lynch is as.
sisted in the prosecution byJudge
Longenecker, of Bedford, and the
prisoner is beins defended by
Hon. John p. Sipes, Hon. S. w.
Kirk, of this county, and by O. G.
Bowers, Esq of Cham bersburg.
The jury Is composed of the
following named gentlemen: j.
Foster Early, A. e. College, p. p.
Mann, Richard johnson, David
Lauver, Edward Keyser, Geo. F..
Fraker, Jos. FL. Baker, l.. NJ. Nc
Eldowney, Pete. Scheidleman, d.
A. Washabaugh and Edward
Gulden.
The Court then ordered the pan
elling of jury to try the accused,
which proved to be tedious busi-
ness. Up to the time of adjourn
ment at noon, but four jurors had
been seated, and it took in the aft
ernoon until o'clock to agree up
on the other eight men who should
be trusted with the responsibility
of taking the case.
The case was then formally
opened by District Attorney
Lynch, who made the usual state
ment of the case to the jury, which
in substance was that Emanuel
Sipes of Licking Creek township,
for some time prior to the 25th
of May, 1907, had reason to sus-
pect marital in6delity on the part
of his wife, and that on the 25th
of May, he started out with gun
to confirm his suspicion. Finding
that his wife had gone into the
barn of Geo. w. Mellott, neigh
Dor, he concealed himself in an ad-
joining rye field to await develop
ments. Shortly thereafter, Mr..
Sipes saw DIR. S. S. Hoop enter
the barn, when Sipes went to the
, barn, entered through the stable,
went up to the barn floor, and
finding his wife and DR.. Hoop in
one of the hay mows, Sipes at once
shot and killed the Doctor.
The first witness called by the
: Commonwealth was Geo. w. Mel
lott, at whose home the shooting
occurred.
The witness lives near the Ridge
Road leading from Mann's on the
: turnpike to Sipes Mill, and abou
. two miles south of the turnpike
His barn is situate few rods
from the Ridge road running eas
from the read. The house stands
east of the barn, and the woodpll'
: east of the house. The house con
tains three rooms on the lowe
/. floor, one of which is used as
kitchen. There is an outside kit
!. chen. The witnessy ia substance
!. said was in bed when Dir. Hoo
e came TO my house on the mornin,
of May 25th. ! heard him talkin,
Q down stairs. When / first saw ID
9 Hoop, he was on the side of th
4 lane opposite from the house, turn
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