Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26


daughter Anna. she said is twelve
veafs ei age TIE witness 10 aequaint.
ed with Lyon and had ehided her
daughter fot ruiur about with him
She missed her daughter and starting
NJ the hill I'm search witnessed few
things that made her suspicious Lat.
et sire wfune confession from The
girl which was confirmed hv suhseuu.
ent discoveries She explained her
motive in proceeding legally in The
matter was 20 compel the defendant
20 " let her daughter alone. She had
no y lsh 30 drag herself and child in.
10 the publicity incidental 60 a trial
NJ court. She was informed by tie
authorities. however. that II there
were any grounds Tor charge tic case
would have 10 90 To- court The child
was sent for and after her story had
been heard the witness was informed
that she would have 20 lodge informa.
tion. She denied that She bad asked
anything Of the defendant or that her
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Margaret Williams. a little miss of
i3 years, who knows Annie Gin, was
the next witness. ON the day that the
occurrence is alleged to have taken
place Margaret was playing with An.
ME. when Lyon came along Annie
asked him FOR penny, when the wit
ness said the defendant replied Il
have no penny now. but come up on
the hill this afternoon and | will give
you money. but don't bring that vii.
ilams kid along.
Mrs. Williams. mother Of Margaret.
who overheard part Of the defendants
remark. was the next witness.
At 10 80 O'Clock the Commonwealth
rested. William Kase West opened for
the defense
The first witness called was Chief.
of-police Mincemoyer, who explained
how the action happened to be brought
George Gardner and Henry Shut
were called TO testify respecting the
character of Mrs. Gill and her daugh-
ter Annie. Each of them testified that
he had heard great DEAF, but had
never seen anything wrong
The next witness was Francis Glass
mire of Catawissa, the purchasing
agent of the Catawissa Paper Mill
company. The defendant is employed
under Glassmire as "skidder,
which implies that he has charge of
the work of clearing the various tracks
of timber land purchased for the Cata-
wissa Paper Mill company. The wit
ness has been acquainted with the de-
fendant for some eight years and con
sideTs his reputation for truth ani
veracity very good On cross examina-
tion the witness admitted that he had
visited Mrs. Gill to see whether the
case could not be settled
r. N Lyons, the defendant, WAS
then called TO the stand He described
the position he occupies under the
Catawissa Paper Mill company and
said that ne resides on Church street,
third ward, Danville He not only
protested that he had no improper rel
alton with Annie Gill, but that dur
ing the very hours of the forenoon of
each of the days when he is alleged TO
have committed the crime he was en-
ployed elsewhere. On the Saturday
prior to Decoration dav, the first of
the dates named, during the whole
forenoon he was employed on Bald
top On Saturday, Auugst 3rd, the sec
ond date named. with his men he was
on the Dewald farm back of Grovania.
On the latter date he was busy on the
Dewald farm all the forenoon and was
very circumstantial in explaining the
manner in which he was occupied dur
ing every hour of the time, showing
that 1t was not until between II and
o clock that he got back TO Danville.
On neither of the above days accord
ing to his-testimony, was he on Welsh
Hill.
Isaac Switzer, Frank Auten, Thorn
as Dewald, William Graham, john
Burger, along with others testified as
to the whereabouts of the defendant
during the forenoons of the two above
named days, when he is alleged to have
committed the offense. The testimony
was very emphatic in showing that on
the forenoon of the Saturday before
Decoration day the defendant was
busy on Bald top until the very hour
of noon and that on the forenoon of
Saturday, August 3rd, he was occupi-
ed with affairs about the DeWald
tract and at the 2. & r. Railway near
Grovania until at least II O'Clock,
when he took trolley car for Dan
Vile. The testimony of John Burger,
a lineman, went to show that the de-
fendant took the car which arrives at
DanviIle at 12 80 o'clock.
At ? O'Clock W. Kase West went to
the jury, speaking for nearly half an
hour He laid particular stress upon
the testimony adduced by the defense
that seemed to establish an alibi. At
3 20 O'Clock District Attorney Gear
hart began his plea, very carefully re-