Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
MUCH ADDITIONAL
TESTIMONY TAKEN


day morning, with his Honor, @. Q.
Evans and Associates Blee and We'll
liver on the bench. for the purpose of
resuming the taking of testimony in
the Raup will contest. Hon. Grant
Herring and George Reimensnyder,a at
torneys for the respondent, arrived
from Sunbury ON the 1924 Pennsyl-
vania train and the case was immedi-
ately taken up.
= :, The taking of direct testimony was
Immediately resumed, including that
of the witnesses for the contestant that
could not be present at the former
hearing.
The first witness called and examin-
ed by Hon. H. M. Hinckley was Isaiah
Raup, the contestant, who was mere.
ly recalled. He gave the principal
points of his fathers married life and
his own life up to the age of twenty
three years when he went to the west.
His mothers maiden name was Cath
crime Mary Snyder. Before purchasing
and occupying the homestead farm the
family lived at Strawberry Ridge,
Mausdale, Bloomsbury and several
other places. Lafayette Raup bought
the farm in 1860, when the witness was
about five years of age. He had five
hundred dollars, which he paid down.
giving mortgage of nine hundred
dollars for the balance. The witness
remained at home for over twenty-one
years. He was taken out of school
when boy and was put to work haul.
ing wood to Danville. During IA couple
of winters he worked out from home,
at lime kiln, his labor being paid for
with lime, which was used for fertiliz-
ing his fathers ssfarm. His mother
first wife of Lafayette Raup-worked
on the farm at all kinds of labor
"even in the timber" When the wit
ness went west the farm was paid for,
| and new house and barn had been
built, There was also money in the
bank. The witness went west in 1878,
when he was about % years of age
One hundred dollars was all that he
received from his father at any time
| Lafayette Raup was veteran of the
civil war and at one time received
Sl450 back pension. He afterward re-
ceived twelve dollars per month regul-
arly. Lafayette Raup's first wife died
while visiting her son, the witness,
and is buried in the west.
/ j. p. Bare was called to the stand
In 1903 witness was justice of the
peace in Danville. He prepared Lafa-
yette Raup's pension papers. The lat
ter's wife was always with him. Wit
ness knew Raup from 1869 until the
time of his death. They We're intimate,
the witness helping to raise the barn
built by Mr.. Raup. During latter
years the witness observed marked
change in Lafayette Raup
William Heddens was called. He
knew Lafayette Raup for over forty
years. They were brought together
during the war and later, witness had
fixed up" Raup's pension papers.
On one occasion the latter had told
witness that he would like to do a
good many things-if he dared " He
said that he had good boy"
John Marshall, councilman of Dan
vile, was the next witness. He and
Lafayette Ramp were intimate friends.
They first became acquainted about
1860, when they lived only half mile
apart. Witness knew first wife and
son, Isaiah Raup. Until the latter
grew up the work on the farm was
done chiefly by Mr.. and Mrs. Raup,
the latter working in the field during
haymaking and harvesting. She also
husked corn. When Isaiah grew up he
did great deal OF work clearing land
During latter years the witness said
Lafayette Raup and the farm seemed
to go down hill together The man
| seemed TO be failing mentally
E. S. Boyer, nephew of Lafayette
Ramp, was called. He worked for Mr..
Raup, on one occasion as late gs
six years ago. Following the second
marriage he noticed change in his
uncle. The latter the witness said,
did not seem to be free to talk when
in the presence of his wife. He SEEM
ed afraid of her. He would drop con-
veIsation when he saw his wife ap-
preaching. He explained to his nephew
that he Couldn't do as he used to
do.
Lawrence Snyder, brother of Lafay-
cite Raup's first wife, was called to
the stand. Witness and Raup were
very intimate until after the second
marriage of the latter, when he seem
ed changed and showed no inclination
to speak when they met
William Snyder, another brother of
Lafayette Raup's first wife testified
He worked ON the Raup farm while
Lafayette was in the army and he told
of the hard work in the fields done by
Mrs. Raup assisted by Isaiah, then
only small boy.
Other witnesses for the contestant