Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-10-27
HELD FOR COURT
WITHOUT BAIL

( hearing before Justice of the Peace
/ Guy Jacoby in Bloomsbury Saturday
afternoon. They were held for court
without bail.
The information was lodged by a.
T. Keller and NJ. NJ. Tharp, special
officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
/ company The three men were charg-
ed with the burglary of s. II. Dyer
store at Numidia, September cath last.
| 4 large number of witnesses were eX
/ amined. among whom was S. ]. We'll
1 liver, Jr., of this city, who identified
"A chisel found near Numidia after the
robbery as one of the kind that he sold
Emer Halderman about two months
ago.
District attorney Small conducted
the hearing. The defendants were
represented by Attorney Vim. Chris
sman, who subjected each of the wit
nesses to a rigid cross examination.
S. Il. Dyer proprietor of the store
robbed was the first witness.
Edgar Erdman, who lives near Numi-
! dia, identified the chisel offered in
evidence as one found by him in his
cornfield, about IS feet from the fence
on September 27th.
A. T. Keller, special officer, testified
/ that upon trial be found the chisel to
/ fit in the marks made by the burglars
at the store, even the hicks in the tool
showing in the wood.
S. J Welliver, Jr., testified that the
chisel, which was new, corresponded
in size, make and in all respects
with one that he sold Elmer Halder
man about two months ago. The sale
was made about l o'clock in the after
noon. Halderman purchased two
chisels, and the occurrence made an
impression on the witness, as the de-
fendant seemed Indifferent as to the
size.
Frank Williams, who lives three
miles from Numida, about 9 O'Clock
ON the night preceding the burglary
saw some one walk up to the door of
/ Dyer's store and try the latch.
DR.. \. Il. Karl. of Numida testfi-
ed. About 9:l5 O'Clock on the night
preceding the robbery Mayberry Ern-
est came into his office "to see if he
could not get little whiskey for his
mother, who lives about three miles
from Numidla. DIR. Karl had frequ-
emily prescribed for Ernest's mother,
and on this occasion gave him four
ounces of whiskey. Ernest had asked
for half pint, but the DOCTORS excuse
was that he did not have any more to
spare.
Between seven and eight O'Clock on
the night the store was robbed Bert
Johnsons while talking with Wesley
Raup in the road about three miles
from Numidia saw three men pass in
the direction of the latter place, one
of whom he identified rs MaybeIry
Ernest. In appearance the other two
men corIesponded to John Ernest and
Halderman, who were made to change
hats and stand up. When the three
fellows approaching Numidia saw wit
ness and Raup standing in the road
they stepped, retraced their steps a
short distance and then came on. AS
they passed. Mayberry hunched"
witness with his elbow.
Jacob Holiday, who lives on a farm
about two and half miles from Roar
ing creek, about half past 3 O'Clock in
the morning of the 24th of Septem-
ber saw three men. one of whom carri-
ed IA satchel, passing that way from
NumiGia. The men passed within a
few feet of the witness and were
walk ing fast In size they correspond
ed with the defendants. They also
corresponded in appearance with three
men that the son of the witness saw
walking toward Numidia, the evening
before.
Officer a. L. Keller on being recall
ed testified that when he arrested
Mayberry Ernest the latter told him
that John Ernest and another fellow,
whose name he did not know, ON the
evening of the 23rd had gone up the
road along with him. They all had
hats on like the one he was wearing.
May berry, according to his story, went
up to Numidia and returned home
about 10 o'clock. He did not know
what had become of the other two At
9 o'clock he went TO the store and
found it closed.
Officer Keller had conversation
with John Ernest also. The latter de-
clared that he and Halderman that
night went ont to visit Ernest's moth
er and denied that they went up the
road with Mayberry. On the morning
of the oath they left the home of his
mother and went back to Danville.
District Attorney Small said he be-
lieved that the Commonwealth had
made out a prima facia case, and he
asked that the defendants be held for
court Justice Jacoby stated that to
say the least the evidence created a
grave suspicion" and he would hold
the dafendants for trial at Decem her