The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-19


lloff got up and went home and he
and his family went home. He tes-
titled that lloff was intoxicated at
the time but not as bad as was Gus
tomary for him to be. He called the
men down before the fight to see
the situation and said that he had
mentioned the fact of the wagon
being on the walk to Iloff several
times previous. lie told a straight
forward story and corroborated it
in the cross-eXamination.
Mrs. Clarence Bond was sworn.
She stated that she was the wife of
the defendant. She told the same
story about Iloff's blocking walk and
her daughter being unable to get
past his wagon on the day of the
trouble. She testified further that
Iloff was undoubtedly intoxicated as
she could see by his manner of walk
ing. She said that Irma stopped on
south side of the wagon and waited
for fear of bodily harm from Iloff.
She stuck to her story in every par
ticular on being cross-eXamined.
Irma Bond sworn: Testified to
waiting at cemetery gate until Iloff
had unhitched his horse because she
was afraid. She says she waited
there perhaps five minutes until her
father called to her to come. She
corroborated her fathers testimony
of the fight and also about the con-
dition of Iloff at the time. She said
the roads were very muddy and that
the wagon was kept across the walk
continually. She stated that her
father told her to wait while he ask
ed llon to remove the wagon from
the walk so she could get past.
lloff said, I'VE will, will we," and
struck her father first. The rest of
the testimony was about the same.
The cross-eXamination proved to be
in favor of the defendant.
Ora Bond sworn: Her testimony
was corroborative.
Wayne Bond sworn. Testimony
corroborative. On cross-examina-
tion said he ran to gravel pit to tell
men to come up. They came a few
minutes later.
The testimony of Geo. Bond and
Ella Karslake was not permitted on
account of their inability to compre-
hend an oath.
Valentine Weidner sworn. He tes-
titled to have come up when called
by the boy thinking there was
fight as described by the defendant;
saw the wagon across the walk for
several days previous.
On cross-examination he stated
that he thought road was in good
condition as it had been scraped re-
Gently.
Mrs. Ed. Roe sworn. Testified to
the wagon being across the walk and
that it interfered with walking
along the walk. She also testified to
lloff's being intoxicated for the past
year Lottie Roe testified to about
the same thing.
w. w. Wood sworn. Said he had
been acquainted with Bond for
good many years and that his repu-
tation for peace and sobriety was
good. AS to p. II. Iloff's condition
he said he would consider him an in
toXicated man.
Osmer Neild sworn. Testified to
the habitual Incorporate condition
of Iloff on previous occasions.
Edward Hampstead sworn: Testi-
mony not permitted.
Francis Crago sworn: Testified to
Incorporate habits of Iloff from his
observations.
Chas. Cade also testified to the
Incorporate condition.
Rebuttal.
In rebuttal the prosecution put
John Thomas on the stand. He tes-
titled that Clarence Bonds reputa-
tion for truth and veracity was bad,
but on cross-eXamination he reluc-
family admitted that he had been
told to say that by Iloff previous to
going on the stand.
Allen Bodie also testified to the
bad reputation of Bond for truth
and veracity.
David Manning sworn. He testi-
fed that the boy came running down
where he was working. He saw
Weidner and Hughes there. Saw
russell but couldn't tell about it.
P. H. Iloff was again called but
the question the district attorney
put to him was not permitted. With
Mrs. McArthur's testimony of char
acter of Bond the Commonwealth
rested their case.
Rev. DR.. w. H. Swift was called
for the defense and testified that he
had never heard the reputation of
Clarence f. Bond questioned. The
closing arguments of the attorneys
were begun at about eleven o'clock
after which the case went to the
jury after Judge Searle instructed
them as to the law in the case.
Verdict-Not Guilty, defendant to
pay One-fourth of the costs and