The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-03-11
BOTH HELD ON MURDER CHARGE
George Strain and Wife Given Hearing
Before Justice Clark Monday
Large Array of Witnesses
Are Heard.


Before Justice Clark Monday
Large Array of Witnesses
Are Heard.
Monday, at the court house, before
Justice d. W. Clark, hearing was given
George W. Strain and wife on the charge
Of stsbbing Albert Allen TO death at q
point of the road leading from Fagundus
Corn an Hill, Harmony township. on
the I'd day of March, an account of which
was given In these columns last week.
There was quite large array of wit
Desses present from the vicinity of the
tragedy and with the spectators quite
filled the large court room. District At
tOrney M. A. Carringer conducted the
case for the Commonwealth, and A. @.
Brown of Tionesta, and W. J. and Il. G.
Breene of Oil City, represented the de-
PENDANTS, both of whom were present.
Strain is understood in stature and
weight, about 80 years of age, with rath-
or sharp features, and weighs about 1876
pounds. Mrs. Strain is also undersized,
delicate in Al pesrsnce, weighing little if
auy over 100 pounds, and is aged 2S
years. Her maiden name was AIDA
Winger. They have been married IA
years and have FIVE children ranging in
age from two to thirteen years.
j. l.. Glenn, who conducts the boarding
house at Hunters Camp, was the main
witness. He said George Strain came TO
his house about o'clock; seemed under
the influence of liquor. He asked me to
help get Allen out of the woods, who, he
said, had been cut with knife. Starin
came alone and on foot He told me that
"Allen tried to drag my wife out of the
sled and she cut him with the knife" G.
Allen. Found him lying or partly sitting
In an old conductor hole, or oil well locs-
tion, 20 rods from the German Hill road,
and three fourths of mile from Hunter
camp. Allen was wounded in left leg,
With knife thrust clear through the thigh
near the hip, and another cut in the back
on left side. The ground where he WAS
found was steep and snow was tramped
down for rod around. as If in astruggle;
blood was scattered for rod both above
and below the conductor hole. There
we're three tracks leading from main road
to the place, two men tracks and smaller
or woman's tracks. Took Allen home on
a load of hay that happened along when
the main road was reached. Mr.. Glenn
was on the loau holding Allen on. VIM.
Shreckler was driving. Glenn asked
Allen who did the cutting and Allen
said "Strain cut me-" asked him what
Strain? and he said George Strain"
| Allen was conscious when he told me,
snd he said ~ am cut and am dying"
Aliens clothing is still at my house. Mrs.
Strain came TO my house about two
minutes before Strain. l was cleaning
my gun aud revolver, and she said, "for
Gods sake put those guns away. Don't
let George see them, he is drunk" After
wards George Strain told what had gone
on and his wife sided in with him, Mr..
Glenn testified.
This was to the effect that Allen had
tried To drag his wife out of the sled and
she cut him.
Mrs. Glenn, wife of the boardiDg-houst
keeper testified that Mrs. Strains wais
and dress we're torn, and her hair dis.
arranged, and she said A lien had done IL,
and she had cut him. Mrs. Glenn said
that Mrs. Strain afterward told her she
| MRS. Slrsin) had not cut Allen.
Thomas Tucker, who keeps a store al
TrunS eyvile testified that Strain and
wife had been 10 his store and purchased
some groceries on the morning of the
tragedy. Allen got off the train and the
party had started for home shortly after
| IL o'clock, the two men walking up the
hill aud the woman driving the team
Strain had come to his place to butcher
some hogs, but the weather being Toe
cold the hogs were not slaughtered
Strain showed him big butcher knife
|
Hood had secured at the lum bering camp
Mrs. Henry Hall lives at FagunduS ant
saw Strain and wife and Allen passing
through on their way toward home.
Sheriff Hood went to Hunters CAM
on the morning of the Sd of March, ate
the tragedy, and placed the Strains unde
arrest, He also visited the scene OF th
tragedy, and described the evidences b.
found. He found blood and evidences o
a struggle 40 feet farther down the hill
from where Allen had lain when found
He inquired for the knife and was tolC
that It was at Sam. Strains house, brothe
of George. He went there and founC
Mrs Eli Strain, who il the mother of th,
Strain men. She told him the knife wa
not in the house, but when he insisted
that he must have it. the lady went out
side and got ii out of the snow.
G. D. Miller, WIN. Soeckler, K b. Head
Clarence Rounds, Sam. Kinesosser, Mr.
Stoneberg, and Mrs. Gertrude Allen, thu
widow of the murdered man, were sworn
their testimony being in corroborstion o
what had already been testifi To.
At the conclusion of the hearing, which
lasted from IL until O'Clock, Justice
Clark decided that since the evidence haC
not made it clear which of the accused
had actually done the stabbing, he would
under the circumstan 'es, be obliged t