Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... buttons on or off the light coat? A. -- The buttons were off- DEGREESone or 'two buttons. Q. -- What kind of a patch was on it? A. -- A little brown patch. Q. -- (Holding the lined side towards witness). Where abouts DAVID NICELY. was it? A.--It was on the side of the coat. Q.--(Shows one side of the outside of coat). That is the side of the coat? A.--Well, ain't it got another side? Q.--(Shows other side). A.--There is a patch, right down there. Q.--(Showing another patch). There is another patch? A.-- That other is the one, though. Q.--There is another patch on the coat? A.--I saw it just a bit ago that there is another one on it. (Witness finds patch and says): That's it! DR. B. F. WALKER was next called on behalf of the Commonwealth and testified to the wounds and described the bullet holes in the body of Herman Umberger, and said the wounds were fatal and caused Mr. Umberger's death. He also said the bullets found in Mr. Umberger's body and in the walls of the room were centre-fire bullets. HENRY RAUCH, Esq., was recalled by the Commonwealth and testified that he was justice of the peace and held the inquest on the body of Herman Umberger, and described the bullet holes in the walls and produced two of the bullets. Hammer Caufiiel, Rufus Ranch, Rufus Shaffer and Albert Hoffman were next called and testified to the tracks leading from the Umberger house across the fields and along the turnpike in the direction of Ligonier as far as Burnt Cabin. MR. JOHN A. KIMMEL, of Ligouier township, Westmoreland county, testified that David Nicely had worked for him on Monday, the 25th of February; that he requested him to work next day and David said he could not help him because he was going away. MR. HAMILTON SMITH, of Ligonier, testified to ha