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toLebo’n; I want along; eooldn’tMl whs; to thepereh Paul and Edna w11 wutiiimnl w nmt.1 by hath» «*-MarAfelrey, Nerth Bend, tod sB MlMnMth Oil bath (id** andM. OriM, Bald Eagle, hadd by defense.■s there.mb; did not nee Smith after be wm takenMre. France. Volan, oook at Herritt’s1 h lt;w«e to lie down, amp. waa called and withdrawn. i Conrt adjourned to 3 o’clock.■JSfcaEewara, Look Haven, aatd he had aa tfW* hat that he eoald render a : ataUat asmliag to the evidence, bat waa aMleaaathr Aetaae.freer Brifert had ferwwri and optaioa aad sM ehalkageda C. T. Nawrtl wai challenged for the awtE. M. Bfakel, Beech Creek, had atao laaad aa opioioa aad challenged.George Settler, Lank Haven, aid he aaald reader aa Impartial verdict aoootdiag a the ■ tlri—ee, aad waa aerepted.J. J. Milkr, Chapman, had no opurfuo, gar eppewrd a capital puaisbateat, war aooepted by tha defensa, and act aide by eeruman wealth.laaa Lasgblia, Lock Haven, had not daaadaa opinion oac uppeesd to banging, dad aaapted ky defense,hat aat aide byEdward Wants, Wayne, aemed to have attahe reqabesaen*. aod waa accepted byX W. c Floyd, Luck Haven, had form-ad tao fens* an opinion and wasohallsged.L- H Aathoey, la* Ha-an, being a kiatklrafthaaldavnaa before whom the a had waa net oonatderrd a com-laaa Hacked, MiH HaH, had capreeaed aa agptafoa aad wa^challeagad.“ ■ EyV-r, lock Haven, had expreaa-by bothFtaak Jshnaett, lock Haven, amwered att laadirea nrtid.nS.rily and are accept-L- M. Leaaty, Laganton, had bo opinion aad had act read the knal papers, and act appered to hanging, challenged. JahaCcaaell, had formed aod erprereedJaaaea T. Till, Lock Haven, had express-adan spiatoa, batoaald tender a verdict accardiagko the evidence, aad aeoepted.Heary Harvey, Caatanea, had too strong saqptataa and waa challeagad.ware re rolled, hat challenged the aecondX X Killer, Chapman, waa re-called and aeoepted aa the twelfth Juror.Jnfigs Mayer called the attention of the Jury to their dobre during the trial of the snae; the reepcwribility of their poaition aa Jasjasxi in a roaedar trial, and they were gtomrre d-rgeof two tipstaves to guard the* daring the trial, and the aheriff directed to look after their cowiforta aadH. C. 8nm, Chapman.C. J. Win, Lack Haven.Jobs Makdxx, Beech Creek township. Frvm W iOLVta BanovaA. B. Bretts. Benovo.Bltles Casxxt, North Bead.Geo. Beitles, I ok Haven.Edit asp Tests, Fine Creek.Wa kkxx KTT.es, Lock Haven, haivc Jontmox, Lock Haven.Jana P. Tux Lock Haven.'X X Mills*, Chapman.Tweedav Moralng.At the opening of coort this morning the ctnrt roan wae pocked to angoration, there hecag BMC* ferttre in the aivfienao than was attii i at le yesterday.The prhtner, Koitaoh, aat brought inat nine o'clock, and aa paetitua day loeked bright aod cheery.The cere wee opened art the part at the eon Boon wealth by B. Frank Geary, of the Arm at Krfrs aad Geary. Mr. Geary went ea to re'ate the eiroowtaacee attending the murder, illustrating by map the territory where the crime teat oomnitt-tod. Dasoibad tbe actons of Parri Koitacb from Ihc day previous to the murder; the parnhaahig of aait of cletha; bis going to Besova; tha bringing of whiskey aod drink-lag; the actiooa of the people about Lebo’r prraliaa aad the disappearanoe of Edna Older aad Paol Koitach at abaat the same Mae, aad that Edna waa not aeon alive ■Star that Mere; that on the flodi^ of the heoy John Met aod Paul Kertacb were preaett; Caahen laid “That ie morder;'’ Koitaoh said, “Yes, that a worm than ■airier. ’’ Mr. Geary weat oa to describe tie bloody clothing worn by Koitaoh; the eattiag awgy of the white lining from hie pawtalaura to dsatroy Uoeri stains; that Edna Crider had been horribly oat-■agad, and brutally murdered to cover np tha crime.[Channel for the defense asked psnnimion to examine the doth which waa to Iw produced aa erideaoe aa they had oerer bad aa appartanity of arcing it. The requestJohn Smith called—Live in Bradford county; been working for Herritt; am 29 years bid; waa driving team;know Koitacb «#* him at crirtp Joly 5th; ha bought nrit of bhat tdhttaf; want to Beaovo, back to NMb Bind; stayed trier night; left fa bofeb ea ths'tth; gat then in aftemobn; Mepptri with Jag at blaakamith abop, to give Homier a driak; went-to Herritt’i barn; Gaaheu waa there; did out talk with him; aoaaa one mentioned to Cusheo to coroa to Lebo’e; they went; I drove to Lebo’a; took a drink aad laid down; I waa foil; gave horse mo Tom Lebo; aaw Her-vritx there; when 1 left the born went to the boose; laiddown on the oooch.Cruas-examiaed—Saw Herwitaaoms time at night. Koirich was there; waa too drank to know whether it waa dark'or daylight; got to Lebo'i in the afternoon; don’t know who wan there; don’t know who woke me ap; went bar* to camp by way of pike; went to bed in my bank; found myeelf there in the morning; waa ttill drank; Paul want ant and brought me a drink from the jag; don't know what mate I took to go home; I think I slept in camp that night; don’t know whether I told Mrs. Lebo I alept in the barn a not, bnt think I did; real aed I bought sulto of clothes from peddler, aa sober then.John Cashes swum—Live at Herritt’s c drive team; age 40; lived there 14 mouths; lived near Waterville before; know Koitacb, John Smith, Li bo family; aaw Paul on the Sth of July in the woods below Bossier's; Paul went down to get the jog; went to Lebo’e; saw Koitacb and Smith in the boggy; saw Paul hog and kiss the little girl; told him be had better stop; this wae about 5 o'clock; think last I saw of Paul and Edna standing in the door; don’t know of Hetwitz Icing th.ia; don’t remember of Edna or Paul* going away; don’t know anything about going home; wore corduroy pacta; Panl had same pants on be bought Monday morning; they were not torn on Tueeday but were on Wednesday.Cama-atamined—Wae at Leto’s till they took me borne; don’t remember bow any of them ware drereed or who were there; saw Paul up stairs on Tuesday; be was -leaning bis pants; said they had grease on them; did not see Edna Crider after I saw her with Panl in the door; (the pants tliat Paal is supposed to have worn on the dry of tha mnrder weere here ode red in evidence) Cuehcn—said they looked like them; oonld not swear that the tear in them is the tome one; the corduroy Cosben wore be identified ae the ones he wore him-If that day; a pair of light pants were shown Cosben; tint he denied wearing them;went to hunt for Edna; Murray said we should go down by the old camp to huct fca Edre; don't remember of asking Paul to go along; saw him when I came hack; Panl, Henneev, Cur hen, Morn y all startedThursday moralng to dud Edna, Panl went to wen to get a drink; went to the alder bushes; Panl was the last man to come down, Mrs. Lebo came down; said a couple drunken men were aronnd the day before; Mr. and Mis. Lebo went in where the body was; Paul was pretty nervous when he came down; 1 said: “Paul, this is mnrder; Panl said: this is worse than murler; in the af-tenwao 1 took the horse aad cultivated cabbage; waa sleeping when the coroner just before; was there when the inquest was held.it was dark;had lanterns. Friday morning Panl and myself were arrested, and Panl pointed to me aod Saul: There is the man who done the crime;’’ brought to Lock Haven and had hearing.Cross-examined—The hunting party or both partiea, met on this side of the pike; Murray said wc should go down towards the c myself and Geo. Hennessey found the body; Mr. and Mrs. Lebo and Paul came there; they remained about five miootos; don't remember of seeing Sim Lebo on the morning tbe body waa fonnd; lame Lebo was hauling with us; Mrs. Lebo was down the railroad calling for Edna; gst back to camp about seven o’clock in tbe morning; onme back in the evening; taw Mr. and Mrs. Lebo cod others there;talking to Bam Lebo; he took me home ahea I was drunk; when we found the body, it was lying with head to one side sod one eye was black; she was lying on ha side, like; there was depression in the ground as though made with tbe knee of a near tbs body; could not see the body from the pike where we went through the wire fence; there was a email opening on one side of the alder thicket.l-lThe Bari witnem called waa E H. Welch ▼ho made tbe map In evidence, measurements aad dis-tmscaa, tseatioa at panda fssldecree; and Hie alder buahm, where Edaa’e body waaOtto Koitarii and wife aad E^am Koitacb, heutfeOr and stsSre of Paul, came into court aad afrtdieaalHy embraced nod kisredPaol, taking state at his right.A large part of tbe forenoon was takas np try Mr. Welch in locating tbe different paints aa his amp fur the benefit of tbeJsvyDaniel Oydsr, mho live* oa Aaderaoa MU, tether of Edas Order. smera-Said Edna waa living at Lube’s; bat saw bar dead in the alder thicket, in Jufy; her age was8yearn, Smooths aad 10 days; Mrs. Labe was with me when we roead the body; Jack Caahen, Joe Hsian, Gao. I leu noseySamuel Lebo caned—Live at Anderson hill, tbe boundary lino of Lyonmlng county; sou of Isaac Lebo; live with him; 27 years old; know Koitacb, Cusben and Jobs Smith; on tbe Sth of Jnly Koitsch and Smith came to my boose in a horse and boggy; they onme about 6 o’clock afternoon; I was in tbe house; I went out and pat the hone away; aat down by wagon shed; they aaid they came from North Bend; they got a jog and took a drink; I refused to drink. I hid the Jug in the barn; Cnshen came and asked for the jng; I did not get it; we talked a while, and Panl mid be wne goint fur a drink to the mill; he went into the boose; Edna followed him; they came to wagon shed! mw Paul hag aad kies Edna; gave her nickels; asked whose oicr little girl it was; I told him it waeCrider'i girl; they want to the boose; she was sit ting on bis lap; when I came he pot her down; I asked Edna if she fed the chickens; Paul said she had; when I came back from the barn about 6 o'clock Paal aad Edna had gooe; Horwiti came in shortly after; Smith aad Cnshen were at the bouse; when I ssw Edna wae gone I went to house to inquire for her, but she did net answer; I went np ushed every roam; eoald net find bee; made np ay mind she had gone horse; it Is about I of smile; Cnshen aad Smith still around there; Smith asked to fey dawa is the hare; Cnshen came out then; il ato about 7 o'clock and weal late the
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