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STAR WITNESS CALLEDAgnesWilson Tells of the Prisoner’s Visit to Her Place.from Renovo and Hpoke to him; we were not good friends; Paul was not- otten at oar hoaee; missed Edna as soon as 1 came home; I went to the harn and asked Herwitz where ! she was; be did not know; Sam was not | there when 1 came home; we did not hnnt any for Edna that night. At the funeral there were a number of ladies present, I i helped dress the body; the clothing wan bang on the garden fence and neat day I took them and rolled them up in a paper ! and took them into the house; I gave them j to Mr. Keller on Sunday ; I know Mr. and i Mrs. Bossier; there was no blood on the i bed or in the house; did not say to Mrs. i Bossier that the blood stains on the bed was j • where the crime was committed; I said to : j Mrs. Bussler, what wonld yon have done ; 1 if this had been Edna, indicating a bundle j j of clothing that was covered up in the bed;Which Paul Desired Her SS.?, , u I got- a letter from my husband in jail atvflSn TOT Him. I Williamsport, requesting me to see Johnj Cushen, and have him swear the crime was- j not committed in my bonse; I did say PaulI Koitscb had gone away and told lies about e, and that ne should not come there un-And Had a Date With a Girl From North Bend.I fonnd the bundle in the bed on turn from Renovo; was looking there for Edna, thought it might be her; Agnes Wilson was there the day of the funeral.Jlusbaud Corroborates W ife.Isaac I^ebo sworn—Am the father of Sam Lebo, and husband of Melinda Lebo; was in Renovo on the 6th of July; met Koitach and Smith on my way to Kenovo; Ednaill CVOCOT U/iTurcC TCCTiriCC was not there on our return home, and I | AH LArtn I W11 ntaa I I ir I td thought she might have gone home; sent j Sam down the road to look for tracks the J next morning. The farther evidence of jDr. Cattell, an Expert From I*Diversity of Pennsylvania, Telia Whatthis witness was mostly in corroboration of that of Mrs. Lebo up to the time of the funeral.^ _.... * Croes-examiued—We put ice about theMe Discovered on the A incus Ar- ; ^ as soon as we found it and severed it tides submitted for Examination. , over with a sheet till the inquest; the body ^ was lying partly on left side and there wereThe Testimony Thus Far Not \ err j bhle dmScbod right aide of the face: there Ing to the Prisoner. were indentations in the ground as thoughmade with the knee of a man; was Him*(about 15 minutes after the body was ] fonnd and left with Nolan, Cushen andT--4., Afternoon I Hennessey. The witness gave. : I T, ' . ! sons fornot homing for Edna on tlieir re-Long before court opened for the after- j tnrTJ Jnm jteDOV0,that they thought she had soon session there tit not etandmg room ; KOne borne; she had not been in the habit for the immeire throng trying to gain ml-; of going atvav and staving: liave been in mittaace. Williamsport jail lately, but did not write, T , . j my wife from there to see Cushen and liaveW* o0n ,!5* tf^r 'him swear tbe murder ™ not committed Took Ctnhen home about 9 o'clock, J oly . h ,b«t 1 did not tell Sam after «h.»thmy lmttcrn; met my father and tbe hearing to take the train and go home stepmother on their way home from Re- or h *, oonld pump him, that they novo; I went then to Hyne, , tame bark kary, ,)roiriy; the ai,|,r thicket.here the bo.lv was found, is very tltiek, when I beard they had found the body anlt;( j , ^ iot u m through.T —n out. but my father told me not to. ____r ~ -e Accused of the 1 rimego; I had no talk with Hennessey at that! r ^ Accuse*. o» .ue * r,I L. D. Hcmtt, at whose caiup Koitsch, OoeB-eranitied—Tbe d»v before Edna j Coeben others worked, was called fordiaanpeored I waa at borne; Cnsben and ,be Ptitpose of identifying the clothing Smithoone there .boot i o’clock in a J®*** 10 ,«Vilt;lence, that was worn bytmggyThis witness went through a rigid cross-examination for an hour, when he became rattled and much mixed up aDd contraKoitscb and Cushen on the 5th and 6tli of July. After the liody as found l’aul said , the’ girl bail been murdered, aud that Cushen aeenssed him of the crime; idieted himself, and it looked very much as ; “»«*«■ waetalled tot. potrofCnshen s pants though be was trying to evade what be did I hlcb ‘re hauRI,l(!1',n the, br !, i-..... J - , ...... ... *hmf. hrtfl CTvitsi rf-tirtitllllllir lllfMMl On the llll- .i^f bv wTng wS be didn't 1know. He ; ‘hat had spots ieseiub.ii* biomi on the lit,-. *ns carried over tbe county in hi, «mmi-j ^ tte fly; tte jre« Ume l-HZtiXZZtoat tta Gri, ;.cT.tshnd Iss n cm out; the witness afire, and questioned a, to *. 1ferent conversations be bad with ' mnler Cushen * **lt;1 *'iat were shown Mr. Person and Harry.Siren; dented , nessandi.entitnni as tl.e patches cm front having told Harrr Siren Hat br the fly of tnsl.en s pants; dark conlun.y knew who committed the mntdcr, and tiiat ! l»n« rn *,hc ,’t,‘ da-\ f lt;it was not Paul Koimch. lie denial bav- J -H*'? *«« also identified: the punts tlmt , ing told Elmer Person, as alleged, that he I **• out ere ,Rht onw: , .believed bis brother (ieorge killed Edna! The crosocxaman.nation was about the . Crider. He stated positively that the last he I samt' “ d,ri'ct- Iaaw of Edna Crider ali'-e was at 10 min-1 The moody suirt. j ,utcs past 6 on the evening «»f July 6th. I Agnes Wilson, ho was looked upon as , lly brother George cannot talk very good; | a star witness at the bearing in tins case i be and Edna were frequently together. . a* called. iRe-direct—George on the evening of the I My home is in Renovo; I did live at j 6th waa washing dishea. Criders; was there on the 6th of July; had lt;Re-croas-examined—Did not see Edna a talk with Paul Koitscb on the 6th ami , lt;nor Paul after Herwitz came; Herwitz ~th; on Wednesday Jack Cuslien came to ( \ made Cnriren mad and Herwitz ran in the Crider's and said Herritt luwl sent him there ■ i cloaet; my brother George bas always been after Mr. Crider: Paul Koitsch came ami J i weak minded. af«ked if h^couhl come in; 1 told him he 1The Pcddler’a Story. , coukl if be oould behave himself; he said . iJacob Hcrwiu sworn—Am year, old wl»re 'lo l'° suppose I found mv self; I lt;and live io Tock Haven: sell gno.ls on the said wliere;he ®.d down in tbe lwl»n. rood; Herritt'sand I^lsi’s residence is on slantv-under tire taldc; he A«kelt;l me whatmy route; I stopped at Lotio's oo the 6th of I ™W H.argc to wash a shirt tor him .3 ’ --- (old him it was owing lo the condition ofJuly; wwsat Herritt-8 camp at6.3Wp.rn.: told him it was owing to the eomlition of j lt;at Echo's about T; saw Paul there and the shirt; he said he had Ijeel. ont on the .poke to him: he was mad and made this Hh and lia.1 a glt;«l time; tad Wii wttli a| remark: “If I can’t shoot him I will stall R'r «blt;1 .Klt;*\ a.n'} lt;* **«•' lt;him with a knife; did not sav who he do as be pleascd willl her; I did oot was . , , meant; saw Smith and Cusheu; Smith tame •' f«r him; he said lie met die girl at N.wth j out of the sitting room after supper; I went *»•* «» » 1 »» » ™on; ! Ito the harn to feed my home; this was Alderman Anthony and «|s.ke of Paul , alxmt half an hour later: did not see Paul m.-ctmg tlic girl .lt Nortli Leml. after I drove into the lane; (ieorge lets. . Adjourned to!»o cluck W cdnesday morn-; t was there fooling with Cushen; wh^n I ,n8- fmade the remark to fieorge, Cushen he got 'tVcdnesday Morning. j fmad and wanted to fight; 1 went into the Wffcn court opened this morning the !Tatoirway; Sam Uho took Cnshcu tocarop . filled with interested i Jabout» o’clock; did ocn see Ldna Crider i , , . , , ,there that evening. • si*cUtore, but there was no boys nor girl* lt;The crnHB-examination elicited no ran-; noticeahle as Jndge Mayer luul announced « matter in evidence; Isaac Lrho an.l \ at mljonrnraeut last night that none would : \ ari.'e were there *blt;.nt lialf an hour before I . admitted t«lavwent to bod; Mr*. Lelio a»keil where Etna: ^j u » u r i ‘J•was; Sam aaid she must have gone home: 1 au* hoitsch, father of the prisoner. Vthey did not look for her. waa iu mart this morning for tlie first time, j 1Mrs. Lrbo on the stand. seated by the akle of his ami. Rev. Win. 1 jMrs. Malinda Igibo called-Live al An-1 F- Hick, pasbs- of St. Mark's Lutheran , dereoo bill, at Lebo house; laaac Lebo ia church, Williamsport, also luul a scat with • 5 *ny husband; married 11 years*, wa* at Re- the Koitsch family. Rev. Rick is the*novo on the 6th of July; returnedabout.9 (tmU Mr ,o’clock; met Sam going tovvanls Jlrmti s j . Ic Herwitz and John were there when The court stated there should 1c no con- ,,I got home; did not tee Smith again until versation lie fore the jury in regard to this rWednesday nighty ^*‘1 not fiml Edna then* nor no jtapors should be shown in their 1when I got home; inquired of lt;•*»*?. h* Tlie court was to try the case. I ^wrfntod ontside; I asked Herwitz; he saw! lie r J ,3bid not seen ber; Mr. Murray was there next n,,t 1,IC newspapers. v.iog; I asked if he had seen Elna on ; *«»lt;* Ko.tseh the suit. 1 -kia wgy;’ be aaid no. Ham went down the \ Max Per called—wa* on the road selling road looking for tracks; I went along as far goods; know Paul Koitsch; sold him suit ofm Herritt’a c met Edna's brother and clothes on the 5th of July; suit shown wit-; I be aid she was not at home and had not ness and identified; sold them to him in a bues; got oo tbe engine and went hack I front of the l»m at Hcrritt’a c did l to the pike and home; told Mr. Lebo we not sell any other sait like that at tlutt n would have to go and hunt for Elna; place; the suit was blue black; in cross- C Holden a Mid they aaw her playing down examination witness said the only way be r tbe rad between 5 and 6o’dock; Mr. Ijebo, ; could identify this suit was because he sold CMarray and I went down the rood, into the : tlwt kind, could not say tlie lining of the , a woods; I oould not stand the heat and came fly w as tore out when I sold it.** ,dock. She went on to describe tbe search, j Chief on the stand,and aaid she hunted in tbe woods till after | j. h. Keller, chief of police, was called I 10 o'clock; next morning (Thursday) Hen- 1 ^ relate tbe arrest of Koitach and Cushen. P nuanj, Goshen, Koitsch and Nolan came j ^nd to testify as to the clothing of the tl mp the road and said they bad fonnd Edna j parties which he brought in belonging to M —she was dead; the alder hashes at that; tbe prisoners. The dress of little Etna flt; plane are very thick; you can t see through crider with her otlier clothing taken from *1 Jtibem; while there 11 folded my hands and j tbe My aft€r lhe rourdCr, was siD.wn ** aahl. Oh, Paul; Panl look«l down; 1 j witness, who stated they \.ere given him I said to Nolan Do yon think Pan! did ^ Mre. Leho;*^ shirt taken from ller-tbiaT’ TbeVriplsced ice around tbe body ; „tt»a cimp. ,»anJ Koitsch told me it was before the inquestJohn Hmitb’s shirt; necktie shown that II Orasa-examipcxP—Edna and George were Koitach gave witness in jail; said he got it p■ the habit of going after toe oows to- — - - ' 'e;raM P»«l torim* on my retard j [eooUnned oo ttb Me]
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Lock Haven Evening Express
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Wed, Jan 05, 1898
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