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2-DAMAGING DAY FOR THE PRISONERPaul Koitsch Injures His Case by Talkingto His Companions.PUTS BLAME ON CUSHENAnd TalksAbout a Rope Own Neck.About His“IS IS 1111Paul Replied “Yes, This is Worse Thee Murder.”THE COURT ROOM CROWDEDdrive op in the afternoon in a rig; they halted at the Iwirn a few minutes and drove on to taboR; did not see Cushen again that evening; saw Paul Koitsch Wednesday morning at breakfast : next saw him Thursday morning lying on the bed with his clothes on; when we started to look for the girl I said to Paul “We will not go to work today, we will go ami hunt for Edna, and yoo go along.” Paul said “Who said so?” jand t told him it made no difference, to come along.” Paul said, “We will go into the woods.” 1 said “No, we will search J the premises first.” Paul and 1 were ahead, , and I said a couple go and search in the- I swamp and we will go and look into the! old well; Lebo said,‘ Paul. I believe you they are bound to put it onto me;' be told 1 hr.ve enticed the girl and she followed you me he nw Edna and George while on his j around by the woods and got lost.” Paul way home with the oowa. down near the j said “No, I did not see a soul.” Then I alders. j heard of their finding the liody; met SamDaniel Worster sworn—Live at Andcr- L*bn os we were coming bark from where son hill, work at Ilenitta c know the body lay; Paul was at camp in the Koitach and Smith;saw them at the lam , afternoon after we returned: Paul said, and at Bustlers on the 6th of July; saw j “Cushen is blaming me tor this thing, ami Paul get onto# the boggy. I will fix him for that ”Talk* About a Rope About nt« .Neck, i The eroKs-examination elicited nothing Arthur Decker sworu-Live »t Brook- 01 importance in the caw, .imply going side; work for Henitt; .« there on ov« the ro«t® lt;* the *»reh-,thc reW™ '« Wednesday, July 6th; was in the wareh-. “™P Ptc ■ prwen; at the in,|uest anding party; saw Paal after we retnrned ly. Iwlptd to carry the body to the honw.saw ' * --- \yonl jo o'clock;. tbe c»°tbng taken oil; the nnderclothesAnd Interest in the Case Increases as the Tritl Progresses.CLOSE OF THE COMMONWEALTHWhen fcoort was called at 2 o’clock Wod-Bdday afternoon the largest crowd during the trial was present.W. C. Kras said to the coart that this owe hm been tried in the newspapers for the past three or four months, and he was in favor of an order to exclude all news-papers from the court room, or else supply the jarocs with all the papers they wanted.Die Judge stated that if he knew of any peveou • displaying a newspaper before or in view of the jury he woald tend theming down in the lobby about —------ -Cushen told him to get up and go to bed;« were blo0cl-v-we left for the search about 9.30 in the) l.ooklua for Uic Cow.evening; Hexritt and Hennessey were in Nancy Holden sworn—[This witness is the party; beard Pan! aay on Thursday, as ' the girl who woe looking for her father's ----- cows on the hill on the pike, and saw Ednaj Crider and a man dressed in dark clothes , down the rood near the aider hushes; thi I was about ? o’clock on the night that Edna ilisappearcil; the map was here shown to . the jury as to the exact hication where the ’ Iwdy waa fouml]: the witness said she knew Paul Koitsch and George Lelo: Paul ' is the taller of the two: Kdna was driving , tlie cows; was there only a few minutes:• the weather was not clear: knew it was I olio's cow by the ringing of the hell; Miss Koitsch has talked with me since the hear-• ing Inst summer; I had a birthday party• while Emma Koitsch was out there: she gave me a birthday present: she asked me to do w le.it I could for Paul.Mrs. Callahan was sworn—Live in Galla-iglier township, about.-”* miles from Lein's: j was present when the IkhIv was dressed foi( present burial: [the drawers shown at id identified.}ran. koitsch.[Trom WlHUuusport Sun.]Thc Hody Mutilated.! Mrs. Nolan sworn—I helped to wash , Edna Crider after tlie imprest; pourctl ' water o\et nod under the lw*dv t«» wash ofl worms; the clothing wan identified: found limrer marks on her limbs and rieht cheek.
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Lock Haven Evening Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jan 06, 1898
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