Hide Article Text (OCR)
to Fort Peck at oooe. . , ... . .) 90me body naked him i1 be had any money, Koltsch BUmet Cowhen. j jjC might not need any more, for heConstable Robert Martin was the find - might on have a rope around his neck: vitacro called—Stated he assisted in the! i* ^ed if Cusben hart said anvthing almut ■mot of Koitach and Cushm; bad no war-. him aDlt;i tbc little girl; if he did he would font for Coshen; when Koitoch was ar-^^fcim tofort* ninht. rested he said, “There is the man who didthe deed;” *o4d me to come up stair* and fce woe Id show me; went up stairs and Koitaob took down Ccwhen’a pants off the ■ail and pointed to the blood spots onBON. CHARLES A. HAVER.them; Coshen mid be did not wear thcwe panta that day; that be wore the dork corduroy panto; I then put the handcuffs on Crohen and took him along; saw the light shirt worn bv Koitoch at the c took the shirt with me; there were three shirts altogether; the light shirt there was a controversy about, as Haul wanted to make it tppwr that it was John Smith's shirt.More Bad Talk.Jacob Kiasell sworn — Live at Jersey Shore and work at Henri It's c worked there Jnly 8th and 7th; saw Koitoch and ! Smith there with horse and buggy; 1 was there about 5 minutes; they went on to Le-bo's; Coshen went to 1-ebo’* also; said he , waa going over as there waaa jog of whisky 1 there; Cusben wore ligbDcorduroy panto; Identified the panto ai the ones Coshen man on the 6th of July, afternoon and averring; Koitoch's blue panto were shown witness; said they were the ooes be gave Chief Keller; when Casben came to camp several people were there; he was pretty well loaded; was present when Koitoch bought the panto;'would know the panto anywhere; again said be didn't know as he weold; bad no talk with Koitech or Cashen morning; did on the afternoon of the 7th after the body was found; Paul askedme what that old a of a b said, re-ferrix^ to Coshen, and said he would put him into it; I told Paul John was drinking and to pay no attention to him.Herbert Carpenter sworn—Live in New York state; had been working at Herritt's camp July 8th and 7th; saw Paul Koitaoh and John Smith there; was there Wednesday evening, the 7th, when the searching party was made up; Koitoch was there; I west to bed about 9 o'clock; think Paul did, too; did not see him go oat; said be heard Paul say he left Lebo's about 6 a*eleok p. m., on the 6th; said he saw the little girl with Geoigt Lebo with the oows «p towards the railroad.Talked to the Blacksmith.E. L. Homier sworn—Live at Anderson Wl. fifty yards from Merritt’s c saw Phal aou Bmith at my blacksmith shop, tba« stopped and took a jug of whiskey from tbs rig; took a drink; Paul had oo pants and light colored shirt; next mt Paal Tburadgy morning at the lobby; he wm Sitrim in the lobby oo a bench sew-JfcL k,np) » cmtmmm, tm+tJknaoaCross-examined—Dirt not we Taul when he said this, but heard him; dirt not sec anybody at the time; don't know whether it was at the lobby or the c it was in the afternoon, Thumday; lighted my lnD-tern when searching at Lebos; returned aboot 12 o’clock. This witness became badly rattled under Attorney Cummings’ rigid questioning.Worse Than Murder.George Hennessey sworn—IJve in Gallagher township; work for Herritt; knew Koitoch and Smith; saw them stop at the blacksmith shop on the evening of July 6th; they did not come into the camp:; Coshen followed them Inter; he wore cor- • duroy panto; heard Cushen in camp that j night; Wednesday morning Paul showed j me a tear in his panto: I was in the party ! searching for Edna; Cusben asked Paul to j go along; be said lie was too tired; we re- j turned about 12 o’clock; Paul was there; witness described the different routes taken ( up to the time of fluding the boily; f*»tcrid ; it in the alders, and said to Cu-dien, “lu re ! she is, but she is dead;’* fuslien said, i “this is murder;’’ Paul said, “yes, this is worse titan murder;” when coming up the mad after finding the body met Sam Ia-Im».Cross-examined—Could see the body in , the alder thicket at a distance of at suit !?* i feet; I was inside, the. tmrbed wire fence;1 witness described on the map the location of the bodv when found.r\lT. W. i . KKfett. i ’miiiM'i for the I'nWUtlon.lMore Talk About the Hope.Charles Cirlwn sworn live at Caminal; saw Paul Koitoch Wednesday morning; had no conversation; told me lie slept in the Italian shanty; that the next thing he would have a rope around his neck; In*' wore light colored panto; did not say 1 ' would get even with Paul a1*out that girl;1 Paul was sewing a pair ol pants Wednesday night; said be tore them the night l»e-fore.Peter Cello sworn—This witness keep* Ihe shanty where Paul Koitoch slept that, night of the murder; had men working for him; be described how Pan) came and |resses who helped to dress the body for burial.George Ib'iinessy was reca’Ied to describe the railroad a* to its evenness to walk on.Daniel Crviler recalled to ascertain if tbeie was friendship In-tween himself and Pnul; be said they Imd always l**ei friends up to the time of the murder; have not talked much to Paul since; 1 said hoys would you like to see the child lieforo she is token nwnv; (’tishen said yes, and Paul ttuid no. They were handcuffed together at the time.Kvltlonce of the Coroner.Coroner .1 If. Hayes was sworn and rte-1 scriliert the holding of the inlt;jut-w»; the in-1 quest was held in jmrt where the laxly lay ' on the Clinton county side of the pike, anil jiart of the examination of the witnesses j took place at the Is-lxi residence in Lycom-, ing. (Save as liis opinion that tlw child bad Ik*cii etioketl to death; ilwcrilwd the ■ portions of the Imdy which liad been mutilated; thought the parts might lie cnusid • by attemptelt;l outrage; tlierc were finger j marks on tin* limlw and different parts of I the 1msly; hut found no bones broken aboat | the tiody any place.The cross-examination was in the same line ns direct except as to some points in the examination of the hoily.Adjourned until 9 o’clock Thursday morning.F. P. CTMMINGS*. ESQ. (leading Counsel for the Defense.]rapped at the door; John Cista let him in and he lay down on the floor; I said. Paul where did you come from and he replied, from Renoro; I thought he was drunk and I went to bed. Panl went oat in the morning before I saw him.More Threatening Talk.Joseph Nolan sworn—Live at Anderson hill; work at Herritt’s c knowCnshen. Koitoch and Smith; saw them on the 6fh of Jnly; Coshen had on corduroy panto; [rone identified;] row Smith and KoitochTHU I to DAY MOUSING.Detective Verne* Tell* of HU Con* vernation With the Prisoner.Ah usual when court opened the court room was crowded, many having taken their seat* an honr before the time, j The first witness called for the morning session was Dr. R. B. Watson, who was t called in corroboration of the evidence of Coroner Hayes. The witness assisted Coroner Hayes in the post-mortem examination after the body had been exhnmed, and went on to explain the oonditioo of the[continued on 4th pace]
Newspaper Details
Lock Haven Evening Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jan 06, 1898
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 02 Nov 2024
Other Publications Near Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Lock Haven Evening Express
Lock Haven Express
Evening Express
