“The stabbing was done by a third party”

The Allentown Leader of April 30, 1896, suggests that things are looking up for the murder defense of Anton Herrold (see previous two posts):

-Herrold and also his co-defendant, Tony Horwath, have the support of their wives and also a family friend, Henry Weisenberger

-Herrold has savings of $597 with which to fund his defense; a quick internet search shows average annual wages at the time to be around $500 or less, so this was roughly over a year’s pay

-The families were able to  hire two attorneys

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The article does still refer to them as “Huns.” They claim that neither of them had a knife, and someone else entirely stabbed Hasson. 

Next: A quick jury verdict at the trial.