Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-05-23

to die, perhaps IN few moments, away from
his friends aud kindred, where his body
might become food for sultures and Wild
beasts and bis requiuin should be the "; nds
as they passed howllng over his bleaching
bones lie pictured to himself the distress
Of his family eonseqpens upon his sudden
ard laysterious disappearance, and their
fruitless conjectnres 10 regard TO his fate,
and then raa with Ais D.sd's eye over the
pages Of their future history, lamenting
their desolate aud forlorn condition as they
| should be drifted withous m earthly proetc-
tor on life's wide ocean, tossed by the waves
and exposed to the tempest. But be felt
ladmonished 10 dismiss tlese reflections
and turn unto Others Every moment be
expected to feel a deasiy stapor coming
over him, and ever and anon be east his eyes
upon surrounding objects to assure himself
! that all was not dream and that he was
still in possession Of his reason. Such was
the intensity of lis feelings that it coun-
teraeted the effects Of the spirits which he
bad swallowed, and impelled By that love Of
life which elm gs-unto man to bis last mo-
meats, he ventured to ascend to the root
of the shantJ and theuc inquiring looks
far into the forest, anxious to ascertain
weather the robbers had actually taken their
departure Or whether they we're still loiter-
ing about, awaiting bis death. In slight
/ opening in the woods at the distance of half
mile be at length eYied them, pressing on
with all possible speed, and in moment
his resolution was taken to attempt his escape.
Mounting his horse he enterorsd rayine
near by, which he judged must lead him il the
direction of Reamer's and then urging the
a nimal forward rs fast as tie nature of the
country pernltted, be kept in the rayine'
leaping over rocks and fallen trees, and in
an incredibly short time reached the point
be was aiming for, where he gave the alarm
and urge immediate pursuit.
We may here remark that among those
backwoodsnien who employ most of their
time ID hunting an.istsstiisss Sunday il not
generally revereneed as it should be, and it
therefore caused 10 surprise to learn that
! when AliClelland arrived at the tavern just
mentioned, he found there some half doz-
en- or more of rugged nlountaineers, who
1 had called in for their 'sbitters," prepara-
! tory to starting into the woods in quest OF
game. No sooner were they made acquaint-
eG with the robbery that had been commit
| ted, than they volunteered to go in search
of the robbers, and in few moments had
all things in readiness and set oat, resolved
to do their best.
The hunters had general knowledge Of
the topography Of the mountains, and d.
rceted their steps toward point some dis
lance beyond that designated by M'Clel-
land rs the one where be had last seen the
robbers; having reached which they divided
/ into two parties and moved some distance
4 apart, aud in this order had not proceeded
very far when they espied the objects of
their search, by whom they were seen like
wise at the same instant. The robbers
tried TO escape BY running, but before they
could get beyond the reach Of the hunters
rifles, Lewis was wounded by ball, and
one of the Others killed, whilst the third es-
| capped unharmed Lewis was secured and
taken to Bedford Jail, there to await his
trial, but afterwards made his escape and
was pursued, and whilst rowing himself
across the West Branch of the Susquehan-
ma in canoe, was shot dead by one of his
pursuers.
! While in prison, Lewis stated that he had
concealed a large sum of money under
| rock-the specie In vessel and the bank
bills in a bottle-near a small stream on
the west of the Allegheny mountain; and
after his death diligent search was made for
the treasure, by different persons and at diff
ferent places, but it Is not known that it
has ever been found, and the probability is
that it bad been moved by some of Lewis
associates.
Had Lewis mind been directed into the
right channel and subjected to proper
course of training, be might have lived an
honor to himself and bis family, and been
useful in his day and generation but hay
ing penchant for the romantic and lawless
where he could indulge his passions without
restraint, he became alienated from society
an outcast and by word, and in his death
we have but another proof of the truthful
ness Of the proverb that the way Of the
transgressor is hard,
G|-A young fellow eating some Chfs-
hire cheese, full Of shippers, at a tavern one
night, exclaimed:
snow have done as much as Sanpson,for