Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-11-06
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on Tuesday afternoon last. We have CLEAN
,ed the following particulars OF 1t from
.. s,,rcos If the most reliable character Our
,,,aders will recollect that some two or three
Years ago great excitement was created
ia Pittsburgh by the announcement that
man named Isaac Craig had seduced
daughter OF Chambers McKibhen, Esq, who
Is both deaf and dumb. The affair passed
The roands OF The press, and was the subject
Of general comment. Craig had married
daughter of sMr. MsI<ibben, who was OF
thsracter, and inl.her absence ABROAD
10 obtain relief, tits alleged the sact was
dome. As might nave been expected, the
brothers of the lady, whose nharaeter'%ss
thus ruined, we're exceedingly indignant
ovar the occurrence, and several attempts
hnye been made at different times to take
The life Of the individual who IS supposed 10
have been guilty OF the disgraceful offence.
On Friday of last week, one Of the broth
ers, Joseph G., who has been abroad in Cal
7rornia for some years. and is one OF the new
meabers,of' Congress elect frssn that otate'
n company with another brother, Robert'
passed through this place, to visit their
Iather at Chambersburg, where he has
country seat They have remained there
sisse that time. The older'of these broth
ers, Joseph, is described toes as large,
finc looking man, who would weighprobably
two hundred pounds, while the other is OIL
rather spare build Craig, the alleged Sc
ducer of their sister, is a small man.
On yesterday morning Craig passed
through this,piace for Chambersburg, IN
company with bis little boy, whom he was
taking to see his mother, with whom the
husband Is not living, aud who resides with
her father. # said that he was not aware
that the brothers McKibben were at that
place, or he would have remained away
The brothers did ret hear of his arrival IN
the kOWl until III tuC ateclhOOu5 JuSN SNA"' Y
the cars for this place started, but learning
that be was to depart in the two o'clock
train, they Immediately armed themselves
and started to the railroad with view OF
taking his life. When they arrived there,
they both walked alcng the platform of the
depot, along side which the cars stand, until
they espied the'object'of their search, when
Joseph Immediately jumped up to the door
of fhe car, and Robert ran to the opposite
end, and each fred in at Craig. The Cal
was full of passengers, and it may we'll bt
supposed that the disturbance Immediately
created she widest alarm amongst tben.--
OIners lodged behind the seats, others jump
ed out,of the windows, and general scene
of excitement occurred. The firing wat
continued by the brothers in this way fol
several rounds, but both seemed TO be undel
so much excitement that they were unablt
to take direct aim, and Craig remained Un
wounded. AZ soon as he could do so, ht
extracted revolver from the place where i
was confined, and fred it several times, eacl
time taking aim at Joseph. He has sinc'
said that he did not desire to injure Robert
whom he might have shot with the creates
ease. There were some IL or Is shots 6cet
in all, in the car. Finding that he could d
nothing in the car, Craig made for clvse
action with Joseph, when the latter startet
to run, and was followed by Craig, with th
other brother in the rear. During this rae
Craig fired several shots at Joseph, on,
taking effect in the ann, aud iniurfng hin
slightly. Robert also fired several shots a
Craig one of which entered his back. Durin,
the melee Craig was also pierced in the groiI
by ball, but we cannot say with accurac.
from whose pistol. The parties wer
separated after having chased one anothe
around the depot building for some time
and endangsring the lives Of great man.
perso Us who were in the viciHity- An tn,
parties we're armed with two pistols apiecc
Craig is represented to have acted with th'
utmost c.1olnees during the entire affair
Several of our citizens were present through
out the melee, and one of them, Mr.. james
L. Rely, very narrowly escaped with hi
life.
After the parties had been separated, th'
McKibben brothers were seen surrounded BY
some I'VE or six young men, and it was un'
derstood, we're preparing to mako another
attack. The Superintendent of the Railroad
Company, Mr.. LulI, learning this, ordered
fta Conductor to start Immediately with hi.
rain, which he did, bringing Craig along
and leaving many of the passengers behind,
who were standing in Squads discussing the
affair. Craig did not at first feel any ap-
prehensions fr0mthe Wounds be had received
but after the train was in motion, they be-
came very painful, and he was obliged to be
removed from the GAYS at Shippensburg,
where he was placsa sader the medical
charge of DR.. Stewart. The McKibben
brothers have since been indicted by the