Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-08-12
THURSDAY, AUGUST IL, 1863.

was he snatched from the jaws of death.
The next place that they were heard of
was on the Muncy Mountain, near Col
McKibbin's, diverting themselves on Sun
day by shooting mark Word have been
sent to Bellefonte, search was Immediately
commenced. VIM Alexander, ex-Sherif,
started down Nittany Valley to collect
men to go by the way of Big Island, and j.
McGee headed another party, consisting
OF John Hammond, VIM Armor, Paul
Lebo, Peter Dysell and Joseph Butler, all
of Bellefonte, to 60 by the way of Karthaus
to meet the other party at Lewis mothers,
on Bennet's Branch of the Sinnemahon-
ming. They proceeded as far as Karthaus
that night, deviating from direct route
to obtain guide, who was no less a per-
sonage than candy Walker as he was
tamiiiarly termed, the great hunter of
Bald Eagle. VIM. Hannah also Joined
them at this place, and when starting the
following morning, their company was in
creased to eleven by the accession of John
Rooms, Samuel Karnell and Peter Bodey.
On the night they were at Karthaus,
McGuire was captured at the Big Island,
which led the rest to divide the spoils and
separate. On the 29th of the month by
some mishap, McGees party lost their
| way, and as a matter of course, had to
encamp or rather roost, for the night, but
on the morning of the Both they struck
Trout Run, which empties into Benefits
Branch. Walker and Karnell started
| ahead of the rest, to see if Lewis had made
his appearance at his mothers, and finding
| that he had not, they joined the rest of
the party that night and crossed over the
Drift Wood branch, opposite Shepherds,
and upon inquiry found that two men, an
swering the description of Lewis and Con-
nelly, had breakfast there. The party,
accompanied by Shepherd, proceeded up
the Drift Wood Branch about eight miles,
and not being satisfied that these were the
men, the majority were in favor of going
still further down and making inquiry of
whoever they should meet Five miles
below this place, they seen q man, named
Brooks, engaged in gigging, who told them
that Lewis and another man had passed
that way, when they Immediately went up
Drift Wood Branch, with Brooks in COM
pany, till they came within hearing of the
robbers, who where shooting mark
Brooks took them to an eminence that
overlooked and commanded a view of their
proceedings McGee and his followers find
ing it useless to remain secreted, demand
ed the rascals to surrender and told them
they should not be harmed Their reply
was, ''shoot and be ID, We will return
your fire" Lewis was shot in two places
and fell the first fire. Connolly, more for
tunate, escaped harm until he was on the
brink Of the river, when he was struck by
ball, which cut the rim of his abdomen,
causing his entralls to protrude.
The prisoners were conveyed to the Big
Island, seven miles distant, the nearest
point that physician could be obtained.
They arrived there on Sunday, ID August,
1920. Connolly died that night. Squire
Petriken called an inquest, aud after ex-
amining witnesses, the parties engaged in
the capture were honorably acquitted
Connolly was inferred near the Presbyteri-
an Cemetery. Lewis was conveyed to
Bellefonte, where after lingering for
few days, refusing to have his arm amputa-
ted, he died on the 18th of August and
was buried in the Baptist Cemetery at Miles
burg. S..