Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-10-19
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neighbors. A few days prior to the murder,
a dispute arose between the two aboht some
business matter, which had ended in Dunn
brandishing spade and threatening to cut
Stocker down with it. Although the amount
in dispute was small, Dunn seemed 10 have
treasured up deep sense of wrong, and made
various threats against Stocker. On the eve
ming of the murder, Dunn left the village of
Ceres, in state of intoXication. He was
seen in thick hemlock forest, into which the
road up Bells Run plunges, by Mrs. Carr and
a Miss Benson. who some ten rods farther on
also met Stocker, who was in search Of a stray
COW. Twenty or thirty minutes later, young
man named Fuller, accompanied by two young
er brothers, was proceeding up the same road,
when they found Stocker lying dead on the
edge of the road, the back part of his head
having been horribly mashed with club, which
was smeared with blood and brains and the
gray hairs OF the deceased. There had evil
IDENTIFY been no conflict or struggle. Other
circumstances seemed to fix upon Dunn the
murder, beyond doubt, and the jury, after
being out about hours, delivered their ver
dict. II teas for Death.
INDIANA CoUNTY.-A young man named
Bowers, of Pine township, was brought to
Indiana Borough on the I'd inst, taken before
Esq. Reed, and afterwards sent to Jail to await
his trial on a charge of stealing hogs, calves,
and sheep. Other members of the same fam
lily are said to be implicated in the same often
ces, who have thus far managed to elude the
officers. On Saturday the I'd inst, as three
children of Samuel Rice, Esq, of Green town.
ship, were amusing themselves in field con-
venient to the house. an old dead tree was
blown down by passing gust of wind, which
fell upon the youngest of the three, little
boy, aged about three years, and killed him
instantly. One OF the other children whe was
in the immediate neighborhood at the time,
barely escaped with its life. Wild Cat
and Catamount were recently killed in the
neighborhood of West Lebanon. On the
9TH inst, man named Samuel Shepler,whilst
on his way to Indiana in the cars, fceced
citizen of that county out of quantity of
small change, gold watch and several hun
dred dollars in Railroad bonds, by playing
cards. The operation was perceived by Esq.
Reed, who was on the cars at the time, and
who on his arrival In Indiana had Shepler ar
rested and imprisoned. The sharper delivered
up the watch, bonds and money, but has not
been released. An accomplice made his eS
cape.
ARMSTRONG CouNTY.--A young man named
Rupard, adjoining the Indiana county line, had
his arm torn off above the elbow by Thresh-
ing Machine, while engaged in helping to
thresh Buckwheat on the 11th inst. The arm
was so badly laccrated as TO require second
amputation above the wound, which operation
was skillfully performed by DR.. NJ M'Chesney
way of recovery. Another lad, companion,
in making haste with the distressing news to
the house near at hand, had one of his arms
fractured in attempting to scale fence.
On Thursday the 18th, Lee Heilman, son of
Isaac Heilman of Manor township, while as
sisting in threshing Buckwheat, with machine,
got his LETT arm caught by strap, which
whirled it round the pully, and entirely sever
ed it between the hand and elbow. Drs. Nc
Culloch and Otto were called, who found the
elbow joint so badly injured as to render an
amputation above the elbow necessary.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.-A son OF Mr.. Lewis
Newkirk, of Somerset township, aged about
eleven years, was kicked by a horse on Sunday
evening, the I'd inst, from the effects of which
he died on the following Tuesday morning.
He had been working about the horse when it
kicked him in the stomach. pro-
dncing the injury which resulted in death, as
stated. On Friday, the Goth ult., son of
Mr.. Thomas Walker, of the town of Washing
ton, had one of his feet badly injured by be-
ing caught in the master wheel of threShing
machine on exhibition at the county fair. The
flesh completely torn from the bone, on
one side of the foot from the heel 10 the toes.
1t was the opinion of DR.. Clark, the attending
ply ysician, that amputation would not be rem
dered necessary.
COLUMBIA CoUNTY.-O On the 10th inst, Jacob
Girten, known as ssCooney," attempted TO
Bloomsbury, while the cars were in motion,
but, missing his hold, was drawn upon the
track, and his left leg so badly crushed that
it had to be amputated below the knee.
Some Of the farmers complain that they are
losing nearly their entire crop of potatoes in
of the rot. =. A rather fancy
chap arrived ut Bloomsbury on the cars from
on the 1lth. The next day he
was arrested by Washington Bare, of Harris
burg, on charge of horse stealing. A good
deal of money and a number of promissary
notes were found on his person. A number of
letters bore the address of James NJ. Myers.
LAWRENCE CouNTY.-On Saturday morning,
the Sth inst, while Mr.. Ethan Thomas, resi-
ding near Princeton, was engaged in hawling
wood, he met with serious, and perhaps fatal
accident. Having brought load to the house,
he stepped down to the double-tree on the
tongue of the wagon, in order to unload the
wood, when his foot slipped, precipitatng him
to the ground about the horses feet. His legs
becoming entangled he was dragged some five
rods, the horses running and kicking in a furi-
Gus manner. When released he was picked
up as dead, having his skull fractured and his
body otherwise badly bruised. He still sur
wives, but is almost insensibe. His life is
of.
CRAWFORD CoUNTY.-A German boy named
Frank Strock was found dead near the ssrocks''
above the college in Meadvile on the 5th. He
had gone out that day for chestnuts, and is
supposed to have fallen from tree. His skull
was fractured and his right arm broken in two
places. He was about Is years of age. :. A
young girl, Is years of age. left her fathers
residence in this county a couple weeks
since, and was traced as far as Dunkrk. in
company with dissolute young man, and her
friends fear that she is decoyed Into disrepu-
table house. At the time she left she was
partially insane. The name of the girl was
Julia Ann Hotchkiss.
SOMERSET TCoUNTY.-Moses Hershberger, who
resides near Dayidsville, raised potato the
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