Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-12-21

-us NOTORIOUS TOM ADAMS KILLED.
The Murder of Private Cooper.
Such is the highly important news fur
nished the public b, the Harrisburg 7tle-
graph Of Friday last, and such is the SEN
saiion style iu which it is furnished, The
Telegraph then proceeds to give the start
ling details in the following language:
From information received by Major
DoJge A u, II. c., we learn that the
troops dispatched from this post ia quest
OF bounty Jumpers and deseriers ia Clear
field county, came in collision with par
ty Of these desperadoes, and after desper.
ate hgh. succeeded in killing their leader,
the notorious Tom Adams, and capturing
nineteen Of the cu,-throats who fought by
his side.
II appears from the information receiv-
ed here, that Capt. ..SouthworIh, Co c. l6.
Regiment Veteran Reserves, on Monday
evening was proceeding on the road TO Os-
ceola, and, when near Philipsburg, ascer-
tanned that large party Of deserIers were
concealed in house near by. Capt. 5.
al once made the pecesssry arrangements.
for the capture of these racals, and pro-
coeded Immediately TO surround the place
OF their concealment.
On discovering the presence OF the
troops. the deserteis at once opened
fierce fire.-The action, however was short
ana ihe notorious Tom Adams, an avowed
traitor, a notorious bounty jumper, was
iustan.ly killed, nineteen of his associates
being oaptured.-T loss on our side
amounted to killing of one man, Private
Cooper. formerly of the 9th Regiment,
New Hampshire Volunteers.
IL Is expected lha, this action will con-
strain deserters who infest Clesrtied
county 10 rally and entrench themselves
somewhere in the mountain Businesses of
this region, and that before these gangs
are broken up and brought to justice,
most bloody fight will occur.
Now, except as 10 the killing OF the
two men named above, there is scarcely a
single word of truth inebe above. We
have made every effort TO get at the facts,
and while there are different stories in
circulation We believe the main facts in
the following statement may be relied up.
I'M The soldiers are stationed nt Philips.
burg, in Centre county On Tuesday
night, the 18th instant, there was party
at the house of Thomas Adams, in Knox
township, Clearfeld county some u or
Is miles from Fhilipsburg, and about the
same distance from Oceols. This party
is said to have been given by Adams to a
'brother-in-law, who had just returned
from the war with an honorable discharge
About 3 o'clock on the morning of the
litb, military officer presented him.ef
al the door where the party was enjoying
themselves, and demanded surrender
stating that they were surrounded, &c. -
Adams Immediately ran up stairs and FIR
ed from The loft, (the bouse being but a
story and half killing one of the sol.
diers. He then escaped from the other
end OF tho building, on to the roof of a
shed, and thence to the ground and was
making his way 10 the woods, when he
was ordered TO halt, when failing TO do SO
hve or six shots were fired al him, only
one OF which, howe took eileot. These
were the only shots fred. The rest of
tho men-lS or 10 in all-surrendered
without q struggle, we're ironed and
marched of to Philipsburg. Several re-
yolvers were lying upon bureau in ano-
ther part of the house, but then owners
could not, o. did not attempt to- reach
them. Adams used musket, loaded
with buckshot. After the surrender, a
thorough search was made of the prsmi-
see, but beside some ten revolvers, and
three or four guns, We heard OF nothing
of warlike character being discovered.
During this time the door had been
Lspt closed, lasting perhaps an hour and
half, when Mrs. Adams wos the first 10
90 out, and was tho first to discover the
dead body Of her husband about ten feet
from the door.
The only person injured, besides the tSo
who were led, was sou OF John ".
ehase, whose loyalty" we presume, will
not be questioned. Some of the soldiers,
it is supposed, mistook him for the person
who fred the shot that killed the soldier. .
and gave him O severe blow acrors The
temple with the butt-end of psitol.
Who were the men arrested we hove
not heard, except that there was Sot sin
0ls citizen ef KnO1 topnship among them. A !
man named Jacob Reed, whose loyalty"
is above suspicion, and one or two other
citizens Of Woodward township, were
among the capti7es. The rest of the par.
ty were citizens Of adjoining countless
Whether they were " bounty; y;jumpers," or
deserters," or escaped censcripls, or cit.
liens pursuing their lswful calling, ne are