The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-01-09
JoHNsrowN. JAN. 6. 1853

JoHNsToWN, JAN. 6, 1868.
Dear FreemGn-A terrible tragedy was
enacted few miles below this place. on
tuesday evening last, resulting in the almost
instant death OF Mr. Charles Parker, conduc.
tor OF the Johnstowu Accommodation. The
details OF the affair as | have learned them
are that young man named Hull got ON
the train at New Florence to come to this
place, and shortly after the train left the
station he got into dispute with one of the
orakemeu in regard to the money he had
paid to the conductor-Hall alleging that he
had given 81 bill and should have more
Change, while the brakeman insisted that it
was 81 note. The conductor, hearing the
dispute, came up. and finding that he could
not settle 1t, stopped the train and elected
Hull, but just as he was getting on the plat
form Of the car Hull drew a pocket knife,
and making several lunges at Parker, he at
length drove the blade into his abdomen,
penetrating clear to the back bone. The
conductor staggered into the car, pulled the
bell rope for starting, aud within ten min
utes thereafter was 4 corpse. When his
train reached this point most heart-reud-
ing scene was witnessed. The wife of the
murdered iman, to whom he was but six
months welded, had come from their home
at Conemaugh station during the day, and
had gone to the depot here in the evening for
tue purpose of returning home with her bus
band, and it was only when she was getting
on the cars that the first intmation reached
her that he had been murdered. No one
will fail to conceive without me attem ptiug
To describe the heart-CTushing effect ct that
terrible intelligence on the young and loving
wife. The remains of the unfortunate man
were taken TO Conemaugh, and on Thursday
we're brought back and inferred IN Sandy
Nalp iaO1atHrV hnrp fI,l Nv
course Of the Masonic fraternity ANA several
hundreds of our citizens. The murderer was
captured at Ccntreville, on Wednesday even
ing, and after hearing was committed to
the GreensbuTg Jail to answer for the awful
crime of murder.
Several daring burglaries have occurred
here during the past few nights, and gen.
eral feeling Of insecurity prevails among our
down town citizens. The residence of Mr..
Thos. Collins was entered on Friday night
last, andthe burglars deliberately ransacked
q great portion of the house. The beautiful
silver service, drawn that evening by Miss
Lizzie Collins, was very neatly packed With
a qGautity OF dress goods, ETC., and quite
large bundle was thus prepared to Iemove
surreptitiously, but at this stage of affairs
Mr.. Collins awoke, and his attention being
attracted by the noise made by the burglars,
he arose, and the night providers hearing him,
and knowing no doubt that he was man of
determined purpose, they incontirentiy fed,
taking nothing in their hasty flight but a
circular belonging to one Cf M. C-'s daugh-
ters. On the same night the dwelling of Mr..
A. J. Hawes was entered and a valuable gold
watch and $65 in money taken therefrom.
The premises of our popular druggist friend,
G. L. Frazer, was visited the same night, but
a young man who domicils at the house
came home at the "wee sma' hour" when
the burglars commenced operations, and for
tunately frightened them away. Several
other robberies occurred during the week, but
as S. 3. is pressed for time he cannot now
particullrize.
The two Fairs in operation here during
the holidays proved complete successes. and
between them at least $4,000 was realized.
The most gratifying feature of the Fair bus
mess was the presentation of valuable lth-
ograph to the committee OF the Catholic Fair
bv the managers of the Methodist, and re-
ciproca gift from the latter to the former.
A beautiful cigar case was voted for at the
Catholic Fair, and Capt. Gageby happening
to be here on a visit, the patrons OF the en-
terprise had no difficulty in locating the most
popular young man. and ofcourse our militia
ry friend got the cigar case. Capt. Gagehy,
no doubt, feels highly elated at the result, as
it was not so much the intrinsic value Of the
gift as the fattering expression OF popular re-
gard which was manifested in the result OF
the voting. I may remark per Sc that the
genial face of our worthy friend will be visi-
Bile here for a few days more, when he de-
parts for his distant field of operations in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, where his regiment
is now stationed. May he ever meet with as
many aud as true friends as he has in bis
native village. SKG BAL.
Coop EKws TO OWNERS OF HoRsEs.-HaV-
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