Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-06-25

= Anh hiAi OF Use NleAfNei0 70. Asd.A tGu-
bers takes place this week st Clearfeld. A
number of our citizens concerned in the cap
+ lure Of two Of the robbersat Centervi.le, find
ing Of money &c, have gone on to attend the
trial as witnesses. The third man named
Lamoine was captured IN ST. Louis, Missouri
on the 9th inst. The following account Of
the capture ofthe third party is given BY the
St, Louis Republican:
On May 18th the First National Bank al
/ Clear6eld, Pa, was entered and robbed OF
about S20,o0a The bank was broken into
during the night, the door Of the safe was
ripped open and the money taken out. Next
morning the burglars we're pursued and two oi
them we're caught, one Of then being the noto-
! rious safe blower known as Jack Nielsen. alias
California Jack" The third man, named
Jeadie (. Lamoine, made his escape and ar
rived in this city on Tuesday last. Mean
while a requisition was procured from GOV
ernOr GeaFy Of Pennsylvania, on Governor
AeClug, and armed with this document the
cashier Of the Clear6eld Bank, Mr.. Daniel W.
Moore, came on to Missouri, and, going up
to jefferson City, procured warrant for the
arrest of Lamoine Yesterday the matter
vas placed ia the hands Of the Chief OF Po-
lice and the latter detailed officers Harrigan
and Tracy to make the arrest Lamoine was
arrested by them about four o'clock, at his
residence on Franklin, near Garrison avenue.
He offered no resistance. The prisoner was
/ delivered over to Mr.. Moore, who, accompa-
MED by officer Tracy, left last evening for
| Clearheld, Pa, where the ROBBERY was commit
4 ted. Lamoine was arrested sometime since,
+ on suspicion Of having been connected with
/ the safe robbery Of the Franklin county & No )
treasury of some $4,000 but was acquitted.
He has been engaged in the liquor business
j on the northeast corner Of Fourth and Green
streets, nader the firm of Lamoine Co He
had been in business at that place some six
months, and broke up about three weeks ago.
/ He is about thirty, Rive years Of age, and has a
+ wife aud children in this city.
CATTLE SrEcuLArIoy.-0n Saturday night
I last two men were overbauled on the Cum
berland road about miles from Bedford,
with thirty head Of cattle which they had
stolen from the farm Of John Shoemaker one
mile above the Bedford Springs They came
to Bedford on Saturday morning, got in -
with 5. S. F'eegle of Harrison twp, to whom
,hey made a proposition to engage with them
IN a speculation, at the same time disclosing
to him their plan Of operation. Fleegle
/ eYaded direct answer, and said be would
consult with them in a short Time. Where
upoa he went to the Sheriff, aud reported in
full, and was deputized by him to act as de.
tectve with Instructions to coincide with them
IN all their arrangements. Fleegle went back,
accepted their proposition, and the trio,
started on their nights mission. The Sheriff
| and Deputy with John DeGbaugh followed a
short time after, and made the wholesale cap
ture about midnight The thieves gave the
names of E. Foreman and Abraham Davis,
aad said they were from Maryland One of
them says he has been In the "biz' for ten
years, aud boasts that he is acquainted with
the particulars Of the escape Of one Ham
mond, horse thief who broke Jail here some
+ years ago. Let them be punished to the full
extent Of the law.
The ALTOONA IscEyDIARIEs.-The Altoona
Tribune Of last week gives the following par
ticuIars Of the recent arrest of iucendiaries
in that place:
On Monday Of last week, J. A. Kelley.
! Supt. of Pinherton National Detective
( Agency, Philadelphia, arrived in this city;
/ and after consultation with some oftbe city
officials, proceeded to arrest James Moon
nell, Thos. \. Beales and Jno. B. Campbell,
who we're placed in rooms, at the Logan
House. until other parties eaald be secured.
On Tuesday morning, Charles Pressell, How
ard c. Nazurie and Henry c. Stewart we're
also arrested. These parties had hearing
before the Mayor, on Tuesday, which result
ed in the binding over of M'Connell. Camp
bell and Stewart, 10 5000 bail each. for
their appearance at Court, and the others,
Beale, PresseLl and Mazarie, in default of
bail, were sent ever 10 Hollidaysburg aud
/ placed 10 jail. There were still other parties
at large, and detectives on their track
Among this number was Thomas Duke, who
had left town on Saturday previous. All
/ efforts to discover his where abouts we're un-
successful, until Friday evening, when he
was picked up BY Policemen Clark and Gard
ner, in the vicinity of the depot, in this place.
After a hearing before the Mayor. be was
sent over to jail, 10 await trial
/ Strawberries ExrRAoRDINARY.- We are
indebted to G. E. Horloeher, Esq, Of Ham
burg, for box OF the largest and most luci-
Gus Strawberries we have ever seen or tasted.
They we're of the "Agriculturist. ''Jucun-
da and "Triomphe De Gaud" yarities.
One Of the berries actually measured eight
+ and tbree-qsarter inches IN circumference,
aad is the largest specimen Of this fruit We
/ ever heard Of. Other berries measured 6, :
( to 81 inches. Mr.. Horlocher, who is the
I proprietor Of the Blue Mountain Nursery, is
/ the largest Strawberry Grower in Berks
! county. he informs us that on last Monday
( be picked 100 boxes from half past II to
/ P. NJ On Tuesday afternoon he picked and
packed 600 boxes. He desires US to say
that if any Strawberry grower around Read
( ing can produce a berry TO measure more than
/ 81 inches, he would be glad to hear from him.
Mr. Horl0eher will accept our thanks for his
rich treat. ''-Bsrks & ScduyEiH Journal
IfauY Of our citizens can beat the above
We would ike to hear from them. Send
/ along your big berries.
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