Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-06-30


then handcuffed them; they took out their
pistols and gave them to the Sheriff ). they
were revolvers After the Sheriff had eat
en- his dinner we started for Bedford; rode
turn about : got to Bedford about seven and
a half O'Clock. When going along, the
Sheriff went to get on his horse, when he
discovered some money was stuck inside his
coat, which was lying over the saddle frac,
tional currency took them to Bedford and
put them in jail
Cross examined Men walked down from
tavern; We walked after them; they made
no resistance; they did not attempt to use
their revolvers; were haudcuffed in front
chain about ten inches long.
Philip Huzzard, sacorn.-Am Deputy
Sheriff of Bedford county; got handbill out
of Postoffice, on Tuesday, May 18th; told
stage driver Next day the Sheriff saw me,
and said the hack driver had sent for me. |
went to Centreville; got there about one
o clock the larger man WILSON, was stand
ing on porch; the other one was IN the
house. | gave the driver handouts and
pistol; Wilson turned the corner and went
down through the lot; | caught up TO him;
| told him to halt, that | had handful for
him went up to the house and showed him
the bill; he said it dind't fit him. | hand
cutfed him; links about y inches; they
gave me their pistols; picked up SlS25 in
money; Wilson and were on the side Of
the road commenced raining, | asked for
my overcoat, when money fell out; was
currency, was not mine; | gave 1t to the
Sheriff; were not searched until put IN jail
it was two O. clock when we left Centreviile
for Bedford.
Cross-craDiRed Examined the money;
was half and quarter dollars; were new;
might recognize it If | would see it; made
no marks on it; were three or I've quarter
dollars
Robert .Stecsn,an, re caHcd-Men were
searched; Deputy Sheriff handed me SlS25
in fractional currency: | sealed it up has
not been opened this is it. Searched them
and found on them some pistol cartridges
and S5S45 in money; this is the money.
Newman had this half dollar in his pocket.
Irbrougbt the money to County National
Bank | got this money from the men, and
marked it on the day | brought it to the
bank.
Cross -eranuned This is the same fifty
cent note; was recognized by Mr. Shaw
lend off, Deputy Sheriff handed me this
revolver and this satcheil.
IAiHtp Hazzdrd, re called-This,is one of
the pistols; | got it in the barroom at Cen
treville, from Wilson or Newman. | never
saw one like it before; is Smith & Wes-
son.
". " .Sha,o. re caNed-This is the CT
gar box in which kept the fractional cur
rency; | saw this fifty cent note in the
bank. This one is counterfeit and has
been there long time; this one | know
from the way it is patched; not alike; this
orc by the end being torn off, piece was left
in box. The Sheriff showed me this
money
Bank on the evening of the robbery. |
counted them.
Henry Rose, re called. Men came in the
hack to my house about II o clock ; came in
and called for dinner driver went to the
stable with horses; after dinner Little got
his horses and hitched them up; seemed to
be working against time; looked up the
road and said [ think the Sheriff is coming;
Sheriff come, went in the house and took
off his overcoat, and gave pistol to Little !;
men got off the porch; the Sheriff and John
went down into the alley; the men went
down through the lot | saw them CO.
When they got nearly down, one of them
(Wilson) raised his arms, and went on down
over the fence; when the hack driver over
took them. 1t was at the end of the pal
ing fence that the motion with the arms WIS
made; hollow stump was there; three
men followed them down. was whitewash-
ing until towards evening, when | thought
about the motion with the arms. then
went down to the hollow stump and saw
little white bdndle picked it up, opened
it, and saw some postal currency the bun
die was in white handkerchief; | laid it
down in the stump and went ba * to get
witnesses; Mr. Whip and Mr. Anderson
went down and got 1t; | removed nothirg
from II. There was something in brown pa
per; two or three packages; put it back.
d. r. 1nlersolg, sloora.-Between and
clock, p NJ, on May 10Th, Mr.. Whip
and | walked down to the corner, end of
the lot. and Mr. Whip found package in a
white linen handkerchief; was tied III beau
knot; was about five inches long, three
wide, aud two thick; went with it to my
store and opened it; found in it S4, 500 in
u. s. bonds, and $50 in fractional currency.
have the package; counted the money in
Mr. Kerr's Office at Bedford. This is the
package; has never been opened since /
sealed the packages up and left them at
Bedford. Banking house, OF Reed. These
arc the same bonds found in the stump.
John A. Whip, aoorn--Was with Mr.
Anderson when bonds were found went
down and looked around thought they
might have thrown the money away; | found
package in stump; took it to store and
opened it; was some postal currency and
bonds 81, 800 in bonds; went to Mr.. Kerr,
District Attorney of Bedford county, with it
counted the currency Mr.. Anderson and |
sealed up the money and took it to the bank /;
was 500 in currency package was examin-
ed before Jacob Cessna, Nathaniel Oliver
and Jacob Anderson before We went to
Bedford.
E. L. Kerr, Esq, s'co,a.-Reside in
Bedford; am District Attorney of Bedford
county. Mr. Anderson came to my room on
morning of the 20th of May he produced
a package which he said be had found at
Centrevile was 81, 500 in bonds and 500 in
currency; bonds were IN little different shape.
After breakfast we went to my office and
counted the currency | directed them to
keep the money until Mr.. Moore came. |
have $40 found by two persons on Cum
berland road.
George Leas,sre, s,oorn.-Live at Centre
Vile | found some money four miles above
Centreville, along side of road leading from
Cumberland to Bedford; was on 10th of
May found two one thousand dollar bills; ;
| have them now; this is the money.
Gross Goomtned miles from Cen
tr,.vila ON side oe -oaI etickinp in a I,nurel