The New York herald., 1870-12-02
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EXCITING CAPTURE or A MIR DraER.

Pursuit md Arrest Of Moran, the Author Of
the stOuRhtOD, Mass, TrnYedy-His Dis
covery after Months Seciusioa In "A Dark
Cellnr-Dstermined Resistance Of ON ers
and Citxens-A Fearful Run for Life.
STouGHToN, Mass, Dec. 1, 1870.
On the 18th OF September last officer G. NJ. Packard
OF Stought0n went to arrest young man named
JOnn Moran, who under bonds to answer In
court on charge OF an assault committed In the
town Of Randolph. Moran resisted, and when he
saw that he was to be overpowered he drew
pistol and shot ut olcer Packard, the bullet pass
Ing through his heart and producing III
stant death. be then ran away. ana had
eluded the search of all until his discovery ana cap
tre, after exciting fight and chase, last evening
During the afternoon Mr.. George Talbot one OF the
seecmen OF the town, received definite information
that Moran was concealed in the residence OF Mrs.
Reagan his sister, on the lower road in East Slough
ton village, in the structure known as the s.Black
House,
Talbot went imned ately over to Randolph TO see
Sherif Warren aud get him aid In his arrest.
Mr.. Warren was absent on business. Talbot then,
fully appreciating the value Of time, armed himself
and, collecting ten or dozen citizens OF Stoughton
who also armed themselves with revovers and sho,
guns they proceeded about dark to the .Back
House, wnich they immediately surrounded. Citi.
zens OF East stoughton might have been employed,
they all along been incensed at Moran that
IL was feared by Talbot that n they saw hm ne
would not oe captured aiIye.
The house having been surrounded Talbot entered
told Mrs. Reagan that her brother John was In the
house and he wished to see him. She declared that
he was not there ana that she nad not seen him for
months. Talbot remarked that he was positive
John there, that he had the house to be
surrounded ana was determined TO arrest tho MUIR
derer, dead or alive. Tue woman still insisted that
John was not In the house, and Talbot then
commenced q search He then, through
adAI If
rectly 70 the north bedroom moved the
bed and basket which sat under it ana lifted trap
when pistol shot from the cavity beneath. through
the aperture informed him that somebody was
present-ln TACT, that the game had been cornered
tween Tab0rs legs and lodged III the ceiling. 1t
was very narrow escape for Talbot. The latter
dropped the trap door and deIiberated a moment.
He called for gun loaded with ball, and In
the next instant heard sound Of falling
masonry, coupled with cries and shots on the OUT
side Of ihe house 1t appeared that Moran mad SO
liked four or five large stones IN the cellar wall that
they could be removed from the inside and make an
Alter firing his shot at Talbot ne had nastened 70
this spot removed the stones and looked out. See
pefate he fired two shots at them, pcrhaps
in the hope tiat they would quail: put the shots
were returned. He, however, stepped out, revolver
in hand and started Tor ihe woods. One OF Moran's
shots struck revolver IN the hands OF one OF
the citizens and he fell, seeing which Moran ex-
claimed There's one d-n s-n OF b--h deadn
No one was hurt, however, and the pursuit was
Kept up with vengeance Moran running with
all his strength, receiving the fire OF his pursuers
from behind, and turning now and then TO return
the compliment. But the shots OF the pursuers
began 10 tell, and on reaching piece OF swampy
ground about sixty rods from house he fell. His
pnrslers then came up and one OF them, pointing
pistol AT his head, demanded that he should put up
his hands penalty Of DEATH Moran's pistol had
before been emptiea and thrown away
and he surrendered. He was Immediately
nandculIed and taken in custody. followed
back to the road by number OF excited people
who had been attracted by the pistol firing 1t
was seen that he was wounded In both legs. He
was put carriage and Immediately taken to
Dedham jail. On arriving there his wounds were
dressed by Dr. Chase, who found that he had been
shot through one knee ana MT in the opposite hip.
He mad Dled freely ana was faint IRON the loss OF
bisod. lie talked very little indeed, but said,
among other things that he had several times been
back and forth In East Stoughton since September
l5 the day or the murder aud only came TO the
the last time at three O'Clock yesterday after.
noon lie arragned before Trial Justice Belcher
tins afternoon ana FULLY committed for trial on the
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