The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-02-24

P'ONSB anu WHO are DGtIef Known than
appreciated in this vicinity. The Journal
says:
Our usually quiet town of Rock Port was
tnrown into fever of excitement on Tuesday
last br the shooting and serious woundiug of
the Evans boys by Capt. VIM. II Blake. the
particulars of which we have endeavored to
ascertain Us accurately possible.
1t seems that on Friday, the 2Ist instant,
i"Andy' and ED" Evans, brothers residents
of Lost Grove, some five or six miles east of
! Rock Port, were in town and had been drink
| ing freely, and. was their habit hen under
the influence of liquor, fourished their revol-
| vers wildly, intimldating whomsoeVer "crossed
their path They threatened some of our cit
! izes with divers persecutiOIs--In oEe or two
| instances carrying their threat into execution
and others with the taking of their lives; and
even went SO far as to brandish their revolvers
IN menaclng manner in the face of Captain
| Blake. compelling him to submit to much
abuse and insult at their hands. They also
] resorted TO the same game" with otheis of
! our citizens, and il was with difficulty they
could be persuaded to deSist, in spite of repeat
| ed warnings, and leave town. They went,
| however, ut last. but threatened to return on
Monday, as we are informed, to kill Captain
! Blake and clean out Rock Port"
Monday came, but if they had intended to
return on their mission, of cath and revenge
they. did not do it. On Tuesday they came to
| town, and their purpose being strongly sus-
! pcCNcuB pdE(icS WuO Aau OeSH PROMISED tneir
Ives should be sacrificed were put on their
| guard.
! Shortly before II o'clock collision occurred
! between the Evans q and Capt Blake, on Rock
street, in the neighborhood of Traub's black
smith shop. when a short conversation ensued
! in regard to the proceedings of Friday. The
! Captain asked reiraction, when Ed, who had
mounted his horse, replied with shot from
! his revolver. the ball just missing the back of
! Blake's neck. At the same time, almost. the
! Captain fred ut the elder Evans, who was
/ standing few PAGES off, holding his revolver
t in a threatening attitude the ball taking effect
| in his side and producing a slight flesh wound.
| Blake then turned and fred at Ed, shooting
! him through the body about midway; turning
! around, he let the elder Evans have n shot in
the head, the ball striking him almost squarelv
in the middle of the nose, penetrating to the
rear of the right ear; turning again, the Capt
observed the younger Evans Fleeing from the
wrath to come" in hot haste around the corner
into Main street Stepping quickly TO the cor
ner, he let him have one more shot. which the
back of the saddle prevented from taking effect
by this time large crowd OF excited per-
sons had gathered, aud AL seemed to compre-
hend the situation at ce. They had antici-
pated it. They knew that the Evans bows had
mistaken their man.
Tie wounded men ought Iefue ee-the ell
der in Buckham, Shelters & Co.'S store and
the other at Reiter's Saloon where medical aid
furnished them. The wounds that each
sustained were found to be very serious, and
il was thought for time they would prove IA
tai. Dnring the evening they were removed
to the Spencer House " here the still remain)
and ;heir friends sent for, who now have them
in charge.
For a long time previous to this occurrence
the Evans boys, they are commonly called
we're looked upon az dangerous men. and their
bullying, braggadocia sty lie caused many per-
sons TO regard them with fear and terror
" hiie it is to be regretted that such occur
renee has taken place in our midst, there WAS
only one course to be pursued. They seemed
bent taking the lives of some of our best
citizens, aud Capt Blake singled out as
one OF the number If he bad incurred their
dispeaEure at any time he is not aware of it.
! Their attack on him ia pronounced most un
warrantable and unprovoked. If they recover,
as II is now believe ed they may. it is to be hoped
that the severe lesson of Tuesday may cause
them - reform and become peaceab!e citizens.
The Inventor OF CORK LIMBS IN THE
| ALNsEoUsE.-Sume person has been Inter
viewing" Que Of the inmates Of our County
| Poor House, and has furnished to the AL
tOona Sun an account Of what he learned on
the occasion, but whether the story be true
or false we not prepared to say, although
We understand that the person referred to
was at one time employed in the making Of
him longest never knew Until now that he
claimed to be the inventor of those indispen-
sible articles. Still we believe the man in
question is perfectly sane. and we have no
reason to doubt his story, which We give
we 6nd it published in the last issue of the
paper named above:
This life is strange affair indeed The
good things OF life are very unevenly divided.
and IL not unirequently happens that the man
who discovers or inyents some valuable thing
dies In poverty and neglect. while some unwor-
thy individual monoPo!izes all the profits and
honors Of the invention. 4 gentleman in whose
word hive the highest confidence states
that while on recent visit to Cambria county
he came Old man clad in humble
garments, without the means of supporting
himself, and dependingsfor his subsistence upon
the bounty of the county. Entering into con-
versation with the old man, our informant
found him unusually Intelligent In the course
of the conversation he stated that his name
was Charles Murray, that he formerly lived in
Philadelphia, working for named AL
corn, a Dock street. He claims to be the
original inventor of cork legs, having manu-
factured one for the wife of Captain Thomp-
son, sea captain, in the year 1926 For this
limb he received S75 and for another, made
some time after, 500. In the meantime his
employer. in whose integrity he put the high
eat confidence, set about procuring a Tatent,
the understanding being that the proceeds
should be equally divided. The patent was
eventually secured, bat in Alcorn's name, and
the old man, Murray, alleges that while he
was the sole inventor of the limb he received
no recompense whatever, but now passes a
dreary existence in the Cambria county Aims
house.
We do not assert that the above Is true
The man who relates it with such apparent
sincerity may be insane, but stranger things
have happened locg ere this.
STRONG REcoMMENDATIoNs.--D J. Taft,
H. R. Smith, Edwin Z. Darby, d. D. Smith,
T. q. s. Gorgas. P. II. Austin and L. s.
Walters, all of whom are professors in diff
ferent Dental Colleges. recommend the stuck
method for mounting teeth on rubber plates