The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-07-24
MURDER RECORD. William, BroDl.

leg Hills William, Fallen, an old man Of
S,rty-Sir gears, in Horton Township,
this county.-Last Saturday afternoon,
10Th inst, there occurred, in Horton
township, one of the saddest murders it
has ever fallen to our lot to chronicle,
Several persons were interested in the
quarrel which was the forerunner of the
horrible deed, all of whom had been to
Oysters in attendance on the Demo-
cratic primary meeting held there, and
on their return home from the meeting,
the party, consisting of William Fallen
and James Fallen, his son, William
Bromley, and John Bromley, his son,
and James and Dennis Donovan, having
imbibed an extra quantity of liquor,
entered into controversy. William
Bromley accused James Fallen of receiv-
ing mouey from Windfelder Gone of the
candidates for TreasureD, for working
in his favor, and Fallen in turn accused
Bromley Of receiving money from Mes
senger (the other candidate for the same
purpose. The parties were riding,
the Donovaus on horseback, and the
falens and Bromleys in wagons. VIM.
Fallen tried to drive past Bromley but
he turned his wagon cross-wise Of the
road and thus prevented the old man
from passing. Thus matters progressed
until the arrival o! the party opposite
Fallen house when Faleu tried to turn
in, and Bromley with the same cusseduess
he had evincea on the road tried to pre-
vent him from so doing. Fallen fually
managed to get inside his own yard,
when Bromley, leaving his team in the
hands of his son, followed in continuing
his abuse. james Fallen at this time
spoke something about bringing out the
gun, when Dennis Donovan spoke up
and said, Don't bring out the gun
Jim, there is no need Of shooting any
one" When the gun was spoken of,
Bromley ran across the road and pro-
curing stick, or piece of fence rail,
returned to the yard of Fallen, and
struck the old man on the head knocking
him down.
Word of the affair was Immediately
sent to Sheriff Oyster, who was at the
Oyster Hotel, and who went to the
scene of conflict, and arrested Dennis
and James Donovan, and Johu
Bromley, and brought them to Jail.
William Bromley made his escape and
is still at large. William Fallen lived
until 6 o'clock Sunday morning, when
he died; the fracas occurred about 9
O'Clock the evening previous.
Esquire Feter Thompson impaneled
a coroner's jury, and post mortem ex-
animation was held by Drs. T S Hartley
aud James Farley, who found that the
skull had been fractured in nine differ
ent places. Following is the verdict of
the jury: 'That William Fallen came
to his death by one or more blows in
fiicted on the skull, producing compress
ure of the brain, from which cause he
died. The said blow or blows were
given by the hands Of one William
Bromley. We also say that James
Donovan, Dennis Donovan and john
Bromley were accessories to the death Of
the said William Fallen
Monday evening Dennis and James
Donovan, and John Bromley were
brought before Judge Vincent, on a
writ Of haJeas corpus, for trial, which
resulted in James Donovan and John
Bromley being admitted to bail in the
sum of $500 each. Dennis Donovan was
committed to Jail to await his trial at
the August term of Court.