The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-08-14
tons will reach three thousand dol

lars.
Arrest Of the Murderer Thi,
morning obout one o'clock Officer,
Rook and Marley succeeded in ar
resting the murderer at tho house o
Margaret Siier. lis name is Nelso,
T.. Wade. At one time he worked
for Mr.. Henry Smith, of this city
and at another time was employees
on the Beaver Nils, but breaking 9
saws was discharged. We arc also
Informed that no was at one time on
the Philadelphia aud Erie railroad. /,
is reported that during late impris-
'nment in our Jail ho made the remark
that be had been a soldier on tn
frontier, aud had killed many a man
Tho circumstances of the arrest are
US follows
Wednesday, evening two gentlemen
OF this city repaired to the house OF
Margaret Slifer, when a girl named
jessie Russell asked ono of them tn
give her grcenbacks 10 exchange for
Il five dollar gOli piece. which WI,
done. Not loug after this transaction
this same girl received from Wade
who was IN tho house, four two dol
lar aud a half gold pieces, aud this
aroused the suspicious Of tho two gen
llcmen referred to. Upon question:
ing her, she stated that during the
day she had been out riding with
Wade in the direction of Blnominr
Grove, ani that Wade took ont tw,
bags Of money to Amos Harvey. A
plot was then lail Tor Wilr's arrest
The girls were to got him interested
ina game OF euchrc, while ono nf the
gentlemen went 10 search Of officers
The plan was successful Whilc the
game of cnchrc was in progress onr
of the girls took from undor a pillow
Waie's pistol, carried it to nothrr
room, drew thu charges ani returned
the weapon. Upon the arrival of OBI
GERS Rlok and Merlcy, tho doors OF
tho house were locked, and enterins
the room where Wade was, they found
him sitting on tho bel with his bopts
oil. Hc immediately made spring
for his pistol but was Instantly sciz.
ei by the officers. Chief Coder aud
Others soon arrived, aud Waio was
conveyed to Jail. On the way to pri.
on he h,d no hcsitancy in telling the
Officers that he was rc,pInsible for
what had been dono 'if cnnli got
my pistol I would have shot that Irsh
s-of - Marley and then if I
could shot Joe Pait and Joe Bubb ]
would have been satisfied Rock, /
didn't want to harm you
4 Desperate Chdracter. Wadc is
evidently II desperate character, with
but few equals on record. Last WIN
ter he worked ut GlJsser's, near the
scene of tho horrible murder, and
was engaged in several qurrels in
that neighborh1o1. Ii was curTentl,
reported on tho street last eyeiFhs Z
that he attempted to induce II younp
man of this city to engage with him
in this horrible crime. There wa.
found upon his person last nigh
about 500.
TIE MURDIRER's CONFESSION.
Chief Codcr and officer Marley visit
ed the house of Harvey, near Blooming
Grove, and succeeded in recovering a
bag containing about 500 in silver
Another bag left by Wade is still m IS
ing.
II is said that son of lIarvcy's was
in the city yesterday, and exhibited a
twenty shilling piece to Cy. palmatecr
This gentlemen attempted to buy it of
the boy, and asked him lift was gcnu-
inc, llcrcplicd that twas, and there
was p'cnty more where that cnlpc from.
The city has been highly excited to-
day, and knots of people could be ob-
obserucd ON corners canvcssing the
many reports in circulation. At twelve
O'Clock, upon the return of the coron-
cr'S jury, the Garage containing them
was halted in front of Powcll's bank,
where the large bag of money brought
down by them was deposited, the pco-
Pile in the meantime crowded around
To see the strange and novel sight, rem
dercd more SO by the circumstances
surrounding the discovery ofthe hoard
ed treasure. There may be other re-
vcIatlons in reference 10 this horrible,
affair, not at present dreamed of 10y the
great majority of our citizens.
STORIES OF HIDDEN MONEY.
Some years ago, it will he remember
ed, one of the female members of the
Lusk family was drowned in well. II
Is supposed she kept money secrcted in
the walls of the well, and in going down
to look after it, slipped and fell to the
bottom, and being unable To extricatc
herself, perishod.
1t is also reported that years ago one
of them kept money secrcted in fence
rails, by raisingup the corner of a fence
and depositlng it in not holes, or any
place whcrc persons would not be like
ly to discover il.
They were strange family-the love
of money seemed to be the ruling pas
sion, aed they lived in absolute want,
thouge surrounded by money in every
crack and creyice of their tumble down
dwelling.
This afternoon at two o'clock we Wis
tied the cell of the murderer, in COM
pany with the coroner's jury. Upon
approaching tho cell he met the party
with bold look, and inquired ifthere
were any particulars they wished to
know; he was ready to talk with them
for any length, of time. The cell door
was opened, and the prisoner came out
into the hall, taking a seat upon one of