The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-08-14

were generally seen together when
engaged in their domestic chores
lt would seem that the shot would
have alarmed the old man, without
he was first pounced upon and knock.
ed senseless. In the room where he
lay three guns stood behind the door
loaded, but it appears he had no
time to avail himself of their use for
defensive purposes.
In 1859 a disguised party visited
this same house for the purpose OF
robbery. Several members of the
Lusk family resided thero at the
time, among whom was tho present
Mrs. VI Bride. When the robbers
made their appearance the dogs be-
came SO boisterous that they wore
frightened away without obtaining
any booty. The names of the party
engaged in the affair afterwards came
't-.ut Mt trial for conspiracy, in which
n number of them were engaged.
Mrsday morning. We again
visited the scene Of murder ard rob
bcry this morning. The inquest
continued search for valuables. and
down stairs found stored away in
bureau and stand drawers several
small parcels of silver aud gold, with
one $50 bill on tho West Branch
Bank
Money in small parcels, in purses,
pocket books, &c., all wrapped up in
papers or rags, was found in nearly
every drawer of four bureaus, i'll the
three rooms examined.
DEEDS, cditajie papers, Ga mum
Der of deeds and apparently valuable
papers were found in these rooms,
while four old silver watches and
several pistols were found in the
bureau drawers. Among these were
an old flint lock pistol, to which was
tied small muslin with a number OF
bullets
A commission of John MBride "a
First Lieutenant, 2d Company, 9th
Regiment, Pa, Militia, signed by
Gov, Wolf, aud dated May 2, 1880,
together with u medal of Com. De
catur and Capt. j. Lawrence, dated
1912, are among the relics i'll these
lower rooms.
| Up stairs. Here was II conglomera-
ton of trunks, desks, bedding, chests.
boxes, &c, with bags of grain. &c ,
scattered promise uously over the
floor.
1t was here the murderer is sup
posed to have secured his money,
Il n small trunk, tho article III
hich it had been deposited. The
INK, it seems, had been concealed
large box, and from the floor the
inquest picked up some five or
silver dollar pieces, thus showing
Mt the thief was in great haste to
t through with his work.
In the main room mp stairs the in
Test made pretty thorough search,
Il from drawers, boxes and trunks,
ought ont stockings, old pockets,
r'cs and rags, file with gold and
yer coin-tho result of the search
aching probably two thousand dol
=. While an old almanac was
Ind t'lei with greenbacks of the
nomination OF Is, 2s and os-prob-
~ amounting To 500. An old
IS book was also found here con-
ming seven West Branch bank
l., of the denomination of fifty dol
lar. each-making seven hundred
dollars of this description Of money
found this morning.
In apill box wcro found abont
81 50 to 81 OO-Saii to he ess mon
oy deposited there by Mrs. M'Bride.
Reiics !. The ID partmea!,-Among
the rubbish, in old ba'ketS and boxes
wcrc found dishes, apparently in he
original packages n sent from the
stores-ani from their style, pur-
chased 80 or 30 years $50, while in
nearly every drawer wcrc deposited
linens and woolcn goods of their own
manufacture, which had mover been
used
Oar fashionable ladies' con'd mere
support themselves with some tor
toise shell aud other comos-'as'
coming into sly'e-out tho memen-
toes OF the past century
LtgM At'cdys BaTn'"g.-We are
informed that Tor the past ton years
u light has been burning all through