The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-15
A SINGULAR SrORY.

HNHE Altoona Tribune tells the follow
IL ing remarkable story:
The Singer Manufacturing Company, of
Altoona, employs as its agent at Johnstown
for the sale of the famed Singer Sewing Ma
chimes, gentleman named p. r. Miller,
who stands at the head of family. On
the fifth day of last month as he was can
vassing the territory allotted to him he
came to the farm house of one Jacob Sigler
near small town called Verona, in West
moreland county, and succeeded in persua-
ding Mr.. s. to purchase machine. The
agent took it into the house and remained
about an hour, instructing Mrs. S. and her
daughter as to the manner of the construc-
tion of the machine, how to run it, oil it,
and in fact gave them all the necessary in
formation concerning it. He remained
with the family to tea, and afterward
mounted his vehicle and set his face home
ward bound once again.
The following Monday, Sigler visited
Johnstown and happening in at the district
agency of the Singer Company requested
Mr.. Miller to come to his house and place
the machine in running order again as
something had gotten wrong with it. The
agent replied that he could not go that day
as he had a machine to deliver, but that he
would be pleased to comply with the re-
quest on the morrow or on the following
day, and as the sequel proved, faithfully
kept his promise.
He took the cars for his destination and
upon arrival at the nearest station there yet
remained walk of about one mile. On
reaching the farmhouse he sought admis-
sion and was ushered into a room which
was occupied by Sigler, his wife and anoth-
er woman whose name we failed to learn
after dilligent inquiry. The machine was
standing at the side of the room directly
opposite the door, and after recognizing
the party in the customary manner Mr..
Miller proceeded at once to unlock it with
the view to making an examination and as
certaining what was wrong with it. AS he
did so he heard a sharp click in the rear
aud turning suddenly around was Mortified
to be confronted by an ugly looking apollo
gy for rifle with which Sigler had drawn
bead on him, the muzzle being but few
feet away from one of his ears.
The silence was broken by Sigler asking
Miller whether he did not profess to be an
honorable, upright man and fair in all his
dealings, to which the latter responded that
he did. Then, applying the vilest epithets
to him that were ever heard to emanate
from the mouth of man, Sigler asked the
agent to confess.
"Confess to whatP" asked Miller.
81 have made my wife confess and now
demand that you confess that you and
she have been criminally intimate that you
have both committed adultery. "D--m
you, if you don't do it, win blow your
heart out" responded Sigler.
Mr.. Miller protested his innocence, yet
without avail. Nothing short of confess
sion that he was particeps c1Tminis TO the
alleged crime would satisfy the enraged
husband who added, that he didn't want
any fooling about it either.
Seeing that determination was depicted
upon Sigler's countenance, and not caring
to look down the throat of a rifle that was
cooked and capped any longer than he
could possibly help, through fear, Mr..
Miller confessed to what had been charged
against him.
"Now," said Sgler, still pointing the
muzzle of the gun straight at his head,
"this matter can be readily compromised. 4"
How ?" asked Miller.
"By you giving me receipt in full for
the machine and two hundred dollars in
cash, replied Sigler.
"But have no money!" said Miller,
putting his handsi in his pantaloon's pockets
as he spoke.
"Take your hands out of your pockets,
you scoundrel, or I'll blow your head off.
Get down there on that chair and write me
a note for the sum. want but little fool
ing about this matter" said Sigler, in a
very excited manner, the muzzle of the gun
still being held near the head of the alright
ed man.
Nothing was left for Mr.. Miller but to
down at the bidding. Siger then ordered
his wife to go into an adjoining room and
procure ink, pen and paper after which the
note for the sum named was drawn up in
due form. The wife was then required to
read it over several times in order to assure
the husband that it was correct. Turning
to Miller again Sigler then told him that
he could "step down and out'' of the
house, but that if he made any attempt to
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