Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-01-14

Gus SNOW /. Jvs<Ase-men-no lc,ge
feel secure or safe from the violence o
their fellowmen when out at night or q
home in their houses.
There is feeling nov in the com
munity something akin to that whicl
prevailed when Lewis and Conley an,
their associates used to depr.date OIL
people aud their property along th'
Juniata and in the valleys that opel
from it. Men then kept their guns an,
pistols we'll primed, so that they woul,
not "fiash in the pan" when they need
ed them, when their persons were as
sailed or :heir property put in DANCE
Of destruction by lawless men. Their
is good deal of quiet preparation go
ing on now to rcpel by force unlawfu
efforts to secure property, or assault
on persons without notice or provosa
ton. Hints of sEch preparation ma,
be heard throughout the community.
The latest outrage to chronicle il
that committed on the person of Sam
uel Stimeling, last Sunday evening be
tween the hours of 5 aud 6 o'clock
At night Mr. Sumeling "runs" = sta
tiona:y engine used to pump water from
the river to reservoirs owned by the
Railroad Company. His statement is
that between the hours designated tnt
men suddenly came up to him Uhile Le
was in the s.sand room" filing 5uck-
ct with SAND, anu without ssying a word
seized him by he back of the neck,
drew back his head aud forced the neck
of bottle into his mouth, aud com
PEELED him TO drink some of whatever
it contained. The surprise was so un-
expected that for a moment he made 70
resistance. He, however, recovered
himsslf and shook them off; but the
drink they gave him or the nervous
sLock affected him SO much that he did
not feel like taking the offensive, and
without word he took his BUCKET and
left for the engine. He vas scarcely
out of the room when one Of the nien
"laid hands on him S'imelmg re
sented by knocking him down. They
threatened to kill HIN if be made a
noise. He said not word, hut hur.
ried on, and vas n. molested until he
had reached the third or fourth step of
the engine, Wien be vas seized by The
back of the coat and pulled down, the
thieves all the while telling hira if he
called they would kill him. lie fought
them as well as be could, but they
overpowered him, threw him to the
floor, oonno him hard and foot and tied
a handkerchief over lis mouth, and
ther rifed his pockets, from which they
got in money three dollars ana somr
cents. They diJ not discover that he
had n watch, as the coat or outer gar
ment he wore was buttonet up c'ose to
the neck and entirely concealed the
guard Or other outward appeuiages of
tie :imekeeper. Howard Crawford,
hearing some unusual noise, came t.
look it up, when one of the scoundrels
proceeded toward him. He thought
it bes; to 60 for assistance, and did so
by going to the nearest Office of the
Company. A number Of men FASTENED
to the engine room. The outlaws we're
gone, but StimelIng lag on the floor
gagged and tied. He WAS speedily re-
leased. Excepting the scare he is not
much hurt. .i,. S;imeling further
stated that one of The men belonged to
a secret organization, for he gave the
sign of the oIder. The name of the
order was not mentioned.