The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-01-30

tween Johnstown and Millville boroughs.
So say happy lovers.
Our Justices of the Peace have all been
sredrtRg at the new constitution.
One of our most rightSand worthy citi-
zens says that it is his opinion that there
Will be lots of potdt0-bUgS next year.
Soltero" should call the new arrival
'Beelzebub - Wouldn't Beelzebub Soltero
be euphoneous
There was 4 Bear passed through Johns
town last Saturday, from Somerset county,
heading northeast. Nobody shot at it, be-
cause it is against the ordinance
The ice crop is beginning to take root
again. Some people think that ice will 80
dO1cn yet. L. Il. MACGREGGoR.
WILMORE- Jan. %, 1874.
DEAR FREEMAS-Two boys. John Lott
and Webster Hammer, the latter aged about
IA years, the former somewhat older, were,
on Saturday last, committed to Jail by useph
Miller, Esq, for having on "Wednesday
night previous entered the stores of 5. y.
Kephart and Panl K Scttlenyer, of this
place, and stolen thel efrUm goods and money
amounting in aggregate value, it is supposed,
to between $50 and S25. 1t was at first
thought that two other boys, Geo. Haukle
and Harry Hammer, who had been arrest
ed for entering, on Sunday week, the house
of Mr.. Geo SettlemYcT, sr., a short distance
from town, hut who after their hearing had
given leg bail were the guilty pair. Their
return on Friday and the account they gave
of having stolen their way ON freieht train
far as East Liberty. and their hayiu,,
Witnessed the OIL fire at Houston's Station
on the night of The burglary, removed suS-
picions from them. Lotz and Web Ham
mer had also left on Wednesday and re-
turned on Friday. Webster Hammer was
seen 10y several boys on Friday evening
picking up from a ditch three bottles of cs-
SenCt of straw berry, which caused himself
aud LOtZ to be examined hy Justice Miller
without anything being elected, except that
h.. l,aI h.aa 70 M a,,l l. t-.,l :,
coal banks there but had quit on Thursday
evening. Hammer was re-eXamined on
Saturday morning, when he said he had re-
ceived 81 60 for his work at the coal hank,
which he had given to his mother, who, on
being questioned, said he had given her one
dollar, and showed pair of boots which
had been given him, lac said, by the boss OF
the coal bank. These boots, a pair of No
. calI-skin, Mr.. kephart recognized as his
goods. A bout the same time, another pair
of the same material No. s, which also be-
longrd to Mr.. X, were found in culvert
near the i. II. Il. station. Lott and Ham
mer were then arrested and acknowledged
the crime, They bad entered Kephart's
store through window in the rear, and ac-
cnrding to their own statement took from
the store, besides the boots, about 81 in
change, n few cigars, and the essence of
strawberry above mentioned. Paul & Set
tlemyer : store was entered through a win
dow in the warehouse, from which they cut
their way through the intervening door with
a knife. From this store they took couple
pairs of gloves, several pruning and pocket
knives, and from the safe, viii, II had care
lessly been left open, all the money it CON
tanned, which Mr.. G.. w. Settlemyer, the
Junior member of the firm, suppOses TO have
been S5-the boys say about 81. In default
of surety they we're sent TO Jail Oh Saturday
evening.
Geo. Hankle and Harry Hammer were
disposed of in like manner. They were
committed only for the crime already no
ticed in connection with their names, al
though they confess several other acts of
criminal character. The parents Ut me four
boys, with the exception OF Hankle'o father,
reside i'll this locality.
The disgraceful exploits of these youthful
burglars is but the logical result oi parental
neglect. Had the parents kept their chill
dren from running the street, when and
where they pleased, they might have avert
ed this stigma from tbs characters of their
offspring. There are at least dozen more
young hOpetuls III this place who, in the ii /
ness of things, should at present be keeping
company with their late associates. \ cOU-
PIE OF liquor sellers who according IL the
statement of one of the prisoners, gave drink
Ia them for the sake OF filthy luCre. should
also he made feel the rigors of the law for
their hellish outrage against society.
Abe M'Coy, the young man who lost his
toes near Wilmore station couple OF weeks
ago, is still lying at HOrner's hotel in this
piace-the FREEMAS'S assertion that he
had been removed to the Poor House not
withstanding-wh he is doing rs we'll as
can he expected; considering that he is
somewhat demented and very hard to be
taken care of.
Hoping that l may never have such an
other batch OF news to report from this place
l remain,
Yours, truly, SCRIBE.
PT