Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-04-07

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for these two men, and would have apprchcndcd
them IL he had not succeeded In arrcsting tho
murderer One Of these men he met in hotel
here yesterday and spoke to him. While In Lib
erty he gathered from these parties q hint which
led bin to suspect the locality In which Lansbcrry
was living
PREPARING ron THE ARREST.
"iic came to Jersey Shore on Saturday, In
company with an assistant, and made arrange
ments ior the arrest. Securing two teams be
started for English Centre, where Lansberry had
recently purchased farm of Wm. English. Di-
rectipg part Of the company to stay back until
be would give them signal, he, In company with
Constable Dingler and young man named Bon
nell, went to the house Of Lansberry and induced
him TO come out under pretense Of desiring
TO TRADE HORSES.
"At the p.oper time the appointed signal was
made, but u was not recognized by those who had
remained back. Accordingly Rathbone informed
him OF his errand, assuring him that the least re-
sslancc on his part would result in his being shot
down immediately, as he and Dingler we're armed
to the teeth, with unlimited authority aud directed
to arrest him at all hazards. lie yielded quietly
aud was taken TO Jersey Shore, ironed aud
guarded and last night started for Pittsburgh,
Sheriff Mahahcy being selected by Rathbone rs
an additional aid in case an escape or rescue
be attempted.
wANnERiSes 90 ruE rRIsoSEn.
"Lansberry Is about 50 wears of are. and has
worked the past winter for James N. Wolf, at
Wateryille. He has Travelled much In the last
ten years, but does not appear to have left the
Susquehanna region. lie resided one year at
Emporium, aud another at Harrisburg. lie has
had several aliases, but purchased the property Of
English under his proper name, aud there are
Judgments now against him on the docke, at
Wilamsport.
RESIGNED TO MS ram.
ole EXPRESSED himself ms resigned 10 h,s f,te
and clad that the end is near. Ic has been
haunted for more than ten wears with the dread
of arrest, and declares the suspense 10 be worse
than The reality. lie annears "a be A man Of can.
siderable nerve-says that other uarties are more
to blame that he Il for the murder, and il Is aid
that at the proper time he will make important
disclosures
ADDITIONAL PAhIiouLAs'
''siuce writing the above we have been able to
gather the following particulars relative to the
murder Of COL Butler lie was II discharged sol
dier, and appointed depu,y provost marshal for
that district. Lansberry Is reported as despara
ate character,
WAS nRAFrED,
and refused TO report. whereuuon nj, arrest was
ordered lie declared he would never be taken
alive, and II possible, would kill any one who
undertook to arrest him. Col. Butler determined
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LASsbkRnr INTERVIEWED.
reporter OF the Pittsburgh Leader intersied
Mr.. Lansbery, and gives the public the following
as the result
Joseph Lansberry, the man who is charged with
the murder Of Provost ma rshal Butler In Clearfed
county In 1864, was brought to the city last even
ing In charge Of some officers Of the secret service
Ind p"syu ~ Js C, 70, VIA. " .as
him his morning Ly Marshal Ian The D;.'
no,eI 10 -dav In no,siyr ,be a,,val NJ ,he nr,.on
P''es ~, ~ no,',ns .ne y, "e p,'son
Of ro nntl.r and ihr esIor,s since Ia secnra ,hs
arrest of Lau,berry. and il the assertions therein
contained are true il makes A fr.t-clas.
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ior next iais erection. Among otaer things the
Di.paieh asserts that l.ansbcrry was prominent
D9mocrat OF Clearheld county at the time Of the
killing OF Col Butler and that ex- Senator Bucka-
lew and WIN. A. Wallace, tue present United
States Senator, were countenancing aud urging
armed resistance to the DAFT during the war, and
that Mr.. Wallace, since the shooting, aided In