Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-01-13

N"N 6"'c IL sirong up"aru lerE
: which sprung the latch out of the hasp
and it few open. Instead of a lightet
room, 1T seemed like dungeon tn
windows were closely curtained. Th
officer strode in, intending to so uncur
/ tain the windows that light might b,
obtained TO search the room. He haC
searcely advanced more than a stey
when his foot struck an object lying OF
the floor. BY one of those quick no
understood realizations, be knew tba
he had come in contact with man lyins
on the floor, though be had not seer
him. lie quickly stepped back into
the room from which he had come and
stated to bis assistants that a man OIL
men were IN the adjoining room, and al
the same time ordering them TO come
out. His order brought a response.
which was in the nature of an inquiry
as to "what was upl' The officer told
them that they would soon know what
was up, and that they should come out
Immediately, which they did and who
should they be but the same John Winn
and John Fusselman whom they were
looking for. it may be proper to add
here that Officer Wilson AMI his assist
ants were properly armed, as was also
Mr.. Hertzler, and would have gone
through a party of thieves Ia Van
Brun. style, if resistance had been
made to their arrest, or search for stolen
goods.
The thrill of excitement incidental
to the unexpected finding of the pris-
oners after the assurance that there was
no one in the house being over, the cur
tains on the windows in the room were
removed, and the search of that part of
the house was tegun. There were two
beds in the room, one on q bedstead
and one on the floor. There was bu-
reau in one corner. To it the officer
first directed his attention. A new
shawl ca top of it was the first article
identified by Mr. H.rtzIer as his prop
erty. A parcel of particular kind OF
candy found in drawer of the bureau
was dealt out by Mr. Moser to Har
mans children to Keep them from cry
ing, which they had commenced through
the excitement that was for . moment
ocsasioned by the finding Of goods that
belonged to Hertzier. Goods were
found in both the bed on the floor and
the bed on the bedstead-goods that
belonged to Her;zler AID goods that
did not belong to him There was
considerable quantity of tobacco found
in a cupboard in the first room that did
not belong to Hertzler. The unidenti-
fed goods are in the possession of Jus
tice KreideI, where they will remain
for the length of time required by law.
While the search In the house was
progressing Harmau returned He, t5o,
was put under arrest, which at once
brought out Wiun and Fusseiman in his
defeuse. They wanted to compromise
for his release by telling where more
goods were secreted. They stated that
under a bridge near Hawn's mill lor
of goods belonging TO Hertzler had been
placed, and also on the ridge above
Hasu's mill, under log parcel of
goods bad been hid. But Officer VIII
son didn't compromise lie told them
that Hartman must 20 along, and i'm
mediately prepared for leaving He
went to the residence of Mr. Leonard
Groninger and stated the arrests he had
made end what the search had revealed,
and asked him to help to take the
prisoners to Mifflin, which be promptly
did by hitching a team to sled, and
loading on Winn and Fusselman and
assistants Moser and Given { r guards,
and his son to manage the horses, while
Officer Wilson took Hartman in his
buggy, and Hertzler rode in the other
buggy. They brought the thieves
10 town between the hours of 8 and 10
o'clock P. VI. of the 7th. They were
Immediately committed by Justice
Kreider to jail,
On the morning of the Sth, Officer
Wilson accompanied by Mr.. Hertzler,
went TO the bridge near .Hawn's mill,
and found the goods that the thieves
said had been left there, and thence to
the ridge, where more goods had been
concealed; but they failed to find the
log under which the articles taken from
the store had been hid. Wearied with
the search they returned TO town, and
after short rest, handcuHed Winn
and accompanied by Mr.. Moser, took
hun with them to the ridge. lie
of course had no trouble IN finding the
log under which the looked-for articles
lay. Near by were the smouldering
remains of fire that tie thieves had
kindIed to warm themselves by as they
TOOK of their old shoes, pants, ehirts
ani underclo.hing, and pus on new
boots, pants, white shirts and hre
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