Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-12


J. B. Thompson and II. II. Snyder are the
Committee Of Arrangements. Admission
Is cents; class tickets % cents. Exercises
commence at eight O'Clock sharp.
YouIs respectfully,
ONE OF THEM.
A MOST daring highway robbery was
committed in Franklin township, Hunt
ingdon county, on Wednesday night
last. The victim was James Leech,
who bad been working at Reynolds
vile, Jefferson county, this State, and
was returning to his home in Franklin
township, when he was waylaid on the
public road about midnight BY two men,
a short distance from his residence A
violent blow was inflicted on his neck
by the use of stick, which rendered
him insensible, after which he was
gagged, his arms tied behind his back
with a handkerchief taken from his
pocket, and robbed of seventy-fve dol
lars in money. After they had COM
pleted their diabolical work, the rob-
bers wrote short note, addressed to
their victim, stating that they had got
more money than they expected. After
the lapse of short time, MI. Lee,h
became conscious, and realized the ter
rible fact that he had been brutally as
saulted, and robbed Of hi, money, and
that he was now left in the public road
at the hour of midnight, with his arms
pinioned, and bis mouth gagged, SO as
to prevent him from even speaking,
and thus endeavoring to call some one
to his rescue. He at once began to
make every possible EFFORT to free him
self from his dreadful situation, and
after patiently working, be finally sue
ceeded in freeing his arms this being
done, he had no difficulty in removing
the gag from his mouth, after which he
proceeded on his way home, which be
soon reached without further injury
On the next day two persons, named
respectively, Hiram B,wermaster and
Daniel Bailcy-toth of whom belong
to Franklin township-were arrested
upon suspicion of being the persons
who perpetrated the robbery. They
we're taken before Squire Leech, JUS
tice of the Peace of Franklin township
and who is also the father of the party
who had been robbed. When taker
before the Justice, tine prisoners pro
tested that they we're innocent Of the
charge preferred against them, and de-
manded hearing, which was accorded
them. At the hearing the Justice mis-
t4kenly permitted the prisoners 10 give
evidence on their side of the case, and
the result was, they succeeded in estab.
fishing an abb, which induced the Off
ccr to discharge them. There we're
however, some facts elected in the
hearing ef the case, which, taken in
connection with the previous characters
of the accused, led the citizens of the
neighborhood to bslieve that Bower
master and Bailey were actually the
guilty parties, and hence efforts were
set on foot to secure their re-aIrest.-
ConstabIes Thomas lsenberg, DAME
Irwin and Willism Powley accordingl,
started IN pursuit of the accused par
ties, and succeeded in again arrestin:
both of them, in Bald Eagle Valley
centre county, on Friday last. The
prisoners were brought to Huntingdo,
in charge Of Constable Isenberg, Oh th'
evening of the day last named, aut
we're lodged in Jail to answer, a. The
next term of court, the heinous charge
of highway robbery. - Huntington
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