The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-03-27
Caught by Telegraph.


road between Chicago and Omaha runs
through D., and the great irregular
night trains, and constant danger Of
collisions resulting therefrom, render
ed the position of night operator by no
means an easy one. 1t may be well to
mention here, as necessary TO the fol.
lowing story-that besides the railroad
office, there was also at D. busl-
ness office OF the Union Company. This
we always spoke of as the ''down-town
Office"
One stormy night, not far from elev-
EN- o'clock, ] sat at my desk-and fo- a
wonder iole. The wires had not called
for some time, and I was leaning back
in my chair listening to the wind out
side and rejecting upon the loneliness
of my situation. The eastern train had
crossed the river more than. an hour
ago; all the depot officials had gone off
home, and SO far as knew was en-
tirely alone in the vast building.
Finally, tired Of thinking, l picked
up the evening paper and glanced list
lessly over its. columns. among other
things l read the detailed account of
fearful tragedy that had occurred fifty
miles up the river on the previous
night. Three rafts-men, well known
as desperate characters in that vicinity,
had entered the cottage of one Mat.
thews, farmer living in an isolated
spot-had butchered the farmer and his
children, terribly maltreated his wife,
and then departed as they came, having
taken with them whatever plunder was
handy. What it terested me most was
afulldescription, for purposes of identif-
cation, of the chief of the villainous
trio, Tim Lynch. h.-Here it is;
$500 reward will be paid for infor-
nation leading to the capture, dead or
alive, of Tim Lynch, the ringleader of
the Matthews tragedy. Lynch is re-
markably large man, six feet four in.
ches in height, very heavy, and broad
across the shoulders. Eyes greenlsh
gray, with deep scar across the right
one,-Hair wiry, black. and beard of
same color. When first seen he was
dressed In black Kossuth hat, faded
army overcoat, pants of grey jean. and
heavy boots. The above reward will
be paid to any one furnishing positive
information of his whereabouts.
(Slgned) Sheriff of-County.
AT the very Instant finished reading
the advertisement, there occurred the
most remarkable coincidence that has
ever come under my observation. 1
heard heavy tread on the stair, and
then the door opened and there entered
Tim Lynch! The moment set eyes
upon him recognized him as perfectly
as though l had known him all his life.
The army overcoat and grey pants tuck
ed into The heavy boots, the massive
frame and shoulders, the slouched hat
pulled down over his right eye to con-
ceal-I was sure-the scar, above all a
desperate, hunted look in his forbid.
ding countenance--all were not to be
mistaken. was as certain OF his iden-
tity as though he had stepped forwai d,
pulled off his hat to show the scar, and
] told me him name.
To say that was not alarmed at this
sudden and unwelcome intrusion would
be untrue. l am not brave man, and
my present situation, alone in the de
pot with hunted murderer, was by no
means reassurlng. My heart beat vio-
lently, but from mere force or habit, I
arose and asked him to be seated
While he turned to comply, succeeded
in conqnering my agitation to some ex-
tent. He drew chair noisily forward,
and sitting down threw open his coat,
displaying by SO doing heavy navy
revolver stuck in his bet. Then he
freed his mouth of quantity of tobao-
co juice, and spoke:
Young feller,' he said, motioning
with his hand toward the attery, 'thet
thar macheen is what yer call a telly-
gram, 1 s'spose?'
WELL 1 answered with faint smile
intending to be conciliatory, that's what
we send kilograms by
wal, l want you to send message
to friend O. mine out in Cohoe. tel
you aforehend l hain't got no collateral
But / kinder guess you'd better trus
me, young feller.' (IIere he laid hi
hand significantly on his belt) 'l'l
fetch il in ter-morrow ef it's convent
ant
fastened to say that the okarg'
could just as well be paid at the othe
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