The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-09-11
The Assassins Captured on g Noun.
tain near Tamaqua, and Brought
to Mauch Chunk!
THE UPRISING OF THE PEOPLE,
AND THEIR DEMAND FOR
SUMMARY EXECUTION
Sentinels placed in and around the Jail,
to guard against any attempt either
to Lynch or Free the Assassins.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

tniS community were ebhfteu Dy bne appalllnB
news OF the MURDER OF Join p. Jones. OF Ash.
ton, tprbon county. Pr. Mr. Jones was engaR.
ed by the l.. & ". Coal and II on Co.. rs mining
boss under Mr.. zlhner super intendent for SAID
company, and was on his way dowH the path
leading from his home IN Ashton to Lansford,
when he was accosted by two men, who opened
fire on him instantly. and shot him in ,he back.
the ball passiug through his body J,ne turned
and ran INTO the brush on the left, followed by
his assassns, WHO opened fire on him second
time fully accomplishing their henious design,
and then turned and fed up the same path lead.
ing to Ashton.
John Wheyenmeyer, train master at Lans.
70 d. as soon as he heard the first and second
shots, ran to the place which was some 81 OF 80
yards from where he stood, and saw Jones lv.
ing prostrate upon the Prouad, aud exclaimed
My God, is this John p. Jones r. To which
Jones answered yes" wheyenmeyer there.
upon asked him II he knew who the men were
that shot him, to which he tJones) answered
No." and immediately expired. t.t.l .,
The assai sins, after having carried out their
purpose, fled to Ashton, where taey were met
by Mr.. samuel Allen who inquired OF them as
TO what was the matter, seeing them in such
haste 10 which they replied Nothing" and
passed op in their fight, to seek place OF safe
ty. The murderers made good their escape
through Ashton. aid finally entered the woods.
where they WIRE lost sight Of. The news. by
this time, had made the rounds on . electric
WINGS" and 10 short time the citizens OF Ash.
ton, I4ansford and summit Hill numbered by
the hundreds. gave tle vilnans hot and decisive
pursuit. The s1ooting was tel' graDheu to
TamaQua, where the murterers We're I o Jurnlv
supposed to have STARTED for and the people Of
that place. to the man. quilted their homes and
business places, and were o. the qua ulpe for the
desperadOes. Inc woods we literally thicx
with Citizens OF every class in search OF the
guilty ones About noon oae samuel Beard, a
law student WITH Z. +. SChlndel, of Tainaoua
TOOK his telescope and 81, rted for Cemetery
Hill the most Q eyated spot III Iamaque and
kept dIligent lnok out, BY means Of his insUiu-
ment. and finally espied The assas s.ns IN the
woods, slgna line to each other with their hanc.
kerchiefs. The facl wns at once gwen, and at
at 70 minutes past l2 the murdercrs were sur.
rounded and captured. When the murderers
were taken they weie seated around we'll or
spring, and III the acJOf drinking some whisky
which the guide ,Carrigan) h id brought tehnI.
Carrigan the guide is well know in ramaqua
as desperate and wicked man, and moreover
his c uDIenance bespeRks this fOr HIM. Wlen
they were broueht into ramaq IN II was with
great difficulty, ON pert Of the police TO keep
tls iniuriated pOpu ace from taking The assas
sins anu ynchnt them t. a lamp post amid
The crv OF Hang them" they were secur, d IN
the lock up, until the high constable, with his
them handed oyer to hlln well ironed aud
guarded, to be brought here. To avoid the
@,
was given TO their service by the Z. Il, r.. Go
and the engineer instructed not TO 81 op at any
place until he arrived nt Mauch Chunk. When
ne train passed Ian ri station, the uprOar
for the possession of the IuurdeIers was u o.
mendOus, and had tnev stopped there with the
prisoners; their doom would have been speedily
sea cd, Wise Providence ruled 1t to be other,
wise, until justice, with a steady haLd and un.
falterlng purpose shalt meet out their doom
When tne special traln arrived hele with thom,
the people, excited and furious were loud in |
their demands tor their blood anu as tney weud-
"a their way, TO Esquire Yearer's office the
crowd grew larger and larger-men LEFT their
supper tables. aud without auy covering upon
their heads, enoeayoreo to press Onward toward
the assAssins, until they were repulsed and
warned back at the DoinJ OF Two dozen or more
earblnes and revovers As the plrtIes EN- cred |
E;q, Yeage g NICE howis OF Lynch themi'
crowd, which grew SO ominous that lt was
deemed adv - b to dispense with a hearing
aud incaroelate them iInmeJiately. several OF |
our oitlzens arose u appeal to tue multitude 20
" Lei justice live its course " out to hear re-
turn That there was NO Justice Tor such VII
hans u The hundreds Of Citizens from summit ,
HIN ana IamHqu., together with the many Of |
this town, followed tnicS and close after the |
murderer up Bro dway 20 the pr on ANXIOUS. |
ly awaiting the opDOIiune mDnlent To spatcn |
the guarded ones and hoisJ them lu Jne arr |
where they might atone win their lives TO- the |
the prison, a yOlUe was heard to cry out In clur-
ion tone Now, Welshmen do your duty TO a |
ed ther prisoners me wS aas % sissr
toe way until nnAliy their charRe was secured |
behind the iron doors OF the piIsOn, there to |
justice. The crowd, after the murdeTers were |
SECURED, slowly dispersed, discussing among |
themselves IN loud and denunclatory tones the |
These same men were seen al No s tu lnel |
on Tuesday aftei noon, August 3lst, mafIng in-
qqirles a. 10 work this was all u slan, smD /
70 screen OF veil the rea purpose. v hile here
they asked as 70 who was the head b0s.," TO
asked VINO was HnasT Ir za6neT and tpSa we're ensy
formed John p. Jones was under Mr. Zahner
rms was the golden news they were in sea- oh
wav Y lelhg Informed that he dld OCCASIONALLY,
they waited, but fortunately Mr.. Jones Went
irom y no 30 % NO tLtaay missed nm end had
mornlng OF Friday, September Sd when they
met hlm, as ABOVE described, and sent his soul
The assassns are-EdwuGd Kelley aged about
70 years, smooth iaGe, hortd con- mplexiOn, reddish
ne nan % and wore %p a cap Is from SehpylShl conn-
and who did the signaling In the woods is
tiom Tamhqua, ana Is about 81 years " age
cfpal ana theone who fire0 the Iatal shut L, comes
from Mount Laffey, Sehuylnli county; is abOnt
80 years OF age, tall. heavy set fellow; ne wore
dark coat anu pants, no vest, and wh to shirt
collar.
Mr. Jones, the murdered man, was about a.
boss for about three Yeais. He was a man OF
temperate HABITS. and well respected by all who
mnrder 9T I'm ma SS cause can 1e ssslsnsS for the
the Oldest ~ years old and the youngest mero |,
iniant-Mho we're dependant ON hln ior support
Inc PRISONERS have been fully identified as
the parties who made the inquiries DJ No. on
1uesdAy August 3lsL Mrs. Williams fuzzy
identlnes them as the men sue saw, ON The day
OF the mur1er, running through Aalton. Ine
murqe efs temselVes tell very rine ular nd con. |
Trajectory stories, and deny tns charge prefer
red against them. Policeman BRINK, OF Mes
quehoplng, from the description sent bln Is II
tho opinlpn mat loyle 10 the mau who XII cd
bne DoAs at heaton's colliery at Ravens Run.
Ever sinoe they nave Ueen incarcerated re.
ports pave been golng the rOunas, that parties
lntend coming iroul schnylklll county TO re-
lease the muTderefai and winch really caused
q great deal OF uneasInesS 10 our o inmunty. |
HrOwds gather here aud there along our pub. |
10 thoroughfhres and discourse the matieTs |
Many OF our residents about tne jall do not fe.
man IN the houses over uight icr fear that the
hollies may oOme in Lhe suuness II the alght