Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-04
Gilbert Reitz Gives Himself Up
Two Others Arrested--Reifz Iden-
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Gilbert Reifz Gives Himself Up
Two Others sArrested--Reitz EdeD
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III Gilbert Reitz, the man who is supposed {
know all about the Mahanoy robbery and wh
g fed so suddenly, is at last in durauce vile.
1t will be remembered that his father took him t
ID Ze-ting's Mill, near Sunbury, after which it wa
not known where he went 1t seems he wan
d dered up into New York State and finally al
:, rived at a Place called CaHasieo, in Steube
Is county, on the Erie Railroad. lie had no pcac
: of mind in his wanderings and therefore dc
cided to surrender himself to the authorities
IS He found policeman Of the Eric Railroad
c named E. c. Simpson and 10 him Rez gave
6 himself up on Tuesday. Simpson telegrapheC
e the fact to shamokin and Capt. Thomas Alder
son of the Coal and Iron Police went after Reitl
) and brought him to Shamokin yesterday at noon
Through information that was given by Reitz
r two other arrests were made before Gilbert ar
rived in Snamokin. The Two men are Philip
Delaney and Michael Healy. The latter was
arrested the day after the robbery but was lib
Grated at the hearing as there seemed to be no
conclusive evidence against him. lie lives in
part of the same house in which Hughes lived.
Delaney and Healy were arrested yesterday
morning aud were held until Reitz arrived in
the ll.4O train. When Rciz WAS taken before
Justice Helm he at once identified dealy and
Delaney AS two IF the men who were implicated
in the robbery. lie stated that in conversation
with Delaney after the robbery the latter had
threatened nim with death if ne told on them.
During the examination Relz WAS exceeding
| ly nervous but he seemed 10 be glad that he had
| surrendered himself and was ia The hands ui
the officers.
Nhen squire Helm announced that he would
! hVld each Ul The three men iu 5000 bail, ReiIz
replied thai he wanted 10 go to jail and wouldn't
offer TO give bail if it wasn't more than five
! ceuts.' lie SAID he didn't want TO be uuI.
| tIcaIy wanted to ask Gilbert question bat he
said lie had nothing more TO tell just now unless
the officers required him 10 do so he would tell
ali he knew al the proper time.
The prisoners were given their dinner in The
| Squire's office and were taken TO Sunbury at
three o'clock. When RetZ had finished his din.
ner hc had an affecting interview with his
brOlher-in-law. Both men shed tears freely.
Reitz remarked in our hearing that the way the
affair turned out was all for the best he pre-
sumcd" and then he frightened up again aud al
tempted 10 be as cheerful as possible.
An immense crowd had gathered around the
'sqLire's Office during the hearing but a good
lorce OF officers were on duly to preserve
order.
All the facts connected with the robbery are
in very good shape and when the trial OF these
men takes place there will be no doubt some as |
tonishiug revelations.
LATER-ANOTnER ARREST.
George Levans, boarder at IIealy's, was ar |
rested yesterday about two O'Clock and was
Identified by Ilenninger, the farmer, as the man |
who was al Henninger's house the day before |
the robbery and pretended that he wanted to |
buy hay. Lcvens was also seen crossing the
mountain on the evening of the robbery and had |
a gun with him. Squire Helm demanded the
same bail from Leyens as from the others and
as he could not furnish the security he was sent
to Sunbury with Reitz and the others.
The man Kelly who was arrested in Carbon
county on Thursday on suspicion of being one
of the Mahanoy robbers, was released, there
ing no evidence to hold him.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Sunbury Daily of Saturday last contains
the following further particulars:
THE POUR CRIMINALS.
Friday afternoon Constabes Anderson and
Rehrer, of Shamoku, brought Gilbert Retz,
Michael Haley. Philip Delaney and George Le-
yens, four of the Cameron township burglars
10 Sunbury. where they were locked up in jail.
A few days ago Reitz, who is supposed to be
the ringleader of the gang, applied for work in
Canisteo, Steubeu county, y. Y, but was re-
fused, whereupon lie remarked that he might
as well go to the pen,entiary and gave himself
up to the authorities, telling them who and what
he was. They Immediately telegraphed to sha-
mokin and Constable Anderson was sent after
Retz On their way down Gilbert told the off
Ger who three Of the other parties were, and
Anderson triegrapbed home TO keep lookout
for them. Friday morning Constable Rehrer
arrested Healy, Delaney and Levans, aud when
Alderson arrived at Shamokin with his prisoner
on the noon train from Sunbury, the other three
were in squire Helms office ready 20 receive
each, they were committed.
EXCITEMENT AT sHAMoKIS.
Around the 'squire's office and depot in Sha-
mokin. hundreds of persons had congregated,
and it was with difficulty that the officers could
get through with the prisoners. At the depo;
here they were met by several hundred persons
who escorted them TO the Jail, all anxious to See
the parties. The officers say they had no trouble
whatever with the men. Reitz was the only one
of the four that was not hand-cufied.
While coming down in the cars, after passing
Snydcrt0wn, the brakeman announced that the
next station was Sunbury, AT which ReitZ re-
marked, ''and the next is Philadelphia Per-
haps that will be the next station of any i'm
portance for him.
None Of the money has been recovered. Reitz
either does not know or will not tell where it is
concealed.
Thus far five Of the gang of seven are in Jail,
the sixth was killed and the seventh wounded
The officers know who he is but they have been
unable TO get hold of him.
REITz's CONFESSION.
Retz says that he left Zerfing's mill about six
2. M. on the day that he came with his father as
far As that place; that he came to this place and
took the seven O'Clock train for Wniamsport,
where he staid all night, next morning walking
TO Montoursyille, where he took the cars Tor
Hughesvilie staid all night again at Hughes
vile, and she day following walked to Laporte.
Sullivan county. From there he went to On.
shore, in the same county. Here his funds be-
came exhausted and he borrowed twelve dollars
from an acquaintance named John Utts. From
there he took the cars for Towanda, and from
thence to Niagara Falls. and passed over into
Canada, going to place called Hamilton. He
says he had no rest, and returned to the Ameri- |
can side, and on Wednesday arrived at CLuisteo.
He says he was not at the robbery at Henni ng-
er's, but that he knew something of the kind
was TO be done somewhere in the valley - that
he had nothing further to do with the robbery
than informing Healy and Delaney some partic-
ulars as to the circumstances of the Bilmans
and Henninger, and this he did only after beng
questioned. He said these two men told him
they would make 4 raid on the house and il he |