Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-03

! said his partner "Bill'' wasn't there
: Abbott promptly answered that he
proposed to make no deal without th,
} whole party was present he haC
stood all the monkeying he proposed
to have; they had brought him to thii
country town against his wishes, anC
he had his good money there but
wouldn't deal without he saw all the
men he was dealing with. Funk ther
telcgraphed to Altoona for "Bill" tC
como on. Tho telegram being signed
a." After this twas arranged between
the officers that upon some pretensc
Abbott should send out Funk and then
arrest his partner, one of the Others
confronting Funk in the hall and the
other coming up behind and effectng
his capture. About three o'clock Funk
returned to the hotel and informed
Abbott that "Bill' had arrived and
was ready TO make the deal. Ware
had hired conveyance at Myers liv.
cry stable, which conveyed him to
Bells Mills where he took the Mail
train for Tyrone. On the return OF
the team, it was given in charge Of
two boys at the eastern end OF the city,
with instructions to drive the same
home-the person who had driven
Ware to Bells Mills abandoning il TO
their charge. Perkins was down stairs
at the time of Wares arrival shadow.
ing Funk and 0'Mara, who Funk had
sort Of dropped to, was up in No. s.
Presently Abbott and Funk disappear
cd from Perkins, gong, of course, to
the room.
About this time Ware slipped into
the hotel the back way, without being
seen by Perkins, carrying with him
an ordinary leather travelling satchel.
lie went up stairs and accidentally
stumbled into the room where O'Mara
was, apologizing for the mistake, and
disappeared. That officer of course
did not know Ware, but at once sus.
pected that this was him-a suspicion
which he did not lose. Perkins now
came up stairs and went to No. s. lie
was quite impressed with the belief
that Funks partner had not yet put
in an appearance. Had they been GER
tain that both the men were with Abb
bott they had decided to so far change
the original programme as to raid the
room. 1t was fortunate for them they
made no such effort The door, which
was little open, had a better protec-
tion than q lock. The muzzle of q
cooked revolver just pceped out of the
opening, and the man who held the
weapon covered the passage. They
could hear the money being counted
out on the table, but could not tell
how many were there.
Inside No. 3 Immediately after the
arrival Of "Bill" there was u scene for
a painter. The satche, weighing
above u hundred pounds was handed
over to Funk, and he and Abbott took
seats at opposite sides of a small cen
tre-table, each with his revolver under
his right leg on the chair ready for
any emergency, while "Bill" stood up
with similar weapon drawn in his
hand "Jim," said Abbott, "you'd bet.
ter 90 down and see that everything's
all right before we begin TO count
these peaches "No," said Ware with
an oath, "ho nor nobody else will 20
out of this room till the stuff's count
ed.' Then stepping to the door and
extending his pistol till it covered the
hall way to the stairs, he said, al will
stand here while you count, and by
Cd I'll shoot the heart out of the
first man that comes this way" and
he held the position all the time that
Perkins and O'Mara were thinking Of
slipping to the door in their stockings.
The three men in that room did their
work, grim and determined, and two
of them felt that they three were legal
culprits, each Of whom was prepared
to resist any attempt to detect or ar.
rest them. The other realized the i'm
minent peril, not only to himself but
to his colleagues, and had made up his
mind that il he heard them approach
he must shoot the man at the door and
try his chances ON the other one. In
the meantime the money was being
counted, and il was coming near the
time to close up the transaction. The
piles Of money were each wrapped up
in a piece of old paper. TO this Alb.
bott objected He asked for cloth, and
throwing out halfdollar in good
money on the table, said, Jim, 60 and
get some strong cotton cloth" Funk
at once tried to turn him of, "Why,"
said he, "thats all nonsense "All
right" said Abbott, in a clustering
way "either you put the money up
right for me or we don't deal. I've
got my good money here for this, and
I've got TO take my chances TO get the
stuff off my hands. Besides, I've got
to check my satchel down the coun-
try, and that paper will come loose
and the money begin TO rattle and
start suspicion, and the Lord knows
how I'll come out"
eWell, then, damn it, said Ware,
'ono OF you watch the door and I'll 90
get it, and with that he picked up the
half dollar and left the room on a run.
He had scarcely got TO the stairs when
Abbott turned to the other and at
tempting to draw his pistol demanded
his surrender. But Funk was too quick
for him and managed toprevent Abbott
from getting hold Of his weapon while
at the same time he got his own up.
The two clinchcd AT once and terrible
scullle followed. They rolled over and
over upsetting the table, wasbstand
and chairs, Funk finally pressing the
muzzlc of his revolver firmly against
the side of Abbotts head and with his
hand on the hammer trying to set it.
Abbott was grasping the others hand
and tho weapon together, and by his
powerful grip managed to keep him
from cooking the dangerous plaything.
They were in this position when O'Mara
rushed in, closely followed by Perkins.
IT took the two but moment to pull
the others TO their feet and clap pair
of handouts upon Funk. Perkins went
out at once, and the shooting that was
heard moment afterward took O'Mara
out too, Abbott having forced Funk
meanwhile into corner, where he
covered him with his pistol, and all
that "Slippery Jim" could do was to
glare upon him like tiger.
When Ware went out OF the room OF
the top of his speed, as he dashed past
the door of No. 8, Perkins, who had