The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-26

i've 10 stop. lie ttcn fuo1tu htef
him. As soca as Hutehison reached
the street be tafned up past the ho-
tel. bolding his pistol pointed 50
that every body De met turned out OF
his way, although Perkins, who was
in pursuit, shouted loudly TO stop
him 4 large crowd bad gathered.
attracted by the shooting and the uu-
usual spectacle oi light a1d pursuit
upon the streets OF the quiet country
town. Presently a number started
after the man, who turned up an al
ley, ran a few Yards and fell dead in
bis tracks. He bad been shot direct
ly through the left lung.
ARREST OF PERKINS.
In the meantime the people began
to realize that something had been
done, for Perkins was at once arrest
ed, although be showed bis badge
and commission and said he was an
officer making an arrest Almost be-
fore be had been locked up the story
started that one guest had been
making target of another, and the
dear good people of Tyrone began to
talk about lynching. In the mean
time Abbott brought down the pris-
oner and had him locked up, while
O'Mara took the satehel containing
the captured coin to the bank for
safety. Burgess ID. p. Ray, of the
borough, and the Coroner, Mr.. SAM
uel Jones, made their appearance in
few minutes, and at once, it being
about six O'Clock, the latter began an
investigation with jury of the best
citizens, the foreman being Baptist
minister, and two of the members
bankers in the place. The jurymen
were Rev. j. J.. Holmes, j. r. Wal.
ton, d. L. Caldwell, John Kegel,
Samuel Templeton, and p. Flynn.
When the inquest began the excite
ment was very high and the feeling
strong against the officers. But Rog-
er O'Mara changed that sentiment.
He went right to the bank and got
the satchel containing the coin and
opened it in the midst of the Jurors
and the crowd The sight OF that
81, 900 in bogus coin started their
sympathy the other way. The wit
nesses then examined were the land
lord, the porter, CUES. who saw
Hutchison shoot, and Abbott and
O'Mara, and the testimony was all
/ highly favorable to Perkins. When
they were celebrating upon the form
of verdict TO render some one sug-
gested that Funk be examined. He
was brought in ana told that he need
say nothing but what be felt like
He expressed his willingness to tell
all he knew, aud on being asked if be
knew the real name of the prisoner,
said, "Yes his name is John Bishop
Cozzens Ware"
A thunderbolt could have produc-
ed no more decided sensation in the
room than the announcement of that
name did simultaneously every man
rose to his feet "Why, 1 thought it
looked like him p said one, and 50 it
went round And from that moment
the detectives, who had been worms
TO spit upon an hour before, were the
elephants Of the town.
WHO WARE WAS
Ware, who as "Hutehison" was
unknown TO the villagers, had been
for years the worst desperate 10 the
mountain district. He was born and
reared in Altoona, where his mother
still lives, his connections being ex-
cellent. His only conviction for
crime was in July, 1866, when he
was sentenced to the peEiteutiary for
larceny from the cars of the p r. r.
He served the full term. An old
prison official remembers him as a
sharp, active fellow, who required
considerable watching and caused
much trouble. Once he made des-
perate effor; to escape, but was un-
successful Although he has never
since been convicted, the charge is
freely made that he has committed
almost every crime in the deealogue,
and his name is the Raw Head and
Bloody Bones of the mountain towns
The Coroner's jury at once return
ed verdict that Ware died from a
pistol-shot, which they believed bad
been fred by G.. B. Perkins, but that
the action was in the line of his duty
and selfdefense. He was thereupon
discharged. From that time lit
tie after eight-until the train left at
two yesterday morning, the Tyrone
people were not able to do or say
enough for the officers Wherever
one Of them went the knowing boys
would point him out to those not
posted-"There's one of 'em." They
were banquetted by the Burgess and
treated by everybody else. The
good citizens even sat up with them
till train time The only mean trick
played upon them was by the Sher-
if, who made them pay 81 for keep
ing their prisoner In his one-horse
Jail The citizens really felt that the
death of Ware was q blessing to
them, and that the officers could not
be treated too well for it. They left
on the $50 train, arriving here early
yesterday afternoon, when they lcdg-
ed Funk in the Central Station. He
will have a hearing before U S.
Commissioner McCandless this after
noon.
The captured 81 900 is about half
in United States and half in Canada
money. The latter is all in halves
and quarters Most Of the former is
in trade dollars. This lot is the first
of these that have ever been counter
feited in the United States. The
metal used is block tin and Lrass pre-
pared in some manner with antimo-
ny, the coin being thInly silver
plated. The work is frst-class, the
only deficiency being in the weight
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