The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-09-21

mp with similar weapon drawn IN his
hand ..Jim,'' said Abbott, you'd better
60 down and see that everything's all right
about the house before we begin 10 count
these peaches" NO" said Hutcilison at
once with an oath. 'IIe nor nobody else
will go out Of this room till the stuff7s
counted" Then stepping to the coor and
extending bis pistol till it covered the hall
way to the stairs, he said II win stand here
while you count and by Cd Pll 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 thI ee men in that room did their work.
grim and determined, aud two of them felt
that they were three legal culprts, each OF
whom was prepared to resist any attempt
to detect or arrest them. The other real
lied the imminen: peril, not only to him.
self but his colleagues, and made up his
mind that if he heard them approach he
must shoot the man at the door aud try
his chances on the other one. In the
meantime the money was being counted,
and it was coming near the time to close
up the transaction. The piles of money
were each wrapped up in piece of old
paper. To this Abbott objected. He asked
Cor cloth, and throwing out half dollar,
in good money on the table said, ''Jim, go
and get some strong cotton CLOTH" Funk
at once tried to turn him off. "Why."
said he, CHATS 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 stnff off my hands. Besides I've
got to check NY saichel down the country
and that paper will come loose and the
money begin to rattle and start suspicion,
and the lord knows how Tll come out.'
ONE MAN GOES OUT.
"Well, then, damn it, said Hutchison,
lone of you watch the door aud I'll go get
it - and with that he picked mp the half
dollar and left the room a run. He bad
scarcely got to the stairs when Abbott
| turned to the other and il tempting 20 draw
| his pistol demanded his surrender But
Funk was too quick for him aud managed
to prevent Abbott from getting hold of his
weapon, while at the same time he got his
own up. The two clinched at once and "a
terrible scuffie followed They rolled over
and over upsetting the table, the wash
stand and chairs, Funk finally pressing
the muZZle of Ills revolver firmly against
the side of Abbott's head and with his
hand on the hammer trying to set it. Alb
bott was grasping the o-her's 5 hand and the
! weapon together, and by his powerful grip
| managed to keep him from cucking the
dangerous playtbing. They were i'll this
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followed by Perkins. 1t took the two but
a moment to pull the others to their feet
and clap a pair of handouts upon Funk
Perkins went out at once, and the shootiuC @
! that was heard a moment ;,fterward took
| O. Mara out too, Abbott having forced
| Funk meanW hile into a corner, where he
covered him with his pistol. aud all that
! 'SlIppery jim" could do was to glaze upon
! him like a tiger.
| When IIufcbisOp won. ont ~ tto r,cc,
at the top of his speed, and As he dashed
! past the door of No 5, Perkins, who had
| believed all along that he bad not yet ap-
| peared, at once ''tumbled" to the fact
| thaS that was the bird. followed him to the
! landing of the stairs aud saw him cross the
street to dry goods store. still on the run :
aud il appeared from the testimony after
ward that he ran into the store, would not
wait to have the cloth wrapped no and
ran all the way back. When Perk ins stop
! ped at the stairs he heard the scuf1ie in No.
8 and rushed TO that apartment, O'MaI a
| being ahead of him. His brief visit there
and basty exit we have noticed He had
scarcely got outside until he heard the 9th
er man entering the hotel Dodging in:o
| his own room he waited "A moment, and
then, walking ont with his Goa. open. To
display his badge, and his revolver drawn,
he stepped toward the desperate saving
Il am a United States officer, and | com
| mand You TO surrender ~ Ius antly Hut cl-
lson, who was not more than eight feet
from Perkins, raised his revolver and
pointing it directly in Perkins face said.
Damn yor, take ;ha', will you,'' and fir.
ed, the ball whizzing close past the detec-
'ive.s head. He recockod his pistol and
tried TO fire again, but the cartridge SNAP
ped. and similar result followed the THU d
attempt. Perkins, who had been re reat-
iug until he had reached the door Of the
room, now fired IN his own defense with
! as 1T afterward proved, fatal result tAt tina,
| moment. just as O. Mara was coming to the
| assistance Of Perkins, Hutchinson turned
aud fled. After he had passed the corue,
at the stairs The detective fired again. prob
ably to induce the fugitive to stop. lie
then rushed after him. As soon as lIutcbi
son reached the street he turned I'D pas,
the hotel. holding his pistol pointed SO tha,
everybody he met turned out of his way. al
though Perkins, who was in pursuit, shout
ed loudly to stop him. A large crowd had
gathered, attracted by the shouting ant
the unusual spectacle of flight and pursui
upon the streets of the quiet country Town
Presently number started after the man
who turned up an alley, ran few yards
and fell dead in his tracks. He had beer
shot directly through the left lung.
ARREST OF PERKINS
In the meantime the people began to req liz,
eHat souietnlnB nad Deen done, FOR Perkins al
at once arrested, although he showed his ha.,@,
ana his commission and said he was AN offcs.,
making an arrest. Almost before he had GeeI
locked up the story started that one guest hat
ocen making a-target of another. and th. d,.,i
food people OF Tyrone began to talk abou
iynchlnp. In the meantime Abbott brouvi,
down the prisoner and had him locked up whiI
MARA took the satchei containing the cnptur
ed coin TO he bank for safety. Burgess D. p
Ray, ol the borough, and the coroner, Mr. Sam
Jones, made their appearance i'm few minu tes
ahd ar once. II being about six u clock the Int
Ter began an Investigation with a Jury of TN
best citizens, the foreman being a Bsptjst min
T Ister ana TWO of the members bankers i'm th
place: The Jurymen were Rev. j. l.. HoItnes
- T. walton, ID. /. Caldwell, John Kear,.i sam
ietnpeton and u. Flynn. When the jiuues
Degan Tue excitement was very high and In,
] teelin9 strong against the officers. J,ut Ruv,.
. Mara changed that sentiment. He wen
right 10 the bank and got the satcheI contain
! ing the com aud opened il in the midst ,tf ~,
Jurors ana The crowd. The sight OF that = On
III bogus coin started their sympathy mnv,n,
the other way The witnesses who wer, nm
examined were the landlord, the porter. !, CUES
VINO saw uutchison shoot, and Abbott an,
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