Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-30

tive, the OHlcer ALSO iIltiuidtihS III o.'
way that Pennsylvania wanted him for
knocking down some one, of the effect
of which the person had expired. Gard
ner grew confidential also, and volun-
tecred the information that he and a
pal, ]. w. Grove, had tapped the
preacher, but said that they had made
no stuff, IA their man tumbled into the
canal, from where they could not take
him. Then Patsy Carsner smiled, and
asked how the deed had been done.
Gardner said that he and Grove had been
up the canal stealing onions, which they
had in bag. When approaching the
Ferry bridge they came upon some one,
when it was proposed 10 rob him.
Gardner says that Grove carried the
bag, and struck the deceased over the
head with it. He fell and rolled into
the canal The guilty parties then
passed on, and mum was the word. AT
ter the confession Carsner despatched
for requisition, but none came. 1t
was then his duty to get Gardner into
the State. He had already spotted
Grove, the arrest being made on We'd,
nesday of last week. The officer put
up a job to rob Mr.. Samuel Tregallls, a
salesman from Baltimore, who was there
at the hotel awaiting the arrival OF the
train. He hired man TO steal bun
die from the gentleman and run with it
across the bridge to the Maryland side,
where he and the murderers would be
in waiting, Gardner being previously
put up to the manner of making the
job. MIR. Tregallis and several friends
saw the bundle taken, but, not being
cognizant Of the trick, at once pursued
the thief, who ran over the bridge.
When Mr.. Tregallis arrived on the
Maryland side, he saw Carsner stand
ing there with the bundle of goods. lie
at once claimed his property. Carsner
advised him that he was fool; he could
not get the goods or have an arrest
made in Maryland for the offence which
had been committed in Virginia. Gard
ner then stepped from the bushes and
proposed to push the salesman into the
canal. Then Carsner said to Gardner,
ave are on dangerous ground, and we
had better take the first train East.
They then went to Baltimore, and back
to Hagerstown on Thursday, thence to
the Ferry on Friday, where the crowd
assembled at house of. ill-fame on the
mountain side. BY this time the re-
QUESTION had arrived. The agent of
Pink. West, Patsy, had left word tor
West as to his whereabouts, and he
(West), accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
Leggett, repaired thither, and at II
o'clock A. NJ. made the arrest of both
of the accused. The decoy officer vas
bandcufed with the two criminals, aud
the whole party were at once brought
here. The officer was released, and the
two prisoners. committed to Jail.
The people of Harper's Ferry are not
only much relieved that the mystery of
the deceased's death is cleared up, but
they also think this arrest will serve to
lessen the crimes which are becoming
SO frequent in the locality. One OF the
murderers, Gardner, is a tall, stout, red
haired Irishman, twenty-three years old,
while Grove is sixty years of age and Of
medium statue. Both are residents of
the Ferry. There are twenty-five wit
nesses here; among them are John Ii.
Read and wife, p. Higgins, Abram Barn
hart, Richard Donovan and James
Bowers, of Sandy Hook; Alex. Dent
and others from Harper's Ferry. From
what is CLEANED from these witnesses
tonight a clear case will be made
against the accused parties. Detective
West, with his man, Carsner, are also
in town. The investigation opens at 9
A. NJ. and will last all day tomorrow.