The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-11
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The Wilkes-barre correspondent Of the
Scranton Times says: McParlan, the detec-
tive, is said to be looking over this part of
the country; ostensibly he is selling tea to
the small groceries about the mining coun-
try, but it is not improbable that he has
some other object in view. We are inform
ed that he was in Plymouth on Friday and
Saturday, where he travelled under the name
of McGrau. He is too good dissembler to
be taken by surprise in the character he has
assumed, but he was seen and recognized by
persons who new himu
We have something of recollection of
reading about parrot that wandered from
its home, and, while away, got into trouble
and had one of its legs broken. Upon the
return of the bird to its home, the youthful
friends of the pet gathered about it, and
wanted to know how it came TO be injured.
With laconic truthfulness poor Poll replied
Z" Bad companyl bad cothpany!" This
wonderfully wise thought has been brought
about by having read in the Tamaqua
Courier that thames Anderson, of Coal
Dale, had his pocket picked of five trade
dollars on Saturday, whilst shaking hands
with the President" The Courier, in
speaking of JAMES, says that d" he has dou-
bic cause to remember the day as he nears
the years of the oldest inhabitant." Yes,
he will now believe that there is truth in
the poets words that the saddest thought is
to think of what might have been. If he
only hadn't shaken hands with Hayes he
might have been worth S. more than he
now is, you understand.
On Monday night of last week desper-
ate midnight encounter with a burglar took
place at Grater's Ford, a village on the Perk-
iomen Branch of the Reading Railroad. j.
Ashenfeld saw d strange light in Alderfer's
Hotel, and at once surmised that burglar
was at work Ashenfeld aroused a neigh
Dor, Daniel G. Lands, and the two men
went TO the Hotel, Lands having shot gun
and Ashenfeld baseball bat. The night
was very dark, and as they entered the hotel
they encountered man. They asked who
he was, and instantly the stranger fired a
pistol, and Lands dropped with bullet in
his left breast. The burglar, for such he
proved to be, retreated, and Ashenield fol-
lowed. On coming within striking distance
Ashenfed swung the baseball bat with
powerful force, struck the burglar back of
the head, and knocked him senseless to the
ground. The report of the pistol shot and
the cry of murder and thieves aroused the
landlord and some of the neghbors, and the
burglar was carried into the hotel. Lands
was taken home and medical aid was sent
for. The burglar soon revived and gave his
name as John Kearns. He was in his stock
ing feet. His boots were found in the rear
yard. On his person was found a lot of
burglar tools, knife, skeleton keys and
several dollars that had been stolen from the
drawer of the hotel barroom. He was taken
before Justice and committed in default of
bail to the County Jail at Norristown. Mr..
Lands is not expected to live.