The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-05

Al olD NAN. icHs HEATER, Ros.
BE0 OF $4,000
Burglars Caught and saoney Recover
ed

III was evitient To tDO9e about town
Thursday afternoon that something
yas anoat in police circles, since thls
MARSHAL and others were goimy TO
md fro ou still hunt for something.
It oulniDnted at evening" in the cap-
.ure oI threo feiloss named Peter.
Perry aud WILSON iIingamau for the
robbery os old man Heater, the
night before, to the tune of some
$1,000. The circumstances are as
follows:
The old gentleman lives alone ia
a large house on kilborps street.
near the railroad, and being worth
much property had accumulated con
siderable money in the house. Mr..
Cupp's wife of our place is lis
daughtor, and Ills family are in the
habit u: providing the old man his
yicluals. Their little boy yessey
took lis breakfast to him Thursday
morning, and the old gentleman
urged him tc return Immediately,
aud tell his mother to come there as
be had something awful TO tell her.
She hurried through With her morn
ing's work, and went there as re-
questcd when her father under sol.
emn promise Of secrecy, TO tell no.
body of it, informed her that about
IL or l clock the night before he
awoke aud found his money had
been stolen. beside four silver watch.
es. Mrs. Cupp went home burden
ed with the awful secret, aud when
her husband came to dinner, she
made him promise likewise to keep
the secret before she would commu-
nicate it. Philip thought u bad
promise better broken that kept,
hence when he heard the story de.
clared ut once that he had pretty
good idea who did the deed. since
three fellows had been working
about here all summer, and, having
como from the same ueighborhood
III Pennsylvania where Mr.. Heater
formerly lived, they were in tue
habit of visiting him, as we'll a 9th,
or members of the family, and would
bo likel ly to know that the old man
had money abort the house, and
from what he knew or did not know
about them would be none too good
to take it if they hada chance, which
was not wanting. After dinner he
sent word to Levi and John Heater,
sons Of the old gentleman, and ais }
informed Bill Mayne, the Marshal,
who, on learning of these suspicious,
and the fact that one of the fellows,
ut least, was then at work for Alex
little and the others about there.
procured horse and buggy and
made for Alex. 5 place. Mrs Title
told him that the chap was then at
work helping to draw in coru fodder,
also that he came in the night be-
fore, about 4 clock in the morning
Bill waited until he came up with
the load from the field, and, taking
him into the buggy. started for
town but proceeded only Il little
way when he stuck the robbery at
the fellow, and told him it would bo
the best thing he could do to tell
where the money was. The robber
became scared, and under the assur
ance thnt they would be easy with
him told the Marshal where his part
Of the 'swag" was laid. They weu,'
back to Titles barn, and, after dig
ging some time ia .Ae hay under the
corn fodder they had that day piled
upon it, package was brought ont,
of some 800. Bill was certain then
that the other two fellows had the
balance. He found them around
one side of the house whiting with
jack-kniyes, and drawing his revolv-
er told them to drop their knives.
which they did instanter. Now, -
said he, Il want to know where that
money is you took of old man Heat
er. saw you get over the fence
last night, and there is no use deny,
ing it, for my eyes DO not deceive
me.
Tho fellows wilted, and went with
him to get it. One had hidden his
in the ground under n board, the
other in n pile of fence posts. The
packages had been divided with no
reference to tho amount each con-
tained, but altogether sl,700. The
watches were also recovered
The chaps were brought to town,
as related, and locked up for the
night. The next morning one OF
them went with the Marshal to get
q pocketbook. which was found to
contain a lot of pennies and shin.
plasters, about So in value.
Mr.. Heater did not know Just how
much money he did have, So is un-
certain whether it is all obtained vet
or not but Alnyne thiuks he can
get more Of it. The prisoners are
not brothers % their names might
indicate, but related, one being an
uncle OF another, etc.
They had their examination yes
terday, and tue evidence was too
complete to furnish any plea in do
fence hence, they were bound over
TO Court, and in default OF bail lock.
ed up in Jail at Fremont.
Mr.. Heater is very unfortunate
with his money. Having lost large
amount in Sinclairs failure, he dc
termined to be his own banker. But