Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-07

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tasr week the startling announcement
was made that confession was m1de re-
vealiny the murderers of the Kintzlef fam
lily. (The murder was Committed Decem-
Der 9, 1879 The facts, SO far Is We have
been able to learn, are about as follows: A
girl named Sarah Hartley, lived with Bman-
uel Eddlnger and kept house for him at the
time Of the murder. Bddinger and one or
two others were arrested for the murder,
but for want of evidence were discharged
some time in the winter. Afterwards Ed
digger, Jordan and another were arrested
for stealing bees, and Here convicted and
sent tu the penitentiary at Nay term of
court Since then-ihis girl became uneasy
about the murder and has made a confess
sion, implc atins four men, herself aud an
other woman. The murderers, as she says,
were Israel Erb, Uriah Meyer, Jonathan
Meyer and his wife, and Emanuel Eddinger
and herself. 1t appears the intention first
was not to murder but only TO rob; but rs
the chloroform would not operate as desired,
murder was resorred to. The Meyers are
cousins, and it is stated that the one went
along very reluctantly, but was coa4ed into
the murder by Uriah, who had q note COM
ing due in bauk and was desperately hard
up for money. We have not learned how
much money they got. Israel Erb and
Urish Meyer have been arrested and are
now in Jail. Sarah Hartley is also in Jail,
probably retained only as witness and also
to protect her from violence, as it is re.
ported that an attack had been male at
night on the house where she stayed. jon
athan Meyer and wife moved to Kansas
since the murder, and will of course he
arrested and brought hither for trial If the
confession proves to be worthy Of regard.
The relatives of the murderers are doing
their best TO damage the reputation Of Miss
Hartley, but it is stated that the story she
tells is straight aud never varies, and the
marked trees and placed where she said the
money had been concealed have been found
correct as she stated, SO that there are cor
roborating circumstances that will sustain
her onie,sion.-Selimsgrop Times.
THE farmers about Alexandria were
much annoyed by inrosds of tramps en-
their premises, so they determined to
put q stop to the abuse. Que night
they 1.-THE farmers) collected in force,
surrounded the tramp rendezvous and
captured seventeen strong, able bodied
loafers. They we're taken before the
Alexandra authorities, who consigned
the whole party to Jail for q week on
bread and water. At the end OF that
time they were let out and told to 60,
which they did forthwith, not only from
the jail and city, but from the neigh
borbood. Close confinement Was haro
on the Ioafers, but when to it was added
bread and water, tramp nature revolted,
and took the first opportunity to shake
off the dust of the locality where such
iudiguities were inflicted. Here's a
hint to municipal authorizes all over
the land. A comfortable cell in Jail,
on good fare and plenty Of it. is no pun
i.hment to q professional tramp. But
put him on a diet of bread and water,
and not too much of that, and he will
not stand upon the order of seeking
fresh fields and pastures new, but will
do so at the FIRST opportunity Harris
burg Telegraph.
NEW HAMPSHIRE has passed q tramp
act that ought TO be found on the statute
books of other States. 1t defines
tramp to be any person that 'goes
about from place to place begging and
asking or subsisting upon charity" and
provides that he shall be sent to the
State prison for a term of not more
than fifteen months. Further penal
ties for willsul or malicious injury to
person or property are provided for IN
the act, and it is further provided that
any person seeing any of the offences
named in the act committed, may take
the offender to the nearest magistrate,
and upou conviction receive the sum Of
ten dollars. This certainly seems to
cover the Ehole ground, aud puts it
entirely within the power Of ally com
munity to rid themselves o! tue pests
that have become dangerous.-.forth
.4mericza.
"BEER costs So keg in New York,
and re,ails at $40. Citizen Scbwaub,
VII, ,, it Is said, retails 200 kegs at every
la-ge Communistic meeting, makes,
therefore, s., 400 By the operation. No
wonder he is a Communlst-in theory.
This 81 400 goes down the throats of
n-trcdden workingmen, who like to
hear speakers prate of their starving
families. Enough money is thus spent
m FIVE such meetings to start q CO op-
erative factory large enough to give
them all work and an equal interest IN
the profits. That would be Commun-
ism to some purpose"
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