Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
.,-,ibls Tragedy in Perry County.

~ of the most a,rocious and pre-
%,,tsi c,urders tbat ever occurred
p,,-y cauuty, was committed at the
n..;iruce Of Henry uammsker, at Mont
D,as,v'. Ferry, in Buffaio township,
IL. from Newport, along the Sus
hanna river, on Thursday morning
y, ,bnat . o'clock.
{ ,ouac man natned w. X. Miller,
.moreyea IN the Pennsylvania rail
= .b,p. st Harrisburg, was shot aud
vas, instantly killed BY Samuel L.
,b-ieb.. notorious character in the
..,,s0yrheod Of Montgomery's Ferry,
- aha has been indicted for stealing
-,,, and pther crimes committed in
:, psiphtorhoJd of the Ferry. He
,,;,.Tet r...ed fer the offences charged
,Ea. because of his absence in Texas,
and vas but recently that he made
A, sppearance 10 bis old neighborhood.
/, seems that Albright had at one
=, issn lover of Maria l.. Hamma-
l., sister of Mrs. Henry Hammaker.
,,,Tseeat.s resented bis love advances,
s,ripg found man vino pleased her
,r,b better. Maria lived ont at SER
u,s via HarrisItrs family, and
.l.rs 4, was that she became acquaint-
.SFi,h Mr.. Miller, who was a Young
7ioEsr. Tne acquaintance ripened
mo lo7s, aat evsurually g marriage
y, cousummated Detws en the two,
,s,ut three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs.
S,l.r arrived at the residence of Mr..
H.nEaksr OF Wednesday evening. on
her wed diing trip, intending to return
s-ln On Friday, little thinking that his
SUN would De as corpse aud at the
tsais Of az assassin.
n2Tiur>isy L orning Albrigh: called
rt-s house Of Mr. HemmaSer, he said.
nf the purpose of assisting Mr.. No
,ioek to ,hresh gram, and, after being
isrodrced to Miller, be handed Mrs.
Miller = letter aud Immediately fired
". shots at Miller, both of which
sruck bis person, and either one Of
zhieh goulG have ;erIainated his exist-
s.s. Albright then took deliberate
al Hrs. Miller, but by the inter-
. ..r5lce OF Mrs. Hsmmsker, the shot
llsssi its mark, lesFing the lady uE-
.Iruei
liz RI left the premises for the
CONTAINS, pursued by Dir. Silks and
!; Noviock; out b. the presence of
,.stoi in the hands of the villain, be
s;apal. y cTd vas at once sent 10
gsv-,f: and Coroner linn was mott
isi Of he murder.
Il about all hour after the shooting
.b-ighJ WAS Gen lurking about the
tn be some OF the women folks, but
k:fre ts" alarm could be given he had
Ia -.-,Ppeared III a corn field and
81 lc toe mountains.
Coroner Zinn, iu company with C,rt.
BF Miller. NJ L. LIggett, J. ".
Snrs. s. X. Boyer and tue writer,
ysTe soon on orr way toward the scene
d the m1riot, and ii took tut a very
:l0.t time after reacbing the place 10
sBpans! jury, whieh consisted Of b.
z hi.irr. foreman VI. L. Liggett, g.
>Hsm, Charles Y. Yauderau, John NJ.
smith and 5. X Boyer, who, upon be-
ng 0cly swo.ns examined The body o;
tie deceased, finding two wounds on his
Tersa1, one in his left breast about two
inches below the collar bone, aud the
cher ID bis LETT side between the two
l0Ear ribS.
The iurv proceeded to examine wit
tssses, as follows:
b; B. frank klugh, Of Buffalo, af-
fruei l have examined the body of
El. L. Miller, and fiud that death was
caused by pisto. shot striking his per
Sd te.oT the collar bone, midway be-
'Ee4h the s;e-uum and shoulder, about
'so inches to the left of the steruum,
Ia''in. o5liq1siy downward, and to the
fgt,, either penetrating the heart or
'a'llug CG one Of tie aortas leading to
tie heart; and upon further exaBIna-
ton fcuri second pistol shot wound
o. tie eff side below the upper float
s:rib. Either shot would have caused
Is deeil.
jubn Soyi,ci sworn: | live at the
d1a'ata liIrs qgarrie., end own the farm
% shich the murder was committed
c4le IRON home down the road past
beIJ. Albrigat's residence, wheu Sam
a+l Albright came out on the road from
bis iather's house asked him to get
,a'o mt wagon TO rid he thanked me
AlclF ahd said he vas not gong far
:ad 10 bin, "fo on had better 90 to
n.aimaker's TO see Maria be replied
MT lie did lot think Maria HANNA
LEI would 20 away any more | drove
GO to hammakcr's and went TO the barn,
sla 10 about twenty minutes l heard
.-iee pistol shots, and there were four
/. s1a TO the front Of the barn and saw
a0uel Albright running with pistol in
rs band; Isaiah Silks and myself gave
.-ase, and came within arms length Of
2oTigh., bu: he threatened to shoot US
Sad We Let hin go, | .ben ran to the
-S-5,, aad found that Miller bad been
'-o' he died IN few minutes. Here
'oe following letter was shown the wit
1ess' who identified it as one given to
In by Mrs. Pstter, who found it near
De house, the letter was addressed
% iae Fublic," aud reads:
No. rGOsERY's FERRT.
nc citizens OF the SURROUNDING coun-
: AnoElDg that there will be quite an ex-
,.eAent ,.n and talk about this little fuss take
so SO pan To make things a little PLAIN TO
~. IL The first place, thiak | am doing
=, u1'y' N the second place am keep
yor saVns) maria from being followed
!, uua Ike dam dog ~ this cHss which
- SOui rot keep away from her and IN
:. 'li uli1i pl@c- do what every man should
:. q ''tect what belongs to him.) Con-
!. ing myself tou all kho1 about as well
- e-l '-n YOU. O'.. relationship has
~, ~ lof Itself i'.g ere this. The binding
T. % S4s he told by herself if she sees fit.