The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-08
THE TIMES, NEW BLooMrELD PA. JUNE 8, 1880.

ject chloroform into the room and so
stupefy them as to make the robbery
easy to accomplish. This plan failed
They took an axe and battered down the
door. AS they entered, the old man met
them, and he was felled to the floor with
a club. His aged wife shrleked murder
and ran to her husbands assistance
She, too, was knocked down with club,
dropping on her hands and knees, she
begged pteously that they would spare
their lives and take all they had. She
implored them not to commit murder,
because they would be found out, as there
was one in the party who would tell ALL
At this she was struck another blow on
the head, which killed her almost in
stantly. The murderers then searched
the house, and found about $4,000 in
coin. When their search was completed
one of the party saw Mr.. Kintzler's
limb move. With an oath in Pennsyl-
vania German, he exclaimed, f" He's not
dead yet, and he kicked the old man
violently on the head, while another cut
his throat.
There were two women in the party,
and they suggested that the best thing to
be done would be to burn down the
house with the dead bodies. The women
gathered leaves, and carried them into
the kitchen, poured coal oil over them,
and set them on fire. One of the women
threw pot of old pennies into the fire,
saying that 1t would not do take all the
money, but that some must be found in
the ruins in order to avert suspicion. A
later search was made, and number of
old coins were found, but these did not
allay suspicion, because it was proven
that larger amount should have been
! found If the fire had been an accidental
one. The Commissioners of the county
therefore took an active interest in prob
ing the case to the bottom
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| A Probable Murder Yesterday morn
ing Thomas Foster, farmer, residing
at Byberry, Twenty-third ward, visited
the city with load of hay, and after
disposing of it proceeded to Mt. Vernon
then started for his home, and in pass
ing down Mt. Vernon street was accost-
ed by colored man, who asked in what
direction he was going. Mr.. Foster re-
| piled that he resided at Hyberry and
was bound in that direction. The stran-
ger then requested that he be allowed to
ride in the wagon, stating that he had
no money to ride in the steam cars and
was too i'll to walk. The request was
| granted, and the colored man took o
seat beside Mr.. Foster. Last evening
about nine o'clock, when the team had
arrived short distance above Bells
corner, in the vicinity of Bustleton, the
harness attached to one of the horses
became disarranged, and while Foster
was engaged in repairing it, he was
approached by the colored man, and
struck on the head with a stone and
| knocked insensible. The colored man
then robbed his victim of $25 and fled.
| Several hours later Foster was found
| lying in the road by a farmer bound for
this city, and he was removed to his
home, where he now lies in very pre-
carious condition. The authorities are
now engaged in investigating the mat
ter.-HdrrisbtUg Patriot of the Sd inst.
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luniata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week:
Mitch Varnes lost valuable horse on
Thursday of last week, which he found
dead in the pasture field. This is the
fourth animal Mr.. V. has lost by death
inside of a year.
A fire was discovered among some
| rubbish in the alley back of Mr.. John
! Robinson's stable, in Patterson, on
| Wednesday, that threatened for time
to be serious. Part of the fence close to
the stable was burned, and but for its
timely discovery much damage might
have resulted. tribune.
On Wednesday night of last week
horse belonging to William Dixon stray
ed on the railroad above Thompsontown
and was killed by a Pittsburgh express
west. The front part of the engine as
considerably damaged
On Sunday night of this week, two
fine horses were stole from Mr. Porter
Thompson, at Mexico. The thieves
took the horses out of the stable and
hitched them to a buggy belonging to
MIR. IT., and drove away, in which direc-
ton it is not known. The, horse, har-
ness and buggy were valuedit $400. A
reward of $50 is offered for the recovery
of the stolen property and the apprehen-
sion of the thieves.
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