Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-23
THE MURDER OF MARKS, THE
PEDDLER.

| In last weeks issue Of the Indiana Pal Demo-
cra' we find the particulars Of murder commit
ted some time ago, but which has only recently
been promulgated, and in which Is implicated
Christian sweitEer, former resident Of Clear6eld
borough. The case was up before the Grand
Jury at Indiana last week, but was continued un-
I'll September Term, by which time 1t is expected
that more reliable evidence eau be obtained.
The Democrat refers to the affair as follows
Four young men arc at present incarcerated in
the Indian county Jail on the serious charge Of
murder. Over one year ago a pedder named
Marks, who usually travelled through the north
orn and eastern portions of Indiana county was
missing. Ai,erward on the reported confession
of one Of The parties residing in the neighbor-
hood Of the Oherytree, were instrumental in
causing bis death, for the purpose Of robbery.
Watcher tho reported killing was contaminated
10 this county or not is not knOwn-or whether
the man was killed or not is mystery. No body
has been found, and nothing to implcate these
men but the maudlin confession Of a drunken
man. The parties arrested are Q. sweiizer, Of
Chest Springs Cambria county, married man
Ed. Boring, married man Emmett Boring and
Charles Boring the latter three Of Montgomery
township, Indiana county.
The 'aest story told 10 regard to Marks, the
missing peddler Of Altoona, Is highly sensational
as follows man from Indiana county states
that sweitior, now in the Indiana jail, Las made
confession, the result Of which is that three
brothers named Boring have been arrested and
are now In jail at Indiana, charged with the mur-
der of the peddler Marks. From the confession
II appears that the three Dorings aud sweitter
we're in a field cutting oats, and two Of them
went out and soiIed the peddler, bound and
gagged him, ind, after taking bis goods, they
left him in the school houte, and at night the
four men went there aud took the peddler out
into the woods, where they shot and killed him
and then procured lot Of brush.wood, and aftoi
buried the bones. It is said that one Of the
prisoners has agreed to conduct the officers to tho
scene Of the tragedy.
"on very reliable authority we are informed
that the investigation will develop the following
facts That the pcddler, Marks, was last seen al
Bsr'ipger's store, in what is known as Uniontown
a few milos rom the cherrytree. AT this hamlet
the road from oookport crosses the road running
from Indiana via Pine Flats, and continues on
to Garmans mill, on the suEquehanna river, the
Pine Flat road leading In northeast direction tc
the Cherrytree. On the road to Garmans mill
lived, last Summer, Christ sweitIer, one Of the
men under arrest and the Boring brothers were
his near nOshbors. Beyond sweitler's about one.
half mile there lived man named Connor, with
whom the peddler Marks was In the habit oi
stopping when 10 that neighbCrhood. When
last seen alive Marks left Beningef's, snying
that be was going to stop at Mr. connors, aad
In going TO Connof's be would have 10 pass the
house Of swsitief, the Boring brothers living
some distance from the road. Whatever became
Of MARKS is not known, but he never reached
Connor's, and, although diligent search has been
made by his relatives and friends, has never since
been heard from. The confessions spoken Of are
not reliable, but will probably lead to some
further developments. II is also asserted tha, a
portion Of the goods in the pcdaler's pack-some
three or four bolts Of ribbon--have been found
hidden under the enPe, at swsilrsr's house at
chss, Springs.
1--WE do bot give ail these rumors as facts, bu,
they are the most reliable that can be obtained
There are numerous other rumors connected with
this matter that oanno, be traced to a reliable
source. II proper search we're made, according
to the belief Of many residing near the scene, a
terrible tragedy would he revealed"