The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-11-23
A Dauphln County Farmer Killed by. a
Burglar.

About three miles from Uniontown In
the upper end of the county, and four
miles from Gratz, across the Mahanton-
go mountains, resides the family of
Daniel Troutman, highly respectable
and well-to-do farmer. He was cOnsid-
cred a man Of substance, and 1t was
generally known that he had been APP
pointed executor of the Bush estate, Ia
farm adjoining his own,) and, having
had sale, was known to have consid-
cradle sum of money about the house
probably 81 ,O50 to 81 100.
On Sunday night, soon after dusk, MFR.
Troutman and his wife went to bed-the
oldest children having gone to singing
school held In school house in the vi
cinity. Hardly had the old people closed
their eyes, before their slumbers were
disturbed by the presence of two men at
their bedside, armed with loaded revol-
vers, which were levelled uncomforta-
bly, close to their faces.
Mr.. Troutman, says the wife, partial.
ly raised himself in bed and inquired,
What is wanted ?"
One of the villains coolly replied
"We want money!" at the same time
placing the pistol barrel close to Mr..
Troutman's face.
The terrified old farmer replied, CT
have no money" The burglar retorted
sharply, "you have and If you don't
hand it over, we'll murder you.'
Mr.. Troutman denied that he had
money in his possession, but the bold
burglar persisted that he knew better,
and told Mr.. Troutman that he was the
administrator of the Bush estate, and
that he (the burglary knew that he had
got money over there, and that he
would have to give 1t up"
The farmer then said he desired to get
up and go to an clubhouse, but the viii
lains objected to this move. The old
man, however, got out of bed, walked
towards window without being molest-
ed. Over the top of this window, rested
a double-barreled shot gun, which was
loaded. He made q motion as If to raise
the window, but instead, seized the gun
and turned towards the burglars who
fled from the house. Mr.. Troutman fol-
lowed them, one going round the south
corner, and the other an opposite direc-
ton. He followed the villain who turn
ed the left corner, and shot at him.
When returning to come back, to enter
the house, he met the other william, run
ming fairly up against the revolver's
muzzle.
The burglar fired, the ball from his re-
volver striking the breast of Mr.. Trout
man, and entering vital part, caused
his death in half an hour afterward.
Mr.. Troutman uttered cry and fell
to the ground. The burglar like beast
at bay, stood all this time glaring saw
agely at his victim. Mrs. Troutman
hearing the second shot, ran out of the
house screaming murder" She ran
as fast as possible to Mr.. George Geise's,
a neighbor, and gave the alarm. The
Geise family went back to the Troutman
house, with Mrs. Troutman, and found
her husband weltering in gore, where
he fell after having been shot by the
burglar. He questioned the dying man,
who replied Henry Rumberger shot
me-"
Troutman repeated these words until
death ensued about half an hour after
the shot was fired.
Squire Loudenslanger at once issued
a warrant for the arrest of Henry Rum
berger and placed it in the hands of of
ficer David Willard, of Uuiontown. A
party consisting Of Messrs. Benjamin
Dickey, d. ]. Snyder, John Weiser,
Joseph Troutman, Daniel Shaeffer and
Charles Messner, citizens of Uniontown
accompanied the constable, and search
was made till far into the night without
success. Early yesterday morning as
the party was returning home to Union
town, and when quite near that place,
they met Rumberger, the alleged muir
derer, on horseback, coming down the
road, apparently quite unconcerned. He
was taken to Uniontown, and subse-
quently placed in Jail.
The escaped burglar is described by
Mrs. Troutman as being a tall, spare
man, and officers are now on his track.