The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-29

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Az ATTkHPTED BURGLARY AND AN AC-
CoHrLT5dED TRAGEDY Quite q sensation
was cgr-ated in our usually quiet community
on Friday morning last by the announce
Ineut OF the fact that the store of MesSTs. '.
= Barker & Bro. had been broken open by
/ Two burglars the preceding night that one
! of tho depredatOrs, an old man who gave his
name IS Charles Weaver, had been shot
! through the body and also in the left arm,
and that his accOmplice in crime, young
man calling himself Albert Wilson, aged %
or 80 years, both parties being strangers IN
our town and both haiing from the eastern
part Of Maryland, had been arrested in the
/ kitchen apartment OF Hon. A, a BaIker'S
residence, whittier he had made his way from
the store in the vain effort to escape. En-
trance to the premises had been effected by
pTying open the front GcOr and forcing on
the haSp Of the lock with 4 carpenters chiSel,
which had been obtained at Hcist's ten-pin
alley, temporarily occupied as q carpenters
I snop, Just across tie street. As to the other
circumstances connected with the attempted
crime and the prompt and terrible punish
ment OF one OF the participants. we can give
no better description than is furnished by
Mr. c. II. Barker. the junior member OF the
{ firIn above named, who for good and suffi-
I cient reasons was somewhat belated that
night in returning home, and as a conse-
qUeHG9 came upon the burglars while they
were busily engs Ced in their infamous work.
Thus detecting them in the very act. his sub
sequent couiHeSs and courage in working
up the case 20 their great discontinue, which
j Only to be d5plOrCG ON account of the sad
and shocking tragedy that eventually de
pTiVed one OF the burglars Of his life. - GER
/ tainlY worthy Of all praise. Mr.. BaTkerS aC-
count of the affair, rs afterwards detailed to
the jury OF inquest is in substance, il not in
language, about aS follows:
was returning home ahout ~. o-gIo,s on
IIur-dgy night. Sud when opposite i.IttrlLlrr'E
tir-shup 1 saw "a man IN front OF the store a-l0
n I. q
house Into the alley / thought he acted in suz-
TieIous manner aud made up my mind 70 Try the
almost reached the door noticed that she trausIn
was covered with muslin and that lIzlt slono
hanging "n the OUT. ic, which lad evidently been
shEt -a, when thc .loor was ci.seI. D r1as.tI.5at
once .lgr there were hur-lG~s af v5-s inside -uG
the ro-iLsncc o. ny bro,her 3 % BsTs-r. whom
lie dresssd himself n= speedily ~ possible. ans
Ils, ;le store without seriux sny one oat-. rs.
Though tie light va. stlI plainly % e.. 1isrrl -d
g. tHe residence % I'eruty sheriff EInkesd. -
NaaeHfi l.na uI 4ui then = gles. n-r-- tfs -trret
lry orc i'e9oty y>hor.G Graitl. seilirg thrsol lsr-
i-. o.. low u- af sp.u-..f q, Uss-hir sHa o. --it
sci Uelt through tre alley 90 Hurtiey -fasc ana
down nc back street o. tiio rcsidcaee gf WIa. A.
.lou his siutz.rrs. Do JHg time toe -svoral PER
ti'- uaiuea mot. as agreed uIur. lU front rt tho
lc then divided into tlirec -Iusds, Deputy hin
1.I -i. si-.sfs i'lEf- lil 4ul ,fE-ies Es-ls t.uu
fII-' street. .Ir. Jones 4uH u.s brother -.slrz uf
nL.'a lH. y y'teiea .' t'ie sore uHi l'-fti-
o. ttr.tliI ana myself yz-..rL through tae alley
Q" i... rear 81 tue store " soon as tIe Ugu on
ags.a into the alley. tiIlkin-. 10 ss-s I- ol-
run gfaGt me zane time but icir- ia thg 1uiile
uf Doe street tley were us- seen iy the man on
To- -is ron, store door. Si IS bsia ar8. sg,
having ~" gf iirce pair o.! handcuiif % nis posses
r-r and. a. s51 Is -r INTO &c ale, -icl -t
-' stop Lim Q" stop hint" Deputy ,irifith and
man spProaehiuE u, but supposed he was one Of
our aau party Whom We heard the cry Of stop
q iew feet distant. thcreupou presented my re
yol'e- and told him 90 halt or would shoot him.
Mr.. GUflrh and myself both or whom ordered
hun several times 10 stop or We would shoot. Ho
atty yards attempted. VIC thooghJ. TO draw 9 re
ycIyer- ! then nred AZ him .or the first time, but
tme. Grihth then fired two shot in succession,
as Gid also my brother, who had Joined by this
only redouhled his efforts 10 get away, running
rapidly down sample street and jumping over tho
b,rCd over another fchce into ths lot O: air Vim.
Clements. where he finally Tell after running about
thirty yards AID was caught before hg could yet
up gain. lie was then t4Aca back and seated on
the curnstone in front Of the store, where he was
Meantime Deputy KinkeaI and party had scarce
ly more than tahcu CEtIr position at tue 'front.' door
when they discovered man Ia TGc uct of coming
out Of The store, having aZtngU-ho the light but
surl.-e thorc were eyl parties jusidc ald did
not ~i>ii 10 Voujure iu until assured Of sufficient
would be put through his head. Dccming disrre-
ton the better part Of vaior the burglar closed the
af;er76rds admitted to the rear OF the store. the
back window OF which was guarded on tho outside
by Mr. Jones. his intention being 10 ma Nc hi. cs-
cape. 10 possible, through the window in that part
OF Jhc building. Changing his mind. however. he
nod @ HF.Fa HHfr.H
striking a match passed through the warcrGou
into the residence Of my father, 4 4. Barker. vino
soon after made his appearance b1rvloOted and
only partially clothed. As light was needed
would &c and get one. Acting on this determine
ton, lie went around TO the side door Of his resi-.
posed some one going into tho kitchen from the
dining room. lie followed the retreatin2 form,
gEish the outlines Of some one between AiHso.f
and the kitchen window Thinking j. was some
person what he wau'ed and then asked il he was
looking FOR light. To neither of these iuterroya-
struck ny iather that the intruder one Of the
burglars, Whereupou he grappled with him end
door when the burglar, thinking 10 get away
struggled desperately. lie afterwards ssId that
expressed II, and make lis escape without any
uoaHlc. In this fe was greatly uistaaeu, how
and calling for help, Mr.. Kjnkcod and myself has
tened 70 hi> Ssi-tsuce We iouud them stiIi ztruz
the vurSlar L. terms by pointing u pistol a; h.s
head. Daring tie struggle be had made several
attempts to use htr revolver, but did not succeed
and finally dropped IL Just 3IT. hiukcad sltI
myself reached the scene. He suIlued
after that and taken Go the front of the store where
lac was haudcuttcd 90 the other prisoner Tie store
was then thoroughly searched to see 81 anv one
else was inside, bat nothing further was revealed
except that large quantity OF the bert clothing
was found piled up ready to be carried of. The
OLD man who had been shot complained bv this
time % feeling very H. snd accordingly carried
into the store and lGid on the floor. after which
Or. Griffith was summoned and found on cxaTnin-
alton that he lad been shot through the rixht
against ono Oi his ribs, and that hc had also been
wounded in Tho LETT arm. The Young man WAS
taken before Esquire JofCs. who called from
his bed to give him q hearing. and WIS thence
taken 10 Jail and locked up. The old man was
also taken 10 la and iuid in tho corridor, his suf
feriugs meantime becoming more acute.
TO the above very succinct story We NAV
add tine fact that Il number of skeleton KEYS
were subsequently found on the persons Of
the prisoners, as well as burglars tools, can
dies, pieces Of rope, etc. The old man, it is
proper TO say, had on pair OF gum shoes
when lie was shot and captured, and the
young man afterwards admitted that his
companion had taken of his boots outside
the store aud put on the gum shoes, but de
clned 20 tell where the boots had been hid
den. This mystery was TeVea led, however
Oh Tuesday last, when q pair of boots nearly
new ard an Old and wel-fillcd CARPET sack
ffa l.