Daily Republican., 1881-08-05
Tracking Murderevs In PennsyI.
Vania.

A special despatch from Pittsburg,
Pa, says The murder of Mr.. Nc
Clure near Mckeesport by a band Of
desperadoes was one Of the most afro
cious att.irs that ever took place here.
On Sunday night the grocery and
hardware store of Mcclure & Hen
Erickson at MckeesporL was robbed of
S4OO worth Of goods, principally hard
ware. Ou Monday a search warrant
was issued at the instance of Mr.
Mcclure ard the house of man
named Lightner was searched. No
goods were found, as the parties had
been previously warned, AID five Of
them took a train and went away.
On Monday afternoon some of the
thieves sent the goods to Elrod Station,
three miles from McKeesport Mr.
George A. Mcclure, the senior mem-
Der OF the firm that had been robbed,
and his partner, Wilbert Hendrickson,
and Joseph Lynch went to the woods
on lough Hill to search for the goods.
They discovered pieces of paper from
knife aud revolver boxes scatle er1d
about the ground near q spring, and
followed II em up to n hollow log,
where a silver castor and other goods
were .ound. Htndrickson came home
and Lynch aud Mcclure went to the
house of George Fleming, in "Oead
Mans Hollow near the hill, and ate
supper.
SURPRISED BY THE ROBBERS.
Fleming then went back with them,
r.n n MI l,,
Ill the afternoon until about dark.
Mcclure was sitting at the foot OF q
large cedar tree, resting, Fleming was
not far away and Lynch was II little
distance Oft, when suddenly there
before Mcclure seven men, ali
aimed. "tlere," exclaimed one Of the
sis one If the ---- Tut |
Iering vile expression). We will Aill
him iirst,' and Immediately com
menced firing. A dozen or more shots
were fired, one of them taking effect in
McGlure's forehead, killing him in
stautly. Fleming received "a ball in his
leg, not, however, causing q serious
w~uhd. Fleming was not armed, and
Of course could not return the fire.
Lynch had two revolvers, but took to
lis heels Immediately when the first
firing commenced. After the first VOL
ley, wnen Mcclure was shot, the Jes-
pcradUts turned their attention to
Fleming, and he, when wounded, as he
could not walk, rolled down u hill and
The news of the shooting, when it
reached the city, caused tremendous eX-
,itement. Crowds Of people gathered
md went out to the scene OF the tragedy,
some on horseback, some in wagons
md others on foot. while many went
)ut on the nine o'clock train. "A deter
mined effort was made to find the thieves
md murderers, but tho density Il
he underground in the WOODS ard the
darkness Of the night prevented any
If them from being caught. At nine
,'cock the body of Mcclure was found.
it had been ritied by the murderers.
At day break five ronghs, Will revolvers
md burglars tools in their possession,
we're arrested at West Newton, about
8 miles from McKeesport. The mu
lerers are McKeesport roughs, who
onetimes work in rolling mis- and at
'dd jobs, Tn, names, OF the susp, cted
PERSONS are Jack Dacy, Jack Lee, No t
jonkey, Carroll, John Lightner, He"r-
NJ Lightney and Il man called "Sh 'rty.' +,
he Coroner began an inquest To-day. =
Detectives from Piitsburg, policemen /
rom McKeesport, cUnstabies from all
round and two hundred volunteers g
we're after the mnrderers all day. Near
y a thousand men were at the morning Q
rain at McKeesport, as a report was
tarted that the nurtlerers were to be
rou9ht down at that time.
Lynch, who was with Mcclure, says
mere was some discussion between the
nree as to the advisability CT prosecu-
ng the search without reinforcements,
ut Lynch says that Mcclure insisted 1
n going ahead, and they proceeded v
long the hollow. They had Travelled
bout an hour and a quarter after leav-
,g Fleming's house, and, rs nea" as r
yncb can remember, it was half-past .
wen O'Clock when, as they were de-
,endinv the hill en- the brink OF Dead ,
Ian's Hollow" they heard voices at
IL other side of fence below them.
lecture stopped and suggested that
IL voices were those of the party who Z
ere ex pected to assist them, but Lynch
lid they were not. The next moments'