Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-27
A man named Gold6ncb was ar


re. ted in Crawford county few days ago and
taken tn Franklin. charged with stealing a
horse belonging 10 Joseph Martin of Irwin tp,
| Venango county, from tie Clintonyille camp
meeting ground. He is said to be a member OF
| a gang of horse thieves who have been opera
ting in Butler, Metcer, Venango and other
counties for some years.
Bargains in White Quilts at
l.. STEIN & SONS
Two more comets have been
"picked up' by the astronomical detectives
within few days, and are now visible to those
who know where and how to look for them
when the conditions are favorable. One is
around in the early morning before the first
streak of dawn. The other occupies the sky
during the day. Singular as it may seem, it is
the comet that affects the daylight and keeps
but little in advance of the sun on its march
to the west that may be seen by the naked eye.
The other can be seen only with telescope.
New styles in Collars, Ties and
Fishus, at l. STEIN & Sons
A strong gas vein was struck at
the depth of l,0OO feet at the Philips Bros
well on the cJunkin farm. last Friday.
This gas comes from the top of the second sand
and although the flow of gas is very strong it is
thought that il can be made stronger by drill
ing into the sand a little farther. The well is
only about one and half miles from the centre
of this town and is already producing enough
gas to furnish the town with light, or a large
rolling mill with fuel. 1t will cost something,
perhaps two or three thousand dollars TO
bring il to town, but it would undoubtedly be
paving investment. So cheap fuel as natural
gas with our increased railroad facilities, should
surely make Butler a desirable point for manu-
factories of all kinds.
The Perfection Bustle can only be
had at l.. STEIN 81 Sons.
Mr.. Chas. Harper who lives near
Centreville this county, was arrested few
days ago and taken to New Castle on charge
of horse stealing preferred by John Cum
mings of Springfield twp, Mercer Co. Harper
had hearing and was discharged. Cum
mings went to Mercer to secure the arrest of
another alleged horse thief, but while there 1T
was discovered that he was demented and he
was enticed into the Jail and locked up. The
Mercer Republican gives the following ac-
count of the matter: "a rather curious case
was developed last week in Springfield town.
ship. A young man, resident OF that town
ship, named John Cummings became Inbued
with the idea that he was on the track of two
horse thieves. On Friday he went to New
Castle to pursue this business One OF the
Wallaces of that town had lost horse some
pressed him with the idea that the thief was a
man named Harper, living at Centreville. A
warrant was procured and placed in Sheriff
Richardson's hands, and he and the detective
proceeded to Centreville and arrested the sup
posed thief and lodged him in the Lawrence
county Jail. Cummings then left for home,
and on Monday came to Mercer to secure an-
other man who had stolen horse in Ohio and
for the arrest of whom he was to receive five
hund. ed dollars. Constable Hughes services
we're secured and were to be forthcoming when
the guilty party was discovered. 1t was at
once discovered that Mr.. Cummings was labor
ing under deusion. He was told that his
man was then in Jail. Upon proceeding 70 the
Jail and being dvested of a razor found in his
possession he was told to identify his man.
number of the prisoners were successfully
identified as the Ohio thief. The friends of the
deluded man desired his confinement until he
would become more reasonable. This ruse to
get him in Jail was planned to avoid any re-
sistance. He was kept in confinement until
Tuesday when his friends took charge OF him
Mr. Harper who was lodged in the New Castle
Jail is a respectable and law abiding citizen.
A hearing was set for Wednesday in his case
when he was doubtless discharged" The New
Castle Neps in giving account of the case
states that while Harper was in jail there,
"David Richel, of near Harlansburg, with
couple of friends one nearly related TO Harper,
called upon Alderman Bowman and related
that they were positive Harper was demented
that his mother and sister were nearly crazed
with anxiety and grief, they fearing that
Charley had met with some accident or had
committed suicide. They also stated that he
had quite recently taken his own horse and
buggy, driven away and left them with
farmer, without saying word about his inten-
tions or the disposition of the property" and
also that Cummings states that there is band
of counterfeters IN the vicinity of Centreville
that he intends to ferret out.
Fresh oysters received twice a
week at the City Bakery, Voge'y
House block.