Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-05-31
Famous Crimes Recalled

| such 4 condition that man who shot
another gave as his excuse that If he mad not
done so re would have been shot himself,
anG everybody seemed to tank he was
| justified IN the act l remember a man
who was shot down wnIle standing In a
doorway, in broad daylight, by two men.
They deliberately stood in front Of him aud
biazed away until he fell bu lst-riddled
corpse. These men were in with a gang
of politicians, who took good care that
they were never brought TO justice. 1t
was impossible to get the men convicted
1T Is a strange thing" remarked one Of
the reporters. ''that the murderer OF cid
Nathan was never discovered
Everybody has his suspicion, suggested
another.
at Is common saying that murder will
out and the truth will be told, interrupted
the justice.
"1he Morgue bellies the saying" inter
jected hearer.
IL doa't believe it," added Justice Pat
terson. Il don't thiuk the truth will come
out about the Nathan murder, as the men
who did it are dead. / mean Msshe- and
Dougless. who were shot by Judge Van
Brunt at Bay Ridge. Ill tell you how /
came 10 that conclusion. | attended the
funeral with an old friend, and he told me
that Washington Nathan never committed
that murder. | asked him why he was
so positive, and he replied that the iron
dog found in the house was the same one
he saw IN Levi. street the day before IN
a carpenter shop, and Mosher and Doug
less were in Lewis street on that very
day. | did not question him further, but
think he has good reason for saying what
he did"
\ few worjs OF argument followed, but
the justice maintained his original belief.
The subject drIfted to the Burdell murder
in Bond street in 1856 when his honor
said:
snow, it would meyer have been known
who committed that crime if young JEFF
fries had not told fellow convict while
in stg,e prisOn. Jeffries was killed In the
prison by another convict whom he threat
ened to murder at the first opportunity.
There was 10 reason ID doubt that Jeffries
told thc truth; it was consistent with his
character. He was a perfect devil of u
man. JEFF i e was about 10 years of age
and was a lover of Mrs Burdell OF Mrs.
Cunningham, DIR Burdell vas often out
at all hours of the night on professional
business. On these occasions Jeffries used
10 visit the hOuse-this Is what he told
himself. Several times when he called he
found Mrs. Burdell crying and asked her
what was the matter. she told HIM that
the doctor had been abusing her. On one
occasion he replied: 81. fix the old maa
II you say The last time he called he
a III ~
him the same story. III fix the old,
Where is hep be exclaimed, with great
anger. .'He's down in the office, she
rep led. Jeffries went down stairs TO the
Office with a knife in his hand. Opening
the door cautiously, he saw the doctor
seated at a Gesk, with his back toward the
door. lie crept quietly up to nm and
plunged the knife into his neck. The
doctor sprang up instantly and caught
hold Of the young man, but at the same
was received several more stabs. The
octor was a large, powerful man, and
ung the youth about, but could not get
Possession of the knife. They struggled
Ound the room, the doctor all the time
receiving fresh stab-wounds. He finally
became weak from the loss of blood. and
Jeffnes made bis escape. When telling
this story Jeffries said.
At one time | thought was goner. ,
He killed TWO men after this-the last man
was relative Of his-for which he was
sentenced to imprlsC nment for life. He
made the confession IN confidence ID a
fellow-clnvIct. JtffrIes threatened to kill
another convIc, aud one day when JET
flies was reading book in the hayloft,
s1e msn he threatened came up behind
him with an axe and snCte him dead. For
this he was acquitted"
The subject again changed to the Fisk
shooting by Stokes, and TO s.okes' new
hotel Just opened.
''StOkes was picked up by the million
aire Mackey OF California, and the half
interest In the Hoffman house was bought
for him, was the Information impart I'd
By cne of the sroup.
- hat shooting of Fisk was the most
open ami daring case of murder Committed
, in this city for some time," urged a
patient listener.
.sNell, now, one must know the cir
b cumstances to judge properly OF that
case" spoke up the justice. adding
Stokes Ead 10 shoot Fisk to save himself.
At that time Fisk aud Tweed had every
thing in the city pretty much their own
way. Many man was railrOaded ints
J state PRISON by those men for nothing at
J all. Stokes kCew thst about as well as
| any man in the city, and when josie
r Mansfield was taken away from Fisk the
D latter would stop at nothing TO get even
t with Stokes.' Very little discussion was
e held over This subject.
9 The question OF whether crime was
e hereditary came up, and Justice Pstter-
son recalled two Instances as follows:
81 knew gentleman who was well to-
do IN business He was church mem.
Der, and stood high in the community. lie
a had Z most excellent wife, and one son anC
a daughter. After the birth Uf the
, daughter, the father took to drink, left the
| church and became sn inveterate drunkaId.
He hsd six children after this-three sOnI
and three daughters. All SIX turned oui
bad. The three sons were sent to state
= prison, and two Of the dauseters' hus-
bands we're also sent to state prison, and
they were bad themselves. The first sor
and daughter were models of rectitude,
and the son did all he could for ms un
! fortunate brothers.
l The 9th day | had Red Fogqrty' anC
' his wife before me at an examination il
q Jefferson Market court about a silk dres:
which mad been stolen from house anC
Il sold by Mis- FOgarty to the wOmas whC
d was arrested In the street with the dresl
on. Well, Mrs. Fogarty carried bounc
! Ing boy with her, child of about tw,
years, noisy fellow. lie did not cry
g but roared, as If angry, and chattered-
a was passing through the examination
g room; Mrs. ,Fogarty was standing with tn
# boy 10 her arms. As | passed my dia
! mOnd stud glistened little, and the hitl
fellow made grab at my shirt front.
c caught his hand and put it way, when h
/, grew perfectly Ill natUred and mad be
4 cause l old So The badness was born i
= him.
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