Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-22
STATE ITEMS.

o'clock on Thursday morning the bur
glar-alarm connecting Mr.. Thomas
Cluck's store with his residence. in
Millerstown, indicated that some one
unprivileged was tampering with it
or had entered the store with bur-
glarious intent. Mr. Cluck at once
arose, and accompanied by Alex. Cath
cart, and afterward reinforced by Alb.
Hopple and others, proceeded to the
store. When they arrived at Martin s
corner a man on the opposite side OF
the street, where the store is located,
called to thsm to halt and immediate
ly fred at them with Q revolver, re-
peating the unwelcome salutation.
Mr.. Cluck and party then shot at
their assailant, who was in the mean
time joined by two other men who
Just then emerged from the building
The burglars started on 3 run across
the river bridge, hotly pursued by
Mr. Cluck and party, one of whom,
George Hoffman, jumped on a freight
train and came to this place, passing
the thieves above town. Upon ar
irving here Col. and ]. Beck Hartzell
were reused from their slumbers and,
with Hoffman, started in pursuit OF
the fugitives, whom they tracked with
out difficulty. The burglars boarded
an eastward bound freight train about
three miles below town and Messrs.
J. B. Hartzell ard Geo. Hoffman took
passage on the train which followed
next. kilograms were sent to Marys
vile to arrss: the thieves, but the ras-
Gals skipped away from the officers.
Learning that they had gotten on o
south bound freight train At Marys-
vile Hartzell and Hoffman followed
after them b. = similar mode OF con-
yeyance. The former jumped from
the cars at a point below West Fair
view, while the latter went on to
Bridgeport, perhaps a mile further,
and then footed the distance back to
Fairview, where they came across four
hard Hooking cases who had just ar
rived ut the nail works and were
washing themselves. Circumstances
indicating that they were the persons
sought they were taken into custody
by Messrs. Hartzell and Hoffman,
and returned to MllerstOwn on Milf
fin accommodation on Thursday
evening. The thieving nomads were
arraigned before Esquire E. P. Tit
zeil, who committed them to Jail, for
trial, IN default of $500 bail. The
prisoners were guarded in Martins $
hotel over night and conveyed to
Bloomfield Jail on Friday morning by
Constable U. II. Ward. An exsmi-
nation of their persons revealed the
fact that one of the burglars had
been wounded by the shot fired by
Mr.. Cluck from . double -bsrrelled
gun, both barrels OF which were
emptied at the marauders. Four
shot from the wounded mans left
arm and one or more from one of
his legs were extracted by DR.. Hall.
This fellow, it is stated, acknowl-
edged that he received his injuries in
the battle at Millerstown on Thurs
day morning. They gave their names
as James Many, of Baltimore; John
Roach, of Erie; James Foster, of
Montgomery county, and Merse o.
Connell, of Phenixville The thieves
gained entrance to the store by pry-
ing open the front door. The fire
arms used by them are supposed to
have been taken from there, but no
other goods are reported to US as
missing.
A young fellow named McAlplne
called 1t the house of Mr. Mellvain,
near Beliemout, Lane aster county, with
whom be Was hired year or two before
After remaining several days, one night
be pretended to be sick, and when Mr.
AlcllvHin took some brandy to him to
relieve bin, he Jumped out Of bed,
locked the door and leveled . revolver
at the breast of McIlvain. A tussIe
eusued, and the wife bearing the noise
rang the farm bell, and aroused the
neighbors. The villain attempted to
escape from the house, but being foiled
ran up-stsirs and Jumped into bed aud
tried to feign insanity. He WAS com
mitted to Lancaster Jail to await trial.
Hi. plan was to chloroform Mr.. and
Mr.. McIIvain, rob the house and then
leave. His plan failed because they
had their door locked. He then fsigned
sickness.
The Media american tells the follow.
ing: Edward ORTIZ, real estate agent,
whose farm and residence is located
near Wava, in Aston township, at the
West Chester and Baltimore Central
Railroad Junction, has sold his cele-
bra;cd Jersey COW " Bertha Morgan. "
to veIancy V. Fuller. Esq, Of Canada,
for $4,000. Mr.. Worth was offered
81 500 for this COW year ago. but re
fused to sell for that sum. She is one
of the fuest formed cows we have ever
seen. aud is nine years old. She made
in January 1882, 10 pounds 6 ounces
of butter in seven days Mr.. Worth
also sold to the same gentleman, two
heIfers, one yearIing and the other
two years, for 500. His herd Of Jcr-
seys are Of the finest in the country,
all registered. Mr.. Fuller, We are in-
formed, travelled seven thousand miles
to fnd what be deemed the best COW 10
this country, and he was satisfied that
"Ber,hs" filed the measure of his am
bitiOn in that respect, as near as posi-
Bile.
Citizens Of Pheuixville have started
subscription fund for the family of
Sergeant Mason, convicted of shooting
at Guifeau.
A statement published not long since
that Mrs. Merkel, OF Greenwich town
ship, Berks county, had confessed on
her death bed that her husband had
soue wears ago set fire to q barn to