The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-27
MURDER NEAR SOUTH FORK.
ONE YOUNG MAN PUTS FOURTEEN BUCKsHoT
INTO THE BEAD OF ANOTHER KILL
INd HIM INSTANTLY.

We are indebted to the Johnstown Tribune
of Monday last for the following facts con-
nected with the fatal shooting of Daniel Fin
negan by Stephen Moore, on last Saturday
night, near South Fork, in Croyle township,
on the ?. r. R.: A somewhat notorious
family named Moore, consisting OF Charles
Moore. his wife, Stephen Moore, a son twen-
ty-two years of age, grown up daughter
and several voune children, who formerly
lived in Johustown, for some time have been
making their home about one mile east or
South Fork. Their house IS said TO nave
been a common resort for q number of prof
ligate Young men. About 10 o'clock on Sat
urday night last, party af young men, con
sisting of Barnet Mock, Paul Prlngle, VIM
Ouinlan, George McClaren and Charles Co
baugh all living west of South Fork, were at
the Moore house. Another party consisting
of Daniel Firn-gan and Frank Rorick, OF
South Fork Michael Owens, of Ltlly's sta
ton and Peter Sloan and Michael kilduh, OF
GaIlftZin. came to the house with the inten-
tion of entering il and making themselves at
home. Stephen Moore stood in the doorway
and refused them permission to 90 IN. OW-
ems insisted on going in, and walked towards
the door, followed Thy the others. Moore
said, ''NO I'll be id if you are coming in,
and picking up an old muSket which ne
seems to have had ready for emergencies.
fired lt at the crowd. All OF them ran away,
with the exception of Finnegan, whoreceived
a heavy charge of buckshot in the head, be-
hind the right ear, and fell dead. When
Finnegan's companions returned to the house
to ascertain what had happened to him, they
found him living on the ground near the door
with his hands in his pockets, showing that
he had intended no violence, and that he mad
been killed instantly. As soon as Moore as
certained the fatal result OF his shot, he pro-
ceedad to the Office OF Squire George, at
Summerhill station, not great distance east
of South Fork, and gave himself up. lie
stated to the Squire that the Finnegan party
had tried 70 break into the house, and that in
H., D, orffv in dafn Of
his fathers property. In contradiction to
this it is alleged that the door of the house
was standing wide open when the young
men approached it, and that the moon was
shining brightly. To the parties inside or
the house Moore is reported as saying after
he fred the shot NOW guess the sons of
BIS won't come in" He is also reported 20
have Immediately reloaded his musket while
standing beside the dead body of Finneean.
MoOre's father, at the time of the shooting,
was up at Summerhill, having gone there, it
is said for a supply of whisky to entertain
his visitors. The body Of young Finnecan
remained at MoOre's house until Sunday
morning when 1t was taken TO the houSS OF
his father, Mr.. Thomas Finnegan, at South
Fork. The Finnegan family is very respect
able, a brother of the deceased named John,
being conductor on the p. r. r. The re-
mains of the deceased were buried in the
Catholic cemetery at Wilmore on Tuesday.
Moore was brought to this place on Sunday
by Constable PTiDgle, of WilmOre, and lodged
in jail a jury of inquest was summoned
soon after the tragedy, but adjourned with
out taking any testimony until Monday af-
teTnOon. 1t is proper to add that Moore sta
ted to Constable Pringle that he had no in
tention of shooting Finnegan, that he intended
to hit Owens, and that Finneean stepped be-
tween him and Owens and received the con
tents Of the gun. He accuses Owens, who
is brakeman on the railroad, with having
frequently insulted the members of his faith
er's family, and that he has been III the habit
of offering insults to the women of the house
as he passed along on his train. Moore man.
ifests a singular indifference to his fate, not
seeming to realize the terrible situation in
which his crime has placed him.