Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-12-05

weston people ever since tney entered
the field in competition with the Penn
Fuel Company There is a very bitter
feeling against him from his connection
with the bloody affair, and his action
in ordering the armed posse to fire on
the unarmed Haymaker party.
The condition of the wounded on
Tuesday was somewhat improved.
William Lytle who was shot through
the hips by minnie ball, is doing well
but is not out of danger. j. L. Raj +,
who received scalp wound, supposed
to be from a bullet, is improving. Mr.
Watt, the mail carrier, who received q
flesh wound in the side, is able to be
around AL Hefner, the only one of
the Weston party hurt, who had his
skull fractured by a blow from q pick
handle, is in a serious condition and
not out of danger.
Harry Taylor, the young man into
whose arms Obidiah Haymaker fell
when wounded by Alb. Bowser, tells
the following graphic story: "When
Haymaker was attacked by Bowser he
did nothing but try to ward off
the blows of the bayonet. yelled
to Bowscr to stop, for | saw blood
on the bayonet. When he fired
Haymaker reeled into my arms. |
said, 'Obi, you're dying No, | amt
as bad hurt as you think, he answered.
| started to help him off the place,
when Heiner rushed up, drew his re-
volver and fred square at Haymaker.
He then aimed at me, but his revolver
missed fire He aimed again, and as
he raised the weapon | struck him on
the bead with an AK handle while |
held Haymaker up with my right arm.
Hefner dropped in his tracks and laid
there. When l got Haymaker to the
fence | saw he was dying. He grasp
ed my hand tightly and said: oh
Harry, l am going That was the
last words he spoke, though he lived
for 20 minutes after"
On Tuesday morning Abe. Bowser
was interview wed by reporter in the
shanty in which he was confined by
the Sheriff of Westmoreland county at
Murraysvile. In answer to the ques-
ton, "Mr. Bowser, do you really un-
derstand just how a serious position
in which you have placed YOURSELF"
He replied, II was instructed by Wes-
ton and Johnston to come up here and
gain possession of their property and
not only get possession but retain it.
In obedience to that order | came, and
gladly too, for there has been on old
score between this Haymaker and N.Y.
self that | wished settled and | am
glad to say it is settled. He is stiff
and live. | warned him to leave the
grounds and that pile of lumber, which
he refused to do. | then went up to
force him to leave, and when near him
he struck me with pick handle upon
the head and neck. | grabbed a
musket that some one pushed at me,
and struck him three or four times, but
| did not shoot. heard shot fired
and saw Haymaker double up as if hit
in the stomach. / hear that the ball
did not kill him. If it did not then it
was me that killed him, and | did
right. | offered to fight him for $l00
side, and he declined. and | then
made up my minG to either drive him
from the ground or kill him. did
both, and | am here tonight charged
with murder. 1t is not the first time
that charge has been made against me.
Am | not afraid of being hung? No,
sir. | killed Haymaker because he
would have killed me under the circum-
stances, and know it. | said he or |
would die and he has died Good
night, | must get some sleep in order
to go 70 Greensburg in the morning.
| suppose they will keep me in Jail
awhile, but don't fret for ME. | shall
get ont" And here Mr.. Bowser
laughed, and rolling himself up in a
blanket, terminated the interview.
The news of the riot occasioned p
good deal of excitement in Pittsburgh.
At the Office of the Penn Fuel Gas
Company, in the McClintock building,
! Grape was hanging in front of the door.
Mr. Pew was in consultation with G.
G. Dickey, Esq, his attorney, for sew
eral hours, after which the latter said
that the company claimed legal title
to the disputed land and they were de.
| termined to establish the claim through
the courts Several of the officers oI
tie company left for Murraysville dur
ing the afternoon to arrange for the
funeral of Mr. Haymaker Colonel
Archibald BlakeleY, Weston's legal ad
wiser and member Of the syndicate
was confined in bed at the st. james
Hotel suffering from sprained ankle
He returned from the scene Of the riot
on Monday night He declined tt
make a statement and said that the ut
terances attributed to him in several 0
the city papers are all bosh.
Before midnight Of Tuesday the Col
lowing members Of the attacking party
were in Jail in Greensburg: A. NJ
Bowser, Of Irwin, charged with murder
Milton Weston, of Chicago; William
Johnston and William Sloan, Pitts
burgh; w. f. Miller, Amos Kiehl
John Hirsh, Cyrus McQuaid and Henry
Ernest, Greensburg; William Long
Sherman Kelso, Frank l.. McGarg
Pittsburgh, and Henry Remaey, o
MurrysyiIIe, charged with aggravated
rios. DR. j. Crawford, of Greensburg
was arrested on like charge late thi
afternoon. Bowser is q man wei
known throughout the county for dar
ing and courage, and, although an off
Ger of the law, is not noted for alway
Obeyinp its mandates
; A dead open and shut on tn
weather-An umbrella.
1t is easier to awaken an ech
than to put teething twins to sleep.
In some parts Of Kentucky waite
is used for drinking purposes.
The University boys now includ
foot ball in their currikickulum.