Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-31
THEY WOULD WED.
A Minister Compelled at the Muz-
zle OF q Pistol to
MARRY AN oULAw TO AN HelRgss.
The Young Chief Of a Notorious Gsno Of
Robbers in the keystone State
Latest and Growing Feat
Of Daring.

highwayman who became the commander
OF the notorious Welsh Mountain gang OF
land pirates after Ike Buzzard was deposed
and locked in Lancaster Jail few months
ago, has Just placed the capsheaf on
His CrimtaRl Record
in Bcrks. Lancaster and Lebanon counties
by forcing q minister, at the point OF pis-
tol, to marry him to Miss Lydia McComss
Kune, the young, rich, pretty and deaf
and dumb niece OF Jacob V. Fetterman, Of
Norwegian township. The enforced mar
risge ceremony was performed on Thurs
day las, in the house OF an ignorant German
farm hand named Andrew Book, who lives
on the road between Schaefterstown, in lie.
banon, and Cocaliq, IN Lancaster counties.
Last Thursday morning Miss Kline left
her uncles house, saving ths; she intended
TO pay q visit to- girl friend who
Lived Half Milo on.
That afternoon, as the Rev. Andrew J.
lIoechler was driving from Schaetferstown
To Cocslico, he overlook Bonsall, whom he
did not know. At his invitation Bonsail
got into his carriage They had not gone
one hundred yards together briore Bonsall
grabbed the lines. pulled the horse 10 q
stsndstill and excitedly asked:
Are you preacher
The astonished minister replied, Yes"
Then you are the msn I'm looking for.
| Was just making for Cocalico when you
met with me-
With that he deliberately turned the
horse around towards Schsiierstown.
Mr.. HorchIer Objected,
On the ground that hs had business to al
tend to and could not go back.
"Nou mus, go" said Bonssll. This Is
business, and II You make any fuss there
will be trouble Then he told the minis.
ter that two miles back there was dying
man who wanted 10 make a confession
that would release an innocent man from
the penitentiary. They drove two miles,
got out and walked half mile across the
fields to the cabin Of Book. BOnssll went
IN without knocking aud when Mr.. Hoeh.
Ter entered The Professor closed and
bolted the door Book, who was intoNics
ted,
Went Into n Back Room
AMI soon returned with Miss Kline, who
was crying.
girl ty the bsud and addressing the min.
istCr, ''you might AS well know that lied
10 you. | want you 10 marry this woman
and me. Go ahead. Don't waste any
time
Tie minister hesi,ated and spoke 10 the
girl. She looicd at Bonssll, who said "She
can neither talk nor hear
Il refuse To marry you, said Mr.. HOech.
Ter
"Rut you must" cNrlaimrd BonsAll.
drawing revolver and cooking IL. "GJn
think she
Doc.nr Want TO Marry Ne.
| suppose
HHsEE R.%S an ' does 81 not Ilhk ihHk You You
girl.
meath the query wrote: 'oh, yes, love
him and mus, marry him at once, now"
The minister then made them husband
and vile, but il WAS not until the last
word was spoken that the groom put up
his revolver. The girl gave the minister
-, and he drove aVsy TO tell has strange
story. On Friday he learned who the
girls uncle was aud went there 10 inquire
whether the
Marriage WAS Known to Him.
Mr.. Fletterman was not at home and Mr..
Hoecher went away, promising 10 return
in the evening.
The story OF Miss Kl.ne's marriage spread
rapidly. She and Bonsall were seen near
Womelsdorf in wagon on Friday night,
and OH Saturday Mr.. Fletterman, Consta-
BILE Schwartz and two other men,
wIo were promised fifty dollars " The
Professor" was captured with their assist.
unce, started in pursuit No, further uacs
Of the missing girl could be found, but the
pur,uing party learned that Bonsall and
vagsbond, known as
"Horse" spieGie,
had been in Womelsdorf that day. Their
trail ySs found, and after . chase OF four
miles Bpn,all and Spiegle stopped and The
uut.uI.rs saw The Professor" draw bis
'.I,;oI and cover himself with Q tree. The
Cnusinble's party halted and unlimberef
,hfir firearms Between thirty and forty
,bois were fred and then the official party
retrssted in good order. Bonsall is now In
the mountains, and will be dihieuit 70
G.c, bi. capture. Mr.. Fletterman said 10.
dav that he would lodge "The Professor
in isil II il cost 81 90 TO do IL. II IL the
yrr,ral impression here that before taking
10 the mountains Bonsail
seut His Wife 10 philadelphia,
where be intends 10 Join her ~ soon as he
can elude the country officers who are after
him.
Eonsall is The son OF Beris county
farmer and IL not more than thirty years
old Three years ago be taught school In
Norwegian township, and during the win
ter boarded with Mr.. Fletterman, whose
daughter ht1ie ne DefhIDe WIN
snd wanted 10 marry. Fletterman made
some inquiries shout Bonsall, and learning
that he wss dissipated snd had been sr'
rested ia Reading for garrotisg and rob.
bibg q drunken man he ordered him oui
Of The house. He also sndesvored 10 have
him
A. teacher Of the district school, bat failed.
Bonssll then went 10 board at nsighbor-
ing farm and kept mp secsst corre.rn1''
,nce with Miss Waterman, Mio kli1t.
who was nj that time sixteen Tsars of sS',
carrying the letters between the sspaTsi.t
lovers
Mis- Kline is an orphan sod hiss fp-
eleven years lived with her uncle. who hollis
IN trust for her ~, 600, which is her share
Of her fathers estate. Bhe is boris sni
y.ry pretty, and, although dssf sne ',.~
hiss bad several Offers Of marriage. Sa-a
Bcnsall heard that
she waA - HetSsss
be at once began making lore TO her. sad
sItbourh she n neither hsndsome norSn-
tsiN1ent abe nell In love with him, with the