Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-30
Another Swindle,

Despite the warnings the newspaper
have given, it would seem that rowing
sharpers will ever find victims in this
glorious climate of ours. The Waynes-
! boro Franklin Co. Record tells ss
follows how Mr.. John Kriner, Of near
Leitersburg, was victimized, a couple
of weeks ago: ga couple of men call
ed at his house with quantity of goods,
patterns for garments generally, which
they insisted on selling him. He had
no use for the goods and of course re
fused to buy. They finally asked per-
mission TO leave the goods in care Of
Mrs. Kriner. She consented to take
charge of them until called for. Before
leaving they said they would take few
lines In writing stating the fact that
the goods had been left in the family's
care, which Mr. Kriner signed. 1t since
turned out that be signed a note for
500, which the villains sold to Ha-
gerstown broker. Mr.. Kriner has tax
en- up the bogus note, and now wants
purchaser for the goods at, We presume,
most any price,
John Coyle, Jr., was hung at Get
tysburg on the 22ud day of April, for
the murder Of Emily Myers, who he
killed on the 3Oth of May, 1881. The
wretch claimed to have found peace in
believing in Christ. How good for
nothing man, who can deliberately kill
a fellow human being, can honestly be-
lieve in anything outside of gratifca-
tiou of his depraved desires, is not uu-
derstood by honest people. Up to the
moment of the execution be believed
that be would not be hung, which belief
was not well founded as was proven by
the hanging If his belief in a future
peace is not better founded than the
belief that he would not be hung, he is
not now in Paradise. "John Coyle, Jr.,
lived with his parents in Hellam town
ship, York county, on the banks of the
Susquehanns river. With them, em-
ployed as a maid, lived Emily Myers.
On the morning of Both of May, 1881,
she went to the stable to milk the COVE
This was about five o'clock. Whilst
there Coyl came in and wanted her to
promise to marry him. She refused.
He drew pistol and shot her dead
Coyle was arrested and placed in the
County Jail at York June 10, 1881.
After two trials, one at York and one
in Adams county aud his case being
taken to the Supreme Court twice, the
Governors death-wsrrent was issued
and read to the prisoner February 26,
1884. Since his conviction Coyle has
persistently clung to the hope of COM
mutation of sentence, expressing the
belief on on all occasions that be would
never be hung
Officer Rollmsn met with stunning
surprise last Saturday. A warrant
had been gotten out before Justice
Beidler, on the Information of Mrs S.
l.. Steck, for the arrest of Isaac Steck,
on the charge of desertion, and placed
in the hands of Rollman, with the In
struction to bring the said Isaac Steck
before the justice to answer. The Off
Ger was informed that the object of his
search might be found in lawyer Stones
office, and thither he went. Stone was
not in, be had gone with constable
Funk, of Port Royal, on a mission tor
Steck, over TO Wilson RobIson's plsce,
in Milford township, where Mrs Steck
and a man named R!chsson had rented
a house from Robson. sud had started
housekeeping. Steck said that no had
married his wife-a Mrs. Mitchell, a
Lynchburg, Va, woman-about one
year ego and that she and Richason
had made things uncomfortable Tor him
at home, and that he Lad taken his
horse and buggy and gone to Mr.. Sill
verthorn's place, that they followed
him there, took the horse and buggy,
and a wagon load of household goods
from Steck's house. and lot of chick
ems, 2S of which were sold to landlord
Loudon in this town, when the parties
appeared in this place Well, Stone
and Funk we're over to Robison's to
secure Steck's property, when officer
Rollman appeared in the lawyers Of
fee to serve the warrant. He spoke
to Steck, and he acknowledged himself
to be the mar. The warrant wa, serv-
ed, and the prisoner was ordered TO 60
with the officer No said the defend
ant, you will have to take me. Roll
man looked a. him and then shrank a.
way, frightened, for the prisoner had
neither arms or legs The officer left
in hurry, be knew the defendant
could not run away, aud back to Beidlers
office he went, and in style sufficient
ly dramatic, he stated the helpless phys
ical condition of the prisoner. The
Justice, white with excitement, seized
his hat, and legal forms, fastened with
the constable to the lawyers Office and
there. after the excitement was abaied,
proceeded to perform the mandates Of
the law. There was no help for Steck,
his lawyer was away on mission for
him, aud no Que knew him sufficiently
well to go his bail, when that was made
clear to all parties Rollman took the
prisoner in his arms aud carried him to
jail and lodged him in Sheriff Shivery's
care. Meanwhile lawyer Stone not ev-
en suspecring such an event to over
take his client was busy IN the interest
of Steck, at Robison's, to secure his
clients property. Officer Funk had a
warran. which had been gotten out by
Steck. himself, at Port Royal, charging
Mrs. Steck with having uniawfully TAX
en- his property, and Mr. Stone accom-
panied the officer TO Robison's TO see
that the execution was properly made.
When Richason saw the officer aod law
yer coming he gave leg bail, and ran
away as fast as be could across the
fields and IN that way got himself out
of the case. Stone paid the 500
house rent aud horse feed bill that Mrs.
Steck and Richason had incurred at
Robison's and then he aud Funk
brought the horse and buggy to town.
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