The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1885-01-22
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The trial OF Curtain McClain, for
the murder Of William Smearmau At
the Newton Hamilton Campmeeting.
began at Lewistown on Tuesday
morning Of last week and lasted dur
ing the entire week, resulting in the
finding OF McClain guilty OF murder
in the FIRST dcgree-ths penalty Of
which is hanging.
The evidence OF the many witnesses
for the prosecution goes to prove II to
have been most cold blooded MUIR
,der--premeditated and most vicious.
Curtin McClsin Ia twenty years old,
heavy set, full clean face, with course
features, low forehead and dark
s.raight ha'', h's appearance indi at
ing lit .e n.el'i ,en.e. He is ev dent
;y among those young men who In 1k
to ma . themselves IA nous by getting
drunk ,mani!sst;ng av cious dispos. ON
and pfo'e :hci! prowrss by cary ny,
n ju.iso:'g and rsing dea, j" weapon.
'cse cha.'ac ers, o. course, are eI
csp.ions bus 1 ,ey nsver isiess exist,
and they sho';d be dealt " III as you
wolll with the lion. the tiger and
one: ba,s ci pre-.
The king wa' done on tle nigh.
of the 2'st o. Ava /, 1881 Mr..
',rea nan me mn"oeced mai was n
oi.ooer b. aie. He was 20 We" s
o, AMI is tie ia.lef {: e, 'es Cli d'a1
--o,e bo:l = ice II . dea !. A snort
.i.ne be'o-s ne was /. ed he was saal
ouying Jaosness pa"asp's or his two
Vi, lie g.r.s. He was sobe-anu o.ds
His ass.s I was ,hs ve.y opposite.
Tns a':s n Oh p 'ey.o .ous to the night
OF toe mi.da:, McC an enteard the
store OF ID. ". Reed, at Orbisouia,aa |
pu chased a ole. He SD he want.
ed n Dutche.'-x lie was II h,ndeJ
o1e, bat sad II was ron IN on tiie edge.
lie was hanGei aDo he ONE s'ic;.-
ing knew he tho ,ght si,,ed
pin and he pu. CEASED lt 70. S5 csi,s.
lie let for the camo.g oind on me
irst train which , ed 81 Ny a e..
dc had been on Vns o-nd buS q
sh)rS t,ns an he was .'y!lS %
.'ai>e n ow, and ca. ing his bu.cJe e.
All q al his i int hand W a .de bile
up his Goa. aeve, he iIdu s"d in "A.
Z ltihg eve 'ybcdy who c'rssed bis
IN ---r,l ia sN,a a.
Next lie saw a yoaLg m?1 by ne
name OF byle: c.yihs over he ll.s o
a 6oi.ar in the "shee.' .,en (ad'v.s.,n
of the camp-g:C"nu). AcClain at
olce slap jed him ia the face. Al ell.
Ger brother o' Byler in,erfe.ed and
had him removed, whereupon McClain
Il 80 men ran from The ",Ie.," aud wee
il!owed by McCla II and two o:heis
Il .ey We e seen chajiL some one over
ne L : and 70" some !. ia when finally
ne nose ceased aad McClain sta led
-: the d. 20, COZ " re:narking that
he "hIed I ie s. OF n b.
The next was the finding Of Smear.
man by Henry Rdpert OF Run..nsion.
whose es;imony was as follows:
Went o caTpin se ,,ny on tho night
in question wi,n a yruns lady; ,e.'
De az thee some time wen, n the
woOI sud sa, uo u; ,nen heard Il
man g-o,d aboIt three times; saw
.wo Inen and went over % them at
elge OF grove; they said. "This man
must be dying; looked down and
said il must be VIM. Snearinan; liz n
match and saw it was; spoke to him,
but lie didn't spe,:s; cHlled to man
pass ag to bring torch from the fence
wn.cd he DID, PIT my hands rnue.'
Slnea.inu to raise nim u and got
them all bloody; a sno.t, heavy ct
man, w.th red face and puppies ove'
his face, came up ana sa Il, "kick Ie
- Of b. face in" | said, Not
while I'm here he went away; James
johnson came up anu pl shed me away
and hed what was wrong, G.d 'iDli
l,m Sneu man was dyiI JnhpSOl
too. or p,1 Goa end pc it under
Snea".Lau's head; t,iih ; ,ais uas be
ween . aud 10 clora: it was nea.
the ed;,e Of the WOODS; | searched
S;nearpan and found only his watch
ard 10 cens.
THIS looks as though the beas, ,af,er
having .ab3ed bis vic i'm to dea,h,
,'e u ned to kick his face in
The wouod WIS re:e :Gai'iiy fatal as
tie test. nony o. d.. JacHson will show,
who said;
"Rec;dein Huat'ag ica, A p~ectic-
4 II p n ~ .,,
IA pos moe e-a.h AZ On q W.n.
NJ u, lie q I'd to 60 doYL f.om camp
S aobe.; weo. 20 whe e body was .
e. OF woods; bo.y w5s ta,.en J
n s, where ~. "a ,oa . I'd 40 9
lol.., 7 ilcl to let Q; bao DoJe;
tenth RIBS. DaSssu 70 ii =. 'oa,,h
p .;ral cav >, ....c Igh t Il *, and
entered .ei0 ~ &C ac ne nea where
cut was ! iacl To- ine w.rai was
seven ~ he. in Ie "a; wornu WIS ne
cesar ia al; woA O cau9e dea IA Ia
a short u.-e; Is .owd !. ,el W. ina
co. Il nave been mae W "a ai.e IKE
tJa cou d not have been ma e W, u
apythiLy b.ht sn,"p inii icument: from
natu:e os wo lnd person ia .iot.ng
must have beel ben!ld smesrIlan;
wound pa ssd II )wa.d; MCC.ain not
as ta:; rs Smesr,n.n.
Cross e.: Pc Ca inflic,inE wound
m'Sl possibly Y have been n frul5 OF
sL'ea inal and reached a.oCnd and
made the wound.
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