Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-01
"What meaneth all this hasty,

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They Escaped.
"W hat meaneth all this hasty,
Steslthy going 10 and fro l''
About 10 O'Clock, on Monday forenoon,
November %, last, a medium seized, stoop
shouldered mullatto with hair we'll turned
to gray, with hasty and apparent stealth Y
stride entered town by way of East Point.
Before the clock struck II noon, he was
out OF town, by the way be came on the
road to his home near Smiths Mill in Lost
Greek valley. People that know him stop
ped to hook at him and ask themselves
''what's up now 2" This 1.-THE old mulatto
is the father Of Aaron Carter, who then
was away hiding with Joe McMecn as es-
capped Jail prisoners and that was reason
sufnclent TO cause people to turn and fol-
low him with their eyes open and their ears
cooked Tor anything that mi ght Indicate a
clue to the whereabouts of the aduIterous
Aaron and the murderous Joe. Not long
after the elder Carter left town, a two.
horse, three-seated carriage driven BY Har-
ry Tyson left town and between East PoIlt
and Reno's School House, took in citizens
Albert Hsckenberger, Squire j. NJ. Nc
Donald, George Hackeuberger, John Leach ,
Henry Deem and VIM. Murray. The citi
zens had passed out OF town so unconcern-
edly and with such long distance between
them, that If seen no attention was paid to
their going. The carriage was soon follow
ed 10y Esquircs L. d. Parker and A. ]. Pat
terson. Skiilfully as the movement was
executed under the guidance of Mr.. Parker,
1t did not escape the lynx eyed officer Sam
Lapp. If Sheriff Fowles had not already
become acquainted with Parkers movsm ent
Lapp soon informed him OF it.
TIE CARRIAGE.
With exception of one or two, the occu-
pants Of the carriage di1 not know where
they were going further than they we're on
mission to capture Aaron Carter aad Joe
McMeen. who had escaped from Jail one
week from this day. They were not 10 pg
in driving to the farm OF Henry Moist, in
Walker township about four miles from
town. Mr.. Moist, made no objection to
their search OF his barn, but he expressed
profound surprise when some OF the party
talked of pile Of rakings in his barn in
certain place. He could not understand
how they came 10 know so much about
the contents of the mows of his ba m, new
er having been in 1t. While the search was
diligently going on, Harry Tyson, who re.
NAMED outside with the two horse arr iage
announced that he could see man across
the hills "a piece" and that he believed
him TO be McMeen. Squire Mcdonald
ran out of the barn to see the tieeing man,
but to his disappointment the man in his
eyes appeared as boy with TWO dogs ahead
of him running. The squire then engaged
in conversation with AIR. Moist, and IRON
the talk, incidentally caught clue that led
to the desired result the next day. The
search in the barn was without result fur
ther than the discovery OF place on pile
OF rakings where two persons had lain.
The Carriages returned with their occu-
pants TO town, somewhat puzzled over the
failure to find McMeeL IN the barn. 1t
was not understood how he came to be sb-
sent aud no oae but McNeen himself can
tell why he was not there at that time. The
management of the company however, con-
cluded that Joe, on Monday night would
put in an appearance at the barn Of Abram
Moist, a hail miie from this town. For
this reason a watch was placed upon the
barn. Albert Hackenberger, George Hack
enberger, Harry Dell and " m. Murry, stood
on guard at the barn all night and In the
morning, were reinforced by John Leach
aud William Mccoy. The night had been
one of first class darkness aud the men
thought that perhaps AcMeen had passed
by them into the building the conjecture
In their minds became strong belief after
daylight when Moist appeared on the scene
and Ia a lond voice sand ..Guards on the
anu W AS-A LO ~ e'N
them permission to search the barn they
ielt as ii they could walk in, and take Joe
from almost any corner. George Hacken-
b ergcr came TO town and obtained search
warrant, went out aud searched the build
ing. During the forenoon the Moist pro-
perty was the magnet that drew many men
md
consequently the search was iruitless.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE SHERIFF.
TIreiess as the search OF the Sheriff had
been ior Mcmeen and Carter, his eagerness
was intensified when he learned of the visit
OF the father OF the octoroon, and OF the
org anlzation of the Parker company, and
when the carriage came in from the Henry
Moist barn he requested Squire Mcdonald
to accompany HIM with officer Lapp to the
home Of Aaron Carter's father. The night
Was one oil stygian darkness but the drive
10 Carter's home was successfully made.
They approached the house quietly. The
Squire knocked.
eHark Hark one knocks,
By and by his bosom shall partake
The secrets of my heart"
The elder Carter opened the door, held it
ai,r about a foot. The officers pressed IN.
Thev told him that Henry Moist's barn had
been searched, and that neither Aaron nor
Joe had been found, and that they had
come to look for them. He told them that
he had not heard from Aaron since the pre-
vious Saturday, his voice was down to al