The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-03

ing the ball would have taken effect in Mr.
Metz's body Slane claimed the shooting
was accidental All the reyoIyers are of 3.
calibre One IS an American Bulldog, y
ond common affair, and the other Smith
& wcsson
Shenandoah Red,r who was the first
one arrested, gives his name as Burns. and
he says he is not the party known as 'Shen-
andoah Red. y but the officers insist that he
is
Burgess Storey made a careful inspection
of the packages which the tramps left in Mr..
Bowman's sled, and took note of ali the
articles in each one.
One of the packages contained one pair
sleeve buttons. with three sets one sleeve
button with white stone; two diamond
studs three small medals two necklaces,
one with pearl and one with stone; one
gold ring, with set one plain ring; one
charm cotton handkerchief naked Shoe
maker" two silk handkerchief with letter
IS :" one Japanese silk handkerchief; pipe
and cigar-smoker; one bottle St. Jacobs
Oil one silk scarf; one pair shoes.
Another package contained five silk hand
kerchefs one silk scarf; two string neck
ties one tobacco pouch one perfume sateh-
el /; one gold watch key one drinking case
and cup; heart pin-cushion one pair gold
bracelets two watch chains; one set bur-
glars tools-drills. bits. powder-fask, etc.
one pair of pants NAKED Shoemaker :"
50 81 in leather pouch one brass check,
No Asa.
In the third package there were one coat
and vest marked Shoemaker :" one leather
note book powder flask; two diamond
shirt studs; one plain gold ring one gold
ring with letter IS. :" one gold bicycle pin
one bundle OF fuse one necklace one gold
chain one diagonal breast-pin, set with
three rubies ladies' bracelets one st ring
part of necklace or charm; one plain gold
ring; one collar-button.
Wednesday morning Constable s. p. Sny-
der. with warrants issued on information
of Agent Lambert charging the prisoners
with burglary, went down to Johnstown
and returned on the noon train with three
of them in charge. The Johnstown officers
who made the arrest assisted him in bring
ing the prisoners. Edward Button alias
b" Dntchy," the fourth member of the gang,
was not brought with his companions as he
was wanted in New York, where he has
The Tribune says that the officers. with their
prisoners. were followed to the Johnstowu
station when they left for Somerset, by a
crowd of at least five hundred people, anx-
ious to get glimpse of the now notorious
tramps On their arrival here they were met
at the station by crowd nearly as large.
and there were crowds all along the streets
eading to the Justices office, where the par
ty at once wended thei way, all eager to
get glance at the burglars. Squire Hicks,
before whom they were taken, promptly
committed them to jail where they are now
lodged in the = iron cell. Thev demand
ed a hearing which will be given them by
Justice Hicks to-day, Wednesday.
The prediction is freely INDUCED in that
when the time for their trial arrives the de-
PENDANTS will not be present, as the disgrace
ful old nuisance called by courtesy jail Z"
will not hold them if they desire to escape.
The County Commissioners, however, are
determined to do what they can to keep
them till wanted, and with this in view have
employed several watchmen who are con-
stantly on duty, night and day. 1t is rea-
sonably safe, therefore, to presume that these
three daring outlaws will have justice meted
ont to them at the next Court of Oyer and
Terminer, unless indeed, the foulness and
stencil of the old building in which they are
confined, with twelve Others, should breed
disease that would send them before high
er court before they are called for trial in the
court below.
Two suspicious looking characters have
been seen in the neighborbood of the Jail
several times since the burglars have been |
confined there, and the other night tracks |
were found in the snow all around the back |
part of the building. By some it is thought |
that these parties are friends of the prisoners
aud are medtating assisting them to escape. |
The Sheriff chased these strangers off the |
Jail grounds Friday night.
A friend at our elbow suggests that posi- |
bly, they were foreign contractors who had /!
heard of ou- need of new Jail and were
quietly taking a sarvey of the ground, so as
to have some knowledge of it in the event |
they were given an opportunity to put in
bid for new structure.
Two detectives from Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, arrived in Somerset on the morning |
train Thursday. They went directly to the |
Jail and asked Sheriff Winters to allow them |
to have look at " Shenandoah Red and |
his companions. They at once recognized |
them as the parties who are wanted at
Wheeling for committing a fifteen hundred
dollar burglary at that place few weeks
since.