The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-30
Last Fridays Shooting ARRAY.

stove Works, by Thomas McIaren. in
spectOr of the stove mounting depart
ment in the same works. The shooting
was the result of a disagreement the
night previous when McLaren received
a beating at the hands of Stansberry.
Immediately after the shooting McLaren
was arrested by Constable Schoch and
taken before Squire Beltz where. he
gave bail in the sum Of $1,000 for his ap-
pearance at the January term of our
county court, Il. L. Hoiford being his
security.
There being such a diyergency in the
stories regarding the actions of both
men at the time of the shooting, that,
as a matter Of justice to the individuals
concerned, we publish the stories of both
men. The ADVOCATE representative
in an interview with Stansberry last
Sunday was told
THE FOLLOWING STORY:
am a stove mounter working in the
Lehigh Stove Works; McLaren is in
spector of the stove mounting depart
ment, it is his duty to go around and
examine the stoves after they are
mounted and to sec that they are prup-
erlv registered or marked. On Monday
| broke TWO cylinders and McLaren de-
| Quoted $l.9j for the two cylinders when
| the actual price should have been fifteen
| cents apiece or thirty cents for the two.
| | quit working at the foundry on Thurs
I day morning on account Of the undue
/ imposition on me regarding the distr-
button OF work. / met McLaren at
/ Kistler's livery stable on Thursday night
| at about quarter past six o'clock, and |
grabbed hold OF him and punched him
! He then went to the 'squire's office. |
/ walked mp town about eight o'clock with
the intention of apol0gi2ing but he
would not listen to me. On Thursday
night /, fearing that McLaren intended
| having me arrested, jumped on a coal
| train and went to Allentown; and on
| Friday morning | changed my mind
about staying away and jumped on an
other coal train and came back to town,
and at the crossing opposite Buffers
new houses ] jumped off the cars, and
| Mci.aren who was coming across the
track called for me to come down.
| When he called for me looked around
and seeing who IL was went back to-
wards him, Whereupon he asked why |
had assaulted him and other questions
to which | replied that she ought to
know for anybody to act as mean as he
/
to leave the world in half minute"
and moving backward he pulled out his
revolver and pointing it towards my
body said "hands up or died" or ''pray
or die" | don't remember which. and
counting one, two, and as he was saying
three he fired, and as he fred | iumped
the bail lodging in my left limb near the
knee. 4 fter he shot ME he said "die.
you s. of b. dier' | was stand.
ing after he shot me. but thinking that
probably he intended shootinr me arain
/ fell down. when several parties who
had been attracted to the scene helnpd
me un and took me in to DR.. Horns ; Of
flee where the wound was attended to.
To the question, did Won threaten TO
murder McLaren if he would have Won
arrested. and did YOU follow hm mn re-
praling your thrcats?" Stansberry ans
wered mo! did not follow him mn
and repeat threats; | NAV have sail
something like II i'm my passion but
did not mean it. But | did 90 M to
'Sauire Bcltz after him because wanted
to settle the matter if could"
WHAT NCLAREN HAS Tn SAY:
am foreman of the stove mountin0
department in the Lebirh Stove Works.
il is my duty as the foreman to see that
the affairs under NV suneryision are
conducted to the full Interest of NV em-
plovers. Stansberrv had been working
on and off IN to Thursday. and on that
day he asked Mr.. Green for his ..tine
[ don't know what answer he got. but
soon after Stansberry came m to me
and said. 81 hear van are ooinu ia
charge me for those two cylinders that
broke?" | said, don't know. He
answered If YOU do. Won s. of a
b.. I'll murder you:" | sail yet ONT
of my way. he repliel .'lo Won want to
fght?" aud told him again to ret onl
of NV way. and he then sail he wonld
murder me the first time be caught me
after dark. and then went out to fhe
boiler room. Stansbarrv then went to
Charley Arner and said ~ offered tbp
little his liclyinu. and IN mur-
der him as soon AS IL Gets dark AMI thot
he \IrI.arenl wouIj he down thn neyt
,lay walking arounI without Lcod ;, I
was advised bv seyeral of Tho bovs ia
look ont as Stansherrv intendn1 IN y,,n,,.
der me He came hack ana tbraatanaJ
me. shakinr his fist in nv face and I
asked him Ia plaase stand ,ut Of ,ba
way When he came mn the eooon6
lime he said "ynu - wby diJn.,
Won charge me for tbe other tSiras
broke9'' told him that rharge5 No
man with anvtbing wL@n tbs hroaI,,r,o
could no, bn LaIna1 Aho,,t' civ, o,oi'S77,.
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day completelv fornottcn ani v,bnr ~,
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that he intended tLro,ring ms i'm
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