The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-01-13
lrrom the Bedford Gazette
THE ROBBERY.

burg, near the Forks of the road on Side
ling hill, in this county. We are now hap
PLY enabled. through the highly praise
worthy efforts of some of the citizens OF
this county and the counties of Mifflin and
: Huntingdon, to inform the pu6lick, that 3
men lone of whom is the notorious David
Lewis) supposed to be the robbers. have
been apprehended, and are now in Bedford
jail.
On the evening the robbery was commit
ted Mr. Thomas T. Cromwell of Hunting
don county, was returning from meeting
held in his neighbourhood, and passed three
men. who gave him the ordinary salutation
of strangers, and passed on. Mr. James
Lockart, of this county, having heard the
news of the robbery. came on to Mr.. Rich
ard Ashman's on foot Early on Monday
morning Mr. Richard Ashnan set out on
horseback and came to Mr.. Cromwelrs. He
and Mr.. Thomas T. Cromwell set out in the
direction Of Lewistown Mr.. Lockart being
on foot could not keep up with them.) At
Shirleysburg they were joined by Mr.. Pat
rick M'Garey and Mr. James Ramsey, also
on horseback. In Miffiin county Mr.. Eph-
ram Enser and Mr.. William Price, of
waynesburg, joined them. These gentle
men pursued the trails of the three men
whom they supposed to be the robbers. and
who had robbed one or two spring-houses
/ in the course of the preceding night. At a
small tavern or dramshop. one mile and
half or two miles below Lewistown, and co
| or 20 miles from the scene Of robbery, it was
ascertained that three men had taken lodg
| ings for the night. Some guarded the house,
and others rushed in, and before the sup
posed robbers were completely awakened.
they were secured. No doubt there would
have been bloody work had the three rob
bers had their pistols and knives at COM
mand, which il does not seem they bad.
though all three were well armed when trav-
ling, there being, found in their sleeping
room, two large Lighthouse pistols. Il small
one, and two very efficient carving or butch
er knives, which it is believed were stolen
BY Mr.. Lewis and one of his companions,
out of Mr.. Snively's tavern. at the Snake
Spring, few days previous to. the robbery
After the robbers were brought to Lewis
town, and in the act of taking supper, which
the pursuers had ordered, Lewis perceiying
that a pistol had been inadvertently placed
on a side table near where he was sitting.
suddenly jumped no, seized the pistol and
made for the door-In the entry he knocked
down one man and pushed another aside,
and ran up the street-He was pursued by
Mr. Price and Mr.. Enser-on oyertaking
him Mr.. Price seized him-but Lewis, being
too strong for him, threw him off, and, in
/ the act of commencing his race, he was laid
hold of by Mr.. Enser, who told the Editor
that if he had not thought himself able to
manage Lewis he would have shot him.
Mr.. Enser attempted to throw him, but fail
ed-and Lewis finding himself matched,
turned his hand round and snapped his pis-
tai at the breast of Mr.. Enser-which for
| tunately did not go of. At this moment
Mr.. Enser brought Lewis 10 the ground with
horrid erash--where he lay for about
minute apparently lifeless. He and his
companions were then ironed and lodged in
the Jail of Lewistown for the night.
On Friday last these three men, one OF
whom we know to be David Lewis, the 9TH
er two calling themselves John C. Connolly
and James Hanson, were brought to Bedford
by the above named gentlemen, and are
now as well secured as the state of our Jail
will admit. The pursuers found on the
prisoners eighteen hundred dollars and
clothing answering to the description of
that lost by Mr. M'Clelland.
As small testimony of the high respect
with which the citizens OF this place viewed
the conduct of the captors of Lewis and his
associates, an elegant supper was given to
them at Mr.. Dilion's Hotel. by a number of
the borough and its vicinity, on the even
| ing after the robbers were lodged in PRISON
| Let legislatures vote soldiers thanks and
swords, the names of those brave and wor-
thy men will be perpetuated and the action
will long point out to our citizens the i'm
portance Of an imitation of their conduct.
On Monday last Mr.. M'Clelland arrived
here-most minutely described the clothing
and pistols &C. found upon the robbers, AID
identified each of them by their voices with
out seeing them.
II is understood that the Governor had
prepared proclamation offering reward
of three hundred dollars for securing the
robbers-but that before it was printed, in
formation was received Of their being taken.
As the reward offered by Mr.. NC. will
scarcely indemnify these gentlemen for their
expenses and trouble, it is hoped, and be-
lieyed. that the reward offered by the Exec
utive, will be promptly paid to them, not
only as just compensation for their servic- |
es, but as in inducement to others hereafter, |
to make the like honorable exertions in
support OF the administration of Justice, and
the safety of society.
The paper was printed by John Patton, on
fee The price then was the same as that
of the HERALD now" Two dollars per An !
num- II was payable half yearly in ad- |
vance. Ii not paid within the year, Two
dollars and fifty cents will be required"
The entire first page is occupied by part of
Memorial to the Senate and House of |
Representatives of the Urited States in Con- |
gress assembled" in favor of protection.
The second page contains an account of the |
funeral of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry |
the hero of Lake Erie, the article on the cap |
tnre of David Lewis, and an article on The /
Spanish Treaty" The local page gives the |
election returns. Alexander 0gle and John ]
Hindalan were elected members of the As |
sembly in district composed of Somerset |
and Cambria counties. William Philson is |
elected Sheriff of Somerset county, and
George Chorpenning is on the return. Geo. |
Meese was elected Commissioner George /
Hartzell Coroner. David King Auditor. Abm. |
Morrison and VIM. Gore Elder were elected |
trustees of the Somerset Academy. The |
latest Philadelphia news is dated Oct. 4th, 1
and the latest foreign news August 22d.
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