Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-27

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1lA, Dep2 H.--On last Saturday
4Upern1o struggle occurred In a
Front Beroet, Columbia, between
0ubogt end Frank Wittick, we'll
oUWn, whom the officer endcavored
Doew0oo mine and ten o'clock Sat
~ Ofhcer Gilbert went up Front
= his usual habit looking In each
>oGoo u Ill was right when he noticed
- Of Aaron Snyder party Of men
n room. The officer went In and saw
l11ick, who was wanted for several
- SoWmitted some weeks sgo Wittick
~ out Of town, returning on last
Oncer 1nbert said he had q
~ 1br ~, arrest and he must 90
n1np Wittick began backing
IL yard, followed BY the officer; officer;
0sTooCed snd would Kill Gilbert Sud
15lInort reCeived : terrible blow In the
Gonlf With fearful force by Wittick,
~ 1ko mou began scuffiing about the
Xilor nomo Struggling they fell to the
= with The Officer underneath. Gil.
~ revolver In his hand and
80 easIly killed the man, but be-
- for assistance. He shouted "help,"
&c, but did not receive any
He then fired off his revolver,
q this way to attract attention, but
= hiled. Wittick then regained his
~ sonxted running up the yard with
Aoor following him, who fred a shot
1mnn. They went through the yard of
Hlnkle, when . third shot was fired,
H1Dtime Wittick fell but soon regained
q9 and kept on running. Gilbert
e The man had stumbled, although he
~ - hit Wittick ran across Commerce
olnut up that street to Second, where
~ among . lot Of trees The officer ran
Walnut street and thereby lost sight of
1Unnn, who went ACROSS Second to Locust
~ ind then towards his home. In the
- Wittick had his coat and vest torn
- him and both the men had lost their
~ Onicer Gilbert procured another hat
y hunted for Wittick, but he successfully
~ the officer. On Sunday morning Wit.
j Woe at the Susquehanna rolling mill,
80 he showed an ugly wound
Do1licor struck him. The bullet struck
~ - the rear Of the leg, above the knee,
ing downward course, going entirely
EuuEh the leg.
H officer Is OF the opinion that wittick is
11ng in the neighborhood Of Columbia, and
i nboaxned that he complains very much of
~ being very sore. Gilbert bears an
11oW from Wittick. The affair created some
x&ooment about town.
Dudden Death of Mrs. Courtney.
nfKA Albert Courtney, aged 46 years, died
~ home on Sunday morning at five
a1pck, In . very sudden manner. One of
= Sons had been sitting up with sick
1Dun and returned home early in the
oEnang, Mrs. Courtney admitting him.
m afterWard her husband was awakened
The heavy breathing of his wife and at
- called for assistance after few gasps
: woman expired. The doctor pronounced
: death due from neuralgia o the heart A
noz1nd and eight children survive. The
oegAl will take place from her home on
nh Fffth street, on Tuesday afternoon at
~ O'Clock.
= crowded house greeted Ida Lewis and
mpany in the opera house last Saturday
Hhk when ''Ten nights in bar-room" was
Ned.
The harvest home services in the Church
Cod On Sunday drew large congregations
~ church was trimmed very beautifully,
4 large quantities of fruit were displayed.
= exercises were very interesting.
~ oxcursfon will be run over the Read
I 4 Columbia railroad on Tuesday, to
z4oh Chunk and the Switchback.
kho ResOlute base ball club went TO
nffelta on Saturday and were defeated by a
~ ~ buot ptdCo ny tue SCOfe Oh 10 10 y.
HnuWbeF persons were attracted to the
or nh0re on Sunday to see a small steam
4 which was anchored along shore.
he pay car of the Reading It Columbia
lroad was in town to-day and paid the
ployes for August
cOl0r0d boy was in the gallery of the
m house last Saturday night and had his
y feet hanging over the railing in full sight
poEDons sitting in the lower floor. The
WAS not interfered with by any person.
II. and Mrs. K. Stanton Musser have re-
ned home from their wedding tour.
4tH Minnie Spahr, OF York, is visiting
Duds in Columbia.
IN last Saturday evening Frank G. Paine
= driving the team of Heckle a Paine,
90 Second street. The wagon contained
OF tin spOutiDg, and the noise made fright
~ the horse into running away. The seam
1t over Second street at q rapid manner,
Z VAS stopped by man who happened to
near by.
man claiming Carbon county rs his
ne was in town on Saturday and acted as
&1ghtly deranged. He was met by
4oer Gilbert, to whom he told story
Dut two mon trying to kill him, but he
1oeoded in eluoing them by hiding in a
nneld. The men were seen run uing across
- eud hid in the stable of Samuel Camp
" he was given q meal by the officer but
ottu persisted in his statement of his at
npted murder. He admitted that he had
- drinking.