Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-20

er's, but she went to the house Of Aaron
Carter's father, in Fayette township, AID
on Monday morning she and Aaron started,
neither of them knew just where. While
her father was hunting them that day, they
were on Shade mountain. On the evening
of that day they came back into the valley
and as near to her home as Sponhour's
woolen factory, then turning to the right
they came to the river and that night walk
ed through the narrows to Lewistown, ar
irving there about the time her father and
Professor Auman were looking through the
town for them. Carter left the girl at the
house of a female friend in Lewistown, till
he skirmished through the town. At one
of the hotels he learned that Emma's faith
er and friend was at that very time in the
place looking for them. He thought it best
to leave, and did SO by starting with the
girl going westward afoot on the Pike TO
Blair county.
WITHOUT RESULT.
The trip of Briggs and Auman to Lewis
town, while it was in the proper direction
to intercept the runaways, was without re-
suit. They did not even learn while in the
town that the object of their arch was so
near them, indeed clearly within their
reach" They came home that day, and
the next day, September 20, Briggs deemed
il best to
INVOKE TIE Law
for the recovery of his daughter, and the
punishment of Carter, he made information
before Squire E. B. McCrum, charging the
| octoroon with adultery.
THE SEARCH OF THE OFFICERS.
A warrant for the arrest of Carter was
placed in the hands of officer Lspp on the
same day that the information was made.
Having heard the report of the father, and
Auman, of the fruitless mission to Lewis
town, and having heard of the Con pie hav-
ing been seen late on the evening of the
9th, near Sponhour's wooden mill, the Of
ficer concluded that they were hiding in
Slim Valley, and thither he directed his at
tention, searching by places and old desert
ed houses. The Both was spent in search
ing part of Shade mountain. On his return
to Miffiintown, he was informed that Carter
had been seen in Port Royal, thither went
the officer. 1t was a false report. Then
came the report that Carter was at his faith
er's house In Fayette. Lapp went there on
the night of the lst of October, it was q
false report. On the End of October, still
thinking that Aaron and Emma might be in
Slim Valley, he searched two houses and a
barn and then came home.
BACK TO LEwIsTowN.
Carter and Emma travelled westward from
Lewistown over the old pike afoot, until
they passed beyond Tyrone, how far Car
ter will not tell, but having no money and
failing to find work they decided to retrace
their steps to Lewistown. On the 9th of
October, Officer Lapp received telephone
message from Lewistown that the fugitives
had again appeared in Lewistown and tbith-
er he went and in company with officer
John Groe went to Ferguson's valley four
miles from town. They learned that Car
ter had been husSing corn at William Rop-
er's but be was without the girl. When
Carter and the girl came back to Lewis
town he kept her two nights at the house
of female friend she was taken another
night to his aunt's, Mrs. Messerman and
thence TO a field at the foot of Shade
mountain and there left her under some
trees and the night that officers Lapp an ID
Groe were hunting them in Ferguson Val
ley they ware so close to her that she
heard them speak. She did not know sba,
they were looking for her. Lapp left the
warrant in officers Groe's hand and came
home. On Sunday the 10th inst Groe
went to Roper's but did not find Carter,
but found Emma about 200 yards from th G
house lying under cherry tree, she was
brought to this place on Monday the llth
inst, and was received by her father and
taken home.
SEARCH IN PORT ROYAL FOR CARTER.
| On the 18th il was reported that Carter
had appeared in Port Royal thither went
the Sheriff that night at q late hour and
searched the place mentioned where he
might be found.
| THE ARREST,
Officer Groe, kept his eyes and ears open
and felt satisfied that Carter was In Fergu-
son valley. On the evening of the l4th
inst, be and police Briner went to Roper's
and found the scamp. He was promptly
brought TO this place and taken in charge
BY officer Lapp who arraigned him before
Squire Marks of Patterson-Squire McCr1m
being from home-who sent him to Jail
where he will remlin for trail at court to
answer the charge that Briggs has brought
against him.
HE MET MISS BRIGGS
at the home of her father where he was
hired for period of eighteen months end
ing last June, when he left Unexpectedly.
his excuse for leaving was that he hsd
pain in his side, be went to Miffiin county
and worked at harvesting. While he lived
with Briggs he became acquainted with
Emma, but no intimacy was noticed DC
tween them. 1t is alleged that when Briggs
and h, wife were at Bunker meeting last
april she vas forced to submit to Carter's
desires and that he then told her that she
must not mention anything of it to the
family for if her father would find it out