Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-24


mile away on Monday afternoon, and others
were less than a half mile from il on the
west side. Lucky fates for the criminals,
and unfortunate fates for justice and virtue |
that the pursuing parties we're not directed
to meet that afternoon.
Yeager confirmed, in the main, what had |
been told to Fowls by Mrs. Bay. The two |
men were there about an hour and q half,
but did not ask for anything The man Who |
is supposed to have been McMeen sat with |
down-cast look. With hat drawn over his |
eyes, and kept club well in hand, by his
side, which is believed to have been the |
very stick that left the tracks in the road |
near the Bushy house that morning. The |
only words uttered by McMeen were when |
he arose 10 leave, he said. 81 guess We
must CO." Mrs. Bay, Mrs. Gross, Mrs. Yea
ger and Mr.. Yesger, were all there and say
Joe was provided with a black overcoat,
and with boots, but cannot agree as to the
boots, one is of opinion that the boots were
leather, the other believes that they were
gum.
ROBBERY At CROSSES.
At Yeager's the posse learned of q rob-
berry at Crosses and thither fastened At
II noon. Crosse lives mile and q half
northwest of Yeager's in the mountain.
Mrs. Crosse was afraid to stay alone and
went to stay at Yeager's. Between the
time of her gong on Monday evening, and
the time of her return on Tuesday morning
some enc had broken into their house. The
thieves stole tin bucket, tin cup, tin dip
per, plate, coffee. salt, pepper, and ounce
preserves and four chickens. The Sheriff
and party pushed further into the noun
ia in by woodman's road, mile away, in
the middle of the road was the remains of
fire. The ash pile was stirred and but
ton such as is used on q check shirt was
found. Two miles and half away in the
mountain, by spring, near the Leonard
vacant house, was fire place with new
ashes A stick cut with knife lay across
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hsag a kettle or bucket on, over the fire.
A few feathers lay about the place. In the
leaves near the spring were found the fresh
heads Of four chickens together with the
bowls, bones and fe athers of the birds.
From the number of bones found only one
chicken was eaten at that feast. The sher-
iti' and his posse as they contemplated the
remains of the feast al the spring near the
Leonard house on Shade mountain almost
imagined that they heard the criminals
sing;
Lord bless the iowles,
And curse the owls,
And leave the tones,
For Sheriff Fowls and Davy Jones.
The heads of the chickens and the fesih-
ers answered the description of the chick
ems stolen at the Gross place. The Leon
ard house was searched. By broken twigs
and upturned stones the track of the thieves
was kept along the ravine to the root of a
fallen tree where piece of the SENTINEL
AND REPUBLICAN, OF October l3, 1886, and
a paper box was found. The search was
kept up to the top of the mountain and
down the other side to Mcclure station, in
Snyder county, thence three miles in the
direction of Adamsburg, to property own
ed by E. A. Tennis at the foot of the noun
where the party remained over night. On
Friday morning the 18th, the return was
made to Juniats by the Adamsburg road,
thence to Yeager's for the horses that bad
been left standing there in the stable with
the harness on since the day before. The
sheriff and posse arrived home on Friday
before noon pretty well broken up by the
ued in Mifiiin county on Saturday without
result.
REPORTS.
Meanwhile, all kinds OF reports were put
in circulation by, no one knows, who, as to
where Joe and Carter had been seen sngly
or in company. One report had the two
sitting by a fire warming themselves, not
far from the road about 20 mil es Hp Tusca-
rora. Another report had Joe at dinner in
a hotel at Middleburg, Snyder county, an
other had him scouting in the vicinity Of
haunts of Carter, another that he had been
begging victuals at several places along the
Lewistown and Sunbury railroad, another,
that he had rem iinsd over night at Golfers
last Thursday night near Tennise's in Suy-
der Co. A report on Sunday evening, the 2lst
stated that McMeen and Carter had been
met by Lewistown nan on Shade noun
tain on the South side of the river between
the Bixler and Granville Gaps aud that the
Octoroon had Joe's clothes on, and carriei
a gun. The pals asked how many were with
Morrison he SAID one. McMeen and
Carter then FASTENED away. A malignant
report was put in circulation that 4 "silly
girl'' that had fallen in love with McMeen,
had helped the murderer and his chum out
OF Jail. II is but justice to the Sheriff to say
that no such susceptible girl or woman
had access to the prison that he knew
and if it is INTENDED as a thrust at
any member OF the SheriH7s household
It is a grourdl ess SANDER set afloat
for a purpose known only to the
tattler that started il. Tho Harrisburg
Telegram published the slanderous hint,
and it is well that it did, for by SO doing it
gives the Sheriff an opportunity to deny
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HIM. In the effort of society to take care of
Itself against such depraved people as Nc
Meen and Carter care should be taken that
injustice is not done to the members of an
homes household.
THE ocroRooS CAPTURED.
On Monday the 22nd, clue indicated
that the fugItives have hiding place in
Henry Moist's barn in Walker township,