The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-01-27

Monday afternoon Conductor Mchin-
ley, of the 5. SE a. r. r., put 4 drunken
coal miner of his train near Keister for re-
fusing to pay his fare and creating a dis
turbrnce. The man, whose name could not
be learned, was hardly of the train until
he whipped out his revolver ana shot at the
conductor, but missed him. Had the ball
gone either to TO the right or left of where
Il struck, it would have hit either the con-
ductor or one Of the passengers. a warrant
was issued for his arrest-JohnstotcR TTi-
bune.
The house OF Daniel Berkstresser, OF
Shirley township, Huntingdon county, was
totally destroyed by fire with all its con-
tents one day last week. Mr.. Rerstresser
and his oldest daughter were from home at
the time. About u o'clock in the morning
Mrs. Berkstreser was awakened by the noise
of the fire in the attic and discovering the
flames she made heroic effort and saved
her four children and two neices from being
burned to death. While in the act OF car
rying out her two last children the staircase
broke down with her, but she managed to
get out with only some bruises and slight
burns. The mother aud her four little chill
dren, unprotected from the cold, walked
through the snow Yearly a mile to q neigh
Dor.
On last Friday afternoon two men were
killed in Carrsy's tunnel. few miles east
OF Grecnsburg. They were walking on
the track when Day Express struck them.
throwing enc OF the men against the wall
with one leg and one arm across the track
and running over the other man. A track
man found the remains shortly after the &C
cident. They were taken to Greensburg on
local freight, the pieces OF one In a small
box and the other on couple of boards.
The one who was cut to pieces cannot
be described, nor was anything found
in his clothes by which he could be iden-
tilted The other was about five feet seven
Inches IN height, had dark hair, gray eyes.
and a brown moustache. He weighed about
one hundred and fifty pounds. was dressed
In suit Of dark clothes, ard wore 8 brown
flannel undercoat or blouse. Nothing was
found about him which would lead to his
Identification.
"A man named Garner. coke burner,
undertook to walk from Coalport to Blaine
City, CIeaIfielt county. on last Saturday
night and was found frozen to death on
Sunday morning. The two places are but
a short distance apart and all would have
been we'll If the fellow would have been
sober. but he left Coalport with two pint
bottles OF whiskey that had been given to
him by friend, and when found there
was only a little OF il left. He broke
/ through the ice on his journey, and from
all accounts must have got nearly ashore
when he broke through again, aud becom-
ing exhausted fell down and was unable to
extricate himself, for when he was found
/ hts legs were in the water up to his knees,
while the balance of his body was laying
on the shore face downward. He formerly
resided at Houtzdale, but he separated
/ from his wife, who has since married ar
other man and who. we are Informed, stin
resides at the latter place.
/ Information has been received at Al
toona, that Charles Ellsworth Meyers, son
/ OF Captain Thomas e. Meyers, of that city,
who was arrested last week for the murder
OF James Weir, at Independence. Missouri,
has made confession OF the crime. In his
confession he says that he and John BOeard
were looking for work and went from Kan
sas City to Independence to find it. In the
railroad station there the man Weir was
/ sleeping. Bogard said he had lots OF swag,
and suggested that he be held up aud re-
! lieyed of It. Bogard then got an Iron coup
/ ling pin and handed 1t to Meyers. who says
he refused TO use 1t on Weir. Bogard taunt-
ed him BY calling him a coward. He proved
that he was not by striking Weir on the
hea6. Weir moved a little and Meyers
/ struck him again twice He fell to the floor
| dead. BOGard took the money from Weir's
| pocket and handed it to Meyers, who re-
turned s22 30 Of it 10 Bogard. In conclu-
sion Meyers says: II was hard up and cold
and did not mean to kill the man when I
struck him. don't care what becomes of
me. 1 will plead guilty in court to the
charge OF killing him.
A Lstrobe lady, Mrs. Ball by name naI-
rowly escaped a most horrible death We'd
nesday afternoon. and as it was. she did
not escape being painfully injured. The
lady In question is employed in the stitch
ing department OF the Whlteman & Den
man shoe mandatory OF tlat place. and
was seated at the time of the accident at
her large sewing machine at work stitching
pair OF shoes. Through the entire length
OF the ronm under the long table upon
which the machines are placed, is a revolv-
Ing shaft near the floor by which the several
machines are operated. The lady accident
ally dropped her shuttle, ana STOPPING hur-
riedly to pick It up, her long hair had been
hanging loose down her back fell ever her
head and was caught up by the rapidly re-
Yolving shaft. She screamed for help and
luckily the book keeper on the first floor,
who happened 10 be near the speaking tube
heard her, and. di7iulng that there was
something wrong up stairs. spr anR to the
engine and in a moment had reversed Il,
thereby saving the woman's life. A large
quantity Of hair was torn from her head,
however, and she was badly bruised about
the face. II the engine had not been stop
ped when it was, the lady most certainly
would have been killed. She was taken
home and medical assistance rendered.
Mrs. Ball supports a family OF children By
her daily toll. - Greensbllrg Record.