The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18
DAVID OK a TREE.

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DAVID OK TREE.
Suddenly a>sife shot rang out on the
heavy rain laden air and in its echo came
the cry .'here be is. - snyder I.outher and
Ross Davis sspied thesickly David among
the thick branches OF a young pine trre and
legeling their guns On aim commanded him
to come down and hold up his hands 1t
didn't require second summons as Dave
cried don't shoot for God sake and With
out attempting 70 climb isi himself drop 70
the ground and held alofs bis hands.
At this Jlncture I'll Richardson, the night
waichman al the jail. come up. and. thrust
ing his revolver sgains; Dawes forehead.
demanded, who shot Milt 2 There is bat
little doubt but that Dayids ligh, woald
have been saufIed out thai instant had not
sonls one caught richardson's arm and
brought il To bis side.
1T wasn't me Here is my revolver. All
the loads are in it. never shot any person.
plead Dave. Where + Joe p asked Davis.
lie is near here, was the reply. GO with
rle and II show YOU
HIS eaptoss thought it best to bring Dave
to jail rather ihan 90 with him to hunt for
his brother, aud he was accordingly escorted
aat Of the woods to The open field. Several
times the captured villain cried out You
might as well give up Joe
on THE WAY TO JAIL
A more wnesched looking object than the
.'resi-faeein man never came under cur obser-
vaiion His ash-eolored face was the very
picture q terror, while ais piteous sp-
peals 70 his csptors 10 protect him from the
angry crowd who surrounded him and were
{ crying for yengence were distressing to hear.
For Gods sake don I let them lynch rne, p
be would whisper as rapidly as be could
catch his breath Wouldn you have tried
70 escape II you had been convicted inno-
Gently and the chances were ali against you
never did any shooting Please don't let
them shoot me. and Ike a Wild beast run
10 the val, he woald turn bis head FROM
I side 10 side as swiftly as the muscles Of his
neck would permit, while the ierrvrized ex-
preston on has face showed that lie was IN
Constant fear Of an ATTACK from the rear.
II wasn't me that did the shooting I
never dred shot, as my revolver shows.
Don't let them Kill me- he pleaded every
step Of The way into town but the terror
I of the miserable wretch Is not 10 be wonder
ed Al, as be was constantly surrounded By
an excited aad angry crowd composed Of
elders snd deacons oi churches, professional
men, shop keepers, mechanic, women and
children who cried With one voice get
rope, lynch the murderer, don't let them
( take him to The jail alive Il was en-
/ iirely owing 70 the courage of the brave
I fellows, Ross Davis ard Deputy Richard
son, Who were dragging the ooWarsliy wretch
between them and " ho kept the crowd of
by hoGrishing their revolvers, that his neck
was saved from the iyneher's noOse. one old
farmer approached with heavy piece Of
timber raised thresteiiingIy over his headan
with quiet look Of maTderoHs determina-
tion Ia isis face seemed to ask fur one single
blow al TIE murderer Of his neighb0r M
berger. The jeers, hoEis and threats con-
;inued all along the line and did not subside
until long after Dave" had been retarned
10 I44lr VI ti-t tlDNl Will D4lA
TO the Aeadelny hin TO watch the chase for
Joe, everybody surprising th at be would
never be taken alive.
THE CHASE AFTER JOE.
Dave Nicely had scarcely been placed
behind the lars when a horseman dashed up
70 the crowd at tie jail, and asked that more
armed men join the party surrounding the
woo1s, as proposition had been nlade 10
scoar every inch Of it. The muskets in the
Grand Array .roons we're gotten OUT and
distributed among men Of courage, and in a
few minutes iarge posse vas on lis way 10
reinforce the guard al tie woods. Every
man At Oak Ridge had weapon Of some
description IN his hand, and all were aware
Of the Desperate character they we're in
search o., and the thought that joe Nicely
could OF would be taken alive never entered
their minds. In the event that he should be
captnred alive, rope lad been prepared and
limb oa which 20 hang the reckless aszas-
sin had been selected
Il required some little time to place the
men in position, six feet apart. across the
strip OF woods, but when pistol shot was
heard the outside guard knew that The
searching psrty were on the move. Many
feArs were expressed that Joe had given ihe
guard the slip. but when the cry, there he
gors r was heard. every man brought his !
weapon IN position 10 IRE.
Charley Uhl. II seems. saw portions Of
'Joes" body, which be was unable to con-
ceai beneath the bushes under which be was
hiding, and not trusting the venerable horse (
pistol he carried in bis hand, beckoned 90
Alex Huston. who was next him. The /
next instant Alex had the hardened sconn-
drsl covered with his Winchester and COM
rnandsd,
THROW UP ToUR HASIsr
Don't shoot, for the love Of God. I am (
unarrned.- cried the cowarsiiy cur. who had /
but two hours before shit Deputy-steriE /
McN;;len in cold blood Getting on his 4
knees. the convicted murderer who had al 4
ways born himself with the seArlessness OF a /
lion. begged that his lie BE spared him
little while longer. IL moment lie was in
the strong grasp Of Alex Huston and NJ r.
Bowman. and the next instant some overly I
excited person dealt him terrific blow be-
tween The eyes that caused the blood to spurt
from his nose in streams.
IYxcHISe PhEvESTED-
"Lei's hang hisa," -No, we'll torture
confession oni Of him hrst.7 "Get rope"
Hes not ft 10 live, and similar express
sions xere 10 Be beard On all sides.
You're among the Somerset county
Dutch. yelled one. and We always lei the
law take It's course
THE laws too SLOW. replied the excited
mob.
The lsiiow who referred to Ike Somerset
Dricii, struck popular chord, aud from
that instant better coHucil prevailed. not
pishstznding the chorus Of "gst the rops7
Hang him lie murdered two men zad
ought to DE.
The march from the woods 70 the town
was one Of wiidest exeiiement- The crowd |