The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18
The Latter Lying at Deaths Door.

The Latter Lying at Deaths DOcr.
The reign Of terror thai fastened upon Som
erset county six months aso when old farm
Z er Umbergsr was mercilessiy shot down IN
his quiet country lsone and before the eyes
Of his aged wife, seems to increase With each
succeedin < week. and viii doubtiess continue
TO do 20. until a number Of confeierates OF
the Nicely boys have been apprehendesI and
lodges. in prison. The Unberger case reach
ed iis highest degree Of honor and excite
nent at u O'Clock Monday, when Joseph
I and David Nicely made murderous attack
I uyon Depafy Sheriff McMillen, shooting him
Z twice through the body. and made their e.
cape &c the woods east Of town. The desper
s.e and condemned villains had bet brie
/ period in which to inhale the free air Of the
I mountains. a By three o clock they had beeu
recaptarea. and were again in the miserable
I old basiile. with ball aud chain 10 their feet
/ wArcaxAS KEIFER's sToKY or THE EscAPE
Il 20 into the corridor Of the jail At SIX
o'cloek every morning. and remain there
/ throughout the day. am nos permitted TO
( 20 armed The prisoners are kept in their
cells in the forenoon I unlocked them Just
hetore dinner Miit' came up to the door
at that time, and said I had better get
bucket Of fresh water came out after be
had unlocked the door and got the water !;
Milt again unlocked the door TO allow
ne to 60 back into the prison; lie piiiled
the door back, and was between il and the
hall wall when / STEPPED into theisil Joe
Nicely was standing Al tise end Of the table.
close 10 the side Of the door. where Nilt
couldn't see him. and As soon a 7 passed tue
door he Jumped behind ne aud Out CT the
door Iturasd my head as be Jumped, and
saw him covering Milt with revolver
at the same time the entire gang in the jail
rushed between me and the door and pushed
me away shorty, one or the lockwood
burglars. covered me with two revolyers.
and showing them into ny face. ordered
me 70 get hack while this was going on
heard two pistol shots ia the hall but cogls:n't
hear anything that vas said Dave Nice
iy must have been standing close 10 the wall
on the ether side OF the door when came
in With The water. as didn't see him until
he was in the hall, with revolver il his
hand the shooting scared the prisoners in
the Jail and they all ran back into their
cells, meanwhile some one had locked The
jail door looked through the opening in
she jail door and saw Mili trying to pull
his coat of ] remained in the jail un;il az
Ter the Nicelss were recaptured, and uatil /
Was relieved tins evening, bat viii coutin-
ne on duty tO-nigh:'
DEFuTY SHERRY NT5T xcHILLEEs STORY OF
TIE EscAPK
4 unlocked the Jail door 10 allow Kiefer 10
80 IN with bucket Of water. He had just
stepped in when Joe Nicely leaped on; and
drew = revolver from under his coat.
think Ionly saw the lash Of the revolver.
lie said something about making break
which I didn't understand had time to
catch only glance OF shorty" through the
hole in the door, He had two reT0lvers IN
his hands and was covering Kies.r, sus-
pees grabbed Joe BY bis right arm. He
had his revolver in lis right hand and was
trying t. point j, al me aud was trying to
keep il away. We scufiisd about i've feet
from the Jail door when Joe 60, a shot at
me. held on to him and We se1sllsd about
ten feet further towards the hall door when
he shot me 4 second time. I had hsld Of
him az the while, bat when he shot me the
second time, I saw that was playing los
ing game, and showing him away from me,
ran into my nom for my Winchester rife
didn't see Dave Nicely at ALL He must
have slipped past me in the excitement OF
the struggle When got ny rife ran OIL.
Of the house and around the corner into the
court house yard. expecting tba, they would
go in hat direction. As they were not ia
sight returned % the jail yard, and hand
ing tie rife 70 Naroeilus Hicks. asked him
to take Il and 20 after the Sicesys. a. bad
been shot. and couldn't l was commencing
70 feel The Effects Of tie shots by this time.
had forgotten to lock the jail door. and re-
turning to the bail. secured II. About this
time Mrs. MeMilisn came up 10 me. and
they laid me On my bed. Just al tAat mo
mtnt Dr. Esnmel came Ia.
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