The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-05-11
CAUGHT AT LAST.
The COOlspring Gang Are Sur
rounded and Surrender.
A BROTHERS. SACRIFICE.
my God! Wish / Had Fought Till
Death"
Uniontown Standard.

Inc robbers are safely lodged be
hind the bars of the Somerset iai
On Sunday afternoon a party O
about 30 resolute men from Confu
enee, Myersdale and Markleysbur,
went to the house of Bill Hill an,
got them. The story of the captur
was told to a Standard reporter b,
Hiram Umbel, of Markleysburg, on
of the arresting party.
Those arrested were Charley Lew
is, Jack and Maurice Sullivan. De
catur Tasker, Mamma Thomas, Clar
ence Anderson, Bill Hill and wife
Net Sullivan and Louisa Teat. Th
clews that led to the captur
of the desperadoes were furn
ished by Nj. NJ. Thomas, youns
school teacher, who heroieally sacri
feed his brother that justice nigh
be done, 1t seems that the young
man Thomas, probably tempted by
liberal pay, had persisted in furnish
ing them with food in spite of hii
well disposed brothers remon
strances. The young school teacher
at last gave the knowledge he pos
sessed to some of the more resolut,
citizens of Markleysburg, Mr.. Umbe
among them. They, as MIR. Umbe
says, felt that they could not lool
to the Fayette county officials fol
help so they opened "a correspond
ence with the Somerset officials
Young Thomas furnished points
from time to time all of which were
promptly sent to Myersdale, Conhu
ence or Somerset. On Saturday il
became known that they were all al
Bill Hills house and word was sent
to Myersdale that the time was ripe
for action.
EX-Sheriff Kyle, of Somerset coun
ty, had been deputized for this pur
pose and he formed a posse in Con
auence and Myersdale and on Sun
day morning they were in Markleys-
burg. The posse was formed of the
resolute Dutchmen for which Somer.
set county is noted and in Markleys-
burg they were joined by DR. Fisch-
ner, Hiram Umbel, w allker, John
Stanton, Andrew Flanagan and sew
eral others. They were divided into
four companies in Hiram Umbel's
undertaking establishment and on
nearing Hills house divided and APP
preached it from different directions
DR.. Fischner, Deputy Kyle, John
Stanton and Hiram Umbel eompos-
ed the party that reached the house
first but the other were not far be.
hind. As they approached they saw
a man whom they afterward discov-
ed was Lewis looking out of an up
stairs window. One Of them pointed
gun and the head was quickly
withdrawn A few minutes after
wards Hill and his wife came out the
door. By this time the whole party
was on hand and one of the Somer-
set men called out to Hill
Throw up your hands or I'll
blow the heart out of you"
The hands went up promptly and
were as promptly manacled. DR..
Fischner then called out, There are
more men in there and they must
come out We will stand no fool
ing
No answer was returned and the
call was repeated. This time Char
ley Lewis appeared at the door with
his revolver in his right hand and
reckoning mockinely with his left,
said, Come in, gentlemen, come in. +"
Several of the party covered him
with their guns and Hiram Umbel
walked up to him. DR.. Fischner re-
piled for the party: mo, we will
not come in, but you will come out
or the whole crowd of you will be
shot"
Lewis again repeated the invita-
ton to come in and added that no
one would be hurt. The Somerset
men were by this time getting impa-
tient to open fire upon the house
and after very little more parley
Lewis, as captain of the gang, order
ed them to come out and surrender.
They then marched forth and sub
mitted to being handeuffed. As the
bracelets were being placed upon the
wrists of Decatur Tasker he ex-
claimed, "My God, | wish l had
fought until you had killed me.
Eight of the party had been taken
here. Young Thomas had been ar
rested at his fathers house and Hi
ram Umbel and Peter Albright af-
terward went to Maurice Sullivan's
house and got him. After they were
handcuffed to man they sullenly
closed their mouths and refused to
talk. Not one of the ten had been
shot at any time recently. Three
revolvers and a shot gun were found
in Hills house.
Young Anderson who was taken
in the house with them is son of
Jacob Anderson who teaches the
colored school here and owns the
house in which Hill lives. The
friends of Yoder in the party could
scarcely be restrained from~doing
violence to the men after they had
been manacled, so indignant are
they over the outrage upon their fell
low citizen. The warrant had been
sworn out in Meyersdale and the of
tense specified was the robbery com
mitted upon Christian Yoder. Fol
that reason the prisoners were taken
to Somerset Two rigs had been
provided by the party and two more
were obtained from Markleysburg
and the noted desperadoes were at
once sent on their way to Confluence
from whence late at night they were
despatched by rail to Somerset.
The streets they live on in Wash
ington;
The busy people on B street.
The sailors on G street.
The profand people on D--street
VI.
The cyclists on I street.