The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-05-11
Caught at Last.

On Sunday afternoon party of about
80 resolute men from Confluence,
Meyersdale and Markleysburg went
to the house of Bill Hill and got
them, The story of the capture was
told this afternoon to an Evening
&d'dard reporter by Hiram Umbel
OF Markleysburg, one of the arresting
party.
Those arrested were Charley Lewis.
JACK and Maurice Sullivan, Decatur
Tasker, Mamma Thomas, Clarence
Anderson, Bill Hill and wife. Net
$ Jllvan and Louisa Teat. The
clews that led to the capture of the
desperadoes were furnished by NJ.
NJ. Thomas, a young school teacher,
whoheroically sacrificed his brother
thatjustice might be done. 1t seems.
thatthe young man Thomas, proba-
bly, smpted by liberal pay, had per-
sistet in furnishing them with food
!. 10 Re of his we'll disposed brothers.
h|ss5sss9ranres. The young school
jeather at last gave the knowledge
he possessed to some of the more res
olute citizens of Markleysburg, Mr..
Umbel among them. They. as Mr..
Umbel says, felt that they could not
look to the Fayette county officials
for help so they opened cCrrespon-
deflSe with the Somerset officials.
Young Thomas furnished points
from time to time all of which were
sent to Meyersdale, ConAu-
ence or Somerset. On Saturday it
became known that they were all
at Bill Hill's house and word was
sent to Meyersdale 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-
fluence and Meyersdale 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 DIR. FIGHT
ner, Hiram Umbel, - Walker,
John Stanton, Andrew Flanagan,
and several others. They were d.
vided into four companies in Hiram
Umbel's undertaking establishment,
and on nearing Hill's house divided
and approached it from different di-
rections.
DR.. Fichtner, Deputy Kyle, John
Stanton and Hiram Umbel comLos-
ed the party that reached the house
fist but the others were not FIR be-
.hitd. Ashley approached they saw
d ina1 whom they afterward discov-
cred was Lewis looking out of an up
stairs window. One of them pointed
a gun and the head was quickly
withdrawn. A few minutes after
ward Hill and his wife came out the
door. By this time the whole party
was on hand and one of the Somerset
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. DIR.
Fichtner then called out:
"There are more men in there and
they must come out. We will stand
no fooIing."
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 mockingly 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.. Fichtner re-
piled for the party: mo, we won't
come in, but you will have to 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 we're by this time getting inn
patient to open fire upon the house,
and after very little more parley,
Lewis, as captain of the gang ordered
them to come out and surrender.
IEtssY then marched forth and sub
nitted to being hand.cuffed. AS the
bracelets were being placed upon the
wrists of Decatur Tasker he exclaim-
ed I: "My God, 1 wish 1 had fought
until you had killed me-" Eight of
the party had been taken here,
Young Thomas had been arrested at
his fathers house, and Hiram Umbel
and Peter Albright af.erward went to
Maurice Sullivan's house and got
him. After they were handcuffed
to man they sullenly closed their
mouths and refused to talk, No one
Of the ten had been shot at anv time
recently, Three revolvers and a
shot gun were found in Hills house.
Young Anderson who was taken