The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18
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TIE JztL THOROUGHLY s1AHnkD-
A guard of ten unen armed =sith rcpealius
rides were on guard in and about tha jail
last Monday night. and from the character
cf the gslarl il would have been rather IN
sholesome sor any oDc 70 90 proving about
that structure after ten o'clock
OLE xAs wkAKzASD Ix CHAINS
Samuel weakIand, a oae-armed gcatie-
man Of more than fly Summers who is
serving out a sentence for assault and bat
terry, ccnfded 70 one Of the jail officers
Tuesday morning that be had known of the
revolvcrs being in Jail for a month past
.Yon did, said the guard. 'and sffer all
the liberties We have given you. you would
see arms handed in here 10 kill the officers
with and never acquains them Of the danger
they were running. Into hobbies you 20.
old man. until you learn how 20 repay a
kindness weAklAnd said be wanted to
tell bat was afraid The other prisoners would
kill him. He was promptly ironed.
seHK oxk PEArHED.
Several letters were received in Somerset
during the latter part Of last week warning
the people 10 be On their guard as the Nice
Iys would attempt 10 break jail. Prothono-
tary Horncr receiyeI communication
from Ligonicr Saturday evening in which
The writer said that be had overheard con-
sessatiou in which The escape Of the S;eeiys
was hintea st and urging him to put the peo-
pie on their guard and prevent their escape
Several teiegrans were received Saturday
asking Tor particulars Of the escape Of the
Nicely Beys.
II Is manifest that some one who was in
the confidence Of these desperate and con
demnesl outlaws gave The snap away presna-
tureiy.
NERVOUS PEorLE
The streets OF Somerset were filed with
people from al parts Of the county and from
round about The home Of the Niceiy's, in
westmoreiand, all day Tuesday and the
only topic OF conversation Was The attempt
ei escape the murderers. There is spEa-
Iently as much interest taken in the famous
case on the other side Of the mountain as
there is in somerSei, and the only fear OF
the people residing in the Ligonier valley
is that the criminals viii escape.
All sorts Of rufnors are sioat throughout
the county and fears are entertained by
iaany that an attempt at rescue viii be made.
THE WOUNDED oyFIcKH.
When our reporter called 1t the county
prison Tuesday morning. and was shown
into the bedroom Of the wounded Deputy
Sheriff, ON the frat floor, he found thar ofii-
Ger seated in reclining chair. apparently
comfortable, and resting easy. Rev. n. d.
Cutehfeld, Of Jenner. and William Barron,
Of SiiddleCreek, have charge OF tine siek
chamber. and are doing ali in their power to
alleviate the suffering. and supply the wants
Of their patient. Drs. kimmel and Bruba-
ker are n constant Attendance, AMI will
take every means 10 save The life of the
brave oTficer. The tirst shot entered about
four inches below and two inches back Of
the left nipple. and passing back and down
ward, came out about six inches from the
place it entered The second ball entere,l
not half inch below the first, and up 10
this time the physicians have been unable
to locate it, It is entirely too early Al this
time for the physicians to express an opin-
ion as to the results OF the wounds, which
both consider very dangerous.
A oUrF NOTICE SERVED oS A. 4 NICELY, TIE
FATHER or THE NURDERERs.
Anthony A. Nicely. father OF Joseph and
David Nicely, arrived in Somerset on he
noon train Monday. jnst Z few minutes b.
fore bis swo sons made their felonious' as
sault upon Deputy Sheriff Mc3lilien. He
stopped at the Somerset House and went ct
once to his room. A few minutes after he
had reached his room the alsrrn OF the es-
cape of the prisoners and OF their shooting
the Deputy Sheriff was spread. The clerk at
the hotel rushed to Mr.. Nicely's rom and
told him Of the occurrence. When he was
tod that his sons had escaped he seemed
pleased but al the further announcement
that they had shot and probably killed the
Deputy Sheriff, he broke down and wept
bitterly He said that ne had always coun-
seled them against committing any act OF
violence and expressed great regre; At the
assault upon M. McMillsn, whom lie said
had always treaied the boys and their rela-
tises who came to see them xith the great
esg kindness.
A strong suspicion has existed in the
minds of many persons that the 'old man
was party to the different attempts made
to escape and after the boys had been cap
tured and returned 70 the jail a large crowd
repaired to the Somerset House and served
notice on Mr. Nicely that he must leave toxin
at once. lie became greatly alarmed snd
sent to livery stable for team to convey
him TO his horne. buf before it arrived Mr..
6. w. BenfoTd. 8 respected and influential
citizen, came upon the scene and sueceedel
in dispensing fheexeited cruwd. and persuad-
ing them to allow the old. gray-haired faith
er Of the murdeFers to remzin quietly at the
hotel.
Mr.. Nicely has been.a frequent visitor to
Somerset and the county jail since his sons
have been incarceratel there. as have been
his wife. daughters. sons and sons-in-law.
He was here ON the Monday preceding the
Wednesday on which the attempt 10 escape
by digging hole through the Jail wall was
made. The tools with which the hole was
made and the revolvers used By the desper-
ate men, were unqcestionAbly carried into
the prison by visitors Almost every week
since their incarceration the Nicely bows
hare been visited BY one or more or their
relatives. Is il any wonder that a strong
suspicion shonld exist as 10 who furnished
the tools aud weapons Despite the protest
of many citizens, but rather relying upon
the assertion Of the prisoners counsel, that
the men would not leave the Jail il the doors
were thrown open That It was an outrage
10 keep them confined in cells and. proba-
bly,. influenced by some Of the namby-panI-
by trash that has appeared in several Of our
county papers in regard 70 public sentiment,
AMI sensational newspaper meaning the
HEEALD.l ooBdemning innOoent men. rail-
so1sling their case through eoart. etc, the
officers Of the jail allowed the friends and
relatives Of these despersdoes to have inter
course with them almost without restraint
And what is fhe result sliIt MeNllen,
one Of the brzvest and best souls into whom
the good God ever bEeaihed the breath Of
life, lies at the point OF death. with two
ghastly bullet holes in his body. The entire
eornr,lsl.,ifr Is fhr.,Hr, into q fllnuIt Of ex-