Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-17
CHASING A MURDERER.
The Sheriff Drove Two Horses
to Death in Pursuit.
TIE CRIMINAL SECURE IN HIDING.

a Wandering Trio whose Mission Was
Robbery Confronted by the Owner of
House He Was Shot Down-Two Of
she Gang Under Arrest
LArRoBE, Pa, Aug 17--Samuel Reese
an old soldier residing on the outskirts Of
Ebensburg, was shot dead on Thursday
evening about o'clock. Elmer Bruner,
who has 80 far eluded the police, is the
murderer.
The shot was heard by George Mccoy,
enc Of Reeses neighbors, who soon after
saw man, woman and boy driving like
mad away from the house. The sheriff
OF Cambria county and Officer Cannon,
of this place, were soon In pursuit Of
them.
Horscs Driven 90 Death.
The officers drove fine pair Of grays all
night, and on Friday morning they
changed horses. The grays died from
everexertion. Bruner managed to trade
horses near Ebensburg and reached Pitts
burg, There he sold his second horse and
rig for nine dollars and disappeared
The boy was arrested at Latrobe He is
Charlie Bruner, son Of William Bruner,
= painter, Of Pittsburg He is thirteen
years old and has confessed Policeman
Cannon, who followed them TO Pittsburg,
has arrested the woman in the case on the
streets and brought her here She is now
la Jail
They had been calling on friends in
Pittsburg, and were returning home when
arrested On the way here she broke
down and told the same story as detailed
BY the boy. The woman was taken before
Squire Geiger here and made affidavit as
follows:
The woman's Confession.
''Bruner, the boy and had been over
east Of Ebensburg, and on our return down
toward the house of old man Reese, the
loneliness of the place and the apparent
absence Of the occupant suggested that no
one was at home.
Elmer said he would go through the
house, and possibly he would find some
shing Of value, He told me to hold the
horse, and placed the boy, Charlie, on
guard on the outside. Elmer had hardly
entered the front door when old man
Reese came up from the rear with his din
ner bucket in his hand
shot the old Man.
Reese catered at the back door, meeting
Elmer in the hall Reese ordered Elmer
out and the latter refused TO 20. Reese
shen started toward a gun which stood in
the corner, but had hardly made move
when Elmer whipped out his revolver and |
fired, the old man falling dead at the back |
door
The boy, as soon as be heard the shot.
entered the house and he and Elmer went
through the house, finding nothing II
"a f.~r. %@t. n.
threw away along the road in our flight
The Murderer in Hiding.
1--WE left the boy at Latrobe aud Elmer
and ] went on TO Pittsburg, passing
and Irwin. Elmer is now Sc
surely hidden. This swear 70 be a true
The woman said Bruner told his parents
81 the shooting. They live on Center av-
enue, Pittshurg. On Friday evening he
went TO the Academy OF Music and sat be-
side Detective Sol Coulson and another !
Pittsburg detective. She refused to give
any clew 80 Burners whereabouts
Stealing was Their Trade.
The woman is known as Ann jackson.
She is a wretched looking bag, showing
She says she was brought up
at Johnstown. and when twelve years old
her parents drove her from home. At the
age Of seventeen, three years ago, she mar
ried Elmer. She says she, the boy, and
Bruner have been travelling about for sew.
eral months pilferiug and horse stealing. I
The Pittshurg officers have arrested a
woman who kept house for Reese until |
three weeks ago. IL was thought she was
the woman in the case, and it was reported |
that she knew Of some pension money |
Reese was to have received.
II seems TO have been a mistake. In |
spector McAleese had heard Of the sale Of
abe horse for nine dollars, and worked
hard TO catch Bruner. but has not sue
eeeded.