Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-08

were talking Reed had escaped bya back
door and entered the woods near by. We
followed and got close to him. In fact
saw him once Just as he was in the act Of
drawing bead on Williamson who was
walking out in the open. but fred on him
first he dropped his gun and ran but we
could not find him atterward
1--WE tracked him day or two later to
Mechanicsburg, but lost the trail until Sat
urday morning, when we learned he was in
hiding at Wacker's Wacker is an old
companion of Reeds, and know that Reed
has been hiding in Wacker's icehouse
ever since last Wednesday week.
An Invitation to Go In.
seWacker is a butcher. He has q son and
a hired man working for him. If Reed was
there they must have known it, but yester-
dsy afternoon while We were trying to get
Reed out one of tie people belonging to the
place came up and said: why don't you
20 in? There is no one in there. Reed is
not there
sit was not long after that until poor
Hughey Coyle was shot to death by the
murderer. When we first went there the
crowd that had gathered after the shooting of
John Orr guyed us because we didn't walk
in and let Reed shoot us But they changed
their tune when Coyle tried to go in and
many of them who had been hooting at us
got as far away as possible"
In his sworn statement to Coroner Nc
Mcdowell the detective said that he and
Chief Orr had first entered the icehouse
where Reed was, together. After shooting
Orr, Reed ran to one of the gable windows
and attempted TO get out. Both officers
saw him in, full view at that time, as
half of his body was exposed to view.
Didn't Think Reed Would Shoot.
Expecting to have no trouble in getting
the prisoner the officers did not take the
opportunity to shoot him them. The man
who put the nitro-glycerine under the
building also got good look at Reed, and
after the building had been fired Mcbride
again saw MIN at the window. A moment
later he heard shot fired inside the build
ing, followed by number OF shots from
the crowd outside. One point made by Nc
Bride is that Coyle was shot outside the
building from one of the windows instead
of from the doorway as at first stated.
Coroner Mcdowell is not satisfied that
Reed shot himself, and while not desiring
TO appear captious in the matter, SAYS he
will do his duty in ascertaining the facts
The bullet wound on Reeds body is thought
to be an unusual one for a suicide to inf1ict,
and might easily have been received from
downward against the side wall of the
building
Reed Was Always a Bad Man.
Among many others number of parties
from Washington county who had known
Reed called at the morgue yesterday and
looked at the sickening bundle of charred
remains From their stories Reed has al
ways been considered a bad man. His
father died some years ago, leaving an
estate of value to be divided among his
three children, two sons and a daughter.
Martin, who was 3S years old at his death,
was the youngest He soon made away
with the bulk of his share of the estate
Thirteen years ago he married an estimable
young lady from Beaver county and took her
TO his fathers farm, but only lived with her
about six weeks. A year later he lived
with her for few weeks again, but on ac-
count of his brutality she left him. Two
bright boys, now 10 and II years of age re-
spectively, were born to the couple. They
are living with the mother in a small vii
Jage In Washington county.
Mrs. Chapel, the woman whose husband
Reed murdered for love of her. has five chill
dren and is living near Mcdonald. She
has only one child, the youngest and the
one that Chapel disowned, with her, the
others being in charge of her parents and
ChappePs.
Thousands Anxious to Secure Relics.
Hundreds of people visited the scene of
the tragedy yesterday. Many drove from
Washington and Mcdonald in carriages,
and the country focked to the scene in all
kinds of conveyances, all anxious to see the
place where Martin Reed lost his life.
Men, women and children composed the
throng, and before they left each carried
away chip from the ice box, nail or
anTthing obtainabie- as memento of the
tragic event.
On;oar Orr srffarad ,onsidar.b1v from, fbo
wound on his shoulder, but considers him.
self lucky that he got of as easily as he did.
The bullet was extracted yesterday. Orr
SAYS that he will never forget the look on
the face OF Reed when he fired the almost
fatal shot. When the body was received at
Washington last night a large crowd col
lected, but were not allowed to see it. The
Commissioners have notified Reeds rela-
tiyes and the remains await their orders