The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-11
HE HARsoRED PRIrTs.
And as a conseauenee is NowlnJa.I


Sheriff Good, depusy-sheriH 4. F. Barron
Policsnan Gilbert, Constable Fn5 Dap,,t
q RockFood, Jacob szulemeyer and vs.
son Gary. The tso last named prisoners
we're the occupants OF covered xaeoa that
dnoye into tbis place At 20 O'Clock scnday
evening and stopped 81 the county jail.
TSe oaiczES had left Sonsrset for Tren.
about the same hour SATURDAY evening aud
had taken Santemeyer with them because il
vas believed tbz. he could be made the
means Of ssesriaining the hiding place Of
bis fAtasr in-lzx. Bill. Priits- whose craft
uess has OutEisfed all elf5rts that have been
made to cupture him.
one day last week Sheriff Good resolved
Information from Trustworthy source that
Pritis vas being concealed Al the house of
Wilson Garry, three OF foar miles southwest
Of Scunton, in Upper Turkeyfoot t0washiE
and that he would certainly be f5und there
Saturday night
The sherifs posse reached Gzrry's house
shortly before midnight, guard Vas placed
sr0Cnd the house ard knock a. the door
Was answered By Garry who inqairsd who
vas without The Sheriff answered him
and stated his mission when the door was
thrown open and several Of the officers en-
tered the house Garry denied all knoxl-
edge Of Prits whereabouts. and his state
ments were co-ro5srzted By Mrs Garry and
By her tEo brothers jacob and James Prists,
Who hsd been sleeping in an adjoining rOom
SiLh their rilss in close reach. The osHcers
we're incrsdaloGs AID a. once proceeded 70
search the Eouse. Under the bed occupied
by Garry aad lis wiis, tap door was dis
covered over which rug had besa thrown.
The trap door was opened snd e comforts
bly h.tsd up Sleeping apartment vas reveal
ed L more closely resembiei a rough o0f-
In thza anything elss, but the BED bore evi-
6ence Of having been recently occupied
The house vas deToid OF cellar sad the
sleeping box VS. As securely concealed as il
vas possible TO make H. Garry and his wife
stouily refused TO say who had occupied the
bed or how long It had been there, bat svi-
6ence v4s not lacking 70 show that the trap
door had only recently been saved out Of
the floor
The Sheriff had warrant for Garry and
be was Immediately placed under arrest,
while the Pritts boys-vho are cousins Of
the fugitive murierer-Ee-e warned not to
leave the house that night under psnsl y Of
being brought to jail.
The posse separated at Garry's, Sheriff
Good and Deputy Barren taking GARY with
them in the wagon and driving back to
Trent and thence 70 the house Of James
Gallztine. near General" Seigles home.
oHoers Gilbert and Dupont took santemey-
er with them and tramped SIX miies through
the mountain 70 Priits, hoping 70 ind him
Al home In this they were disappointed
Mrs.. Pdtts grew very indignant vixen she
found that Sansemeyer was with the officers
and treated her son-in-isw in the most fiery
mother-ia law style for having accompanied
them on search AFTER her husband Il was
a long tine before tie officers reoondled her
to the fact that santemeyer had accomps-
lied them against his VII that be vas Sc
curely hand euffed. and thai 3 close guard
Eas kept Over him al the tl-e 70 prevent
him from making his escape
Sheriff Good visited Ms Priits later in
the day and varned he- As 10 what she
might expeci IN osse il Eas found CIT that
she VAS hsrboring fugitive murderer, a.
though be was her husband
On the way 10 jail Garry admitted that be
had sheltered Pnits for several days since
the murder Of old nan Hochste;ler. but
positively refused 70 say when be last saw
him
Garry IS a typical looking mOonshiner and
vas provided with a jig full Of mountain I
dew when the officers rAided his house. He
declined . be interviewed when reporter 1
visited him in the jail, szying that be
would tel what be knoEs concerning Pritis
when tie tine comes for HIN 20 DO 50 and
not before. Il i probable tha. vii change
his miad. however, nOE that his supply Of
moonshins has been cut OF, and that be
KiH only Be too glad 70 tel what lie knows
L By doing 20 he can regain his freedom
and return to the section where white bag
Juice Is made untAIed
There Is no longer any reason to doub,
thai Pritts Is being hArbored by members o,
the zOonshine bad who have managed 10
escape arrest, but It Is only a question Of
tine uatii he : captured Or until he follows /
the example set by his chief General Seisie, /
Who walked into tosa and gave himself up
10 The authorizes.