Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-04
OFFICERS ARE CONFIDENT.
All Arranged for Fresh Hunt-Too Much
Brass Band So Far-What the Sheriff
and the Chief of Police Have to Say.

Brass Band So Far-Whar the Sheriff
and the Chief of Police Have to Say.
.errc1AL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
SOMERSET, April 3.-Your correspondent
this evening visited Sheriff Good at the Jail
He said: "You cannot understand or
imagine the condition of that moonshine
district without going down there yourself
The whole mountain side is unquestionably
banded together in the boldest of moonshine
operations, and during the present excite
ment any stranger who goes there takes his
life in his hands. The better class of citizens
there are Mortified at the murder, and
will not assist the murderers to escape. They
will stand by the moonshiners. however, in
their fight against the revenue officers, and
it is hard to get any informa ton whatever
big job in bagging those fellows, but unless
our plans miscarry we will have them IN Jail
within the next IS hours. The one thing
am afraid of is that couple more murders
may be committed before they are cap
tured."
Young Bob Miller Is Mum.
In company with one of the officers who
had been out with the Sheriff a call was
made on young Bob Miller. He is a fine
specimen of young manhood, straight as an
arrow, well built and muscular He in
quired of the officer whether he had seen
his wife and child and ask how they were,
but would express no desire to know of the
particulars of the attempt to capture his
father and Pritts. and refused to express his
opinion as to their probable whereabouts.
United States Detective Schlosser, who was
with the Sheriff's party, left this evening for
Washington in response to n telegram
from Commissioner Mason. Before leaving
he said the Commissioner had decided to
take a hand in the hunt "a Hochstetler had
been murdered for testifying in behalf of The
Government and that he expected to return
within the next "a hours with a few exper-
fenced detectives.
Chief of Police Gilbert was seen at late
hour this evening and from him it was
will leave here tonight for Trent, end it is
expected they will land Miller and Pritts in
the county jail before this time tomorrow
night. Mr.. Gilbert is familiar with every
foot of the rnoonshine country, and is well
known to all mountaineers. He is a famous
hunter and has spent dayS and weeks roam
ing over the mountains in that part of the
country, and is looked upon as friend and
comrade by many of the moonshiners.
Too Much Brass Band.
He said to your reporter tonight: 1T is
time that the revenue officers we're learning
that this isn't the season OF the year to hunt
moonshiners and murderers with a brass
band. Bill Pritts and General Siegal Miller
have never been three miles from the place
of the murder since it was committed.
They went straight to Abe Pletcher's house
and spent the night with Fletcher. They
spent Friday night with him at his shanty
and they would have spent Saturday night
there, too had not big brass band company
from Somerset and lockwood gone down
there and made noise enough to let dead
men know they were coming. am satisfied
they Will be @ a. the shan1y son1Ghs T. OF at the
bag them within 20 hours I'll be badly
fooled man."