The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
HE HELD 2O0 MEN AT BAY.
IN ESCAPED MURDERER TAKES REF
UGE IN Az ICEHOUSE.


He shot nnd Killed O.e OF Ills rursuers
md M"urded Anpthcr-Th~n the huiid-
ing Wss Fired. md Ne Shot Himself In
The Hrne-His Charred Body Found.
WHEELING. Aug. 6.-Martin Reed. who muir
dercd Alexander Chapelle at the Burgetts-
town. Ia. Fair last August, by giving him
druggod whiskey. who was condemned to
death by the Washington County Court. and
who escaped from Jail Ave weeks ago. blew his
brains out at I O'Clock this evening. after q
fight Of Ave hours. in which he kept two hun
drod mon at bay killing one and woupding an
other.
At about o'clock this afternoon Chief OF
Police Orr OF Washington. Pa, with several
policemen and citizens, surrounded Reed In
an old dwelling. now used as an icchouse. on
the odre OF the Mcdonald oil field. and not far
from Notlestuwn.
Reed was summoned to surrender. but re-
fused. and when Chief Orr attempted to entor
the building Reed shot him through tho
shoulder. The policemen opened flre on the
house. and the fight was kept up all the after
noon. the police being REINFORCED by two
or three hundred citizens. At about z
o'clock this evening Hugh Coyle Of Mcdonald
at empted to enter tho icchouse when Reed
shot him through tho head and again through
the heart. The oil men. friends of Coyle. who
and exploded II IN tho building.
The house was wrecked and tho ruins
caught fire. When the Are was out Reeds
body was found charred to crisp and with a
bulle, hole in his skull.
Reed was convicted and sentenced to be
hanged tor the murder OF the husband OF the
woman with whom he was in love. The Gov
ernor had refused to intercede in his behalf
anu tho day Tor the execution OF his sentence
SSn inV rs ani ie tie Sheriff OF Wasninrtn
county, mad made all the arrangements for the
Washington Spunty offered 5000 for T his cHar-
BIlde and samuel Williamson started out to
tna him; They searched high and low.
E hsy oSna h From tn ;bd in
traced him to Noblestown. and Tuesday morn
ing lorated him III the icehonse.
~ iireI. walked into tie icch"use. where the
fugitive had taken refuge, and before he could
81 Foss g. ore ns Wash
wa shot by heeI in tie arm
Ing was fired. and the fugitive seeing that
and his Gody was, cremated in the lire.
this SvSnins BY onsiatIs Mcbride. Hss SAID aid
ington county Jail sam Williamson and have
been on his track some wee Ks ago we located
him near Mechsu.cshu"g. in Heaver coun-
ty | snw him there and Deputy sheriff
Orr, shot at. him. but we failed to
johannesburg to a farm near Midway. where
his mother lived. He was there for some
days. and then h" came to the VI
cinity Of Nobcstown. where we finally
located him in an icohouse. After he had
killed Hugh Coyle. "A deputy, sheriff. !. with
and and hr.w hcS sYrns eehSnss
The fugitive yelled for mercy. but We
saw that he Sas doomed oma when Pc nut ut
revolver to his own head and blew his brains
out. he shot himsel' atovo The right eye. The
way we came to locate him in Notles-
town was. that he had been working at
Arthur White :. two and hall miles from Me-
chan burg. in Beaver county. and Just two
weeks ago lie had been seen Gs he was going
TO supper. He then skipred out. but was
followed and tracked to %oblestown. He had
gone to Mccormick. TO see hi mother. After
leaving her he came to Nobleatown. and had
been hiding in the icehouse for tho last three