The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-04-27
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Moonshiners Given 4 Hearing.
The hearing in the ease ofJohn a. Miller
Of Indian Head, Fayette county, for ilsgslly
distillirg whisky, was partially conducted
Before Commissioner McCandless Ia Pitts
bargh Fridsy. Owing to tie ineompetencv
Of the witnesses, the trial was aisiorrrei m
III uext THURSDAY al - eo'cloek.
There has been bat one witness, and his
testimony was 50 Irrelevant that it was not.
considered sufficient 20 convict Miller.
However. The case win Be a5j0urned until
the oiticers vii be enabled to certify in what
county the oasnse wss oommittei- The
disriliery Of Miller IS located nesr the lines
OF S0nlerset and Fayeite ard be is said to
have carried On BIS business Cor some time
Thursday the Governments viii have IDS Wit.
nesses on hand, and proper Investigation
VII be made
John Reese vas taken 70 Pittsburgh last
THURSDAY He vss given a hearing and wss
released On 81 co bail.
0n the sane day policeman Gilbert and
Detective Fisher arrested Urizh SayIor at his
home near Trent and brought him here to
jail. He IS charged with making Illicit
whisky. Its expected that Uuited States
officers win take Sayior, "Jak=r Garry and
Wesley Miller to Pittsburgh to-day. and
thai they vii be given a hearing before c.
s Commissioner MeCandless Thursdsy or
Friday None Of the prisoners expect to be
held for court a. al claim to be innocent.
rEE -'GENERAL Has HIMSELF PHOTOGRAPHED.
General S-igle's feelings have been so
outraged at the pictures that have appeared
in the various city papers and purporting to
be good Ekenesses OF him thst be decided to
siI for his photograph several days ago.
Mondays happy sunshine Vas sufficient in
ducement Tor the General 10 make an
elaborate toilet. after which he sent for pho
togrsPher Weifey. One Of the cells in the
hospital was rapiiIy converted into a gal
leFy. 4 few folds Of white muslin were
hung in position to reflect the light properly
and the canera was placed in front Of the
cell door When al. was in readiness the
General stepped ont Of an adjoining cell
His beard had been dyed an inky black, his
face vas c,canly shaFsn and every individu-
a. hair Of the luxnriant growth that ad0rns
bis shapely head bad been placed IN position
with The sane care bride would have OBJ
served On her wedding morn He wore a
fresh linen shirt and collar and tie Of the
proper cut HIS elotaes had been brushed
serupulously clean and his boots were pol
shed 70 perfection. All in al the General
presented as handsome an appearances as
any man IN the county would have done IN
der The circumstance The General IS a
good look ing man At all times but when be
is arrayed 70 have his picture taken be is
positively handsome
Photographs we're slso scared Of Bob
KILLER, Abe Fletcher and Jake Garry.
z1LLzE RECORD As soLDIER-
y have always lived in Somerset county, ("
began sGr. Miller IN response 70 question
from 2 HERALD reporter in regard 70 his sol
der record, except when I vas helping as
best I couii 10 preserve the Union- was
born il TurkeyfJot township about Is years
ago. = near as can tell Ny Gnily re
moved soon afterxanl TO Middlecreek town
ship, and lhat has been ny home ever
since. It was in 1852, when was about Is
years old, that trst enlisted N the army,
for the nine months service After this eE-
pi-ed [ again enlisted. and rsmainel at the
front until the ead Of the var
NY f7st regiment, he continued, was
the One Hundred and Seventeenth Pennsyl-
vaz.ia and the other the Oae Hundred and
Eighty eighth Pennsylvania Il was not
ny fortune 70 participate il any ofthe grea-
ter battles, bGt our regiment was far South,
being part Of the tine in North Carolina
vas never wounded, and the pension Of 81
a aonth which have drawa for siz or sew
en- years past was granted for palsy and
heart failure
1liiisr's palsy is quite noticeable, and led
some Of those unacguainted With him, Eho
saw him in j.il Just AFTER his surrender, to
suppose that he was shaking With fea-
Tdis Is emphaticaIiy not the case, as the s.
Legged moonshine King Is worrying very little
about the deed Of blood, Of which he thinks
he vii easily be cleared on the ground Of
self defense
PITTS H2s COKE WEsr-
No tidings have yet been received as to
the whereabouts Of Bill Pritts, and II Is
row generally Believed that he has escaped
70 the West No efforts are being pct forth
to lead 70 his capture and unless William
chosas 20 walk into Somerset and give
himself up 70 the sheriff It Is not likely that
he viii ever be brought 70 trial for the mur-
der of Jo1arhan C. Hochstetler
Meanwhile II Is possible. in fact almost
certain that William c. Miller VIII not be
placed OF trial fo- his life until every effort
has bee- exhausted IN attempting 70 capture
PnHs. his aocomplice IN the mGrter. and It
Is more than probable that the county viii
be uulcted for = pretty sum because the
proper exertion Is not being made 70 uphold
the lAw.
Remember you can frd my marble and
Granite works on Race Street two squares