Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-06-01

duired To Help Settle The Question.
Some days ago lively scene was
enacted at Lewistown railroad june
ton between railroad men and
owners Of property along the road at
that place To get at the
BE9NyIyG OF THE TROUBLE.
1t is necessary to go back to the
time Of freight wreck that covered
tracks and tumbled cars over
the banks and smashed the fence
along property owned by the
Burns heirs on the north side of
IL road. The railroad company did
not
REPAIR THE FENCE
and that fact induced Martin
Price, who /. farmer on the Burns
heirs farm, to notify George E.
Heinbacb, who was then foreman at
Lewistown Junction to put the fence
in q state of repair as good as when
it was broken by the wrecked cars.
Beinbach reported the case to his
superior officer-Charles Nayer-
but the matter was not attended to
till E. J. CIeve,
THE NEW SUPERVISOR,
took charge of Mayors division,
Heinbach reported the matter to Mr.
Cleve, and he promptly responded by
appearing on the ground and with
Heinbach determined that the rail
road company owned a width of &C
feet and the slope on either side of
the tracks When that distance was
measured it was discovered the rail-
road company did not have that
much ground
BETWEEN FENCES.
The railroad men on the ground
thought they were entitled to that
many feet between fences and Helm
bach was ordered to place the fences
on the new line indicated, and under
instruction from the latter officer q
number Of men we're put to work on
the fence On the Buns property, but
they had hardly got started till farm
er Price put in an appearance aud
ordered them to stop work declaring
them to be putting the fence on the
Burns farm. Heinbach was sent for
and to him Price delivered an earnest
protest with q threat OF legal prose
cution. The foreman Withdrew his
men and reported to supervisor
Cleve
s'PUT or MORE MEN,
said Cleve, take your force and I'll
send John A Kauffman's force from
Patterson to help you and IN that
way the work can be hurried up and
finished" The men Arrived upon the
scene and actively began work.
Price had his protest in, but again
appeared and and protested but the
work was hurried along, and the
men contemplated the removal of
the fence on the south side Of the
road, but previous to that time Mr..
W. S. Mckee had said nothing
but now that the mon approached
his fence he thought it time
to act and fastened to Lewistown
ard employed j. A. Mckee,
LAWYER,
to come and emphasize his pro
test, Mckee loomed up in fine shape
and played his part in dramatic
style For a moment or two he
looked on, then mounted cinder
pile and entered vigorous protest
against the placing of the fence on
the line on which they were at work.
He dwelt upon the sacred right of
private property, and upon the gras-
ping work of the railroad company,
the company must be taught to re
spect the rights of private citizens.
He would teach the company. They
must quit work on that line He
would shoot if they did not quit. He
would shoot a leg off.
Foreman Heinbach had passed
through all The great battles OF
the rebellion with the army
of the Potomac and he could
understand how legs Of men
could be knocked off with fire arms
but as the lawyer exhibited no weap
ons of any kind, and confined bis
demonstration to strong language he
did not feel scared and he venturec
to inquire if all that was the purpose
yes sir it is if you don't quit worl
and go away" was the fiery declama
ton.
well, said the Foreman, 81 don
want to lose a leg and my men dom
wont to lose a leg, but l would hk'
TO know whether you have a lega
injunction to restrain this work,
that We have been ordered to do
Yes SIR said the lawyer 81 am or
dering you personally TO quit worl
and you must do it." Heinbach with
drew his little army of occupation an'
repairs and reported the progress c
the battle to Glove. Superintendent
Cleve appeared upon the ground al
ter Heinbach had with drawn ant
found the fence on the Mckee pro
perty unchanged. He returned t
Patterson and the next morning sen
John A. Kaufman and his force t.
set the Mckee fence back. But III tn
w. 5. Mckee house that stands clos
by the road there was doubt and III
certainly and when Kaufman an
his train loaded with men arrive
Mckee spoke TO his wife and nice
and these
TWO BRAVE WOMEN.
mounted guard and with an oi
time honored revolutionary blundel
bus, determined to show the I'll
arms side of the argument that Law