The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-04-13

gle located aud was only waiting Tor price
to be set on his head before capturing him
Il is believed too that Miller knew be
could not escape Fishers vigilence and for
that reason he voluntarily surrendered
PLErcHEK AND CARRY N JAIL
Monday night detective Fisher. Pred D1-
pont amp Squire Gildnsr left lockwood for
the moOnshine district, determined to bring
IN Miller and Pritfs dead or alive. AAsr
vain search of all the houses and barns in
/ the neighbo.hood Of Miller and Priits's
homes they concluded 20 arrest Abe
Fletcher and Jake Garry as accessories
after the fac; to the murder Of Hochsteller,
and bring them here to jail. Fletcher and
Garry it viii be remembered spent the night
following the murder with Miller and Pitts
and il vas believed that they would oontin-
ue to harbor the murderers They were
brought here Wednesday evening.
Pietcher and Garry are typical moonshin-
ers, both wear long bair and scraggy boards
When they were taken into the jail the first
person 10 meet them was Bob Miller.
Hello, Abe cried young Miller.
dtilO, Dops answered ADe
The same salutation was exchanged with
Garry. and then the three men walked TO the
end ofthe corridor and entered into an ear
nest conversation. They talked in low
tones, but Garry was heard to remark, well
Bob, guess they'll have Us sll in here be-
fore long BOb's reply was made in SO low
tone that it could not be heard by any one
save Garry.
Both Fletcher and Garry refused TO bein-
terviewed, but gave It as their opinion that
General seigle and Pritts would never be
taken.
When asked ifthey thought the General
would show fight they said they really
didn't know.
TIE GENERAL WRITING HISTORY.
Miller was ciose;ed With one ofhis lawyers
ali day Saturday. They occupied cell in
the hospital ward in The county jaiI. Ex-
Judge Baer, who has taken charge Of the
Generals case, instructed one ofhis assist
ants to write out full history OF MilleF's
life from his boyhoOd days down 10 the
present. This is being done in order to
enable the lawyers: to sift. .Ou; the good they
may be able to ind in Niller's notable career
and prepare concise statements OF the Koch
steiler murder from the moonshins stand
point. II IS safe TO say that few. il any,
blood and thunder novels would prove more
entertaining than history Of Milier's life
told in his own language. There IS 10 prob
ability that the history viii be given TO the
public until after jury has determined
whether or not Miller shall die with rope
around his neck. Miller appears TO be saf-
fering under hallucinalion that govern
ment detectives are still huning for him, and
it is difficult to persuade him to talk upon
any other subject.
FATHER AND SON MEET.
The fact that he is to be tried for murder
ing Hochstetler seems never TO have entered
Millsr's mind for minute, and his only fear
Is that the internal Revenue officers viii get
hold Of him. Friday evening Sheriff Good
conducted Bob Miller to his fathers &C i.
The meeting between the General and his
soa was Of the most pathetic character. As
soon As Bob entered the cell both men be
gan to cry, and il was fully fifteen minutes
before either of them spoke a word. Their
sobs could be heard throughout the prison,
and as II touched by the old mans emotion,
the other inmates Of the jail remained silent
Finally the General controlled his agita-
ton, and said: Bob, we must gel you out of
here you have committed no crime and
you must 30 home to your family" Poor
old dad poor old daddy was al Bob could
exclaim between sobs, while tears tricklsd
down bis cheeks. The interview between
father and son lasted fully an hour, bat in
that time no reference was made TO the mur-
der Of Hochsteiler or as to who would take
charge of MilIsr's Illicit still during his En-
forced absence.
AZ INTERVIEW WITH THE GENERALS WIFE
William c. Miller's wife was interviewed
by reporter before tks General surrendered.
She painted the murdered man as black as
any one has yet described her husband.
Following is her story:
Z" / DO not wish to shield my husband, and
hope he viii be csptured. They will not
hang him because be is crazy. The threats
Of old a. YOney" Hochstetler made him so
For weeks he has hardly dared TO 20 of Of
his place alone lest be should meet Hoeh-
stetler lying in wait TO kill him. Hoch-
steller was a dreadful man. Years ego he
and my husband were great friends. HOch-
steiler taught William to make whisky, and
they carried on the business together. Some
years ago new doctor named Hunter NOV
ed into the country and old Y onsy thought
he was Government spy. Heproposed TO
my husband that they two should ambush,
capture and kill him. William was not
then nearly 50 bad as / admit he afsrward
became, and he vas horriisd. Old Yoney
got very angry at his refusal, bat still their
friendship did not close altogether until be
proposed that William should help him
forge and pass note on Powell Miller, one
Of my husbands relatives. William got an
cry st him then, and would have nothing
to do with him afterwards. Their quarrel
had been growing more bitter year by year
sud month by month. Old HoehststleT
made continual threats TO kill William and
TO burn up his house With his family in it.
1t preyed upon my husband so that he lost
his mind. Hs was always good TO Us be
fore, but Of late he has often been so violent
that none Of Us could stay i 4 the house. IL
was his insanity that caused him 20 drive
Alfred sway from home He wouIi live
away nights, and lay awake nights and
groan with fear Of old man Hoehs,etler
coming upon US and firing the house. One
day, few months before the revenue raid,
William sold some cattle and went with
the buyer to take them to Somerset. He
had 10 come through Trent late at night,
and old Hochsteiler, who was there, heard
about it, and taking cut through the woods
intercepted and fred al him from behind
tree. His horse SHE'D at something as the
sho, was fired, and the jump saved my hus-
bands life. By the fash Of the gun he
plainly saw Hcchs;etier's face"
VINO HocHsTETLER Was.
Jonathan Hoehstetler, the murdered man,
came from the southern part of Washington
county, and located in the mountain back Of
Trent about 80 years ago. Ever since that
time be has been engagedin manufacturing
"moonshine'' whiskey. He taught the
nountainers Of that section the art and was
unauestionably the leader of the moon
shine band for many years. He was a
great. rough specimen of humanity, always
ready for fight with his neighbors and now
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