The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-08-30
Death in the Storm.
S. J. McKensie Killed on the
Railroad.

train at Garrett station. The unfortunate
victim was walking on the b. & O. r
r. track and was carrying an
umbrella to shield him from the
heavy rain that was falling Al the time. The
umbrella obscured bis sight and The train
came upon him before he was aware Of its
presence His left arm was broken in two
places and his head was ground to jelly.
He was dead when be was picked up by the
trainmen. The deceased was one Of the
most prominent farmers in his section ofthe
county and was known throughout the
county as a man Of sterling integrity.
skin Game" On the Way Home
From a Pic Mic.
It's Just about as difficult to keep knaves
ont Of vast crowd Of people, such as at
tended the Lutheran pic nic at lockwood
last Thursday as it is for rich man TO enter
the gates Of heavez. Several skin games"
were quietly worked in the neigh5orhood Of
the pic mic grounds. but the boldest attempt
10 rob that ever came under the eye Of the
reporter occurred on the excursion train
shortly after it Ieft lockwood on the return
trip to Johnsiown. Three neatly dressed
young men entered the rear car in which
twenty-five or more young ladies and gen
tlemen were seated. one of the young men
dropped into a seat directly opposite and
facing one on which two country boys were
sitting, while one Of his confederates took
seat on the opposite side OF the aisle and the
third walked to the rear OF the car. As soon
as all had taken their positions the frst
mentioned drew 8 small piece Of board from
under his coat aud placing it on his lap pro
siucsd three shells and tiny rubber ball.
lie manipulated the shells two or three.
rines after the fashion Of the three-eard
monte adept and then inquired if any per
son wished TO bet five dollars that he could
tell under which shell the bail was hidden.
His confederate promptly produced wad Of
bills and picking out ; bill made a bet.
Of course he won. The adept then urged
the boys opposite him 70 try their luck,
when one OF them said ne did not have any
money 10 lose in that way. The adept urged
them repeatedly TO try their luck and was
assisted by his confederates, who bet and
won several times. About this time several
gentlemen who had evidently seen the
shell game before walked up to where the
adept was sitting. prepared to place him IN
der arrest in case he succeeded in fleeing the
country lads. The adept seemed TO realize
that he was in danger and hurriedly con
eealed his layout and left the car followed
BY his oonfederales and by one ofthe parties
who had caught on 10 his skin game
Sheriff Good was on the train and he was
notified Of the presence Of the trio of bunco-
ers. The Sheriff offered to place them under
arrest in case an information would be
lodged against them by any Of the parties
who had witnessed their performance. The
Sheriff kept the trio under surveillance until
the train reached the station at this place.
when all Of them leaped from the platform
ofthe foremost coach, on the opposite side
Of the train from the station, aud ran 10 the
rear car where they climbed onto the plat
form Of the car after the train was in mo-
ton. The presence Of the three rascals on
the train had become generally known be-
fore the train reached Somerset and it Is not
probable that they attempted 10 work the
passengers between here and Johnstown
that evening. The rascals are said TO i've
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