The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-14

who is fifteen years Of age, follows
"On the evening Of last Thursday
we all retired at the usual time to our
rooms and went to sleep. The MUIR
derer, Albert Bomberger, who had
been working for us, also retired.
Early on F.iday morning we were
awaked by gun shot and my mother
who was pealing potatoes in the
kitchen ran to the front Of the house
where my father was sleeping. She
met Bomberger there with a smoking
double -barreled gun in hand and going
on further the horrible sight of her
husband lying in bed dead, with many
gun shot wounds in his face, met her
gaze. She was Immediately seized by
the cold. blooded villain and shot
through the head in the same manner
as her husband had been killed a few
moments before. The poor woman
pleaded for mercy. but the heart of
the rufiian could not be touched, and
she was soon sent to join her husband.
"l'he firing of the shots and the
cries for mercy aroused the whole
household, and the children ran crying
down the stairs. They were met by
Bomberger and driven back again.
"My oldest sister in her fright
crawled under the bed in her room,
but subsequently jumped out the Sec
ond story window and ran to the field
for the purpose of catching the pony
and going to the town of Cando,
about two miles distant, to give the
alarm My sister had often ridden
the pony before without Bride, but
this time, probably through her excite
ment, she ran after the bride. This
delay cost her her life, as she was
caught by the heartless man who had
chased her from the house. She said
to him, "Where is my father 7" and he
replied with smile Gone to the hap
py land She asked about her mother
and received the same reply. Frantic
with grief and terror she demanded to
see her parents. Bomberger then led
her to the house where she was shown
the heart-rending sight of her dead
parents with gun shot wounds in their
heads from which the warm blood was
streaming. AS the murderer showed
the body of the mother to her frenzied
daughter, he said, There she is lying
like dead cat.
"After the girl had seen the lifeless
bodies of her parents Bomberger took
hold of her and used his murderous
weapon again and shot her through
the head.
SHE FELL LIFELESS TO THE FLOOR
and by this time she was surrounded
by all the children. The villain then
went to work with the coolness Of a
butcher and soon dispatched three
more of the children. He shot them
all, but two of the shots did not take
immediate effect. He then went at
them and cut their throats.
"After he had finished in the front
part Of the house he went in search of
me. l was in the kitchen at the time.
], screaming and yelling at the top Of
my voice, asked him where my broth.
ers and sisters were. There they are,
lying just like stuck pigs he replied.
He came for me, and I begged him
not to kill me.
"He seemed to relent, but drew
his gun and compelled me at the point
Of the barrel to prepare breakfast
for him. This l did, although it was
nearly impossible, for / was constant
ly thinking Of the narrowing sight in
the front part Of the house. After he
had eaten the breakfast he led me out
to the stable and tied me hand and
foot with two ropes. Then he struck me
In the face with his hands and beat
me with ropes, causing me intense
pain. After he had finished with me
he pulled out his watch and said, 1T
Just took me twenty minutes to do
this job He then mounted the pony
and rode away.
"Soon after this my Oldest oro ther
Aaron, who escaped, and who was
only five years old, came out of the
house and contrived to loosen the
ropes which bound me fast. After l
was free | mounted horse and rode
to Cando, about two miles away, and
went straight to the store Of Samuel
Brightbill, who was cousin of Bonn
berger
81 was only about hall dressed, and
l told him as we'll as | could of the
terrible deed He at once, with ten others
Of the townpeople, started in pursuit of
the murderer. /, with some others
from the town, went back to the house.
''The men who started after Bonn
berger were we'll mounted and well
armed, and they rode all day and all
night Finally on Saturday they came