The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-10-18

Saturday night burglars entered the gen
erai store OF Daniel Wagner, at Bnckstown,
and helped themselves to a small amount Of
cash that had been left in the till, and a
large quantity Of dry goods and groceries
from the shelves. Entrance was effected
through window The following morning,
as soon as Mr.. Wagner learned that his
store had been robbed, he summoned num-
Der of his neighbors and started in pursuit
of the thieves. The tracks Of three men
were plainly visible in the road in front OF
the store and they we're followed to a point
about one and half miles east of Bucks
town, in the direction OF StoysstOwn. where
they abruptly quit the road and led into the
woods 4 short search in the woods reveal
ed a cave among the rocks, and in the cave
a quantity Of dry goods, groceries. tobacco
and other truck stolen from country stores
was found. Mr. Wagner identified ,Ot Of
thegoods as having been stolen from his
store. All that remained had probably been
stolen from the other stores in that section
Of the county that have recently suffered
from visits of the thieves. The goods wese
all removed to Buekstown and will likely
be identified by the owners in due course Of
time It is said that Mr.. Wagner has his
suspicious as to the identity Of the thieves
who visited his store and that he has had
warrants issued for their arrest.
TaE THIEVES CONFESS.
Monday morning three young lads, none
OF them over l6 years Of age, and all Of
them cousins, confessed that they were the
guilty parties. They said that they had
been led to believe that they would obtain a
large amount Of money by riding the letters
in the post Office located in Wsgner's store,
because it was ABOUT the time when the
quarterly pension money coming to the
veterans in that section Of the county was
due. They had opened all Of the letters in
the post office, but had only obtained i've
dollars. All Of the lads are said to come
from excellent families, one Of them from
Westmoreland county and another from
Cambria county, and they were visiting al
the home of the third. Ca account Of their
family ties and because he recovered all Of
MS stolen property, it is believed that Mr.
Wagner will refuse to prosecute the crimi-
nails The boys from Weslmoreland and
Cambria counties leA FOR their homes Mon
day.
Theeave in which the stolen goods were
found has been known for years as Rob
Der Lewis Cave and is supposed 10 have
been one Of the resorts Of the celebrated
highwaymen, David Lewis, who at one time
terrorized the people Of Somerset and sd
joining counties.
Some Of the property recovered At the
cave has been identified as belonging to Eli
ward Mostoller, whose store was robbed
about ten days ago.
= DEyPERADo REPORTED NoRrALLY WOUNDED.
4 gentleman from Bucksiown says that
there is bad gang of ra5cals living in the
mountain not far from that place. They
are Just a. rough aud IS Wild IS their sur
rouudings,n he said to the reporter, and
do not believe they will submit 10 being
captured without showing fight. \ rGmor
reached Bucksiown Sunday that one of the
gang had been shot while attempting TO rob
a store at Oak Shade, Bedford county, few
evenings before. His confederstes carried
him away to their hiding place in the
mountain, but have it on pretty good su-
thOrily tha, he vas fatally woandsi II
the victim shogld die the public will never
learn Of it. as he will be buried in the
mountain by bis frieads'
The above story is corroporated BY a
prominent resident OF Stonycreek township,
who was in Somerset Monday night He
says that people in that end of the county
have been terroTized fOr the past six months
by trio ofeK-jail birds, and that they have
been guilty of most Of the Tobberies com
milted in that section. Recently the band
attempted TO rob store in Bedford county.
They were surprised while preparing 10
crack the store safe snd fred upon One Of
the robbers was sOnnded but managed 10
escape.
The wounded man is the Tepntsi leader
of the band and his fame has spread
throughout the county on account Of the
many Fobberies in which he has been con-
cerned. Only Saturday he is said to have
sent for his sister 10 come and see him If she
wished to see him alive again. From this
il is taken that be was mortally wounded.