The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-11

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alleged confession by Louther having led to
the belief that he would restore the stolen
money The development amounted to
nothing and the trial was resumed to day,
Readers of the HERALD sill remember
that one night several weeks ago, while
Brennan was sitting with friends on the
porch in front of his saloon on West Coal
street, robbers enters1. the house from the
rear and stole about $4,000 from bureau
drawer. Brennan had received the money on
a cancelled loan a few days before. Shortly
after the robbery was committed Edward
Louthers father made a statement to Justice
| Cardin which resulted in two arrests-Louth'-
/ and William Zollner. The formers father
! found $500 seCretsd in the cellar of his bousq
and putting circumstances together that the
money was a part of the Brennan robbery
and his son was implicated in it, the money
was eurned over to Justice Cardin.
When Louther appeared in court James M.
Carlin, Esq, was appointed to defend him,
and alter consultation a plea of guilty was
made, The evidence was then submitted bv
the District Attorney and during its recital
hiring of one Thomas McManus, of Wilkes
Barre detective agency, to work up the case.
McManus testified that lie succeeded in
getting himself committed to the county
jail and shared cell with Zollner. who had
already been arrested with Louther Zellner
and the detective became quite intimate and
during one of their conversations Zollner
admitted that he helped to commit the rob-
berry. The detectives work was cut short a
short time after by prisoner named Mickey
Welsh telling Zelner to be on his guard.
that his cell mate was detective
After the examination of other witnesses
Louther was called to the stand for the de.
tense He soon created sensation in the
court room by making what appeared to be a
clean breast of everything. He said he
committed the robbery and ZolIner was in
nocent He said some of the unrecoyered
money was hidden in dirt bank at West
Shenandoah colliery, and that he was willing
to show the place to the officers. Then the
case was adjourned
The story was looked upon as q plausible
one, because few days after the robbery the
police learned that three members of the
Kline gang had been seen walking from tbe
dirt bank of the colliery and one of them
carried cirgar box. Brennan kept his
money in cigar box. 1t was supposed at
the time that the men seen had gone to the
dirt bank to divide the money.
Saturday afternoon Louther was broppbt to
town and given an opportunity to confirm his
confession. Accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
ODonnell and Chief of Police O'Hara and
followed by several hundred men, women
and children, he went to the West Shenan
doah colliery. Picks and shovels were taken
out to the dirt bank and under Loutber,s
directions men commenced to dig for the
hidden wealth, but the digging was fruitless
Louther pointed out number of nIaces
and the men dug an equal number of deem
holes, but the dirt bank failed to give up the
gold After the patience of the officers had
been sorely tried, and while the digging was
going ON fast and furious a smile was detected
ON Louther's face and the officers concluded
that they were being duped Louther was
returned to Pottsville at once and Deputv
Donnell was one Of the most provoked men
VINO ever occupied a seat on train, The trial
vas resumed at Pottsville this morning
Lonther was clipper as usual and looked
ipon the false clue he had given the officers
IS good joke. He stated before leaving
own that he was satisfied; he got an excur.
ion out Of it.
This action of LOuthers is a sample of his
characteristics and those of others in the
slime gang. They are completely devoid Of
vi moral responsibility and are most cunning
md desperate, They have figured before the
'ubic in criminal acts of almost every
lature, but their shrewdness has covered
heir tracks in almost every case, and they
ave succeeded in escaping arrest or con-
iction. Kline and others of the gang have
een missing since the Brennan robbery WAS
ommitted' Kline is SUPPOSED to have taken
most of the stolen money with him.