The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-02-21
THE WRONG MAN.
IOhn Yutzy, Of BrOthersvaIIey
Township, Arrested in Pitts
hurgh, Charged With Mur-
dering a Mine Superin-
iendent at Pied
mont, W. Va.

John Euizy, son of Chsuncey Yuizy,
well known farmer OF Broihersvalley town
ship, was arrested in Pittsburgh last wednes-
day afternoon, charged With murder and
highway robbery committed on Dec. 16.h,
1898, at Piedmont, West Va.
Last Tuesday evening Yuizy arrived in
RockN cod and stopped at the Merchants
Hotel" Before retiring for the night he
took several driuKs of whisk=y. The next
morning he went into the bar. and afler
calling for the drinks, tendeIed a SO bill,
which be took from roll OF bills, in pay
ment. When the bar tender suggested that
he would have to send the bill across the
street to q store in order to have it exchanged
for bills of a smaller denomination, Yutzy
said, No, well drink it up" He called
for the drinks repeatedly before leaving the
hotel shortly before the arrival Of the west
bound accommodation. Msanghile the SO
bill had been changed by the Landlords 5
wife
After Yutzy left the hotel Squire Amos
Finnegan Of Meyersdale, arrived. Some of
the gentlemen about the hotel oGioe twitted
FiInegan about his efforts 10 capture the
murderer OF Mine Superintendent Halde-
man. at Piedmont, W. Va. Finnegsn said
that be believed the murderers had been
and were still in Somerset county. In the
course of the conversation Finnegan pro-
duced printed description Of the murderer.
As soon as landlord Johns read it he re-
marked to the bar tender, that's the man
who slept in No, IS last night" The bar
tender agreed that the guest Of the mig BIT be
fore answered exactly to the printed descrip-
ton of Haldeman's murderer. lie then told
Mr.. Johns Of Yuizy's queer actions that
morning.
What followed is told by the Pittsburgh
papers of Thursday morning
Atlto'clock yesterday forenoon the Su-
perintendent OF Police received a telegram
from Irwin D,ggs, of Redwood, Pa, asking
for the arrest Of Ydizy. who would arrive
in Pittsburgh by the Baltimore & OHIO road
az p. m. As the police officers did not
know Diggs, an inquiry was sent as to the
charge against Yuizy. Peter a. Johns, for
meTly a Deputy Collector OF Iaternsl Reve.
nue., who now keeps a hotel at lockwood,
answered this telegram by another that
Yuizy was wanted for highway robbery snd
murder.
Detectives Robinson and Fitzgerald went
to the Baltimore & Ohio Depot, met the ,
O'Clock train and arrested Yatzy. They ca
SLY recognized him by the description given
in Digs first telegram
Yutzy is a farmer and miEer, about twen-
eight years Old. His looks are in his favor.
he is below medium height, compectly built.
His hair and mustache are light brown, and
his face tanned by out door work. He has
frank, bold eyes, but is not ready taiker.
He was taken to police headquarters in
City Hall. On the way be did not ask why
he was arrested He said his name was
John Yuizy. and that he had been born AID
raised on q farm, near Berlin, Somerset
county. At headquarters be vas questioned
By the Superintendent and several detectives.
When told that he had been arrested for
highway robbery and murder, ne said that
he knew nothing of such crime. As the
Pittsburgh officers did not know the details
Of the crime, they were somewhat 81 a loss
how TO 90 az the prisoner.
He was then questioned as to his move
menls. He said that be had been recently
working in coal mine at MoKham, a sub
urb Of JOhnstown. Having been thrown
out Of work there, he had returned to his
fathers home at Berlin. Then he received
word that be could get employment from
farmer named Fleming, near Murraysville,
WestmoTeland county. He had formerly
worked for Fleming, aad he said that he had
gone to Pittsburgh on his way to MurTays-
vile. He Ieli home Tuesday, spent the
night at Roekw wood, aud left there for Pitts
burgh at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning. His
presence in lockwood over night must have
been discovered by the officers there soon al
ter the train bearing Yu;zy lef,. It is pre-
sumed that be stopped over night at Johns
Eoiel.