The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-01-26

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y most brutal murder was committed in
| Green township. Indiana county, on Thurs
| day Of last week. by which John Cunning
| ham. well-known and well-to-do citizen
| Of that township. lost his life al the hands
| of his sor-!n law, Jacob Bookamire.
Cunningham was about % years of age
| and his daughter was the wife of Booka-
| mire. who about d year ago resided al Has
| ungs. in this county. Boollamire and his
| wife did not get along well together and
| the wife left, going to Barnes boro, where
she secured a place as domestic. About
TWO weeks ago Bookamre visited Cum
nIngham for the purpose OF having him
arrange for settlement of their difficult
| ties. ard the TWO visited Mrs. Bookamire
at Baruesboro. y here their troubles were
| arranged and Mrs. BOokamire agreed 10
return in the course of "A week or two.
| BOukamiTc accompanied Cunningham
| home and ON Thursday of last week the
| TWO men started out for a hunting "trip,
| each carrying a shot gun and taking with
| them two dogs About the middle of the
afternoon one of the dogs returned wound
ed with pistol shot. This alarmed the
family and when night came without eth
| er of the hunters returning their alarm in
creased and the family and some neighbors
started out TO look Tor them without sue
cess. The search was continued all day
| on Friday and up until Saturday forenoon,
! when John Huston and Mr.. Nichol found
the body of Cunningham on the farm of
Jonathan Buterbaugh, not over half
mile from the home of the deceased There
were evidences Of a struggle, both guns be-
ing found broken and lying near the body.
Cunningham skull was crushed in by
blow on the back OF the head and wounds
were found on the top of the head above
the right ear. dSove the right eye and two
cuts on the neck.
Cuuuingham'S poclletbook was missing
and was found empty some distance from
ihe body 1t was known that he had be-
tween 500 and 500 on his person when he
started out. having had his pension cashed
a few days before. Near the pOckcthooll
was found a piece of paper On which the
imprint of Il twenty y-dollar gold piece was
plainly to be seen and il i supposed that
Cunningham had several of them wrapped
up ia the paper.
Bookamire always wore a heavy nous
tache until the evening previous 10 the
murder, when he shaved it of. He is de-
scribed as follows: feet inches high,
a5.ycars old, dark and sallow complexion.
weighs 40 pounds, black hair somewhat
wavy. high forehead. no whiSkerS or nous
tachc, deep dimple in chin, scar on right
side of lower iaw-the bite of man in a
light, scar TWO inches long Oh back of left
hand. Iittic finger stitT and the one next TO
il partly stif.
II is said that Bookamire was seen in the
ucighborhOod Of Burnside, not fifteen miles
from the scene of the murder, on Saturday
last, carrying his arm in a sling. To
question as TO how he got his injury he re-
piled: Il was in a fight Il few days ago up
the river"
Officers are on his trail and he will
doubtless bc taken before many hours.
The whole neighborhood in which the
murder occurred is excited and dozens of
men are hunting for the murder. Many
of them assert that if he Is found the
.ourls will be saved the trouble of trying
him.