The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-13
A FUGITIVE
FROM JUSTICE.
Thomas Cornell Lodged in Jail--Al-
legged TO Have Committed AHr-
der In West Virginia
A TELL-TALE LETTER.


What Is believed to l. an important ar
rsss was made nsar Beriin. Friday. when
Thomas Cornell. charged wish being = fiigi-
tive from justice, Wlis taken into custody and
brought here 10 Jail. CoFnelrs arrest was
caused BY detective from We; Va, who has
been on his track sor the past two OF three
months and y no finally located him working
rs farm hand for Ephraim Walker, in
Brothersvalley township. Just about the
tine the officer was ready 10 swOop down on
his man he got a "iipr as TO the whereabouts
CT CorneiFs son, Willism-who is also fl-
giiive-snd he therefore delegated the Berlin
constable, Arthur Poorbaugh and John C.
Eng'e to capture him. Cornell submitted
quietly TO arrest and was brought here and
lodged in jail the same evening.
At firss the prisoner pleaded ignorance As
tothe cause Of his arrest and claimed that he
was q victim Of mistaken identity. Whens a
letter addressed to him was received II the
jail Monday morning he weakened and sd-
mitted that perhaps he was wanted BY the
West Va authorities The letter referred %
was postmarkei Bayard. West Va. and Vas
addressed 70 my dear husband, and signed
Susan Corneil7 Nj. Cornell began her.
letter By insniring tenderiy after her hus-
band health, but from the tone Of the CON-
municaiion she seemed 70 be very anxious 70
learn his whereabouts She told him that
Charley their sem had been sent % the pen
itentiary for two years and that she believed
the officers were tired looking for him her
husband TheIefer concluded BY assuring
Cornell Of the writer's fziihfulness and afsec-
ton and begging him 20 return 70 her, but
discrcetly added that II he did return 70
Bsyard he should time bis visit 50 as to GET
there after night.
The detective who caused the arrest says
that Cornell i wanted f0r the murder Of pay
master p Z. Ha'dsrmzn, OF the Franklin
Coal Company, at Piedmont, who was mur-
dered and rubbed Of 5000 al an early hour
on the morning Of De- l5, ls95. On the
day IN ques.i Haiderman a'ightel from
train at the Cumberland < Pennsylvania de-
pot in Piedmont and started 70 walk toward
the mine he had only proceeded a short
dis. .anoe when he was dealt blow On the
head that crushed bis skau. Two hour
afterwards he was found lying unconscious
by the road His coat was torn open and the
money which he had carried IL his inside
pocket was gone. Ha'derman died tie same
morning without ressining eonsciouSness-
4 reward Of 500 was offered by the coal
company for thear Of the murderer and
a sini ar am7unt WAS o1ferel BY the auth0ri-
ties CT Mineral county.
The prisoner Is about fifiy years Of age
and maintains s stolid indifference when
questioned in regard TO his arrest he has
: discharge showing ihst he served as pri-
Ya.e in the union army. Twelve years ago
he worked for farmer John Lsntz, in Elk
Lick township. Mr.. Leniz says that be a.
ways claimed 10 be an unmarried man. The
prisoner admitted after the receipt Of the let
ter from his wife that he was married AID
had several children, and said he presumed
be was wanted for robbery. West Virginia
officers will take Cornell 10 Piedmont ss
soon as extradiiion papers can De secured