The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-24
THE SUSPECTS COMMITTED.
DempSter, Mcdonald and Mccartney Held
for the Car Robbery.
THE THREE PLEADED NOT GUILTY
All the Men Have Very Unenviable Records
Dempster Attempts to Escape at Potts
Vile But Policeman Kreiger's Revol-
yer Caused Change of Mind

William Dempster, Barney Mccartney and
Hugh Mcdonald, the three men arrested
yesterday by G. & 1. Policemen George Geiger
and Peter Krieger and Constable Taliesin
Phillips on suspicion of having broken open
and robbed the freight car near the Lehigh
| Valley depot, were given hearing before
Justice Lawlor and committed to tho Potts
vile Jail in default of $500 bail each.
| In its present status the case does not
appear to be very strong one against the
| prisoners, but the police are confident that
they will have ample evidence when the
| trial in court comes up All the prisoners
pleaded not guilty. Mccartney only opened
his mouth to make the plea No amount Of
pumping" could get him to say anything i'm
addition. The police say he is one of the
shrewdest crooks in the region. He com
pleted a sentence in the Pottsvile Jail about
three months ago for horse stealing and has a
record for car breaking. lie served one term
for robbing the Lehigh Valley depot at
Mahanoy City.
Mcdonald looks as deplomble as Mccartney,
but his countenance is not quite as viciousa and
appears more frank. He talks more and
sometimes says too much. His insinuations
became so insulting that the Justice ordered
his removal from the Office. Mcdonald is a
native Of Robinson's patch, near Mahanoy
City, and the police say his record is a bad
one, He has served time for breaking into
cars.
Dempster, who resides in town, is a rather
good looking young fellow and was very
neatly and comfortably dressed. His general
appearance was much in contrast with that
of the others. lie admitted that he drank
beer, or rather rushed the growler' with %
crowd Of buns in tine lumber yard near where
the ear that was robbed stood, but denied
that he had any hand in the robbery, or
knew anything of it. Harry Davidson one
of the witnesses testified that he resides near
the scene of the robbery and was awakened
by the noise made in breaking the seals ON
the car doors and he heard Dempsters voice
while the work was in progress. He says he
is well acquainted with Dempster's voice.
Mrs. Hawey and Mrs Townsend. residents
of the neighborhood. testified that they heard
the noise when the car was broken open.
One Of the witnesses saw men carry box up
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dark for her to see who the men were. The
other witness did not see anybody, because
she did not leave her bed Policeman
/ Kreiger and Thomas Connors testified to the
discovery Connors also said that Davidson
told him he saw Dempster at the car during
the robbery. Davidson said Connors was
mistaken he only heard Dempster's voice
| The hundred pounds of tobacco stolen from
! the car was consigned to Musser Il Beddall
the East Centre street grocers. Sixteen
| pounds of the tobacco is still missing.
| While on his way to the Pottsville Jail
/ Dempster attempted to escape from the
officers. Kreiger instantly drew his revolver
and as he levied it, exclaimed, stop
wont tell you again" Dempster had run
about twenty yards and turned his head
Seeing the revolver aimed he stopped. When
he returned to the officer he was trembling
with fear and walked to the Jail without
giving any further trouble.