The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-09-09
MURDERED BY HIGHWAYMEN.
The Supposed Murderers are now in the
Jefferson County Jail

The Supposed Murderers are now in the
Jefferson County Jail.
Lewis Helman, peddler of Dubois,
was murdered on the public highway in
a strip of woods about mile south of
Brockwayville early last Wednesday
evening by two men. whom IL is claimed.
are known in the neighborhood where
the murder occurred. Helman and II.
Shakespeare were driving towards Du-
Bois when the two robbers attacked
them with revolvers. Helman was shot
In the breast and died an hour after
wards at the home of Thos. Hutchison.
Shakespeare escaped without injury.
Holman had over 5000 in cash in his
pocket. but the robbers did not secure
any OF the money. The murdcrcrs made
good their escape. The body Of Helman
was taken to Dubois, where he had
wife and four small children. On
Thursday his remains were taken TO
Punxsutawncy and buried in the Jewish
cemetery ut that place, it being the
custom To bury the dead us soon as
possible. No coffin or rough box was
used, the body being wrapped in
clothes, and no friends or relatives ex-
cept the Rabbi accompanied the re-
mains.
The commissioners Of Jefferson county
offered reward Of 10000 for the
capture of the murderers of Lewis
Helman.
William and Frank Dodson, of Spring
Creek, Elk Co., were suspected of being
the men who murdered Helman and
several officers, with a posse Of men,
surrounded the home of William Dod-
son Friday night. Towards morning
one OF the men came to the house.
raped three times and was admitted
Later the other one appeared, gave
three raps and was admitted. The off.
GERS, Deputy Sheriff McMackin, of Ridg-
way, and Constable S. r. Van Horn. of
Brockwayville, went to the door of the
Dodson house and demanded admit
tance. Mrs. Dodson denied the presence
of the men, but when informed that the
men had been seen going into the
house, she saw the game was up and
the men came out and surrendered
They were taken to Ridgway Saturday
morning and lodged in Jail. H. Shakes
peare, who was with Helman when
attacked by the highwaymen, was sent
for and he went TO Ridgway on the first
train and identified the men as the ones
who killed Helman. The men were
taken to Brockwayville on the first
train over the b., II. & p. Monday for
n hearing. They waived a hearing and
were taken to Brookville Jail Monday
afternoon. There was large crowd at
Falls Creek when the II. & C. passenger
train, which the prisoners were on, ar
rived. The two men with hand-cuffs
on we're as much of curiosity to the
crowd as If they had been wild animals
of some kind. There was quite crowd
at the A. V. station In this place when
the train arrived here.
The Dodsons are not murderous look
ing fellows, but have the appearance of
being 'tough." They do not have an
intelligent look. They are medium
sized men. William Dodson is now
under 5000 90 bail for threatening to
shoot an Elk Co. officer, and Frank
Dodson is a Jail bird; he was discharged
from the penitentiary about a month
ago. says the Ridgway Star.
A brother of the accused men accom-
panied them TO Brookville, and in a
conversation with the editor of The
STAR, he acknowledged that his broth
ers had been in the neighborhood where
the murder took place the afternoon it
occurred, but that he had eighteen or
twenty witnesses, who know his broth
ers, to prove that two strange men had
been seen following the peddlers at diff
ferent points between Mill Creek and
where the murder occurred.
There seems to be sufficient evidence
to show clearly that Helman came to
his death at the hands of William and
Frank DodsOn, however the men are
innocent In the sight of the law until
proven guilty.
School Board Meeting.