The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-11
HUNTERS
IN TROUBLE
Serious Charges Made Against Six
Girardvllle Young Men.
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THEM
Charged With Causing a collision in Which
Several Girls Were Thrown From
Wagon, Injured and Their
Clothes Ruined lone of
the Offenders Shot.

Complaint was lodged before Justice Shoe
maker this afternoon for the arrest of six
young men of Girardville, who are charged
with riotOus conduct and causing damage to
party of young folks of town who sought
recreation in the Catawissa Valley on We'd
nesday last. A shooting figured in the affair,
but the result was not serious. The names of
three of the accused are C0ckill Jones and
Mattress The latter is driver for Nathan
Williams, a merchant of Girardvlle. Three
of the young men were in town last night,
trying to effect settlement of the affair, but
could not agree upon terms and all the ac-
cused will he arraigned for hearing before
Justice Shoemaker tonight,
According to the story as stated by one of
the complainants, Misses Ida Carrie and
Louise Williams, of West Lloyd street and
Agnes Tobin, accompanied by William
! Williams, brother of the first three named
girls, went to the valley for pleasure. They
made the trip in a wagon. When driving
homeward, and near Slitcher's hotel they
observed IA crowd of yOuAg men in a wagon
ahead The latter were returning from a
hunting trip and behaved in such manner
that the Williams party decided to stop at
Slitcher's and give the other party chance
to get good lead. The latter were display
ing demijohn. shouting, singing, and
flourishing guns and revOlvers.
The Williams party halted until ten
minutes after the Girardville party had
turned the bend in the road, and then re-
sumed their journey. To the surprise of
the Williams, upon rounding the turn, they
observed their tormentors buta short distance
ahead. 1t was decided to try and pass them
and then drive rapidly ahead When the
Williams party got near and was about t.
pass, Mattress, the Girardville driver, backed
his team and the Williams wagon was toppleC
over into the ditch. All the girls in tn,
wagon were thrown out. Each received
severe bruises about the face, head and body
and the clothing of all were ruined. Th,
wagon was wrecked.
AS the wagon upset Jones, one of the Cir
ardville party, hastened to give asst. lance
While he was thus engaged shot gun wa
discharged by one of the men in the othe
f wagon and fifteen No. shot entered Jones
shoulder. The latter fell but it was foun,
| he was not dangerously injured DAME
, Neiswenter proprietor Of hotel near TIN
scene, hurried to the place and assisted il
. righting the Williams wagon, but it had beer
r so badly wrecked that it could not be uset
t and all the girls were obliged to walk home
Jones was removed to Neswenter's hote
and soon after reioined his companions Oh
the homeward journey.
The wagon damaged in the affair wa
owned by Thomas Williams the huckstcr o
o West Lloyd street, and brother of four o
the suffering party. The Girardvlle youn.
men wanted to settle last night by paying 70
repairs to the wagon, but the Williams wan
7 a hundred dollars damages for personal in
jures, clothing ruined and the inconvenience
p caused by the enforced walk home.