The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-20
TAKEN TO
p0TTSVILhE
Burns, Murphy and welsh Went to Jail
This Morning.
ANOTHER IDENTIFICATION MADE
Thomas Holden Visits the Lookup and
Identifies Welsh as One OF the Three
Men Who Beat and Robbed
Him and His wife at
Turkey Run.

1t is believed that by the arrests made in
/ town yesterday In connection with the rob
/ berry of Jonas Hummel the Ringtown far.
mer. tracer has been struck 10 the gang
| which has perpetrted several If not most,
Of the rObheries which have taken place in
this town aud vicinity for some time past
| The Hummel and Holden eases are tie most
atrocioue that have been reported in this
vicinity in some time AS they were agRra-
waited by brutal treatment OF the victims and
sevOred of the border desperate type Of
crime There is only one redeeming cir.
cumstance in favor Of the perpetrators. and
/ that is their retmiuiug from using their
drawn revolyers to shoot their victims. As
the case stands, the circumstances are such
that the parties, if convicted will be severely
dealt with 10y a court. This was indicated by
remark made by prominent official at
Pottsvile to-day, who said, "Robberies have
become so frequent in aud about Shenandoah
that residents Of Pottsville are inclined to be-
lieye that the perpetrators have almost an
open field The court has not failed 70 note
the course Of events aud believe that if the
| Hummel case is fastened on the prisoners
brought to Jail to-day punishment will he
meted to them that will have salutary eff.
feet upon others. am not speaking officially
but simply reflect sentiments l have heard
expressed concerning the condition of affairs
in Shenandoah"
THIS morning Constable Taliesin Pbilfps
and Policemen Hand and Uraitis took
Michael Burns, John Welsh and James
Murphy to the Pottsville Jail. under the
commitment made yesterday by Justice Shoe
maker in the Hummel case. Each officer
took charge of one prisoner during the
journey. No handouts were used and none
Of the prisoners attempted TO give apv
trouble. All the prisoners persist in their
declarations OF innocence, Notwithstanding
the positive identifcstions made by Hummel
and his children at the hearing yesterday
Murphy has told three different stories as to
how he became possessed of the revolver
which has been identified as the property of
Hummel
1t was the opinion of the authorities YES.
terday that the robbery which took place at
the house Of Thomas Holden at Turkey Run
last Sunday night was the work of the same
gang that robbed Hummel. The modes of
eutry and preparation of the crimes were al
most identical Following this theory the
authorities b'ought Mr. Holden to town last
night He was taken to the Lookup to see
the three prisoners. When Burns and
failed to identify them but as Welsh stepped
from his cell Holden exclaimed, with mix
ture Of humor and and anger, "Ho no! me
addy buck, you're not in your old Kentucky
home now, you - -- Hold that man.
officer; he's one Of them"
Mr.. Holden then stated that he was posi-.
tive that Welsh was one of the taree men
who beat and robbed his wife and himself at
their home last Sunday night. He added
that while the search for plunder was in
progress, Welsh was singing my old Ken.
lucky Home Mr.. Holden was not feeling
well last night and could not remain in town
long enough to enter prosecution against
Welsh, but said he would attend to the
matter in time for the next term of court
A lot of knives worth from 75c to 81 90
reduced to 80 cents for this week Only at
Swalm's I2-ls-6t