The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-19
HELD FOR
ROBBERY.
T5ree Young Men Of Town Committed
10 Jail.
JONAS HUMMELL The ACCUSER !
He Charges That Michael Burns, James
Murphy and John Welsh Were the
Men Who Beat and Robbed Kim
at His Home.

Michael Burns. Of Glover's Hin. James
Murphyo of West Coal street. and John Welsh,
Of North Catherine street, were taken into
custody at an early hour this morning,
charged with being three of the men who
beat aud robbed Jonas Hummell at his home,
at Pattersonvile near Ringtowu, last Satur-
day nigut They were arrested at four
o'clock this morning by Constable Taliesin
Phillips, who had the warrant assisted by
Policemen Foyle Hand and Unitis The
prisoners were placed in the lookup to await
a hearing before Justice Shoemaker ibis after
noon.
AT about eleven o'clock Saturday night, as
HummCll was reading in the sitting room Of
his home, there was a rap on the door His
fourteen-year-old dau ghter admitted man
| who was rubbing his hands and giving other
indications Of suffering from the cold weather.
| Hummell asked the new conner 10 take seat
at the fire and the daughter offered chair
| Both identified the visitor as a man named
| Burns they had frequently seen at Gloger's
| Hill Burns declined the hospitality offered
and at once commenced an attack upon Hum
nell, being Joined in the assault by two men
who rushed into the house. Mr. Hummell
says two others stood guard outside. Hum.
moll's daughter stood as an eye witness. panic
stricken by fright
After Hummel had been overpowered
| Burns proceeded to make search for booty
and put his bands into the pockets of an
overcoat that hung from nail 10 the wall
Hello. butty,' he exclaimed TO his pals.
here are the things we want" and he took
"a revolver from the Oyercoat, at the same
time dischargng the weapon aud the bullet
went into the ceiling Of the room,
Hummell pleaded with the robbers not to
harm and rob an old soldier, but one Of them
retortcd that he and his pals were old
soldiers, too, having been at Plattsburg. They
secured S65 in cash, took the movements from
a clock aud left the frame, aud carried off
some silk handkerchiefs, the revolver, some
cartridges aud few minor articles.
Yesterday Constable Phillips learned that
during the day Welsh bad given to young
man of town handful of cartridges remark
ing that they would fit somebody's revolver
and be had no use for them The person who
received them turned the cartridges over to
another young man, in whose possession they
were found. These cartridges have been
Identified by Hummell
The recovery of the revolver has brought
Murphy, the third prisoner, in close conneC-
tiOn with the case. At about two o'clock
Sunday morning Policeman Hand heard cries
Of Police ~ at resort on North Chestnut
street known as the shaft" He arrived
upon the scene just in time to see Murphy
shoot out from the side entrance to the shaft,
go sprawling in the alley. As Hand assisted
Murphy TO his feet be found revolver in the
atter's hand. Murphy was released, but
Hand kept the revolver. The weapon has
been identified by Hummell, as well as by
John Wagner, the North Main street saloon.
keeper who sold it to Hummell,
Burns, Murphy and Welsh we're arraigned
before Justice Shoemaker this afternoon and
al pleaded not guilty, They claimed they
were in this town at the time Hummel says
the robbery occurred Hummel told the
story of the affair in detail aud be and
his daughter and two sons positively
identified the prisoners as the three men
who entered the house. Murphy and Welsh
wore masks. Burns bad none on. he
fought with the three men until nearly all
his clothing was torn from his body The
three beat lin and Murphy held him down
| on the floor while Burns ransacked the lower
part Of the heuse and Welsh went upstairs to
look for plunder.
Martin Fahey was present at the hearing
nd said he would swear Murphy was in his
saloon at ten o'clock Saturday night. Mrs.
Welsh, mother Of one Of the prisoners, said
she would swear her son was home at $50
O'Clock Saturday night. Humme said that
made 10 differences that he was positive the
three men were the robbers who entered his
house.
one witness sVore that last Sunday night
Welsh's brother gave a razor to young man
named May residing at Glover's hill. HUM
NELL says a razor was stolen from his house.
The same witness swore that it was not
Welsh, but Welsh's brother who gave him
tie cartridges Hummel has identified He
received the cartridges at the same time
Welshs brother gave May the razor. Justice
Shoemaker committed the accused to the
Pottsgille Jail without bail.