The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

COuuty uuOi dCCOI uluS W llln - HOVi
he was passing the farm of John
Wilson. a fine horse was graz
ing on the hillside, and the i'm
pulse to steal again mastered him.
That night the fine horse was
missing, as was the old man.
Constable Muflly, of Belle town
ship, followed the trail, and
| Wednesday evening Zimmerman
and the horse were ovcrtalen at
Ohiopyle. The prisoner was tax
en- to the Uniontown Jail, and to-
day was brought here.
Zimmerman wants it known
that he never stole anything save
horses, and that he mover filched
an animal from Il widow.
Many of the readers of the Re
publican will recall an incident in
which Peter Zimmerman was the
principal actor that happened in
this section some twenty years
ago. When the present Chief of
Police, b. NJ. Barndollar, was
serving as Constable, he received
a telegram one day stating that a
valuable horse had been stolen at
Greencastle, Franklin county,
and that the thief was traYeling
i'm the direction of Everett Mr.
Barndollar got on his track and
followed the trail to Clearfeld
county, where he recovered the
stolen animal but failed to cap
turc the thief. A short time af-
terward constable Barudollar
was driving into Everett one dark
night. when he was hailed by q
man who inquired the best route
to Chambersburg. While in con-
verSation with the stranger, q
gentleman carrying lantern APP
preached the buggy and Consta-
Barndollar got Il glimpse of the
man he was talking too. He in
Stantly recognized him as the
horse thief described in Il circu
lar he had received from Green
castle couple of weeks before
who had stolen the horse he had
recovered at Clearfeld. Being
late at night and in order to get
a better look at the man the Off
Ger invited him to remain in town
over night at hotel, promising
to drive him to his destination the
following day. TO this offer, how
ever, tho man objected and start
cd to walk away from the buggy.
AS he did so Constable Barndol-
lar jumped from the buggy and
started after him. Evidently
fearing that he had been recog-
nized the man started to run
away, when the officer fired two
shots from his revolver and cow
ed the fugitive. He then placed
him under arrest and kept him
in Everett that night. The fol
lowing day he took him to Har-
risonyille, Fulton county, for
Identification, the horse thief hay
ing stopped there on his way
from Greencastle with the stolen
horse. After fully identifying
the man the officer started ON his
return to Everett, having secure
ly handcuffed the thief to the
f.stays of the buggy to prevent his
escape. When they arrived at
the McIlvaine Hotel ON top Of
Rays Hill mountain the man
pleaded to have the handouts
loosened from the buggy. AS his
hands and wrists We're badly
swollen the officer complied with
his request. just after crossing
the top of the mountain the Con
stable noticed that Zimmerman
had dropped a letter. He stop
ped his horse and got out of the
buggy to get it. When he at
tempted to get in the buggy the
man pushed him away and jump
cd out at the opposite side and
made for the woods, The Con
stable fired a shot at the retreat
ing prisoner, which scared the
horse and it started off. While
securing the animal the prisoner
made good his escape. A search
ing party was organized but the
horse thief could not be found.
The same night valuable horse