The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-02-07

leaves wife and six children.
An inquest over the body was held
Monday morning and a verdict re-
turned that death was due to bullet
from gun in the hands of an un-
known person. B. Harman, Esq,
of Orangeville, acted as coroner, and
the following we're members of the
jury: J. Fl. Bright, M. NJ. Appleman,
Chas. Patton, Geo. B. Patterson,
w. P. keller, Jonathan Lemons.
The inquest also brought out
the fact that the weapon used was
a smooth-bore rifle. 1t is expect
ed that this fact will aid IN the
finding of the guilty party. If the
murderer is apprehended, he will have
little sympathy, and justice can not
do its duty any too quick. While no
arrests have been made, he finger of
suspicion is pointing in certain direc-
tion and sensational developments are
looked for.
The funeral was held yesterday at
half past ten o'clock in the Christian
church at the lower end of Rohrsburg.
The services were conducted by Rev.
S. A. Creveling of Rohrsburg, and
Rev. DR.. Gilbert of Berwick, the latter
being a relative Of Mrs. McHenry.
A very large concourse of people
gathered to witness the final scene in
this great tragedy. Many of them
were relatives, for the McHenry family
is large one; many more came
through sympathy and friendship,
while others still, as is usual in all
cases of sensational character, were
drawn by curiosity. The church was
not large enough to contain the
crowd.
Now that the victim of this bastard
ly and vlllainous deed is buried, what
is to be done about it? Such action
must be taken by the authorities as
will show to the perpetrator of this
murder. and to all of his kind, that
men cannot be called out from their
beds at midnight and shot down in
cold blood, without any danger of
punishment for the assassin.
The county commissioners have the
power to offer reward and to en-
ploy detectives under law passed in
1880, which reads as follows:
"Be ii enacted Ssc., That the county
commissioners of the several counties
of his Commonwealth may, when they
deem the time expedient, employ
detectives and offer such reward, In
addition to that offered by law, as in
their judgment the nature of the case
requires, for the detection or appre
hension of any person charged with
or perpetaating any felony, or aiding
or abettlng the same; and upon the
conviction OF such person the county
commissioners may pay such reward
out of the county treasury"
This is certainly case where such
power should be exercised, and the
sooner the better. Columbia county
cannot afford to permit murder like
this to go unavenged, second time
About twenty two years ago John Van
lew was found murdered, in the roaC
not far from his dwelling, mile ano
halt above Light Street. A coron
er's jury discovered the fact that hi
had been killed with a discharge from
a shot gun, by person unknown, ant
from that day to this nothing has eve
been done to discover the murderer
This ought not to happen again
The people OF this county cannot at
ford to have it happen. A reward
should be offered, detectives employ
ed and every branch of the machner,
of the law be put in motion, and KEEP
moving until the guilty parties arr
hunted down and made to expiat'
their crime upon the scaffold. 1t j
not for vengeance that this is written
but for the safety ani security of SO
ciety.
In an interview with Distrlc