Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
John GULICK
RETURNS HOME
Up to Friday he Was in Hiding in The
Vicinity of His Home.

Gulck, the murderer, is in custody,
safe behind the bars in Sunbury jail
Weary of being hunted down like wild
beast on Saturday night amid the fail
ing rain he returned to his fathers
house, to give himself up and expiate
his inhuman crime as the law may die
tate.
Since the day of the tragedy one or
more of the near relatives have occupied
the Gulick home with the stricken faith
er. About o'clock Sunday morning a
little grandson, named Mettler Surgeon,
entered the milk house near the dwell
ing on an errand and was surprised to
hands seated by the stove, in which
fire had been kindled drying his clothes.
The man looked up and the boy recog-
nized him as his uncle, John Gulick.
'"Don't be afraid" said the murderer,
81 will 60 with you to the house."
The hunted man followed the boy and
was led into the presence of his aged
father, whose life he had attempted and
whose declining years he had robbed of
all that makes life dear.
No attempt is made to portray the
emotions of father and son. John Gull
ick extended his hand. His kind old
father had still enough of paternal love
left to take the proffered hand. Then
in language broken by emotion the son
expressed his deep regret for the terri
BILE and inexcusable deed he had COM
mitted. He described his wanderings
from the time the fatal shots were fired
and said he had no longer any wish to
escape. His intention had been not to
give himself up until Monday. But now
that his whereabouts were known, he
of course would have to 60 into custody
at once. He changed his clothes and
was given warm breakfast, after which
he was taken in charge by Milton Con-
rod, constable of Upper Augusta town
ship, who, accompanied, by H. F. Moore
and E. K. Campbell, neighbors, escort
ed the much wanted man to Sunbury,
where they arrived between and 10
o'clock.
The news of Gulick's arrest had scarce
y reached Sunbury before the prisoner,
himself appeared The excited town
which last week sent hundreds of peo
pie to the station at the mere rumor
that the murderer had been captured
and vas to be brought in on the train,
was taken unawares Sunday and there
was little or no demonstration.
Gulick seemed much relieved when
safe in jail He was inclined to talk;
even cheerful. Evidently great bur-
den had been lifted from him. He had
scarcely been incarcerated when rela-
tive called upon him, on whose advice
he abstained from all allusion to the
murder.
The story of his wanderings, however,
were already out. After committing the
murder he went across the fields to th e
barn of James Eckman, where he was in
hiding most of the time for three days
and three nights. From an elevated
field on the farm of Foster Oberdorf Fri
day morning he viewed the funeral cor
tege, with it's two hearses bearing the re-
mains of his mother and his brother, as
it passed from the Gulick home to the
burial ground at Rush Presbyterian
church. Only on one occasion was he
out of Lower Augusta township, and
that was Friday night when he entered
the Palmer House at Northumberland
and bought glass of beer. Gulick says
that he did not expect to find Landlord
Zerbe present at that hour and hence
made hasty exit as explained in the
telegram which was received by the
Chief Of Police at this city and printed
in these columns Saturday. He was in
Danville the next day, he admits,
which would lend color to the story of
John and George Halderman, Saturday
last, who claimed to have had conver-
satiou with man on Montour Ridge
who answered the description of Gul-
ick.
The Halderman brothers during the
forenoon were strolling over the mount
ain. Upon reaching the vicinity of the
old ore drift on the south side of the
ridge near the dug road" they
were surprised to see a man emerge from
the mine. The fellows dirty and hag-
gard appearance betokened the hardest
kind of usage and the two brothers at
once thought of Gulick. They manag-
ed to get into conversation with the
man but could get but little satisfaction
from him, his conduct being very sus-
picious. Upon leaving the drift the man
went in the direction of Mooresburg.
The boys returned to town Immediately
and reported the matter to Chief Mince-
moyer. The Chief had a photograph of
the murderer and as soon as the two laid
their eyes upon it they were struck with
the resemblance Some doubted the
boys, but many others who heard them
relate their story felt convinced that
they we're telling the truth.
There are few persons to be found who
are inclined to attribute Gulick's in
human crime to mental arrangement.
Those who knew him best have no such
plea TO make The warden of the Sun
bury Jail Sunday stated that he was
perfectly rational and showed no sign of
mental weakness.
Successful Event.
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