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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
FOR STEALING BRASS.


Three Yeung Boys Before Justice sny-
der Saturday Mezning for stealing
Brass on OF II. g. o. Cars
Three youngs boys. Martin John
son. William Kearns and J. r. Alder
ton, were before Justice Snyder Sat
urday morning on the charge of steal
ing a quantity of brass off of cars
piled up iE the wreck on the B. &
o. railroad Nov. 8.
These three bows. with others, were
caught carrying away valuable pieces
of brass off of cars. After spending
sew eral days working mp the case
against them, b IL D Detective
Burnett arrested Johnson, Kearns and
Alderton, but two other hoys for
whom warrents were issued could not
be caught.
After hearing the evidence against
them, Justice Snyder IMPOSED a fine
OF 81 and costs, amounting to So. 10
each, which their parents paid.
Charged with stealing Ring.
John Washington. coiored, was be-
fore Justice SNYDER Friday after
noon on the charge of taking gold
ring from Mary Fouke. He was fined
$40 and cost, which he paid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
THE SCHOOL BOARD ACTS.
Heard by the Board in special Session
All Agreed That There Was No Cause
for Alarm aud TO Close the school
aosv Wou'a be Absurd


The City Board ot Eaucation met
in special session Thursday to consider
Il dphtheria situation and to take
some action in one WY or the other
to put at rest the alarm caused by ex-
aggerated rnmors. President Whetzel
was infae chair and Commissioners
pauldlne, Evans and Tabler We're
present.
DIR. n 5. Myres, the local health
officer, was present and he had with
him two of the city's most trusted
and experienced physicians, DR.. g
b. Hedges and DR.. n d. Baker. all
of whom concurred in the belief that
the extent of the disease In the city
had been exaggerated aud that there
was no cause for alarm
DIR. Myers gave to the board thu re-
suit of aninquirv among all OF the ply
sicians of the city as TO the number
of cases being treated by them.
The summary of the personal re-
ports of these physicians TO DIR. My
ers shows hat there are at.present IL
cases of diphtheria in Martlnsburg,
several OF the patients convalescing,
and 40 other cases not diphtheret'e.
DR.. Myers added that those figures
showed that the number Of cases was
not alarming for city of the popula-
ton of Martinsburg and that there
was no ground whatever for the great
scare that was started bv rumors.
DR. Baker stated that 1t was no use
| to lock the stable after the horse was
stolen that there was less diphtherla
here now than there was and to close
the schools would be rash act. He
stated further that there would be
every bit as much danger with the
| schools closed as with them III ses-
sion He concluded "It Is a very
serious matter to close the schools
at any time and to close them when
an epidemic is about over is absurd :.
| DIR. Hedges CONQUERED with the
statement of the other PHYSICIANS.
He said that there are not more than
half as many cases of the disease as
there were. He said that there have
been one or two cases here for several
wears and that this epidemic has not
been a severe one at all. I'll said
that the contagiousness of the disease
is greatly exaggerated. 1t cannot be
contracted by one person from another
when they are more than two feet
a part. Then, too, there have been
only few cases among the school
children.
The great majority of those who
have contracted the disease have been
children under school age. Anew have
been adults who do not attend school.
Mr.. John q. Hutzler,a citizen pres
emit at the meeting, said he did not
concur with the opinions OF the ply.
siclans, hut thought that the schools
should be closed until after Christmas
anyhow.
The teachers present said they had
taken the utmost care with the schol-
ars and when one of them showed
signs of sore throat be or she was sent
home and not allowed to return with
out a Doctors certificate.
After listening TO the opinions OF
the physicians. the board, on motion
of Commissioner Evans. unanimously
voted that there was no necessity for
closing the schools.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
WINTER TOURIST TICKETS.

Tn. season Ig0I-2 Over the baltimore a.
Ohio Railroad.
The Baltimore q Ohio Railroad has
placed on sale at all principal offices
East Of the Ohio river. Winter 4 r.
ist tickets to points in Alabama. Flor
ida, Louisiana. Mississippi. New
Mexico. North Carolina and Texas ;
also Havana. Cuba, and Nassau N,
p, at reduced rates
For additional information call on
Agent Baltimore and Ohio r. Il.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
A. sERIOUs MISTAKE.

Thomas Flynn, Martinsburger en-
ployed at the Baltimore and Ohio cut
off near Cumberland, is In a critical
condition at the Western Maryland
Hospital. Cumberland. as the result
of a serious mistake. He took large
drink from jug containing muriatic
acid, mistakIng it for whiskey.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30

The old bell which has for years
been lying in corner in the basement
of the Presbyterian church. almost
buried in dust, has Deen sold to q
Pittsburg firm for Is cents per pound.
The bell weighs about 500 pounds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
Very truly yoars,
J. III. Bowers.
FIRE AT JONES SPRING.
The Barn off. b. shipper, in the West
ern section of the County, Destroyed
by Fire.

The barn on the farm of James B.
Shipper located IN Back Greek Valley,
near Jones Spring, was totally de-
stroyed bv fire Friday evening, to-
gether with all Its contents, including
farm implements and a large amount
Of feed.
The fire started just after dark and
burned so rapidly that scarcely any of
the contents could be saved. Fortu-
natly the stock had been turned out
of the barn just before the fire.
The loss is estimated at about
$1,000. There was no insurance on the
building or It's contents. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
MONT ALTO PARK TO Be ABANDONED.
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Expects to Open 1t Next summer
as Usual.

as usual
The rumor that Mt. Alto Park
would be abandoned as an excursion
resort by The Cumberland Valley
Railroad is without foundation.
One of the officials of the company
states that the company expected to
have Mt. Alto open the coming sum-
mer as usual and that the purchase
of Mt. Alto bv the state of Pennsyl-
vania will not interfere. at least for
the present, with the supervision of
the Park and it's enjoyments as here
t,.forc by the patrons of the q. V.
r. K.
THIS will be good news to many
readers. who recall the delightful
days spent at this lovely park.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
STREAMS ARE ALL UP.

The river at Wllliamsport is up
about four feet. All other streams are
swollen as a result of the recent rains.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30


Many people un acquainted tn
the geography of the West imagine
that because the names "Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul are used
in the corporate title of the railway
owning the Short Line betw cen
Chicago and Omaha, they must 90 via
the cities Of Milwaukee and St. Paul
to reach their destination--and II II
be- Omaha or west thereof. This
is mistaken idea. On map the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ieast and west
would look like this:
Omaha Chicago.
There is nothing more simple than
that, and it is less than 500 miles be-
tween Chicago and Omaha. Two
through trains daily IN each direction
with rbe best Sleeping Car and
Dining Car Service, and all regular
travellers know and appreciate the
merits of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railways Short Line be-
tween the East and the West,
Time tables, maps and information
furnished on application to Edmnnd
Janaway, Travelling Passenger Agent,
az s. Third ST.. Philadelphia
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-30
WANTS TO TASTE THEM
A CALIFORNIA; SENDS HERE FOR
CHRisTmAs GO I'd THINGS.

The Postmaster Requested 20 FIX Up a
Box of Apples. Persimmons, Native
Mats and apple Jack-It wtn
be sent
even into sunny California IS the
fame OF the toothsome products of
Berkley county carried The f low
ing letter received by Postmaster Clo-
hna from a former resident OF the
county speaks for itsel';
Oroviglp. Cal Nov. 18th 1901
Postmaster Martinsburg W. Va -
Dear Sir:
] enclose money order for
So go. / left w. Va Fl years ago this
10th and now want some of the good
things from the old sod TO celebrate
this coming Christmas. As do not
know to whom to send this money l
will send il to you, to either make the
purchase or have someone do 1t. i
want a variety of the best eating APP
pies You can get. some shell banks
from bdck 0F6bk DT sUIu6 OiDtIs JUST
as good, some chestnuts from any old
ridge, haws and persimmons and
last but not least, half a gallon of
the best and thickest apple jack or
brandy you can procure. Please don't
omit this item. If Tim Holey is still
living he can tell yon where 1t can be
had. NV idea is to get an apple bar
rel and pack the other articles in the
center with apples around them. Ii
this amount is not enough for the
goods and your trouble send them and
| will remit the balance. Send by
freight per Sunset Route so thew VIII
not freeze. Have freight agent to
send tracer after them so there will
be no side tracking
Very truly yours,
j. III. Bowers.
1t is needless to say that this request
will be filled TO the entire satisfaction
of Mr.. Bowers and none of the items
will be left out. for our p M thinks
that any one who has such a good
recollection of our famous products
should be rewarded. Some of the old
er citizens may know the writer or of
him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

| well, you can stay here then, and
| Philbin an I'll 60" replied the man.
mo. no. no." said the Pole, in great
agitation.
Where's your nerve, man?" said
the other in disgust. you've worked
about the mines long enough to have
seen men hurt and killed before"
"Comc here, Murphy" said the one
called philbin, who had been examin-
ing the body of young McNtullen dur
lug this exchange of words between
the other two.
II do believe the young fellow Is
alive still" he continued, as Murphy
fastened to him. startled out of his
anger with the Pole by the sudden
earnestnesS of his companion. Just
put your hand under his coat and tell
me If you can't feel a little warmth"
Murphy did as directed.
"Hurrah!" he exclaimed. cor course
there is. He's only stunned. The
bullet must have glanced off. He's
bled Il lot, but if we can get help righs
away may be we can save him yet,
and / tell you he's we'll worth saving.
That's what all the men will say. and
the boss thinks so, too Now let's lift
him in the shade here out of the dust
and sun. and then I'll get back to the
mines as quick rs any one could a
foot and We'll have the doctor and a
carriage here in no time
The two tcnderly picked up the un-
conscious body Of McMullen and care
fully laid it in the shade.
"Lovisky has something the matter
at, 4. 1t,
silently watched them, but making no
attempt to help.
Murphy then proceeded with all
speed To the mines. and in a short
time returned with an ambulance and
medical assistance.
The doctor, upon examining young
McMullen. informed them their con-
lecture was correct
The bullet which hal struck him
had glanced off. 1t had stunned him
and made an ugly scalp wound, from
which he had lost good deal of blood.
But II strong constitution and an in
domtable will enabled him to be
around again in Il couple of days. in
fact before the physician who attend
ed him approved.
But M"Mullen felt that he was part
ly. at least. responsible for the death
of the paNmaster and the loss Of the
large sum of money to the company,
although all of the officials sought to
remove any such feeling from his
MIND.
An advertisement was at once pub
lishcd Offering reward of $1,000 for
the apprehension of the parties who
had committed the Crime and for the
recovery Of the $4,000 which they had
secured.
Officers and detectives were at once
OH the scene, but all of their efforts
proved of no avail. They agreed that
the criminals had so carefully covered
up their tracks that there was small
chance of capturing them, and that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
they had gotten away to some distant

they had gotten away to some distant
place with their booty.
McMullen, however. had a different
theory. although as yet he had moth
ing upon which to base 1t.
He was OF the opinion that some one
would have noticed any strangers In
the vicinity, and all the inquiries
made by the detectives had failed to
establish this fact.
Then he was himself acquainted
with all of the men at the mines and
none of those employed at the place
had gone away.
Therefore, he concluded, the Grim
inals were still at work in their old
places and were simply waiting until
attention had ceased to be directed to
the event, when they would quietly
slip away on some prctcxt and 20
where they could enjoy the proceeds
of the robbery.
Andrew had formerly worked in the
mines and won his way up to the po-
sition he held by his intelligence and
industry.
He now went back to his old occu-
patton, allowing it to be understood
that the officials were dissatisfied with
illiii D'tuuSt nt nilu IV1ltu W SuuEU
the paymaster He hoped in this way
to secure some clue to the criminals.
But for a long time his efforts were
unavailing.
one day he happened to meet Muir
ply, who had been one of the three
first on the scene of the murder, and
the conversation turned upon that
event. in the course OF which he men
toned what he called the lack OF
nerve" upon the part of the Pole Lo-
riskN. who had been with him and
Philbin at that time.
An intangible something suddenly
flashed into McMullen's mind. A Pc
cu!iar expression or look that he now
recalled to have seen on the Poles
face when he had met him. which, he
now remembered. had occurred only
once or twice since he had been back
in the mines.
Andrew said nothing, but he man
aged to meet the man Lovsky more
frequently and to observe him more
closely.
He soon became convinced that the
man was avoiding him: and this led
him to an increased vigilance which
very nearly cost him his life.
The Pole was actually one of the
two men who had committed the
crime.
He at once became suspicious of An
drew and told his partner in the crime
and who worked with him in the
mines of his suspicious. They OBJ
served Andrew closely for n few days
without allowing him to know it. And
then laid a trap for him.
Andrew observed LOvisky making
his way just after dark one evening
towards the edge of the village. He
followed him and saw him meet an
other workmen. also a Pole, and go
into an old building.
Creeping up close to this, Andrew
was enabled to overhear their conver-
sation.
1t was as he had suspected. They
had committed the crime and had hid
den the money down the mines. They
would secure it the next day and
then, in Il few days. on the pretext of
getting work somewhere else where
they had relatives, would leave the
country.
The next day Andrew followed them
into the mines, and saw them proceed
to II portion of it quite remote from
the usual place of working. He kept
the small lamp in sight until reaching
Il certain spote it suddenly disap-
reared. Pressing forward cautiously,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
The Robbery of the Paymaster.
BY "a"
Submitted in The Tribune's Short Story Contest.

As they came up to it, they saw that
| the animal was bleeding from several
wounds, and that he had evidently
been unable to proceed further on ac-
count of weakness caused by loss of
blood.
"By -" said one of the men in an
awe struck voice. ITS the paymaster's S
horse"
YES" said another, land he's done
for: and am thinking that it's worse
that has happened to the paymaster.'
Even as they spoke. the poor animal
swayed back and forth where 1t stood
and then fell blindly to the earth. The
blood gushed from the hole In its side,
and after one or two convulsvc move
ments it lay dead before them.
Without another word and with
white faces the men hurried on
through the woods over the road along
which the horse had evidently dragged
himself as a thick trail of blood
marked the way.
About hundred yards farther OH
they came upon a ghastly sight
The bodies of two men were lying
in the middle of the road quite near to
huddled together in a shapeless. life
less position. just as they had fallen
from the carriage when the fatal
shoots were fired. For 1t was evident
at once that both had been shot by
some unseen person or persons with
never a chance to fight for their lives
and the money entrusted to their care.
The men. hurrying along the road.
uttered Il hoarse cry of horror and ran
to the spOt-at least two of them did;
the third, as they remembered after
wards, held back.
"The paymaster will never pay us
again" said one of the men as he
examined the dead body of Mr.. Will
liams.
a charge of buckshot, evidently
fired from some point close ut hand.
as the wounds from the shot We're all
close together, had struck him. in the
back, making Il fearful looking wound,
and had passed through his body and
must have killed him instantly.
Poor man." said the second of the
two men. "he never knew what struck
him. Not Il breath did he take after
the murderin' hand pulled the trigger.
And young McMullen, too. as fine Il
young fellow as there was in the
country. Shot through the head" he
said, as the two bent over the body of
the young man and examined the
wound caused by Il bullet which had
struck him in the back of the head
and had apparently penetrated the
brain.
What is the matter, Lovisky?" said
one of the two to the third man who
had kept in the background.
ut make-a me sick" said the Pole
for such he was-with white face
and shaking limbs.
well, it amt Il nice sight. that's
fact said the first speaker But
some one must go back to the mines
and tell them what has happened"
Me no 60" said the Pole, hastily.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

HE PRINCIPAL event in
this narrative-the murder
~ and robbery of the pay
master of one of the large
coal mining companies of
IA Northeastern = n n y l =
vania, which occurred n
number of years ago-will,
no doubt, be remembered by the older
residents of this region, although this
is the first time that the details of the
manner in which the criminals were
hunted down and the crime fastened
upon them has been put into print.
There appeared to be absolutely no
clue which would lead to the detection
Of the perpetrators of the double
crime.
MIR. Williams. the paymaster, and
the young man, whose name was An
drew McMullen, who accompanied him
in the capacity of assistant and guard
had left the railroad at Johnson's sid
ing to drive to the Hadley mines at
Q o'clock in the morning. The distance
was about three miles and was
through a country that was entirely
uninhabited, part of it being through
the woods. Both the paymaSter and
his assistant were well-armed, each
carrying revolver of large calibre
and the best make. In addition to
this, McMullen, 1t was remembered.
as they drove up the hill from the
station, had, lying across his knees as
IL ready for instant use, repeating
rifle with which he was known to be
very expert, being able to hit a mark
the size of a silver dollar at one hun
dred yards distance with absolute GER
tainty.
However. it was not with any
thought of danger or any apprehen-
sion Of attack that he was apparently
ready for it. The two had taken the
same journey month after month in
perfect security But McMullen was a
young man who performed every duty
with the utmost care. He had been
sent with the paymaster to guard him
and the large sum of money he car
ried, and he was always as much on
the alert as if he expected the attack
which was finally made.
But when it came it was like n
stroke of lightning out of a clear sky
and all his vigilance was of no avail
The paymaster was expected at the
mines between 8 and 10 O'Clock. When
he did not arrive, the men and boys
who We're assembled to receive their
pay supposed that for some reason
the time for paying had been post
poned and many went back to work.
Others determined to wait until after
noon for their pay. Several decided
to take II day off. and started for the
station to take the train for the neigh
boring town, and it was some of these,
along about noon who made the dis
covcry that u terrible crime had been
committed.
As they nearcd the middle of a dense
woods. through which the road to the
station ran. they We're surprised to
find Il horse hit"hcd to II carriage
standing by the road side.