The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-06

until the soldiers covered him with
their rifles and bade him drop his
weapoh. When placed In the guard
house he made an attempt to throw
away seven loaded shells, which he
carried secreted on his person. A guard
saw the act and recovered the shells.
The prisoner was also detected in the
act of taking from his pocket and
pinnlng on his coat lapel one of Watres'
campaign buttons, which were so gen.
erousy distributed in the late Euber-
Material canvass.
The prisoner when arraigned before
Colonel Watres was identified as Guis-
seppe Pepprillo. a resident of Grassy
Island, who has been reported several
times as general disturber and wor-
thy of being watched. Prior to the ar
rest, Colonel Watres had received in
forma ton that Popprilo was the Gus
todian of large quantity of arms and
ammunition that strikers of the Grassy
Island locality have been collecting. A
consignment of 500 cartridges, it was
reported to the colonel, was received
by Popprllo a few days ago.
Early last night, Colonel Watres sent
Major Robling, with Companies 3 and
L, to search Paprillo's house, and the
story was proven to be true. Twelve
hundred rounds of cartridges used in
shotguns were unearthed. The fact that
every man in that region seems to own
a shotgun makes this discovery signifi-
cant. Paprillo claimed he bought the
| cartridges to sell to hunters He keeps
q small store.
| Paprillo and 1ngoldsby were handed
| over to Sheriff Schadt and taken to the
county Jail.
TRIED TO WRECK ENGINE.
The attempt to wreck an engine car
rying soldiers took place on tn mar
row guage road connecting Birdseye
with Olyphant. A squad of half-a-
dozen soldiers is sent out each even
| ing to patrol the Birdseye region. Sat-
urday evening, the engine was stoned
| from ambush near Birdseye and just
| around a curve from the point where
the stones were thrown pile of large
rocks and the trunk of tree were
found on the track. The engineer, for
tunately, saw the distractions just in
time to avert an accident.
Some shots were fired in the early
part of Saturday evening as a squad
of soldiers passed through the western
end of Olyphant near Throop. In the
darkness it was impossible to find any
one about who could possibly have
done the shooting. A resident of the
neighborhood told the soldiers that the
shots were probably fired by a crowd
of small boys who have established a
miniature camp near that point, and
amuse themselves playing soldier
They have toy guns and pistols. and,
it is said. use only blank cartridges.
Saturday afternoon. Captain Huff. in
command Of Company II. at Sterrick
Creek, telephOned to camp that large
crowd of foreigners, some of them
armed. were gathered on the bank Of
the river opposite to where his COM
pany was stationed. and judging from
their actions he thought they might
be contemplating mischief. Colonel
Watres despatched a detachment of
the Sheridan troop to the scene. The
crowd dispersed at the approach of
the cavalry.
Liveryman Ross Edwards, of 1923 Ca
pouse avenue and Howard Dennis. Of
I'LL North Washington avenue. were
held up and robbed by six armed and
masked men on road in Jessup at II
o'clock Saturday night. The highway
men We're engaged in searching their
victims when frightened off by the ap-
proach of a detachment of the Sherl-
dan cavalry, which was patrolling that
locality. The robbers got only eighty
cents.
MORE STONE THROWING.
Last night, again, there was stone- |
throwing al the sentries surrounding
the camp. and despite extra guards |
COZ hnypn1 tla linps |
stone -throwers made their escape. Com |
pany I, stationed at Sterrick Greek, was |
stoned from the woods just outside it's |
post and fired Il number of shots in re-
turn, without hitting anyone.
The Thirteenth's camp was thrown |
open to visitors during a part of yester-
day afternoon, and for the first time |
ladies were permitted to cross the
lines.
The privilege was extended in the
following order posted at headquarters
Saturday:
Headquarters, Thirteenth Regiment, In
fantry.
Olyphant, Pa, Oct. 4, 1902.
Regimental Order No. ~.
lie recognition of the cheerful acQuies-
Cence Of the officers and men of the reg
imcnt to the necessary discipline of the
camp. admission will be permitted on |
Sunday, the 9TH instant between the
hours of 12.45 and 3.ii, to such friends of
the members of the regiment. both ladies
and gentlemen. as shall be identified by
them at Post l.
TO accommodate visitors arriving on the |
400 train. dress parade on Sunday will be
held at 430 p. m. instead OF o'clock as
heretofore.
BY order of
l.. A. Watres, Colonel
d, b, Athcrton. Adjutant.
Despite the rain, there were nearly a
thousand visitors at the camp, fully
half of them ladies. The rain ceased
and the sun came out at o'clock, Just
as the boys were preparing for dress
parade. This, coupled with the pres
ance of their lady friends, made them
I CHEEKY lot.
Services were again conducted yester-
lay morning in Company DIS mess tent
)y Chaplain Swift, There was large
attendance. The band accompanied the
singing of hymns and also played sew
'ral appropriate selections. Chaplain
swift delivered another timely and
thoughtful sermon.
ATTENDED MESS.
A score or more of Catholic members ,
If the regiment, in charge of Captain
Murphy and Lieutenant Bourke, at
ended the 1890 O'Clock mass a st. Pat
ick's church, Olyphant. Rev. Father
)Donnell. who celebrated the mass, had ,,
pecially invited them to come and re- ;
erved pews for them.
tn IA is, H.,