The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-01
BENJAMIN FISHER DEAD.
WayIaid on Public Highway in Thompson
Township Early Monday Morn.
ing OF Last Week.
DIeo FOLLOWING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

IL WuS lOpOi OCu lDuI l)tllhlilln
Fisher, of Thompson township,
had been waylaid along the public
had been shot, and that
he had died on Sunday evening.
At the same time DR.. w. +. Sap
pington, of Webster Mills, tele-
phoned District Attorney Frank
p. Lynch to come down and be
present at Il post mortem exami-
nation of the unfortunate young
man.
The facts rs we we're able to
gather them Monday evening were
about as follows:
Benjamin Fisher, aged about %
years, son of Banner Fisher, has
for several years had his home in
the family of Richard Holenshead,
of Thompson township. The eve
nlng of Sunday, July Dist, Benja-
min spent with lady friend in the
Little Cove, across the line in
Franklin county. He arrived at
his home at Hollenshead's at 2. 20
o'clock, Monday morning, and
went to bed. At breakfast, Mon
day morning, Mrs. Hollinshead,
who had noticed from her room
that Ben had been restless during
the after part of the night, remark
ed: "You did not sleep much last
night. did you, Benz"
"No, didn't. Some one tried
to get me as was coming home
last night"
Then he told her that on his re-
turn from the Little Cove, he had
crossed Licking Creek, and was
passing through piece of woods,
when, in the moonlight, he noticed
a man standing on the side of the
road. "The man fired two shots
at me, SAID Ben, ''but heard but
one."
"You heard but one, and you
say he shot twice at you; how
could that be-" said Mrs. Hollens-
head.
swell, ! think can prove it to
you,' and Ben got his hat, which
showed that shot fired from re-
volver, had entered about an inch
or more below the top of the hat
and passed across the seal p and
out at the other side of the hat
about q quarter of an inch from
the top, the hat showed that the as
sassin had fred the shot Just as
Ben was passing. Another hole
out of thestop of the crown of the
hat showed that a second shot had
been fired a little later, as that
hole was in the back part of the
hat. The first shot, perhaps dazed
him so that ha did not hear the
second shot.
During the week which followed,
Ben complained of pain in his
head, and OF frequent nausea.
While the shot produced but a
scarcely perceptible scalp wound,
the young man felt de!icacy about
the matter being made public, and
did not feel that anything serious
would come from it.
About four O'Clock last Sunday
evening, Ben remarked to Mrs.
HolIenshead that he felt hungry,
and started out from the house
saying something about getting an
apple.
Mrs. Hollenshead proceeded
soon after to get supper, and when
/ the family were ready to eat, Ben
was not there. AS he did not come
| IN bv the time the meal was ended,
! Mr.. Hollenshead went ont to look
for the young man. First he went
to the barn, and not seeing any
thing of Ben about, he went to
Dave Gregory's near, and not
finding him there, returned home,
just tl.en, it occurred to him that
Ben said something about getting
an apple when he left the house,
and Mr.. Holenshead went to the
orchard and there found Ben lying
with his head down the hill on hi'
face. About four feet from Ben''
feet, his hat was lying the ha
contained five eggs, two Of which
we're broken. MIR. Hollensheat
turned the body over and tried 4
rouse him, but soon found that Vii