The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-08-26
FELONlOUS ASSAULT.
Samuel VI. Clevenger Beaten in His Home
at NeedmOre, Monday Night and
House Robbed.
DESpERAD0ES NOW IN COUNTY JAIL

years, respectively, gained en-
trance into the house of Samuel
NJ. Ulevenger, an aged citizen,
near Needpore, this county on
Monday night, and after brutally
beating the old gentleman over
the head with the but OF revol.
YER, they ransacked the house,
appropriatlng what money they
could tiLd together, with articles
of clothing and such other things
as they wished, tied their victim
hand and foot, and took their de.
parture, leaving him, as they
supposed-dead.
Samuel M. Clevenger, aged
about seventy years, well known
Prohibltionist and brother of our
townsman, Aaron Clevenger,
lives alone IN a small storyand a.
half house, about II by ii feet,
about three quarters of mile
north of Needmore on the road
leading to the old Palmer home.
stead where DR.. j. j. Palmer and
his mother Mrs. Maria Palmer
now rlve.
Last Sunday two young Ger.
mans passed through Thompson
and Belfast townships, stopping
at the homes oftarmers along the
way asking for something to eat.
Finding no one at home at Aaron
P. Garland s, on part of the old
Gregory farm north of Need =
more, they broke a window, en-
ter, d the house, and after ran.
sacklng it, carried away some
small articles. AT Clayton De-
shong's, the family was away
from home, and they broke into
his house, took two watches, a
pocket knife, some tooacco, and
clothing.
About noon Monday they call
ed at S. M. Clevenger's, Mr..
Cleyenger was at home, treated
the strangers kindly, and had
quite talk with them. They
said they were on their way from
Cumberland to Plttsburg, and
there was nothing in their man
ner that would indicate that they
were not entirely honorable.
Monday night, however, about 10
o'clock, after Mr.. Clevenger had
gone to bed, he heard some one
at the pump. Then voice called
to him to bring them tin cup
that they might get a drink.
Samuel got up, got tin, went to
the door, and when he opened it
to hand the tin cup out, he beheld
his monday visitors, who rushed
in upon him grabbing HIM by the
throat and demanding his money.
When he told them he had NO
money thew began to abuse him,
beating HIM IN the face, clubbing
him over the head with a revol-
YER, ard knocking him down.
They then tied him hand and foot
and proceeded to ransack the
house-looking in every nook and
corner for money. They only
succeeded in finding about a dol
lar and a half, but they took the
old mans hat, shoes, and vest
and some other things; they then
tramped his toes to see if he were
alive, and as .he did not finch
they4eft the house.
After Mr.. Clevenger was rea
sonably sure that the men hao
gone away, he began to try to ex
trlcate himself, which he accomp
lished in about an hour. lie ther
dragged himself 40 the home o
w. H. Wink, a nelghbor, called
them up, and told them of the oc
currence. The neighborhoot
was at once aroused by tele
phone, and soon searching par
ties were on the trail OF th'
trampSf DR.. Palmer came to th'
relief of Mr.. Clevenger, and fount
In addition to the decorations ant
bruises about the face and head
That bone in one of his arms wa
fractured, and that he seemed +
be suffering from some interns
injury.
About O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing, ELI M Peck, who lives IN tn
old Job Morgret property i
Y Need dmOra. heard tmo man wall,