The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-03-04
FATAL sTABBING AFFRAY.
Bert Allen Dies From Wounds Inflicted
With Butcher Knife Near Fa-
gundus, Forest County.

Bert Allen, aged 80 years, teamster
at Hunters Camp, Forest county, was
killed Monday in a stsbbing affray which
occurred on the road leading from Fa-
gundus to Neilltown. The facts of the
case are quite meagre at this writing, but
1t is said Mrs. George Strain admits the
stabbing while protecting herself from
assault by the slain man.
Shortly after noon Monday Mrs. Strain
came to her home at Hunters Camp,
telling of having been attacked bv Allen,
who was riding with her and her hus-
band from Trunkeyville, A number of
men went back along the road to Trun-
keyvilie and after going about three
quarters OF a mile. found Allen. He had
struggled around in the snow and had at
last fallen over an em bankment. He was
taken to the Glenn boarding house at
Hunters Camp and DR.. George Siggus
of Tidioute was summoned. Before he
could reach there, however, the man had
died.
Allen was at Tidioute Monday morn
ing and left there on the southbound train
during the forenoon, getting off at Trun-
keyville. There he met Mr.. and Mrs.
Strain, who had been in the village as
sisting in butchering some hogs. Strain
had team and pair of bobsleds and
Allen is said to have asked for a ride TO
Hunters Camp. near where he was en-
ployed. 1t is alleged that the men drank
considerably before leaving Turnkey
vile, but when seen passing through Fa-
gundus they appeared to be in a good
humor.
The next heard of the party was when
Mrs. Strain came to the boarding house
conducted by J. L. Glenn, Jr., where she
arrived almost in a state of collapse, and
could give no coherent account of what
had taken place, except that she had a
struggle with Allen, and which her ap-
pearsnce showed to some extent.
Shortly after that Strain appeared at the
camp, asked the assistance of some of the
men in bringing Allen to the camp, and
the posse went to the spot where the un-
fortunate man lay and brought him to the
Glenn home, where he died about
o'clock in the evening. 1t was found thai
he had bad knife wound in the back
which had pierced the lett lung, and an
other terrible cut in the left leg, the knife
having gone clear through the thigh close
to the hip. Allen made a statement to
Mr.. Glenn before he died, giving his ver-
sion of the affray.
Sheriff W. II. Hood and Acting Coroner
d. W. Clark went up to the scene early
Tuesday morning to investigate the mat
ter, and at o'clock in the afternoon they
returned having both Strain and his viii,
in custody. Mr.. Glenn, under oath, tolC
the Coroner that Allen said it was Strair
who stabbed him.
Strains story of the affair is TO the
effect that on the way home he and Aller
did considerable walking, and wber
some distance from the place where the
tragedy occurred, he stepped out OF tn,
sled and was walking, his wife having
hold of the lines. He says he heard Aller
"click up the horses" and they started t
trotting. He thought nothing strange o
IL until the team went out of sight SOM
rods ahead. He walked on and afte
crossing the bridge of West Hickory
creek and near the watering trough he
found the team tied by the side of the
road. Thinking that his wife had walked
in from there he united the horses and
drove home, but failed to fiud his wife
He then drove back to where the tear
had been standing and started search fol
his wife when he came across Allen IL
the woods 10 rsvine fully twenty rods
that Mrs. Strain had inflicted the wounds
using butcher knife which he, Strain
had taken to Trunkeyville that morning
for butchering purposes. He tried to Re
him out of the woods but could do moth
ing single handed, and then is when b.
went for help. He can't account for hi
wife getting home without his seeing her
but thinks she must have gone out wheI
he was searching the woods and founC
Allen.
Sheriff Hood went over the ground snC
found where Allen had lain and he say
that 1t was all of 20 rods from the mali
road. The Sheriff brought with him th
knife with which the cutting was done
1t is large hunting knife carried in
helt and scsbbard, and has an edge al
most as keen as a razor. Strain say
when they left Truakeyville he un
buck led the belt and threw the outfit il
the Sleigh
Both Strain and his wife waived hear
ing before Justice Clark shortly afte
their arrival here and were remanded t.
Jail without bail to await further hear
ing and trial at next term of court OF
a charge of murder.
Allen was married and leaves his wifi,
and two children. He formerly lived il
Deerfield twp, three or four miles nortl
of Tidionte, on McAuley hill. He wa
employed at the Pequinot numbering
camp, which is about a mile from the
Hunter camp. The body of Allen will bt
taken to Tidioute for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strain are each about 81
years of age aud have five children
ranging in age from to II years, who
are now being cared for by kind hearted
neighbors. Mrs. Strain is frail little
woman weighing about 100 pounds. She
is an adopted daughter of Alex. Brook
mire, who lives in the vicinity of the
Strain home. Both Allen and Strain are
nndarsiZed men Weighing about IL