LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER WEDMSDA MAY 24; 1882.
Hanrastrr iUrlltacncck
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 24, 1882.
Marshall's Declination.
Mr. Marshall declines the Republican
nomination for cengressinaii-at-large
for reasons of a private and business na
ture, with which he correctly says the
public have no concern. lie takes occa
sion te say that his great regret in this
declination comes from the fact that
he cannot go before the people te advo
cate the excellent declarations of the
Ilarrisburg platform in favor of the
faithful administration of public trusts.
He would make fitness the oflice-helding
test and net devotion te the interests of
pelitical'chieftains. He considers the
use of public patronage te control the
people in their choice of candidates te
be a grave political crime. He declares
that the Republican party deserves te
succeed only as it faithfully represents
this idea ; which is quite equivalent te
saying that the ticket upon which he
was placed should net succeed. And
Mr. Marshall might well have given this
reason for declining a place en it. It is
quite notorious that the declarations
which Mr. Marshall applauds were made
for buncombe. Se well is this recognized
that the Republican clement in the
state, which proclaims sincere adhe
sien te these principles, refuses te
accept the Ilarrisburg platform as
honestly made, and proposes te put
a Republican ticket in the field
in opposition te it. Upen that new
ticket Mr. Marshall tells a reporter that
he cannot accept a. place, because he ac
quiesced in the nomination of Beaver by
the convention of which lie was a mem
ber ; and this is a fair enough reason te
the average politician's mind; but as Mr.
Marshall declared te the interviewer that
he might net vote for Reaver, and might
even vote for the Democratic candidate,
if he .should be Judge Trunkey, it
is net quite clear why he should
regard the fact of his membership of the
convention that nominated Reaver as
prohibiting him in honor from taking a
place n an opposing ticket; for a like
logic would uquire him te vote for the
candidntcwhese nomination he had ac
quiesced in. Evidently Mr. Marshall is
an odd fish as a politician, and when his
dead wife get a premise from him that
he would net go into politics, she knew
what she was about. Mr. Marshall
would hardly be a geed party represen
tative : elected as a Republican he would
be likely te vote as a Democrat, and vice
versa. This disposition is a very gcei
when propel ly tempered by judgment,
but it Jcquircs a great deal of tact and
geed sense for its successful operation.
In this country, which i.-; governed by
parlies, the successful politician cannot
always fellow his own devices.
He ewes a great deal of concession
te the judgment of his constituents. He
can, however, always be honest. ; and
should always have the courage of his
convictions and be ready te sink witii his
principles rather than desert them ; and
if they are sound they will never bury
him long out of sight. It might be a
better thing for the .country if men of
Marshall's stamp could be put into its
repie.BPiitativf seats and kept there ; for
if they wvie net always right they could
be relied upon te be always honest.
But in the precnt state of our civiliza
tion it does net teem te be likely that
men can enter into the possession of
political power who aie lightly bound
by political tics and who would refrain
from the use of public patronage te
solidify their foundations. We would
be glad te see a civil service in which
only fitness would le the test of employ
ment, but we see no great reason te hope
that it is possible under our present
political system and with our frequent
elections ; which will inevitably be
managed by the men who find a profit in
the work.
The Hi auction in the Cost of Steel Kali?.
The railroad corporations must have
quite a mixed feeling in contemplating
the great fall which has lately taken
place in the cost of steel rails, yet te the
great companies, which have been buy
ing rails freely in the past few years at
ever sixty dollars a ten, there must be a
geed deal mere of pain tlian pleasure in
contemplating the present quotations of
fifty dellarsaud under ; quotations which
they might well have foreseen would seen
be made, and which it is just as obvious,
will be reduced te forty dollars, if net
under, in the near future. During the
great demand for steel rails for new and
old reads, the prices have been main
tained at figures which realized, perhaps,
a hundred per cent, profit te the manu
facturers; with the lessened demaud
coming fiem the death of new projects,
and the paralysis of the trade of the old
reads, and with the increased preduc
tive facilities which the great profits of
the manufacture stimulated, the fall in
prices has come, which was easily te
have been foreseen as the result of these
causes. The capacity of the dozen Bes
semer steel mills in the country is new
enormous, and in the competition which
will ensue between them for business,
they are likely te bring their prices be
fore long down te cost. The combina
tion existing among them will hardly
stand when there are net enough
orders te 0 around. Experience
shows that such combinations are
net lasting in times of starvation. The
business is still handsomely productive,
however, even at forty-seven dollars a
ten, at which it is said steel rails can
new be bought. They have come nearly
down te the price of iron rails, which
are quoted at forty-four dollars. They
cost less te manufacture than iron rails,
and can be made at a fair profit at forty
dollar?.
Stock speculators, who are ever find
ing reasons for changing tiie quotations
of flecks, can find cause for a bear raid
n railroad stocks in the depreciation te
their value which comes with the les
sened value of the steel rails that are
charged at cost prices in the capital ac
count of the companies. Twenty-five
per cent, of the amount paid for them
needs today te be charged te the ac
count of profit and less of the railway
companies ; and the sum would make an
appn c'able difference in the estimated
valuation of the reads. Seme of these
days it will be a geed thing te build new
railroads that can be railed at half the
cost of the present lines.
Wi: print te-day, with some explana
tion, the scheme te provide rules for the
mere efficient organization of the party
in this state. This plan, as it will be
presented te the next state convention,
does net differ essentially from that pro
posed in 1881, and which met the favor
of a large majority of the party, and only
failed by reason of the untimeliness of
its consideration. Ne such mistake as
the postponement of action ujien it te
the tail of the proceedings is likely te
be made this year. The comments which
accompany the presentation of the pro
posed rules leave little necessary te be
said in explanation or commendation of
them. What is necessary new is a full
examination of them and a free discus
sion and criticism of them in the jour
nals of the party, te the end that they
maybe fairly presented, fully under
steed and amended wherein the best in
terests of the organization may be pro
moted by improvements upon them.
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PERGONAL..
Evangelist Meedy will spend another
year in England .-
Miss Emma Turnsny will return le
America next month.
Piiesident Arthur's mail averages six
hundied letters a day.
Dem Pedre, the nice, white haiied old
man, whose face and figure became se
familiar during the Centennial, is the sub
ject of some very naughty stories in the
Brazilian papers of recent date.
Gi:ni:rai, Jeseph E. Johnsten says that
if he had staid in Congress he would have
become a beggar. He is an insurance man
new and presumably makes mero than
$3,000 a year.
Messrs. Trescott and Walker Blaine,
our special envoys te the belligerent Seuth
American republics, arrived in Panama
yesterday morning en their way te Wash
ington. Baknum is new credited with having be bo be
seught Archibald Ferbes te use his influ
ence with Oscar Wilde te have him accept
au offer te travel with Jumbo and the
ether attractions of Phineas T.'s circus.
Princess Beatrice has come te that
sad age when the court newsman, instead
of recording that "yesterday was her
th birthday," says it was "the an
niversary of her birth."
Princess Doi.eorouki has been in
Paris with her three children Geerge,
aged ten ; Olga, aged seven, and Cather
ine, aged three the two latter carry dells
dressed in mourning and a suit of seven
or eight attendants. She is about te settle
in Switzerland for a while.
Paul II. IIayne, has put en his think
ing cap te write two poems one, while
the lilacs bloom, for the Emery college
commencement, and the etber, as June's
first roses' blew, te be read at the dedica
tion of a confederate monument at
Charleston.
General Reuert Small, coleied. was
refused accommodations at the Revere
hotel in Bosten some days age because of
his complexion. Yesterday a suit for dam
ages under the civil rights act was entered
against CharlJs B. Ferreu, the hotel
keeper.
Mr. Linten is te leceive one thousand
guineas from Queen Victeria for his paint
ing of the marriage of Prince Leepold.
There is a regular series of pictures of
every similar event in her reign. Most of
them hang in the corridor in the private
appartment at Windser.
Mr. Arthur has been going te a horse
race. This is a new dcpaiture, for General
Grant, was induced by some one te deciine
turf investigations-. As for Mr. Hayes, a
wag in the West thinks that Mr. Hayes
would rather have been caught paying a
wine bill than attending a herse race.
Miss E. II. Our.R, who manages the
Bosten Ideal opera company se success
fully, is a quiet, brown haired woman in
the prime, of life, who get her business
experience as corresponding secretary of
a leetuie bureau. She is very careful in the
selection of her company, se that all of
them may be thoroughly respectable and
congenial.
Ex-Governer Horatio Seymour's
goeducss crops out every little while. He
has been caught writing te an Omaha
friend, iccemmending that wild black
cherry trees be planted in Nebraska. " I
been very ill during the past three
months," writes the dear old m.iu ; " I
am getting old, but I wish te be useful as
long as I live."
Professer Silliman, of Yale college,
wants Chief Justice Waite te fill a vacancy
in the beard of trustees of that institution.
That Professer Silliman is net a fossil is
shown in this extract from a letter upon
the subject te a Cincinnati alumnus : "Put
up the Yale boys in Cincinnati and Ohie
te de it up handsomely, se Waitmay go
in with a boom."
Ceukt Telfeuer arrived by the Alaska
en Sunday. The count has run horses in
France as well as in Italy, and enumerated
te a World reporter twelve important
events wen by his stable during the past
season in Reme, Florence and Naples. lie
is new bound for Rosenberg. Tex., en
business connected with the New Yerk,
Texas & Mexican railway, of which he is
president. He expects te return te New
Yerk in June te meet his wife, who will
arrive then with her sister, Mrs. J. W.
Mackay, the wife of the bonanza king.
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The Malley Defense.
The state rested its case in the Malley
trkil at New Haven yesterday. What has
been brought out in the evidence is thus
summed up by the Herald correspondent :
First, that the Mai leys, Jennie and
Blanche had a spree in the Malley heuse
en Wednesday night. Second, that after
a verbal rumpus with Mrs. Cramer Jen
nie left home. Third, that in company
with Jame3 Malley she was seen at Savin
Reck Friday evening, acting boisterous
ly. (This, however, is sworn te yea and
nay by the state's witnesses and must be
regarded as a stand off ) Fourth, that
she was found dead and poisoned with a
solution of aisenic. That is the whole
story, with no pretense that the Mai leys
or Blanche poisoned her or molested her,
save such as is inferred by the state.
At the conclusion of the testimony for
the prosecution yesterday, counsel for the
defense held a consultation at which a
minority were in favor of allowing the
case te go te the jury without offering any
evidence, but they were overruled, and
the first witness called testified that en
Thursday morning, August 4, between 8
and 9 o'clock, he saw coming from the
residence of Edward -Malley two ladies,
one of whom he recognized as Jennie
Cramer, and who turned and waved her
hand te the Malley boys, who were stand
ing in the doorway. This witness was in
troduced te show that Jennie could net
have been subjected te hard usage at that
hilarious party at the Malley heuse . en
Wednesday night, because she was cheer
ful and spry the next morning. A number
of ether witnesses were called te prove
that Jennie was seen alone en the after
noon of August 4.
H.
J. Hankaun. third officer of the
National line steamer. Canada, while
walking along the pier at the feet of
Housten street, North river, New Yerk,
yesterday, was struck by a "sling" of pig
iron and instantly killed.
MARSHALL REFUSES.
TUB LCTTKB IN WHICH U DECLINES.
What lie Thinks of Cameren and His Meth Meth Meth
odseome Inside History of the Conven
tion Marshall's Future Course.
Themas M. Marshall has declined the
nomination of the Cameren state cenven
tien for cengrcssman-at-large. He wrote
his letter of declination en Tuesday in re
sponse te a letter of Mr. Lear, who presid
ed ever the convention. It is as fol fel fol
eows: Pittsburgh, l'a., May 22, 1885.
Hen. Geerge Lear :
My Dear Sir : The kind and eulogistic
language of your letter conveying offi
cial notice of my " unanimous nomination
for congressman-at-large " by the Re
publican state convention cau be appre
ciated as the exuberant warmth of per
sonal friendship. It would have been a
man of stolid temperament who could be
insensible te the enthusiastic reception
accorded te the nomination. It was the
result of passionate excitement rather
than the calm judgment of a deliberative
body. The tender of the position, which
would have enabled me te appear beiore
the people ei the commonwealth and de
mand a literal observance and fulfilment
of the letter and spirit of the platform
adopted by the convention, was a
strong temptation toward an acceptance
of the trust. The profession of faith
therein set forth, in my judgment, em
bodies sound political dectrine and prac
tice, and is iu accord with the patriotic
wishes of the people. It would have af
forded me satisfaction te enferce and main
tain the preposition that public trusts
should be administered with the same
scrupulous fidelity as private trusts ; that
no diversion from the original purpose
should be permitted. It is a mockery of
common business seuse te displace tried
and faithful public servants in order te
previde places for hungry applicants who
may prove as worthless as they are vora vera
cious. Ne sane man se acts in his private
affairs. It is equally repugnant te sound
economy in the administration of public
interests.
The use of public patronage te control
or direct the people in their choice of can
didates for office h a grave political crime.
It subverts the principles of representative
government, and tends te make of the
servant a master, te the common debase
ment of the people. Te have aided iu seme
degree in calling attention te these vital
questions of the hour would have been ray
duty as a nominee. The great moral and
political ideas which called the Republican
party into existence have become imbedded
in the organic law of the laud. If it is the
mission of the present party organization
te go forward iu the spirit of the plat
form, it would succeed ; if it fails te come
up te the full measure of its premise, it
should perish. Merc party obligations
sit very lightly en my skeuldcis.
The call upon me for party ser
vice was a genuine surprise one net
likely te be repeated in a lifetime. It
canto unsought and and should net be de
clined without adequate and commanding
reasons. Such exist in ray case. Personal
and private duties, iu which the public
take no interest, demand that all my ener
gies be devoted te their fulfillment. There There There
foie I must deciine the proffered position.
Te say that I de se with great reluctance
but faintly expresses the fact. A lifetime
has been devoted te the advocacy of these
principles which constitute the grand era
and glory of the Republican triumph.
That triumph was accomplished at a price
less cost. May the inheritors of the natne
and organization prove themselves worthy
te administer the future of the party.
Sincerely, your friend,
Thes. M. Marshall.
lien- the Letter Was Written.
Mr. Marshall's letter of declination has
been iu several forms. First Mr. Marshall
wrote a long letter te Mr. A. If. McClnre,
who has been his life long friend, lie ex
plained his position iu this letter, made a
scathing denunciation et the Camereus
and their policy, and altogether made a
most readable aud piquant piece of cor
respondence. His son copied the letter
and then Mr. Marshall read it and con
cluded it was best net te send it, and the
letter was destroyed. Monday night he
wrote a lengthy letter iu reply te that of
General Lear, and in it he cut right aud
left, but en second thoughts he determined
te adept a mere conservative tone, aud the
lesult was the letter given above.
After giviug out his letter of declina
tion Mr. Marshall was asked what he
meant by reference te removals. "I mean
simply," said he, " te express my views
legarding the removal of Sullivan and
Wylie."
"As maltcis new stand aud as the
nominations are I shall probably vote for
General Beaver. I will net vote for
Rawle for supieme juilge and can't say
what I will de about the ethers, except
that I will vote for Davies. 1 certainly
shall net go into the campaign with any
intention of stumping the state for the
Republican ticket and shall make no
speeches for it. That is hew 1 feel in re
gard te matters as they new stand. If the
Democrats should nominate Judge Trun
key for governor I de net knew exactly
what I would de. It would be a tempta
tion te me te go aud talk for him in the
state, for he is one of the purest aud most
capable men I knew of, either in his offi
cial capacity or his prlvate life. I cannot,
under existing circumstances, accept any
nomination from the Independents this
year. It has been urged upon me te ac
cept the Independent nomination for
governor or congressman-at-large. If I
had net been in the convention which
nominated Beaver, and had tacitly agreed
te his nomination by net objecting te it, I
would take it because I knew I could net
be elected, but it would allow rae te go
out into the state en the stump for three
months and say what I think of the pro pre
sent management of affairs in Pennsylva
nia. If I should make au aggressive
campaign of that description I de net
think theie would be much chance for
Beaver if the Democrats niade wise nomi
nations. " Yeu iiave heaid talk about the open
manner in which Cameren runs his politi
cal bossism ? Let me give you some in
stances of hew he does things. When
Majer Brown was a candidate for supreme
judge, and before the convention met, a
letter was written te the Clarien county
delegation, asking them as Western Re
publicans te support a Western candidate.
One of the delegates, in reply, wrete a
letter saying in se many words that Cam Cam
eeon was boss aud the delegation would
de just as he said. Then there was the
casoef Hugh Yeung, of Tiega county. He
met me en Smithfield street, iu Pittsburgh,
aud piemised te vote for Brown. He said
he was a friend of Senater Mitchell and
would de all he could for a man who had
the elements of independence in his candi
dacy. I sent him a railroad ticket te Pitts
burgh in a note te which I signed my
name. He went te Harrisburg in the
Brown car with our ether delegatcs aud
then voted for Rawle every time. He is
United States bank inspector, and Cameren
told him that if he did net vete for
Rawle his head would go into the
basket. After the convention Yeung
wrete me a letter enclosing ten dollars for
the ticket te Harrisburg, which he said he
had received, but he said he did not'knew
who sent it. He hoped te be able at seme
future time te explain why he had chang
ed his mind. That is the way Cameren
works, and that is the way be keeps the
government offices filled with henchmen
who stand in terror of him and obey his
order without a whimper."
" Who de you think ought te be your
successor?"
"Geed judgment would suggest Jesiah
Cehen, chairman of the Allegheny county
Republican committee. He is a member
of the Jewish race, an able man, and I
think he would poll 10,000 Democratic
votes. I have declined the temptation of
my life . I could have been elected by 15,000
votes. I can take two out of every three
Catholic votes.
DEATH BX VIOLENCE.
The Kecerd of Crime and Casualty.
Stephen Rad, aged 43 years, hanged
himself at Milten, N. Y., en Monday. Ne
cause is known.
Gustave Bacher, G3 years old hanged
himself yesterday at Rochester, N. V. He
was intemperate.
Themas Jenes was assassinated iu his
mill at Webster, Fla., yesterday by un
known persons, for a reason net under
stood. Jehn McGee shot and killed Hiram
Knapp en the street at St. Jeseph, Me.,
en Monday. The parties had a quarrel
about a trivial matter.
Maria Bruce, colored, yesterday at
Rappahannock, Va., in a fit of auger, beat
her 10-year-old daughter te death with a
poker, and is new in jail te answer.
Herace G. Boswerlh, of Pawtucket, R.
I., a carpenter, committed suicide yester
day by sheeting himself. The death of a
child had caused unusual depression.
Rebert A. Smith, who killed Charles
Yest at Mt. Vernen, 111., was captured by
a pesse after being shot and seriously
wounded. Tlwre are fears of mob vio
lence. Smith is iu the White county
jail.
Antheny Driver yesteiday shot and
killed his 20-year-old son at Nesbit Sta
tion, De Sote county, Miss., because the
latter failed te return the money he had
received iu payment for a dozen of
eggs.
W. F. Whitteu was killed by Edward
McPherson at Russelvill; Station, Ark.,
yesterday, after leaving the magistrate's
office, where McPherson had arraigned
Whitten for running away with Mrs. Mc
Pherson. An overcoat was found yesterday hang
ing en the fence near the whirlpool at
Niagara falls, in the pocket of which a
nete was found te the effect that the
writer, Henry II. Greff, had committed
suicide by jumping into the whirlpool. He
resided at St. Catharine's.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A SAD CASE UAITILY ENDED.
A Weman Restored te Her Friends After
Eighteen Tears Incarceration In
the Insane Asylum.
Hundreds of our readers who have
visited the Lancaster county insane asylum
will remember seeing a peer woman named
Narcissa Jane Billingfclt, apparently 50
years of age, intelligent and rather good geed
looking, who implored all visitors te assist
her in getting out of the asylum and re
storing her te kerfriends, whom, she said,
lived in Ohie. Her appeals were regarded
as merely the chatter of au insane
person, and little or no attention
was paid te them either by visitors
of the officers of the institution. She
wrete many letters te her friends, but
they were intercepted by the late superin
tendents, Steinhiser aud Cox, and ether
officers of the institution. When Mr.
Spurrier was recently appeiuted superin
tendent, the peSr woman continued her
appeals te be liberated, and as she had al
ways been harmless, and scorned te be in
telligent and rational en most subjects,
Mr. Spurrier consented te forward a letter
te the address of the friends she said she
had iu Ohie aud Indiana. Au answer was
speedily received from them aud yester
d iy her step-brother, Jeseph A. Fey, of
Elkhart, Indiana, accompanied by his sis
ter, who lives at Fremont, Ohie, arrived
iu this city and visited the asylum. With
out letting Mrs. Billingfclt knew who they
were they were shown into her presence.
She recognized her step-sister at once,
threw herself into her arms and greeted
her with every demonstration of affection.
The scene was a most affecting one, and
when the peer prisoner was informed that
her brother aud sister had come te take
her home, her joy knew no bounds.
The story of Mrs. Bellingfelt's life is a
sad oue. She was the daughter of a well-to-de
farmer in Ohie. Some twenty-five
years age Mr. Bellingfelt met her at her
home in Fremont, fell iu love with her,
and brought her East te Adamstown.
Her friends objected te the match at the
time, aud Mr. Bellingfelt was cautioned
against marrying her, as her mind
had been in seme dogrce affected
by religious excitement. Soen after bring
ing her cast, she showed symptoms of in
sanity, and these became mere marked
after the birth of her child. Net long
afterwards Mr. Billingfclt sent her for
treatment te the insane asylum at Harris
burg, and being a peer man, wrete te her
parents te send some money te assist in
her maintenance. Her father having
died and left no estate, her mother
Mrs. Jane Fey sent word back that she
could net help her, and that Mr. Billing
felt having married her against her pro pre
test, must support her. Being unable te
keep her it Harrisburg, her husband had
her removed in 1864 te the Lancaster asy
lum, and there she has remained for eigh
teen weary years, hopelessly beseeching
all comers te restore her te liberty.
Her mother, brother and sister have
written scores of letters te Mr. Billingfelt,
inquiring about his wife, but never having
received a word from him in reply they
cimc te the conclusion that she was dead
and it was net until Superintendent Spur
rier wrete te them, at her direction, that
they knew of her being an inmate in enr
asylum.
If the facts are as they have been re
lated te us, there has been great neglect
en the part of Mr. Billingfelt and the offi
cers of the asylum in net sooner letting
Mrs. Billingfelt's relatives knew of
her condition and whereabouts. Eigh
teen years imprisonment is enough te set a
sane woman crazy, and make a manaie of
one whose mind is net very strong at best.
Mrs. BilIingfe't,in charge of her brother
aud sister left the hospital te-day for their
western home where she will be taken
care of.
1-KIVlMU ailSMAl'S.
Yesterday's Runaways and Upsets.
Yesterday as one of Jehn C. Spaeths
men was driving en the Millersville turn
pike, his herse took fright, ran off, breke
the wagon and spilled upon the pike a
freezer of ice cream intended for a cus
tomer of Mr. Spaeth.
Last evening as Mr .and Mrs. Cnithers,ef
Columbia, were driving en the read leading
from ihe Marietta turnpike te Baker's
mill, near Cbickies, their horse shied and
ran ever an embankment, and carried the
carriage and its occupants down into the
creek. The carriage was upset and broken
and the occupants were thrown out, but
net seriously hurt. The herse was at first
thought te have been fatally injured, but
was able this morning te walk about. Mr.
Ames Miller who lives near the place the
accident occurred leaned Mr. Cruthers a
team te take himself and wife home.
Harvest Festival.
The Hebrews are te-day observing an
ancient holiday of rejoicing known as the
" Harvest Festival," from the fact that
in the East the harvest occurs about this
time of the year. It is intended te cele
brate the giving of the Ten Command
ments te Moses en Mount 3inia. Services
were held in the Jewish synagogue
this morning from 10 te 12. and
will be repeated this evening, the
room being very prettily decorated. It is
also customary during this season te re
ceive children of the faith into the congre
gation. The festival, which is one of
praise and rejoicing, will be continued up
te te-morrow night.
OYER THE GARDEN WALL
A UKNEKAL JAIL DELIVERY TO-DAY.
Tea Lene-Term Criminals Escape from the
Lancaster County Frlsen They Cut a
Hele Through the Wall at Dinner
Heur Where Was. Brune?
Ten of the long-term prisoners of 'the
county jail made their escape from that
institution at half-past 12 o'clock te-day.
The list includes nearly all of the long
term men, some of whom are among the
most desperate iu the country. Their
names arc Jehn Frankford, Jeseph Greff,
Andy Ehrraan, Jehn Lippincott, Abe and
Ike Buzzard, Merris Bricker, Paul Quig
ley, Jehn McAlpine and Mike Lentz.
These men have been working at cigar
making for seme time past and during the
day time they wero kept in cell 39 en the
ground and eastern side of the prison.
They were net separated from morning
until night and therefore all were in the cell
at the dinner hour. The boss cigar
maker is Charles Greiuer, who is employ
ed by Mr. Herr, that gentleman
having charge of the department, as
he hires the convict labor for the manu
facture of cigars. When the men made
their escape Mr. Greiuer was in town at
dinner. Upen his return he looked into
the cell aud found but five mom, all the
ethers having gotten away. They affected
their escape by cutting a hela with the
tools they use through the eastern wall of
the cell. They then passed from the cell
into tl'.e ice house, te get out of which
they had but te raise a window. Once out
they seen scaled the walls with a rope
which they had. At the time the prison
was in charge of keeper Burkhelder and
Under-keeper Murr. G. A. Smith, the
ether under-kecper was down town at his
dinner. It is net known hew long the
men have been working at the hole, but
they could easily have doue it in a short
time as they had tools and the wall was a
common stone one without any iron lin
ing. It was a bad let of men te leave in a
cell of that kind together, as seme of them
have goue through cells of the hardest iron
in this same institution. The ether men
who were in the cell, but did net leave,
were Alenzo Hambright, 10 years for bur
glary ; Fred. Strobel, 14 years for herse
stealing ; Jee. Buzzard, 4 years for bur
clary ; aud Charlie Albright and
Lewis, both of whom are long termers.
Among the best known of these men is
Jehn Frankford. He was convicted in the
fall of 1877 of herse stealing, aud was seL
tenccd te 10 years imprisonment. He has
made a number of daring attempts and
several times was almost successful. It
will be remembered that he was shot last
winter by Captaiu Weise while he was en
deavoring te getaway, no had intended
te make application for a pardon as he
thought that his sentence was tee heavy
and he had a very large number of signers
te his petition.
Abe Buzzard is a well known member
of the noterous Buzzard family and last
year he was convicted en a number of
charges of burglary and was sentenced te
13 years. Ike his brother was tried and
convicted at the same time and of the same
charges and his term was 10 years. Beth
have escaped before from jail.
Paul Quigley is lrem this city and he
was convicted of burglary also aud sen
tenced te two years and six months.
Merris Bricker is well known in this
city. He was convicted in August, 1879,
and was sentenced te 5 yeais for breaking
into the jewelry store of J. M. llefer, in
this city.
Jehn Lippincott is also a Lancaster man.
He was convicted about seven years age
and was sentenced te 10 years and 9 months
for burglary. He has made several at
tempts te escape.
Jeseph Grolf and Andy Ehrman are
both Columbia men and were sent te jail
for 5 years each a couple years age for
cracking a store at Millway, en the Read
ing & Columbia railroad. Beth have
served terms before.
Geerge McAlpiue, alias Harris, is the
young man who at the April court plead
guilty te an assault en J. P. Mcllvainc, of
Belleraente, Paradise township, and was
sentenced te 5 years imprisonment.
Mike Lentz was doing a term of 5 years
for horse stealing.
As seen as it was known that the prison
ers had escaped officers were sent out iu
search of them in every direction, and de
scriptions wero telegraphed all ever the
country. They likely crawled ever into
Franklin street and then get away through
the reservoir grounds. It is believed that
s ime of them went away en freight trains,
and it is likely that many will be recap
tured. All of them have en striped con
vict suits. Ne rewards have been offered
yet as has bean lcarued. It has been sug
gested Chat a " penny subscription " be
started, se that a reward can be raised.
The new Comet.
The new comet has at last made its ap
pearance te the naked eye. It was observ
ed last week at 9 o'clock at night, almost
exactly under the pole star, and almost
exactly half way between that star and
the horizon. At 10:30 te-night it may be
seen, if the sky is clear, in nearly the
same place, its altitude at that mement be
ing 20 degrees (nearly). Before 10:30 it
will be seen at the lull of the meridian
(north) aud a little higher up ; after that
time, te the right, a little further from
the horizon . In ether words, its apparent
diurnal motion is for the day, around the
pole, at the distance of 22 degree?. Its ap
pearance is that of a nebulous star, noth
ing as yet striking about it, as we aze net
in a position te see its tail. It is estimated
te be about twenty five times brighter
than at the time of discovery. The great
show, if the comet docs net disappoint
the prophecies, of which there seems te be
a chance, will be after its passage of per
ihelieu. The middle and latter part of
June, "erreis excepted," ought te bring
a spectacle.
KAILKOAD ACCIDENT.
Burse Killed Marrow Escape of the Driver.
Yesterday morning about 0.40 o'clock
as a seu of Henry Heiner, aged about 10
years, was driving en the mill read east of
Landisville, and was in act of crossing the
Pennsylvania railroad at the mill read
crossing, his herse was struck by the
engine of the news express train and in
stantly killed. The herse was thrown
entirely out of the harness and the should
er and one leg of the peer beast was tern
entirely from its body and hurled thirty or
forty feet away from tha track. The
shafts of the wageu were broken off, the
boy was thrown out and soraewhat bruised
but net seriously injured, and was able te
return te his home near Rohrcrstewn. He
states, that he stepped his team as he was
approaching the ccrssing, and listened for
the whistle of the locomotive. Net hoar hear
it be thought it was safe te cress, when
iu a twinkling the train bore down en him
at full speed and he could neither cot ever
nor get back. The horse was worth $150.
Ilaseball.
The members of the Active baseball club
state that they will accommodate the Red
Stockings, by playing en Tuesday(Decora Tuesday(Decera Tuesday(Decora
tien day) in the afternoon. They want the
money pnt up by the Red Stockings at this
office, where it is te be left until the game
is decided
If the two clubs de engage iu a game
they would de well te secure a geed ground
instead of playing where they have been.
Sealer of Welshts and Measure.
Gov. Heyt has commissioned Andrew
J. Leibley, of this city, sealer of weights
nnrt mMmww fVif. ffia rtnnnf v tf T..iMiiif..
the commissen being dated May 22, 1882,
na te continue in ierce until tne end
of the next session of the Senate.
THE MURDER TRIAL.
THE UNION STATION TRAGEDY.
The Commonwealth Closes and the Defcutie
Opens Yesterday Afternoon nud
This aiornleg's Evidence.
Tuesday Afternoon Cem'th vs. Samuel
Miller, murder.
Clayten Regar was recalled for further
cress examination. He stated that he had
a conversation with Jeffersen Ream, but
he did net tell him that Gensemer had get
the revolver immediately after Miller had
fired the second shot.
Geerge Griffiths was sworn : Reside in
Reading ; knew Gensemer several weeks
and Miller for several years ; was en a
visit te Denver when this occurred, and
was with Gensemer aud party en the night
of this occurrence ; met them at Eberly's
hotel ; went ever te the railroad aud then
te Miller's ; some of the party were- ahead -witness
heard a shot and saw Miller at the
gate ; witness walked up slowly and s.iw
Miller step en the cellar deer and fire ;
witness then heard talking, but did net
knew what was said ; Gensamrr walked
off ; Miller fired three or four shots in
succession ; after sheeting the second time
Miller walked te the gate where the last
shots were fired ; Miller aud Gensemer
were three or four feet apart when the
latter was shot ; Gensemer said, " Bey., I
am shot ;" When Miller shot Gensemer
at the gate there was nothing between
them ; Miller then weut into the yard.
On cress examination the witness .said
it was net necessary for him te pas this
hotel te go te where he had been stop step
ping, but he was going te go ever te his
aunt's ; was seme distance away when the
first shot was fired ; witness did net tell
Mrs. Grimes that he knew nothing about
the sheeting ; did net see Regar give Gen
semer a pistol.
Charles Regar, sworn : Kile w Miller and
Gensemer ; was with the latter that even
ing ; when witness get te the spot the shoot sheet
ing was ever ; Gensemer was en the pave
ment ; witness was between railroad aud
hotel when the last shot was fired ; about
20 feet from the pavement ; heard nothing
said aud did net sec the man who fired
the bhets ; three or four shots were fired.
William Lutz, sworn : Live at Uuiea
station ; was with party who left Eberly's
hotel ou the night of the sheeting bet wclh
11 and 12 o'clock ; when Miller's pave
ment was reached the heuse was closed,
but there was a light in the bairoem,
which could be seen through tha trau trau
sem ; some ene proposed going in and one
of the party said it would cost money te
go in there aud he had none ; ?dil!er came
out at the side of the house; he said he
would be d d if the party would enter,
and fired one shot from a revolver ; Clay Clay
eon Regar said they would go in when
they pleased as it was a public house ;
Miller was at the gate when the first shot
was fired, and en the cellar deer when the
second was fired ; Miller weut te the gate
when the ether shots were fired.
The witness en cress examination de
nied having told different parties that
upon that night when they stepped in
front of Miller's the latter cauie out and
fired a shot te frighten them, or that they
then said, " New let's go for the son of a
b h." There was further cress examina
tion, but nothing new was brought out.
Henry S. Musslemau, :;worn : On the
night of the sheeting was employed as a
bartender by Samuel Miller ; after the
sheeting ou this night witness get r. i i
velver from the defendant ; several
chambers were empty (witness shown a
revolver) ; could net say if that was the
pistol ; it was one like it ; witness re
loaded that pistol and put it iu his pocket ;
gave it te 'Squire Garman afterward ; did
net say that the pistol was leaded when
he get it of Miller ; did net say that te
District Attorney Davis or Mr. Stciffmetz ;
did net swear te tnat at the hearing in
the Jiateas corpus.
'Squire J. T. Garman testified that he
received this pistol en the day of liu
hearing, but he was net sine as te who
gave it te him.
Clemeutiuc Consumer testified that she
was the wife of the deceased ; they lived
iu Denver for 12 years ; he died en Octo Octe Octo
ber 1G, 1881, at home iu the presence of
herself and five children.
Dr. Bleiler was recalled and testified that
a month or a month and a half previous
te the sheeting he was seated in his house
near Miller's hotel, when he heaud a great
noi.se at the latter place. He went ever
and saw Miller push Gensemer out of the
deer ; Gensemer crawled up and Miller
hit him ; Gensemer asked him what he
did that for and Mailer hit him aain.
Gensemer then picked up an ice cream platu
from the bar and Mussleman knocked him
down with a beer bettle ; ou the same
night witness was seated at his window
and he heard Miller say te Samuel Keller
if this mau or any man (witness could net
say which), came in his house again in
that way he would sheet him ; witness
then heard two pistol shots.
Alfred Gicher, who lives at Union .sta
tion, was sworn and he testified that he
saw Gensemer come into Miller's hotel en
this occasion; he struck witness en the back
with his hat ; Miller told him net te de
that, he stepped back upon a deg ; Miller
told him about it aud Gensemer said the
deg did net need te bite him ; Miller then
pushed Gcuscmcr out of the deer and
kicked at him but did net reach him ;
Gensemer then came back and asked why
he had been pushed ; Millar made no reply
whereupon Gensemer picked up a dish
Miller took it away from him and then
Gensemer get it and broke it ; Mussleman
then knocked him down aud Miller jumped
upon him ; Gensemer did net strike at one
at any time ; he was net cress ; upon re
gaining his feet Gensemer went out. On
cress examination the witness said Gen
semer was drunk at the time. Albert
Reinhohl,whe was at the hotel at the time,
told about the same story as Gicher.
Samuel Keller sworn : Live near Den
ver aud knew Miller and Gensemer ; en
the night of the fight in the barroom Mil
ler said te witness,"! be damned if he
comes again in that way I will sheet him ;
I have a right te de it, as I have a laud
lord's warrant." With that Miller fired
off a revolver which he said would sheet
through a man.
Jacob Heeks, who beardeil with Miller
te the last of August, testified that after
this fuss he heard .Miller .say that he
would sheet Gensemer if he came into the
barroom again ; after that Miller repcatcu
this and witness told him that he ought
make no such remarks-.
M. S. Grimes testified that two weeks
before the sheeting he heard Miller say if
Gensemer came into his house again he
would sheet him. On cress examination
the witness said the words he used were
" if he comer, te my house in that way."
W. W. Wcimheld testified that Miller
told him the Sunday after the fight that
he would sheet Gensemer the first chance
he get ; witness told him net te de it ;
Miller said he did net care what he did as
he had money enough.
Christian Keller" aud Geerge Haitman
testified that they heard Miller make
threats against Gensemer.
Wednesday Morning. In the case of
Cem'th vs. Samuel H. Miller, murder, the
commonwealth continued te call wit
nesses. Rudelph Zimmerman testified that he
resides at Martindale, six miles from Den
ver'; he knew Gensemer and Miller. Seme
time last summer he heard Miller say that
he would sheet Gensemer if he came into
his barroom.
Clayten Regar was called and he pro
duced one beet and a pair of pantaloons
which he wero en the night that Miller
shot him. There was a hole in one of the
legs of the pantaloons below the knee and
the ball was yet in the beet between the
lining and outside leather, where it had
ledged.
The commonwealth here re.ici.
Couusel for the defense ave notve te
the commonwealth that they wanted the
pistol which Regar handed te Gensemer
en this night.
The Defense.
J. Hay Brown, esq., opened the case for
the defense with a speech in which he
briefly stated what they would prove.
The first witness called was Ileury S.
Mussclman. He testified that in July.
1SS1, he was living with Miller as 'ear
tender ; had been with him ever m.
years. On the night of the Kith of .July.
1SS1, he was at Miller's when Geusemer
canie in ; a number of ladies aud gcutle
men wcre eating ice cream when he came
in ; Ludwig aud another man were with
him ; Gensemer began hitting Gicher with
a hat, and Miller told him te behave ; a
little deg rau at him, and he
tramped ou his front legs ; Miller
again remonstrated with him, and
Gensemer ran him against the wall. Wit
uess went te Miller's assistance and they
put Gensemer out the deer ; as he went out
a small wooden step turned and he fell ,
he seen came iu again aud picked up a
dish about 10 inches Ring, 'which Miller
took from him ; Gensemer said he could
whip both men, aud again pickiug up the
dish hurled it at their heads ; they dodged
aud it struck the cupboard, leaving a
mark ; he then picked upau ice cream
measure, which he attempted te threw ;
witness saw this and struck him with a
beer glass, knocking him down ; Mil
ler then took hiui te the deer aud told
him never te ceme into the house again.
The next morning Gensemer again came
iu ; he also came iu at ether tinus, and
ence when Miller was away he told witness
he would give them $20 if cither would
fight him ; en the niht of the leth e:
October Gensemer, Regar and several
ethers came te the hotel ; Gensemer asked
witness te go alenj up te Eberly's and get
a drink ; he then whispered, " Yeu need
net be afraid, I have nothing against you.
It is Miller I am traveling for, and I will
lay him out cold the first chance I get ; "
witness told this te Miller, who told
him te clese up the heuse for tha night,
which he did. Between 11 aud 12 o'clock
Gensemer and his friends came te the
house ; at that time Mary Bedgcr, Sus:e
Bedger, Geerge Hiuklc, Wm. Showers,
Hiram Meek. Elizabeth Weinheld and
Daniel Weinheld, wcre in the house ; th
party outside tried the deer and shutteis
of the barroom and ene jumped up and
looked iu ever the transom : they were
talking about going in aud some swore
they would ; witness next heard a shot
and ran out; he saw Miller who.
was htaudhig en tin; cellar deer ; Gen
semer was" there and there was a
scullle ; witness saw a flash of a pistol and
heard the report. It was fired down
wards ; Gensemer said '"Yeu can't fright
en us ; we have revolver:; loe ;" He said
te Regar " hand me that."' Regar handed
him something whi:h he pointed at
Miller's breast ; some ene yelled " Crack
away, Bill, " and then Milter fired three
shots iu succession.
Ou cross-cxaminatieu thu wituess said that
Gensemer gave him trouble when druuk ;
he did net remember .that Gensemer
ever offered te pay for the dish which he
broke; did net tell any one that ; en the
night of the affair iien of the Gensemer
party get drinks at the hotel ; whey they
came the second time Susie Bedgcr, Hiram
Meek, Win. Showers, Mary Bedger and
witness were in the barroom ; witness told
Miller who was in the sitting room ; did net
knew if he weut upstairs for his pistol ;
the scuttle at the cellar deer was the push
ing of Miller by Regar and Gensemer ;
Miller was ou the cellar deer then; could
net tell whether he swere at the habeat
corpus that he did net knew what it was
that Gensemer had in his hand when Mil
ler shot him ; did net talk te Menree Ret
tig, Henry Irwin, Henry Grenning and
David Lutz about the affair the next day ;
did net tell them that he ran te the deer
after two shots had been fired and saw
Millar sheeting Gensemer with the pistol
pointed at the latter's face and a blaze of
lire coming from it ; did net tell thcrn
that he then locked the deer and rau out
another deer and the sheeting was ever.
If he did make this statement he was net
en oath ; when Miller came into the sitting
loom he gave witness the pistol which
had five empty chambcis; did net say te
Messrs. Davis aud Steiumetz that the pis
tol was leaded when Miller save it te him.
If he did say it he was net under oath.
Did net say se at the hubewt corpus.
Daniel Weinheld of -Denver, who has
resided thcre for six years, was the second
witness ; he was sworn and testified that
he was at Millci's en the night of the sheet
ing ; was in the barroom with Regar, Gen
scmer and ethcis between 0 and 10 o'clock
several girls and young men were there
and Mary Bedger was playing the accor accer accor
deen ; when this party came Miller told
the ethers te put the aecordeen away as it
was gettiug Iato ; between 1 1 and 12 I
came into the backyard ; I heard a neise iu
front aud went around ; saw Gensemer
and friends who wanted iu ; some of them
tried the deer; Miller was thcre ; he told
them they could pet get in ; they said
they could, as it was a public place ;
Miller tired a shot en the cellar deer aud
the crowd said that did net frighten them ;
Regar and Gensemer rushed for Miller
and the revolver was discharged
downwards during the scuille ; Gen
Miracr went hack and said te the crowd
"Give me that;" then he came up and
peirtcd at Miller's breast and seme one
yelled, "Crack away. Bill;" Miller shot
three leads from his pistol and kept back
ing away as he did se ; Miller went into
the heuse bcfeie the witness, who saw him
there afterward.
Ou cress examination the witness stat
ed he did net say te any one that
when the first shot was fired he was down
at the shed ; did net say te Daniel Lutz,
Henry Irwiu, Henry Grenning, or Alfred
Buchcr that he came into the yard
after the sheeting, and was net thcre when
it was going en ; did net tell Martin Bru
bakcr that he would rather be dead than
go en the witness stand again, as he had
forgotten what he had sworn te at thu
halcns corpus ; did net say te any ene at
the hearing that he was at the shed when
the sheeting occurred ; if he did he was
net under oath ; he was frightened then ;
did net say that he was glad he was net
thcre when the sheeting happened. Witness
and Miller both went front together ; both
were standing en the cellar deer with
Geerge Hinkel ; witness was between
Hinkel and Miller ; everything was spoken
in Dutch en that evening ; could net say
if it was a pistol that Gensemer pointed
towards Miller ; it wrs something bright.
On trial.
COLCMU1A SEWS.
Ourliegular Borough, '.Correspondence.
Rev. Jehn McCoy's " tin wedding " an
niversary was celebrated last evening by a
pleasant gathering of friends at the par
sonage, when the worthy pastor was
presented with many useful and valuable
gifts.
Stanten Musser, of Marietta, was thrown
from his herse while riding through our
streets last night, and had the animal at
tempted te run off serious injury would
have resnlted, as his feet caught in tha
stirrup. As it was, he was net injured.
While James Cruthers was returning in
iu a bnggy from Marietta last night his
horse frightened and jumped into the
creek. Mr. Cruthers succeeded in jump
ing from the carriage before it went ever .j
the bank, but his wife was net ke fertu- s "T
nate. Mr. Cruthers, however, jumped
into the water and rescued her from her
perilous position.
Sunday Scheel convention.
The assembly new holding it3 sittings
iu Bethel church, is net the classis of this
district, but a Sunday school convention
of the Church of Ged. Its sessions began
1