SN use A ————————————— i CHAS. R. KU |, Proprietor. OUR HISTO AL REVIEW The Career of 4 Famous Robber Retold LEWIS SHERMAN A TERROR Who Caused Much Trouble in Harris and Ferguson Twps—Made Clever Escape From the County Jail Jail in 1860 gave In our last week's Review, we an south account of a robbery on the side, in 1860; following we print another of same year). A succession of robberies was followed the Lewis Sherman. On by arrest of Saturday evening a party of seven m under command of Mr. Ross some property stolen, left Pine Grove for Stone valley. of the party remained in ambush until day- Arriving at the residence Sherman some time during the night, break. Early in the morning Sherman was observed outside the door, but soon passed into the house. The party nediately surrounded the house and de. v on im- tailed a committee to arrest the object of their search they found it locked, and a voice from On application atl the door within informed them that to They threatened to force the door, after some parleving it was opened any attempt enter would be resisted with arms. and and they entered. The house was thoroughly § searched, but no sign of Sherman could be found. The carpet was removed from the floor, but no trap or door was discos Mrs the fire, looking on : ered. Sherman seated near was with seeming ference, and they requested which was Oa removing a move her chair, done, piece of carpet that lay before the fire a trap-coor wes revealed, which was immediately raised, and there the had ong and successfully eluded the grasp of law and individual sat that fairly ensnared in a place which he supposed would escape the vigilance of the most adroit. He was immediately secured, brought this place, and confined in jail. He was once imprisoned in the Illinois penitentiary for robbing a bank, but effected his es. cape and returned to this state, locating in Stone valley, Huntingdon Co , where be had long been an object of terror and alarm to that entire region of country. On the 27th of July a robbery had been perpetrated on the store of J. H. Hahn, a short distance below Boalsburg, in this county. An entrance was effected at a back door of the store.-room, and the goods carried across an orchard in the rear of the bailding. a wagon being placed there 10 receive them. The wagon was traced to Stone valley, but it could not be discovered where the goods were deposited. The arrest of Lewis Sher. man induced Mr. Habn to make an ef- fort for the recovery of his goods. On the Tuesday subsequent to the arrest of Sherman, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Ross, of Pine Grove, visited the pre. r justice, to accompanied by the purpose of After arret to for searching for the stolen property. mises of Sherman examining the house from the g ellar they to despair, ig eye of Mr the he proceeded to examine the when the s ed stovel began Ross disc over. ratinizic an aperture in ceiling, near the and foe Ve it. Silk, hose, hair.cloth, handkerchiefs, and every variety of small articles that d be admitted between the cou celiing aud upper floor were extracted from this hole, Remnants of goods that had been untouched taken from the store. The ovroperty stolen amounted to between three and four hundred dollars, whilc the goods re. covered did not amount to more than ten or twelve dollars, were found webs when Eminger Rudy and Lewis Sherman | were convicted at November term, but their sentence was deferred, and on Tuesday morning, stampede of the prisoners in the jail oc- curred. An old pick and an axe had been secured, no doubt from accomplices on the outside, with which they reopened the wall precisely where Kauterman made the breach in April last. In the evening previous the prisoners had been safely secured in their respective cells, and every precaution taken to guard against their escape, as Sheriff Alexan. der had received little assurance from public opinion that he would be able to keep them. Sherman and one or two others were confined in a back cell, while two or three others were taken below and confined in a cell on the first floor, Sherman divested himself of his manacles by the aid of a steel pen. He then opened the first lock with a wood. en key, but the padlock being too low to be reached from the inside, he heated the poker (having a fire in his cell) and ‘burnt the staple ont of the door. The December 11th, al he € ing a noise, and axe the work of opening a wall that | is now ready to tumble down under mm With the aid of their pick | i is | own weight was doubtless soon effected, | The cord was taken from the bed and attached to the iron bars of the window [A above, and by this they descended to the | ground, four prisoners escaping, -Sher- | and Kuhp, The other prisoners, refusing to go with them, violence if The "Corn man, Rudy, “Cornu Doctor,’ threatened they Doctor’ were with personal gave the out was serving tre BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1902. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES Few Suggestions for Demo- cratic Voters NAME A STRONG TICKET least alarm, | al sentence for stealing fifteen dollars from Miss the wall a short He before Kate Gherret stuck fast in {ime he They left attorney extrica ted himself caricatures : the district Stover, Cyrus kland, and Sheriff McCoy upon the Qi wall In Bald ¢, Joshua Williams i Michael Jack, Among Fag ed with a mill, and in Potter township, alsc the Potter were additional resident hi ng Wh for Haines 1791, has in it the names of township Mot Thomas Black hael Mot Adam Beamer ka MeCamant John Conrad. ames Moore Valentine Ertie Philp Musser Nieholas (Gost Frederi Michael Ke Adam Kilngler amie! Kreamer { Maleoly Dunke Jacob Haze Barnet Haze John Jaco Fred 1 Jolin Bechte Henney Adam Neidigh John ck George Wolf Waldemsith Adam, Freder ick, and John Ktover ba rk Hennes joseph Davis Abraham P hn Watson Adam Harper John Livingston Andrew Livin Liviz att Danie {Io our next issue will be given the pames of members of the Independent Cavalry, with zilied and wounded i _- - CARNEGIE'S BARGAIN THAT FAILED “The best bargams of wy Carnegie calls his gifts of libraries to them But the bargain he ever tried to make was when he offered Mr. McKinley to pay the §20,. 000,000 to Spain the Philippines on on that he be the peace treaty was pending to life," Mr. maintain forever best for conditi sent to the islands while assure them of America’s friendship and promise them independence this bargain had been put through it wou master. stroke d have been a alike of business and snevoience that would have gis given to the phra and larger the Fi lives of over 4.000 American €''acanny Scot’ a pew meaning Lar WAr against ipinos has already cost us the soldiers, mained 6.000 more, invalided many thousands and drawn not less than Treas ury, including the appropriations just made. All these losses would bave been saved Jif Mr. McKinley had closed the $450,000,000 from our National There is Always Occasion for Prudence in Politics —A Review of the Situ- ation-—Only Few Contests on Hand atic Primary Elec. May day The annual Democt tion will be held on Saturday, We this vear one week fromm next Satur have a large ticket to nominate oul ot that you turn a large number of led. fices are to be fil The idea of the delegate election is to get the expression of the party as to who is their choice for the various offices; and in exercising this choice deliberation should 1} best and the best judgment w exer cised. First, the very men shou selected : by that we » gminen ithed ply as mao possibie so that each candidate will heid responsible in having the vole come yat in his immediate community at the general election. As always, there are a number of candidates for some places all qualifieq, but only one to be chosen That a lot will be disappointed is sure For that appeal to the candidates, of the honorable campaigns so that there may be no misgivings when the are made it is the inevitable reason we in the closing skirmish, to conduct clean and gominations For State Senate and for Register there are no coutests as Messrs Heinle and Archey will be tendered the custom. good there are a number of for the same will certainly apply to the resomi- ary renominations, having made While ausouncements officials, Commissioner nation of Commissioner Meyer, from the Pecnsvalley side of the county, who has proven himself a capable and efficient officer; from this side there are five men anxious to fill the position that will vacated by Dagiel Heckman. For Audi tors there are only two anoouncements, bye the re nomination of Messrs Tibbens Sheriff, Treasurer you will have to make a selec be and there will also no opposition to Beck Recorder and On and tion You will also note that there are two announcements or Chairman the Democratic County Committee Delieve | Some iw AO A? or to Then mm dates t the prim pay a the it applied only / didales for positions om the partly tickel al ! THREE weeks pf and fee idea was that the general cleciion —elective offices and The is a little indefinite on that point and result ed in these registrations being made The usages of the party have been not not party appointments, rule bargain offered him by Mr. Carnegie, | 10 vote at the party primaries for CounTy {and the original $20,000,000 paid to | CHAIRMAN, or for delegates to party Spain for the transfer to us of all her | rights to “kill and burn™ would have | been repaid to the Treasury besides, But far greater than the mere saving of American money would have been the saving of our proudest American traditions and principles—and the his- toric prestige of our flag as an ensign that never represented a government of pure force or one not based on “the con- | sent of the governed.” Of course we | shall be told that if Mr, Carnegie's $20, 000,000 had been taken and independ. zoce given to the Filipinos the latter would have straightway lapsed Into anarchy, to our great and lasting shame. Bat that is pure assumption. Dewey and Schurman have both sald the peo- ple of Luzon are as fit for self govern. ment as the Cubans, And after we have wasted $450,000,000 or more in the vain attempt to take the place and carry out the policy of Spain in those islands we shall yet have to hark back to Carnegie’s proposition to McKinley and recognize the absolute truth of President Schur. man’s recent declaration : The one all. embracitg duty which Americans owe the Filipinos is to give them all the home rule they desire, and independence as soon as they want it and are fit to exer cise it as well as the average republic of | Central or South America. —World conventions dud conferences. Those po- | sitions have always been filled when the convention met, and was left to the judgment of the delegates. We think that is proper, and should so remain. Should we vote for chairman this year, it would have the effect of establishing a precedent, to cause future trouble, and that is what we wish toavoid. The dele. gates in convention are the proper source to pass upon this matter of party organi. zation, and its various appointments, There is no use in bringing it into the primaries. For these reasons we urge that the matter of County Chairman be not voted upon in the various districts. In this view we are not expressing an individual opinion, but it is the senti ment of prominent democrats from all sections, and we have interviewed a number on the point, In selecting delegates there is occasion for prudence. Be sure that you name ouly those who will consent to attend the convention. Avold men who may want to come as delegates for the pur crats who have only the success of the party fu view and will labor to that end. Ofticers for Holding Primary Election Fhe fol] tthe } } ’ Bellet REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION The Republicans of Cent: DOA wm meg t HH se in Be Mond of electing vention at the Con at 11 o'clock a the leiegates to the Republican m on AY, 1902, fot purpose Siste Con vention, which meets at Harrisburg on June 11, 1902. The convention will also be asked to ratify the action of a confer ence recently held to prescribe govern the nommation of Congress in this the 21st Congressional District. rales to candidates for | Hall, Howard, Milesburg, Millbeim, | Philipsburg, Unionville, South Philips. burg and State College, and in the Town. ships of Benner, College, Howard, South Potter, Snow Shoe, Rush, Union, Spring, Boggs, Walker, Worth, Harris, Marion, Middle Precinct of Miles, Liberty, Pat: ton and Ferguson the polls will open at 7 p.m, and close at g p. m., and in the remaining districts will open at 2 p. m., and close at 4 p. m., except Half Moon township where the polls will open at 6 p.m, and close at 8 p. m, Carnegie Says He Means It. truth in the published statement that he had offered to pay $20,000,000 for the Philippine Islands, provided he was au. thorized to announce to the Filipinos that their independence would be acknowl: edged ultimately by the United States, Andrew Carsegie laconically replied: “Yes, and I mean it.” : Expelled From the Golden Eagles. By more than a two thirds vote at Shamokin former Grand Master of Re. cords J. D. Barnes was expelled from the Knights of the Golden Eagle on Sun. day on account of alleged irregularities In the Boroughs of Bellefonte, Centre | When asked whether there was any | DUNKARDS AT HARRISBURG Gathering of a P Sect 18. - Arge eculiar INTERESTING PEOPLE 18 German Baptists IS in Centr Lounty and Kemovals that over-flow meetings " » va ¥ » tf on he 1 every avaiabe spot on Lhe ound and iu the seighboring grove The Dankards are nol as numerous in otre county as they were forty years ago, in the days of fathers Lo bach, Segaer, Lose and ch Fr eaders of that chur ugs were held in barns and someiimes uferences of the 2 Creek anda houses brethren. lmmersions wher local streams were and they be their annual los honest, industrious class. Deaths and 1 . . et by ry § ned out the Centre - The Best your i face, whet thought nanght save her ife. How she laid ber loving upon the feverish brow and by the magi of a mother’s hand eased the pain! And then how she rose from her slumbers and went into your room and kissed you while the tears rained over her face, and how you were awakened by the mother kiss, Of course she is not so attractive as you are; but if you had battled with the world for forty years your face would not be so attractive either. And again, if you were to become sick again, that aint of dar Han radiant than an angel's as she bent over She may leave yousome day. Those will slip from ber shoulders, and she will precede you over the river, | brown, knotty hands will be crossed (upon her peaceful bosom. Oh, then | make up for your neglected Jove before | those sad, dove-like eyes are sealed for | ever by the grim reaper, Death, and you | will not need to cry like Van Arden, | | Come back, come back, oh my mother I" : I Sending Back 75,000 Letters. Postmaster Habn, at Wilkesbarre, Pa, began the work of returning to their senders the 75,000 letters in the post of. fice at that place, addressed to Van Kirk & Robins the fountain pen endless chain operators, whose scheme has been pro- nounced frandulent by the postoffice de- vartment. Four clerks expect to finish the work within a week, Tur Bellefonte Republican wakened from its long reverie this week with a few hot blasts for local democrats, The old sheet must be getting in shape to give Judge Love and his crowd a trim. ming again, face would appear more beatiful and | you again, like in those childhood days. | crosses she has borne for forty years | Those | NO. rss VOL. 24 ale FACT, FUN AND FANCY parkling Paragraphs—Selected and Original An 1 i ‘Aren't curbstone evangelist asked the a vou afraid to de ha “3, i Carry pretty heavy fire insuran icy,” re. plied the man with the pression istic nose I am almost afraid to show you my giggled the authoress “It is Wel 1't generally the one that comes 2 3 1 the as . SG ly naughty the naughty remarke tute mana- § see It - D SAY “GUESS NIT bearse mst every Hes ial of scat a sensational character was brought out at the meeting on Satur. day night. On this occasion a teacher declared that she had paid $25 0 a ward leader, through a friend, for her posi. tion, and that her sister was offered a a salaried place for $100, which she re. fused to pay, whereupon another wom- | an secured the appointment. The same teacher testified that she one day espied a school director peeping in at the door | of her class room, and going out to meet | him, was told that she would be assessed | for campaign purposes. Teachers in Philadelphia schools, it appears, are ask ed by agents of the “machine’ to con. tribute a portion of their earnings like | employes in the City Hall "to save the | tarifl.” I ——————— SA — Rerorts from “The Records’ corre. | spondents in the principal cities of the | United States show that the reserve sup- | ply of anthracite coal is not very large in any section, and that the inevitable re- [sult of the con! miners's strike, if the same be continued for several weeks, will be to paralyze industry and cause a famine in those cities where anthracite is used almost exclusively, New York city, which is the greatest consumer of anthracite, has a visible supply only 30, 000 tons, and her factories would be com- pelied to use short coal in about two weeks hence. The railroad companies have seized upon scores of thousands of tons, Baltimore has about so days’ sup- ply, Boston about enough to last two weeks and Chicago about the same.
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