Circulation Over 3800. ABOUT 2 MILES FROM BELLEFONTE: John Switzer, the Hero of an Exciting Chase on Monday Af- ternoon Sheriff Taylor at the Head of the Posse-——Domi- nic Was Treed But Escaped--Was in Hiding Near His Home---Was Fed and Clothed by His Countrymen-- Constance’s Statement--How Jerry Was Killed and the Five Prisoners Escaped-—Ready to Surrender. In our last issue we told the story of Turnkey Jerry Condo being assaulted in the Centre county jail, Friday evening, July 20th, his skull | being fractured, from which he died, and the escape of five prisoners : | William Dillen, Ira Green, Geo. Henderson, At that time the first three were captured near (eo. Livingst« me. Dominie Constance i Mill Hall ; Dominic Constance was reported captured by the sheriff at Bedford, but was another man; and Geo. Livingstone was still at large. | Since then Constance was caught Monday afternoon two mils | west of Bellefonte, after a thrilling chase. but was seen not far from here and it is believed will surrender. pictures of Green, Dillen and Henderson arrived late last missed part of our edition, NOT THE MAN. Was so paid any capued 4 Heatingdon —_—— DOMINIC CONSTANCE Burrounded » Sheriff Taylor's posse taken on Mountain road a few after his capture Photo moments ed his doubt as to securing man At s pm, mense Brover Py ope the train arrived and an im assembled When the sheriff appeared with the manacled pris. Sheriff Taylor's countenance fell: “That's the The sheriff. of not nan!” he exciaimed. ' Bedford, was a seedy as much to say Italian, taller, thinner and ; . spoke Eng i 1s lish very bral sh very broken and was hard to He been in Bellefonte a year or more ag That was about the only basis for all this con under adm stand itted that he had 0 fession they reported. It appeared that the sheriff was trying to scoop a reward The prisoner was rather a suspicious lookin local authorities until they were satisfied Sheriff Taylor wired the news home, but Belle- w g chap and was turned over to the he was not wanted elsewhere. ing that it was a ruse to avoid a crowd, and as a result an immense throng as. sembled at the station, only to be disap- pointed, CONSTANCE NEAR TOWN, During the past week frequent rumors came from the vicinity of the lime opera- tions, in Buffalo Run valley, three miles i i | | | ] week and therefore are repul Captured Dominic the JOHN SWITZER Centre anty ile took place on al point marked X 1 2 miles distant Sheriff Taylor at once prepared for a skirmish and at 1 pm., the following left town from the Armory and Chas, R. Kurtz Bob Shaughnessy As up numero s people came out and said Constance was up in the woods ina buggy, with Bert Jayard, Montgomery and Joe in a carriage we passed by Coleville until we came across Hirsh Korman, Jas. Kelley, On we went Geo, Eckley and others who narrated the tree incident, after some hesitanc y They joined the party and all proceeded westward when above the limekilns learned that Constance was seen on that road in the morning by several parties, was dressed in a new black suit, wore a black slouch and carried an umbrella nat Went east a mile, came back, then took up in the R. L. Miller's In man was seen Roland Miller's Sheriff Taylor leaped out of the buggy mo.ntaing, above coming back a in the clearing above house; with the Mauser rifle but the and started after, man came down It was John Switzer, familiarly known as Faraway.’ He had a brace of revolvers and the had been searching and mountians since morning, could give some THE FIRST SKIRMISH, about a dozen, all armed to the teeth, as Constance was reported to have pulled a long revolver, when on the tree, and was considered fully armed and desperate. Word was sent by phone from the lime- kilns to Bellefonte of the situation, and people across the mountain ia the Bald Eagle were notified that a chase was being made and that all should be on a f anaq | Livingstone is yet at large, | The | | Photo taken In ( Sheriff Taylor The sheriff drove ahead and | clues, | i | scenes along the route fonte people would not accept it—believ- | The other boys joined making a party of | BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, Dominic Constance Captured! Run Down in the Mountain DOMINIC CONSTANCE inty ia axt il yard: | slowly they | nic you can go free and no one | | There, } man, John Switzer standing guard over | his prey, too tru proud and defiant Sheriff Taylor came up and Constance began to | grin and velled, "Hello Sheriff” and ex You greeting given tended his hand. the can 1magine form of in once, the writer took several photographs | ty. of the par the buggy and at 5s pm, we were home. ward bound You can scarcely immagine the excited lined with anxious people, and in a few instances individuals pointed at the writer as the captured Italian. In Belle. fonte the streets were throaged and fol. lowed the buggy to the jail. With little ceremony he was hustled in and put in the back dungeon, on first floor. Upon being searched he had nothing on his person in the form of a weapon, There was some bread in his pocket and two the prisoner was loaded in | | The road was ' & THE CAPTURE ohn Switzer's Story of the Immediate Capture of Constance. q( } § i money it IRA GREEN Put uj ir hands and ‘Well if n i lo4 ana ie went you aint Domin ] Sheriff Taylor come own see you, if you aint Domi- will harm you At the same time James Rowan who lives below came in sight and | yell. up! Take this rope from my pocket and tie him" ed “For God's sake hurry return, | | ’ riff 16 acelets ot ¢ | { The Sheriff put the bracelets on him at he got out he left them | the mountains | He absolutely i GEORGE HENDERSON. TRIED TO RSCAPE. Rowan was slow to reach us, and put ting the revolvers in my left hand, I reached for my pocket to get the rope, Dominic yelled: “You a 8 . wns | Shoota me, righta way ! me have one life~<one time to die!” at the same —————————— VOL. 26. XO, 32, Frank Eckenroth 300 Feet in the Air ”~ { I <hart the 4 thes he 44 hen ar eq ) yelued N x an ace a | Frightful Experience of a | Bellefonte Boy. WAS PAINTING A SPIRE She said conece i Then by and that Green an others they that night ben the bathroom, run from Jerry and Heude but he hear butty” rs cell d come in with the ran out and when heard him utter with you fellow night sllo Hello, Pat! « i times Pat 1 several nginstone unlocked their cell, bo ran out. Domin Was last, and struck Jers the side of | his head (sreen str pound him, knew who cause they swore and went u there ever Said he got places; paid a boy to was } since. That he bread for him, denied being about the shanties at the lime kilns, When asked where he got the black and hat, looked up in the air and replied ‘some. one.” He was asked about the bread in his pocket and seid in a cunning way, “Da Moon." He said he slept in the mountain and used the umbrella to keep off the rain; but “Me no sleep; me wake. my. see you alitime (the sheriff)" Was sore and tired, wanted to give up long get some suit, Continued on page 4, column 2. | Tackle Failed to Work at a Critical Mom ent---No One Heard His Calls For As. sistance---Son of Charles Eckenroth. Maxwell ross which he 4 _ : was 0 support except the rope tied the dar 8g young h wate PE BECAME KEL wk 12 Ecken. wk etry Maxwell As the steeple ith started to descend bis SATE er parine: | side of tae was on the g steeple of 3 % which bhokenr aqeniy ar three hundred feet below ¥ The crowds watching g him did not un. fi i yr help and his _ um of wagons | derstand his motions’ and trolley cars in the streets below his hands and hand fron Thrusting the hand in his pocket he abstracted his knife, a bit of paper and a pencil. KNIFE AS MESSENGER Slowly and with difficulty he scrawled upon the paper, ‘Rope is chocked; send up another tackle, quick.” Opening the blades of the knife with his teeth, he shut them down upon the slip of paper and threw the knife iuto space, Luckily it fell at the feet of Maxwell, who quick. Continued on page 4, column 4. hen he took his life in : i bravely withdrew one the 4 i oot of the cross
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers