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ACCUSED MEN ADMITSHOOTING BUT PLEAD%SELF DEFENSE• r.' i.* /.*{Continued from page one)boarded th* train arriving here at 10.54 p m Thvy get oft at Ford City and walked from thereto Cadogan where they were found in bed the next morning Whtl» at Klskiminetas Junction one of the defendants was arrested by Pilioemaa White, of Freeport, but when Deputy sheriff Sttvason faded to identify him as one of the men wanted, he was allowed to go.The remains jf Joseph Coyle arrived here Tuetl.iy evening and were tnk en to the home yf the deceased’s me#h **r on nirth Grant avenue. Services will be held at St. Mary’s churrh Fri dny morning at 9 o’clock. Interment in St. Mary's cennterv.The following version of the shotting was given to Th** leader Wednes •lay morning by Jacob Stivason. the deputy sheri T who was with Deputy Coyle at tho time of the shooting:! tm *n the restaurant when Mack and Montedelle come in and sat down at a table. They ordered supper and while they were wait-ing they laurhed rod talked in h*-ir wn language. I could netunderstand what they were savingbut another pe.-non who wan there told me they were talkine about me. J walked over to the table an! asked them If they could speak Kngllsh They said they could and I told inrun to do so. A few min**ut»s la***r I went out and while Iwas cone I was told the two menhad gon » ba-'k into the rear of therestaurant anti caught hold of one of the voting worn**n who worked there. A relative of the men who ran the restaurant Interfcted andpushed one of the rm n a wav. Thin occurred whiD I was c ut of the res taur.in*. Alter I came hack, f'ovle came in anil learned wliat Mark and Mont ••! die had been doing The latter two k ft and Coyle and I ft How *d them down a nearby al ley. Overtaking them Cov!« gavethe mlt;*n JO mln.ites in whieh toleave town. We th*n returned to the main street and I went Into the restaurant Coyle remained out side in Yont of the hdel. Mack arid Monte hdl-s '•smr back up th *•Iter nnd stood At the corner ofthe alley and tho street talking to another man. Coyla * nd I concluded to foil w Mack nnd Monte dell# gnd tee what they did and when th'*y started hack down the alley we went after them After we got it to the slk-' coyle start«d to run towards the men whowore a abort oistance ahead I told him not tc be in a hurrv huthe ran on ahead. The two m«*n sortof stopped when they saw him coming Fly this time they had re a bed the ral'ouod t racks below the bridge. Coy!” took hold of Mack's left arm I didn’t hearwhat he said. Mack turned withhi« right hand and shot Covlc, lie held th» revolver so close to Covle's bod/ that his clothing was burned hv the powder. Covie did not draw hi i weapon. After Ma* V l»ed shot Coyle, he and Mor.tedellebecan tiring at me and osnear as I c* uld tell th »’ fli*l t**n or eleven tlm,M. 1 returned theW\* * «... a.,:'V * * * *4 k i** m IIjrmmL: • **-Music hiTHES’S MOSTl)RrFEATURINGM.THE STORY OF A WOMAN S HONAdded A(rist e Comedyfin; with my pistol hut 1 hod ontffour shells in tic* chamber. A»they sho*. M k k mi Mcntedelletan I -h ised tbfS down the rail* road track a Ifffk more than aS(|Wate to the dtove) works. Theyslopped tlo'ie ju ti e shadew of abox car where i couldn't see themend as 1 stood m the glare of ait rent lamp th* y began shootingft* ni» at.*a;n. 1 wi*e unable to seeJust w’-cre th* | were and s? pped * ut of th© M ht while they were firing. About this tmie other p**o-pit began to art ‘ ve. I told then thetrootkd the shovelhad disappear** 1wh**n searth wastwo men « works but the]in the dark ammade tin ?-LOCAL NOTE 9Th# Ford City Auto PMrir Company cf who h W. 15. Shumaker and H. ■ C. Holly art proprietor*, will haveebVK of tho ll .sem r truck service stat i« n. V number lt;-t these lt;r.lt; woreic «d in their ear# ye t»rdry. A O-Mk senior truck atrvie# itailtft will also ho **. fahli.*-!) *tl ir Kill mning Adv. • See us about Dry Storago on yourBattery, Walker Crim Company. 4pCam ere Ts J i • • orehr* fra vhtch will furnish tin* mu »** for fh** dance at Hose House Number Du** Thanksgiving evening, plan to spring an S. nova tion that is evpec t• «! to be greatly eniav» 1 By «'hfttt ft t tending the * vent. T't* puh!;*’ sch ds * b*scd today un jtil ne .t Monday. •Service at VontgomeryvHleTh**re wid bo '1 anusfiving service*hv th* p '-*r *'U Thai I riving inv h*eleven o’ciock in the M« ntgomeryviiieDaptl t chur* You are cordially invited to atf *ii'l, IT*i**r* will b* hiiut services at iLutheran dsuici. at Ft* ckvlIU* Thanksgiving evening at 7ti’»0 j— Aye ■•***. r#NTRY A LEADER CL\SSIfIED
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Nov 26, 1919
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