The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-31

the. waist of Rebecca, when wonderful fo tell. she obtained immediate relief
 Here was proof positive, that Stout
 was witch, and upon consultation
 among the friends of the bewitched
 daiHsel, il was determined that fl Stout
 could be prevailed upon. to take the patient by the hand and pronounce certain mysterious words, q cure would
 be affected for ninety-nine years.-
 Stout, however, had left the house, and
 in order to procure his attendance, one Charles Staunton filed an account be-
 fore Esquire French, a bail warrant was
 issued and placed in the hands ia
 constable, who, with 2 posse of five
 armed men. arrested Stont and took
 him before Esquire French for trial,
 where many of the neighbors were as |sembled to wait the issue. The pains
 of the patient increasing ontlle appear; lance Of Stout, each individual in the
 house was requested to take Rebeeea
 by the band and pronounce the words, "May the Great God of Heaven in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, bless you.o They did so, but
 without the tic desired effect, Stout at tue same time, standing near the door, ab- sorbed in the contemplation of his own teitsuation. Rebecca at length excEaim-' led, "oh, Mr. Stout, bless me-, know you can relieve me- Stout stood un- lmoved; the father united his enireaties Iwith those of the daughter, but all to mo purpose, and several rifles were pre- scpted, and his life threatened; he then Iadyanced, took Rcbecca by the hand, Fand no sooner were the mystic words pronounced than the patient was her |self again, to the astonishment of all
 present, who were firmly convinced
 that Stout had dealings with the ssevil
 one.D
 Front this circumstance, several suits lat law originated. Rcbecca procured
 T warrant against Stontson the charge of witchcraft, and Stout took out a war rant against Isaac Taylor, pleasans
 Taylor, Charles Staunton and others. Ali parties prepared for trial. They travelled twenty-five miles to the. house |ot a nagistrate, through deep snow: the magistrate, after two days patient
 investigation, decided that Stout being
 q zcizzard, could esin no danger from
 mortal hands, but held him to bail at
 the suitofRebecca, in thesumo of S2,000. Stout appeared at February term of
 Tentress- county court, but Rebecea
 aet appearing to prosecute, he was dis charged, and at the following term 1t
 was deerced that Rebeeea should ray
 the costs, from which aa appeal vas ta-
 ken in the nature of writ of error to the circuit court.
 l At the May term ofthe county court,
 lsaac Taylor appeared and filed his l plea of not guilty, on the complaint Of. Stout. The case was submitted to ljnry, toswhom all the facts connected Iwith the transaction were detidlcd by Stout on the part 1.-the state. J.Frencl the defendant, deposcd that no further
 violence was used towards Stouta at his
 house, than all attempt to knock him
 down with chair, that he had never believed in witch-craft his dangh- |terhad been so badly bezeitched; that he had now no doubt off'iits reafity, and
 there (pointing te Stout staads the ve-s
 ry ola sae,er. Pleasant Taylor, being |salso under examination, stated his firm belief in witehcralt, and in proof asser- tied, that he '.shot deer with it's right l side towards him; that 1t fell at the eraclzof the gun, and when he examin- led the carcase, he found the ball had |entercd the left Side, and lodged against the skin oftlie right side. From this circumstance he was convinced of the influence ol some. evilspirit. The case Fheingg argued hy learned counsel, the Jury found Taylor guilty, from which Iapappes.i was taken to tii5e circuit court. lswhere tho matter now rests.
 4 Strange Creohve.-A A gentleman travelling to pittsburg. from one of tic neighboring towns, stopped to see a l friend, and Jeff his horse tied on tie 1foad. Gil lis return he found the ani- mai had slipped his bridlo.-W While in lpursuit ofhm, he met an Irish pedes- ttrian of whom he enaeircd, ssdid you sec q strange creature, any where here
 abouts with a saddle ong' s.Och by i the powers you may well say Chat. r- : Nhere2 "just yonaer.n .Will you show it me?' ssThatI will in less than
 no time at all amost," said the man ap- preaching a small wood of young tim Iber. sAh, there he is sure enough,