The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-20

ty, and which we are assured meets with
the approval of all the legal gentlemen
here. For careful perusal of the same.
we ask all persons who are anxious to see
the laws of our land justly and impattially
executed, and especially TO those who are
desirous TO see the habeus corpus act in
violably sustained. We have also recei-
we'd communication from Michael Dan
Magellan, Esq, which will be publish in
our next number.
For the Mountain Sentinel
Philip NOOn Esq.
This gentleman has been made the
subject OF a very foolish attack, in a paper
published in Johnstown, known as the
" Echo" Believing that the article in
question is intended not only to weaken
public confidence in Judge Noon, but also
to forestal public opinion, and prevent
fair trial of the parties implicated. can
not, as one of the counsel for what the
Echo calls the worst of the speradoes," +"
permit it 10 go to the world without a
word Of reply.
On the oath of R. Boyle and others, in
court IN 6dac, issued what is called a bench
1Carrant. This was done by The Court.
on proof that efforts would be made to
prevent prosecuting labor on the Central
Rail Road, that large bodies of armed
men would follow The lines, and overawe
the good citizens, melting TO riot and
bloodshed, &C., &C.; and that the public
peace, as well as the speedy completion
of the Central Rail Road, demanded this
course.
few Sundays ago, native America n
visited one OF the Shantees of the Irish.
and. after becoming Intoxicated, com
menced quarrel with one of the Irish
men, and, as might have been expected.
received fogging for his pains. On
Monday morning these desperadoes "
resumed their labor, and thought no more
of the matter.
Not SO the Sheriff S Central Police !
Assault. battery, mayhem, riot, arson and
murder-evsrything contemplated by the
Boyle eIinformation-and great deal never
contemplated by it, had been committed
Wor> must be suspended on the.' CIntralI'
There is no longer any security for life,
or limb, or liberty!
Under these appalling circumstances.
Deputy Sheriff Patterson, with character
istlc promptltude and energy, brought all
his police, ordinary and extraordinary, to
bear upon the L" desperadoes who were
busy with their "pIcks and shovels," moi
burying their dead, but constructing thai
unassumlng improvement, known as the
" Cintral. The " desperadoes all fled
excepting two, who thinking they had
nothing 10 fear. surrendered to the prowess
OF the indomitable police. So that the
Sneriff's return was killed. O, wounded, o.
prisoners, 2, missing, whole lot of des.
peradoes.
Without any delay the police aforesaid
without an examination, without com.
mitment, without any opportunity of ex.
Experimentation any of those rights
that The Commonwealth vouchsafes to the
humblest of her citizens, these two Irish
men, together with the native were brought
to Ebensburg, and lodged in the County
Jail. The jailor, however. was directed
to give the native the "run of the house,
as lie was on his parol Of honor, and Il
put the two lrishmen into The cell.
M'Donald. one of the lrshmen, ant
the native were both discharged on enter
ing bail. The other, David Patton, wa:
brought before Judge Noon for examina
lion on Habeas Corpus. On this hearing
there was scarcely shadow of evidence
OF any kind against Patton; if there wa:
any offence II was against the native. wht
stated on his oath that Patton had neve
touched him that ne knew of, and whose
testimony, delivered with the most praise
worthy candor. went to prove that, Pattol
so far from injuring him, tried to save hin
from harm.
The American refused to prosecut.
Patton, beliering him innocent, and nc
other was willing to be bound over tc
prosecute.
Under these circumstances the Cour
might well have discharged the prisoner
bu! the Judge thought it the safer way tc
take his recognizance in $50. conditioned