Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-12-28

should not have been convicted upon the
evidence addaced on his trial. and thar
justice 70 him as we'll as a due regard to tie
proper Administrations Of tie law demands
his pardon.
and vkeTsas, it ittsassiso beea represes ted
70 ne as asasaresaid, Is the Rev. J. II
eaiekefing q Portland, Me-; Rev. J. Fl.
LissaY Of G4eeRwhieE, eeaasv, Rev Nil
lllliam 4 Fetter of Batlee, Pa. Rev. Wm.
Il BtAant, Rev, Jahn Hszlest, Rev. john
2hanbers, Rev .lusen Rood, Rey. Albert
Barnes D j., Rev. Henry A. Boara man,
D. Ds fAst thss have severally carefully
read tie te7tiaouy of Dr.. Stephen T. Beale.
tllatsins their opiuiaa, he is innocent Of the
crime Of which lie has been consicted.
AND whereas. it has also been represented
e ne. as aforesaid, By Robert Carlisle,
Theodore GaYler, William i. hirsf. J. IL.
Perkins, a. " Parsoas, J. G. Vsn9y ykc.
lseratin e. Jones, James Z. Ludlow.
David PAIL Brown, ,Iohn W. Ashmead. and
Charles Jared Ineersoll, E,qs, aud H,,n.
Thomas ). Bell. that IN Their opinion Dr.
Beale sanald not have been convicted GU
tho evidence addueed against him, and
-sAeFefoFe, they recommend bis pardon
And whereas, tie pardon Of the said DR..
Stephen T. Beale, has been. recommended
10 ,ine, as sill appear by communications on
Gle as Aforesaid, BY the lion. Robert T..
Gearal, Mayer Of the eiry Of Philadelptia.
Is George Ceiseo4i, Esq, aud fosty-nine
other asenbers Of the Select and Common
Councils q the said city, the Hon. Eli
Siifar. STATE Treasurer. Hon. William
Strong, Ion. Simon Cameron. Hon J. ".
KiAinger, Francis Jordan, John Kuukle
I'm. n. Piast aud Jolln Hesslrieks, uiem-
bers Of tic S2,sate Of penpsy ylgsnia, Hon.
Henry 4 S:reag. Il. II. Feast, i. g..
Wa;erhouso, G. Rnzh Smith, KiFk Haiaes.
and John u Kirkpatrick, Esqs., members
Of the Hopss ot ssepr sscnsa.iges a gsaGs=
u Ass8s IN aaicsficlIael, editor of
tue North .4neic4a, Robert Morris. Of
the iaq0irer, james s. Wallace of the
Da4y Sla, !. II. Simmons, Of the Pu5iic
Ls5gsr, Aodrea MeMakin, Of tue Saturday,
Courier. Edward G. Webb, Of tie Peaasyi-
.oaaian, Joseph Seyeras, OF The Eesning
.7rgus. Joseph Il. Fl@nnigaa, Of the Daily
.bie,es, Siekels, Jones and Moran, Of the
lqiy I'imes, w. B Jacobs Of ibe ChriSfiqa.
Chroai:le, 4. Converse, If the Ctritian.
05ssye.t, aud A. Cummings, Of tie Ersa,ns
Baiiefin.
Aud whereas, the pardon oftLc said Dr..
Stephen 7. B=ale has also been asked for
ton the ground Of lis entire innaceaes Of
the crime whereefh he is convicted, BY Samuel
p Darlington, JOHN Reid, scmael Pleas
ants, John B. Eckerts, Gideon g. Westcott,
William L. Newbold, George II. Martin
Daniel T. jerks, and over FIVE thousand
Others of the most respectable citizens Of
PENNSYLVANIA and New York, consisting Of
ladies, members Of tile bar, members of the
medical profession, clergvmen, dentists,
merchants, manufactures, mechanics aud
Others.
Aud whereas, Charles Deal, A. B. War
den Isaiah B. Ssratton, Andrew JohuSon,
and AaFon T:ngle, i've Of the Jurors Who
triad and convicted fhs said Stephen I.
Beale, haze nnited IN au application 10 ME
T for his pardon. Is q spears BY their petition
"a fle 10 the Office Of the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth
And whereas, tie Hon. Ellis Lewis,
Chief Justice Of tie Supreme Court, In his
letter ef the 2Ist Of December, A. D. 1851,
to the Executive OF tie state, now on fIe in
tie oFiee Of lie Secretary of the Common
/ wealth. girss i as his opinion, that Miss
/ Nudge, Tie prosecutriY, was ,.ineompctoni
/ to testify fiat ser testimony g is Dot such
/ eyilence as in bis opinion justides a conyic,
ton. and fiat if he had The power rePosed
/ n tie Executive, be would grant Or.
Beale pardon.
And whereas, the Hon. Jeremiah S.
Black, one os the Associate Judges Of the
said Court, in his letter Of the 2Sth Of De
eem5er, a. D. 1854, % The Executive q
! this State tuow also On hle aforesaid) says
f'tTat there Is no evidence at all in the
case, unless We take that Of a women who
svears to very listIe, and whose faculties q
mind. ara BODY we're totally suspended
when she ss,ppo@ei She sasx o. perceived tie
little she Goes swear 10. Wien ! eoavic-
tion .akcs place kithosant. evidence, Il IS tle
duty If sLe Governor rs Is rescue TIE victim
Immediately from a punisbmaht Which i
! wrongly inflicted. /" ~
Andwhereas, toe bon. George ~ Wood
ward, smother of lie Associate Judges q
the said Court, ii his letter OF the 9TH Of
January, A. D. 1854, 70 sho Executive o.
| this STATE, aud now 90 fle, as aforesaid. and
recommends thai Dr.. Beaie be rardpned for
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