The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-08-01
VOL. XXlF, NO. As.

VOL. XIV, NO. As.
who, after viewing the body, held an inquest at
District Attorney Hainnond's office, and re-
turned as verdict that the deceased came 10
his death by means Of wound Inflicted by
knife in The hands Of Daniel j. Nef.
Mr.. Nef graduated in the office of Mr. Blair
in this place, and was always looked upon as
quiet lnoffensive young man. His father lives
short distance below Alexandria. He prompt
~ gave himself up 70 the Sheriff on Sunday
morning.
1t may be as well here TO remark, that the
evidence as 10 the precise time be drew the
knife is contradictory. Some assert that he
drew the knit. before Hewitt struck him-oth-
ers that he did not draw it until after he was
struck. This is a conflicting point to be decided
by a jury.
Mr.. Hewitt was about 40 years of age, and
was one otthp Oldest settlers in the place-hav-
ing come here about the year 1928. He leaves
wife and some five or six children.
On Monday morning messenger was sent TO
Huntingdon for Judge Taylor, who arrived in
the ! O'Clock train, when writ ofhnbeas cor
pHS was sned out, and made returnable at , a.
clock, p NJ. At that hour the court met
when some five or SIX witnesses were exami-
ned, after which the Judge released Neff on
$4,000 bail for his appearance at couFt.-HOi-
ijdaysJurg StQadard.
SINGULAR DEATH SrnUcGLE.-A singular
circumstance was recently related 10 me by one
Of the honse-snrgrons of the Charity Hospital
OF this city. In one of the mems wards Of this
immense hospital, man was dying at twelve
O'Clock at night. at this hour, in the surgical
wards, there IS no movement except in cases of
necessity, the lamps burn dimly, and the guard
ans are ordinarily sleeping in their chairs.
Bot there are always some Of the patients
more Or less wakeiul by cause Of their suffer-
ings. The man who was dying had, in the
pocket of his pantaloons a tolerably weIl-fllfi
purse, not al all rare circumstance in Paris
hospital. He was a mser. He had kept his
pantaloons carefully slowed away under his pill
low, bat his frequent attentions 10 the safety of
his pocket-bool; aroused the attention, and the
cupidity as well, Of the man who occupied the
next bed to him.
This man watched, with wakeful eyes, for
the moment 10 seize the dead mans treasure.
When the miser no longer breatbed audiblv,
and the other believed him dead, he stole quiet
~ out OF bed, and, thrustIng his hand under the
pillow, seized the pantaoons. But lie was mis-
taken there was still breath and life in the
miSer, and the attempt 10 wrest from him his
treasure seemed TO give bin life and breath that
be had not
He seized the pantaloonS: and horrible
struggle took place between the dying man and
the thief for the possession the coveted mon
~. But the miser'S grasp was soon relaxed by
death, and he fell back on his bed, gurgling
words from bis throat that ought 10 have fro
zen the blood of thr hiackest pirate on earth.
More than patient was aroused by this
singular and horrible scene; and when the thief
shall be sufficiently cured to leave the hospital
he viii be handed over TO justice.-French
Paper.
GLD BucE IN SouEaSET.-We find the fol-
lowing softer 10 bet'' in the Somerset Demo
cyat.
eve have it from reliable authority that
THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD and another
gentleman, offered 10 bet that Fremont, the
woolly-head and wooly-horse candidate, would
carry Somerset county by twelve hundred ma
joIlty. Although opposed 10 betting since the
Herald spoke so strongly of It's sinfuIness last
week, we will be; any amount the gentleman
peases, that be will not carry Somerset county
at all. Will they make their brag good, or will
they crab, as they generally do ~
PATRlo-Ic OLp-LiNE WnGs.-At a demo-
cratic ratification meeting held in Springwells,
Michigan, a few days since, Judge Bacon, an
active and jealous old-ine whig, was called 10
the chair. The Detroit Free Press says
"Upon taking the chair the Judge stated that
he had heretofore acted with the whig party:
that he had been warm and earnest supporter
of Mr.. Clay that he lad loved The old party
and revered its gallant and patriotic leader, and
that ii was with regret that he found himself,
in common with thousands, without party
He bad witnessed The old whig organization
broken into fragments, each of which was war
ring directly or Indirectly against The Union.
In this national crlsis-when there was danger
threatening our conftderacy-he found but one
course to pursue, but one party with which TO
unite, and that to-day he identified himself
with that party which protessed an earnest and
sincere desire to preserve the Union at all haz-
ards. With il be would take up his political
habitaion, and with it remain so long as it
proved true TO the constitution and the Union"
So they come-so they will continue to come
these patriotic old-line wings!
They CAN'T BE CAUcnT-We find the fol-
lowing paragraph in the Louisville Courier:
'sThe Know -NothingS are more liberal in In
diana than they have been before. They had
a country convention in BFookvlle, last Satur-
day week, and at this convention they nomina-
ted the German Protestant minister as candi-
date for treasurer, and Simeon Bath, German