The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-06-20
TO TEE PUBLIC.

Gen. Bowman:--ln communication OF tue olh
inst. signed by VA. GRiFFffH, he pfopounds an IN
qniry which he undersigned thinks he can answer
10 the entire satisfaction OF The reader. The SAID
William says :-sslt IS now certain that there Is
ails faadsrer somewhere (audlng to the lost chill
OF 4ir. Cox,) and that the public have an inter
est n knowing p4eye 10 find him :,
Now for the benefit OF the said William, well
as his especial knozc-HotAjae friends, will state that
the siquaer and report hal the CATHOLICS had stolen
and carried away these unfortunate little children orig
mated with himselt and few others Of the Nane
ktdatey, that lnquirers may have no dlhcoily 10
noiating 10 the - vile siandrfer.' Mf william
Griffith is the very man himself who reported
that the Catholics had hooked or carried away the
children above alluded 10. lie came TO town dHrltg
the excitement about tie lost children in WHICH all
classes of citizens participated and, IN my store,
commenced harang0e IN which he proiessed great
symrafhy and feeling for the calamity which had
fallen on Mr.. Cox-and, among other things remar-
ked--s'Nhat great outrage II was Tor people 70
raise report that Mr.. c might have murdered the
children. agreed that il was burning shame that
any should circulate dreadful report In the abb
of any tactic sustain the chaFse-but :emar-
ked thar il was no greater outrage than it for
people 10 raise report that the Catholics had carri-
I'd them away--tO which Wm Griffith rephed III the
! following words
ave had good right to think So and suspect that
/ they were hooked or carried away bv the tAIHO-
IIICS.'' / told him that really astoni>hed that
man like BIN should give utteranee to such an eN-
presson and put vile report IN circulation With
out having some foundation for the statement He
/ replied by saving :-s.It was common thing ioI
Cfi0lieS TO do, and that his they had gooe
riob 10 think so - and went on state, in corr0b
ofation that S.philip George Catholic in Cambria
County refused 10 aid or allow his family 10 aid II
making search for the children. &c, &c."-apc
wound np by the assertion shat Philip George iolt
them they mad better hunt nearer houe, and not q
/ round his house and lences-tTom which, (said Nm
Gnith.) had good right to believe hat they
knew where those children We're" II Mr.. Geofs'
did act as alleged, suppose It because he hdt
been anprized OF The circuafou oi his wicked anr
slandefous rerort As Nr. Griffith has since denie,
the greater part Of the above, VIII prove its Tutt
by the certificate o three good and respectable meT
who were in the store az the time, ana heard every
/ word al the conversation.
And further. as Mr.. Gni'h wishes TO krow "wha
become Of George Kaufman and sundry other per
sons letters containing large sums of money, cal
only say bat the P II at 81. Clarsvilie mails an,
forwards all letters and other matter placed in SAT-
Office according TO tie aws and regulations OF fh'
/ ?. o. Department Of the United States-and that j
any letter or letters have not reached their drstna
'ion it is fault OF nine, am ! responsible TO
letters after they leave the Office II Mr.. Griffith
any other has charges 10 prefer agaTnsi this OF
fee. ] trust he will make delay in seeking tha
redress which the law atfords-or forever tn
.,sanderers'' brand his daslardly unuendoes pre-
Ed. BEEGLE.
T. D. Beeae had the conversation respecting the los
children and the report Mr.. Griffith made re -peetn.
the Catholics hooking carrying them away, an,
every word is correct stated above by the said
D. Beegie in relation 10 the matter.
JACOB BECELEY,
JACOB ACkER.
+ JESSE W. SLEEK