The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-05-23
TragicaI Affair.

bert, a CdIlIOrnia member Df tue HOUSE OIL
resentatves of the United States, went over to
breakfast at Wizards Hotel, where he takes
his meals, and sent boy from the breakfast
room for his breakfast. in four or FIVE minutes
after a portion of his breakfast was set before
him, and the boy then told him that at that hour
it would necessary for him tthe boyl to get an
order from the office to have breakfast sent up
from the kitchen. Herbert told the boy te
''clear ont, you Irish - of --" He turn
ed around to another waiter, Thomas keating.
who was standing near by, and exclaimed, ''and
! voa, YOU -- Irish - OF a -, clear out,
too" The answer of Thos. kealing was not
conprehendtd BY our informant-an eye-~it-
ResS.
! Herbert, on being answered by Thomas, rose
and struck him on the neck behind with hlS FIST.
/ Thos. keating seized plate and threw it at
Herbert. Herbert seized chair and threw 1t
across the round table at Thomas Krating, stf
king him with it. They then clinched and
I fJught Another Californian, whose name we
! have not heard, came in at the door and ran TO
! Herbert's assistance, aud also stluck Thomas
Heating with a chair.
Patrick Keating, the brother of Thomas, (and
1 the steward of the hous-,) at that time coming
! in the room ran to bis brothers. assistance, and
/ seized Herbert, who immediately drew revol-
ver The Other Californian, al that time,
striking both the Keatings with a chair. As
/ Herbert drew his revolver Patrick Keatlng se
zed it BY the barrel and they struggled over il
tor some moments, until the French cook Of the
! house came in and separated Herbert and ?.
Krating, who let go his hold Of the pistol
barrel.
Thomas Kealing and the other Californian
! LID # ot
/ fray between Herbert and Patrick. After Pat
/ rick let 60 the barrel OF The revolver Herbert
seized Thomas (who had cinched him and was
struggling for the pistoll BY the collar, and, put
| ting the pistol 10 his breast, shot him through
the lungs, killing him in five minutes.
After the shot one of the other servants
threw pipce OF Chinaware at Herbert, but
none of the others interfrrpd. Herbert and his
| California companion left the room and house
/! immediately by the Fourteenth street door,
where Herbert took hack and drove away.
Subsequently he delivered himself up at the
office OF Justice Daniel Smith on Eighth street.
His examination for killing Thomas Keat-
| ing. aged about 81 or 30 YEARS, t~Ires--ieaves
vile and two chldTen.) viii take place at the
! Guard House at + O'Clock this aitrrnoon.-
! Mrssrs. Bradley and Carlisle are counsel for
I Herbert.
The two keatings were civil men, and We're
iavuritts with the boarders in the house.-
/ This account of the ahray we take from the
! lips of one OF the servants, aged man, who
saw all at it.
The testimony on the examination was
| contradictory. That OF the servant Was MAIN
" to the effect that Mr.. Herbert came into the
dining room at bali past / O'Clock, accompa-
MED by friend, and called for breakfast, but
! bring past the usual hour he was informed by
! the servant that be could not have his meal
without an order from the office. Herbert dl-
/ rectrG several servants who spoke to him on
the subject to retire, calling them harsh names.
/ The deceased made reply, when Herbert
struck him with his fist or napkin. The decea-
sed picked up a plate or tray, making move
mrnt as if TO throw it, when Herbert threw his
chair at the deceased, the latter returning the
assault with The plate.
/ Daring the melee, Patrick, brother of the
decreased, entered, having heard of the proceed
| ings, when Herbert seized bin, and the two
brothers closed on Herbert. The struggle now
I became intensely exciting, and as il Proceeded
crockerv and chairs were broken proiusely by
the parties TO the contest. The shooting then
took place.
Col Mckay testified that he saw. when he
entered the dining room, six seven persons
in a scufe, and thought il was general tight
among The stewards of the hotel, bat he hrheld
one of the servants knock down Mr.. Gardiner
with chair. He saw three servants striking
Mr. Herbert and holding him by the wrists.
One of them struck him with chair, when
witness seized a chair to defend Herbert, who
was sinking under The weight OF those upon
him. Gardiner was beating them promIscu-
ouSlv After Herbert fred his pistol the other
two servants still clinchrd him Mr. Smith
rushed forward with cane, saying, 'lt You
don't release him I'll kill YOU ~ Mr. Herbert
was injured, and the witness placed patch on
his nose. Htrbert's pistol was single barrel.
DUO OUT ALIvE.--Thr four men whom we
noticed a couple of weeks since as being I'M
prisoned IN coal bank near GAINESVILLE, by It's
caving in, we are glad to announce were res
cupd on Friday night last, after being shutnp for
almost fifteen days. The following is the des-
cription given of the circumstances
''The meeting of the entombed men and the
excavators is described as scene ot silent JOY
all so nearly overcome on once more seeIng
each other, as to be- able 10 speak only in the ell
oquence of the eyes and FEATURES. Such re-
markable preservation of life, when we consider
all the circumstances, has scarcely parallel on
record. There, nearly three hundred and sixty
hours, almost without food, drink or light com
PEELED TO breathe impure air, and USE the hard
damp ground for their bed, they have lived sure
ly with bot faint hope Of ever breathing again
the pure air Of earth or seeing the bright light
ofheaven