The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-07-16
The .couittaI Of Gen, Lane.


The argument IN The examination oi Gen
James H. Lane closed yesterday evening, and
the case was then submitted TO the magistrates
They adjourned the court until 10 O'Clock A.
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W., yeS'''"'y' WY" '''3 0I'
Their decision. Al the designated hour was
discovered that the magistrates had not agreed,
md = fnrfber postponempnt occurred. Az noon
,h,,r. ,,.,s s,;ll M decision Two o,cIocl, cam.
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aha mere was sun "'"e iuS '"''.o' ,'a,
t"at 'hT .'"S 's''a''' ~ -
no t"o u 'l''''' ." 't'''''0''
! Iu'hoi DIS S."''"'F C''0'''' 49, - ''''' i'"S,
iouf CLOCK was H""""',O'" '''ai ~ . '''i d'
last agreed ana we're a"o"' 10 '''1''
a crowd S'lalSl!"ay S"'"T, 6" ~ '"e "17
'iate once "i'le !. - a.'s'''I'' '.'' ,'i' '.'
scores outSlu'' d'A'o"'' ou' '""'''' !" a." a."
MISSION l"e. P' 'SO"''' i1''', i''' 'i," ~
one OF his COUNSEL was Oh mana lneh i'llo"-
eu ~
lHL DhC'sio" " '"E C''N ,'''1 -
IN making ou' a case against tne ueieloan''
was necessary hFs'' 10 prov e '"a' i''u'"Ti Hdo
been coRIn'i.eo; ana secono'! oy Gen L!h+'
Inc prosecution haa ia'Ied 10 's'aDIIsn me ".s''
ne court We're unanimously o. Inc oP,t''o"
that no murder had oeeh eo'''N''Tu} d""' ~
The Territory having lalI'u 10 'S'1ol'''i 'n's
mary lac'' Tue oh'y 0naIse I"'i'"i"Vu !" ''''
dinghy discharged.
This announcement caused loud and general
stamping OF feet among the crowd, and other
demonstrations oi approval, winch lasted until
checked by the court.
General Lane rose and SAID that he lett 1t due,
and he demanded It as right TO himself and Ia
mily, to be allowed to enter INTO recogHiZance
for has appearance at the =. D District Couri'
IN the event OF an indictment by Inc grand Ju-
ry, TO answer any charge connected "Ith lhe
homicide that might De pIeitHed against nun
iher honoFs were lree79'a'e men, ano tnIs iao'
Cluaucsd his acouittaI He desired TO be- tried
hv = nro-slavory iudge and = pro-slaverv Jury.
AMI me ,her.f,ys h6ned the court woI,Di ac-
cont his rscogoizance
Tbs court declined acceding 10 his request.
,,,.;.,, - donbt as n ,hair n6u,er 81 n a after
,hs;r decision
Can Tono ,bor retired and was warmly re-
c..;,,a4 b., his fr;snds onle;dp
~. J,o;s;or ,ho,rb l,e,ar,II,. ov,ocfnd i
no, ,,,;,,srs,JI,. an,,rl!sed CoI : W EIJrid,.
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Frue Heroine.
AIRS Caroiina C. Stranhurg. wife Of P. p
Slranbqrr. Of this city. was passenger of the
PENNSYLVANIA. which was burned 70 the waters
e5re m the NIIssissjnDi. srXty miles below
N,,nlhis. ON Sunday morninc. 18th inst. Mrs
:. left her berth iusi before the explosion took
Mace. and when She heard the report. which
shook every niece Of timber in the boat, she
ca,.rLt l,oii or h.r l;t,Ia cb;Id which was only
two nanrhs old, and rushed into the ladies' cabin.
at ,ha very ,no,nant that larre niece of
machinery came ru,hin, tbroupb the floor
She ran to the Captain's room and told hm mat
The boat was on ire, but he SAID she was mIsta-
ken, and advised her to be calm. She said she
was Hof mistaken. and her manner was SO ear
nest that iAe captain thinking she might be cor
rect, went down to the boiler deck. tie re-
turned 10 a short time, and remarked TO Mrs
), "Ihere IS no danger now the FIRE has been
Sn5dncd.' Mrs :, however, would not be
convinced She insisted that the boat was 10
Eam"s ana told iue captain TO make preparations
Tor SavIng the passengers As She finished speak
Ing, the hamfs broke through the cabin floor,
ana IN less ihan minute the cabin was h!led
with smoke. She saw that the time for action
had arrived, and she knew that her life and
that Of her child depended on her own eXertionS,
50 She went dow" The private stair case, and
was i'ltuha,e enough to reach the boiler deck
IA safety. knowing that she would perish by
hre II she s'a'd on The boat, she determined 10
leave II, ana run The RISK OF meeting her death
1y another method. she accordingly seized a
board about seven ieft long and eight or ten
lnchrs WId', grasP'n5 her child with one arm