The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-08-03
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A CALIFORNIA TRIAL.

Il LlFUfAll TRIAL.
fellow named Donks was lately tried at
Yuba city, for entering miners tent and
seizing bag of gold dust valued at eighty-four
dollars. The testimony showed that he had
once been employed there, and knew exactly
where the owner kept his dust that on the
night OF October 18th, be cut slit in the tent,
reached in, took the bag and then ran off.
jim Butler, the principal witness, testified
that he saw the hole cut, saw the man each in,
and heard him run away.
81 put for him az once,'' continued the wit
ness, "but when | cotChed hIm, | didn't
find Bl's bag but it was found afterwards.
where he had throwed it.''
Counsel for the Prsoner.-How far did he
get 10 when he took the dust
Bp'er.-Well, he was sloopin' over-abogl
halfIn, l should saw
CoDnsel-nay it please your honor, the ia-
dictment isn't sustained, and shall demand
an acquittal on the direction OF the court The
prisoner Is on trial for enteEiag a dwelling in
the nigh: time with intent to steal. The tes-
timony is clear that he made an opening.
through which he protluded himself a02ui half
way, and stretching out his arms, committed
the theft. But the indictment charges that he
actually entered The tent or dwelling. Now.
your honor, can a man enter the house, wien
only ons-halt Of his body is in, Ianj the other
halfout ?
+ JudEe.-I shall leave the whole matter TO
the jury. They must judge Of the law and
/ the fact as pro5ed.
( The jury brougbtin verdict Of "gpiity'' as
TO one-haf the body from The walst up, and
''noi guilty" as to the other half.
The Judge sentenced the guilty half TO two
years Imprisonment, leaving It to the prisoners
option to have the ''not guity'' half cut of, or
take it along with him. a Judgment, We
think, worthy of Solomon.
BEeHAn YoUNG ON ToUR.-The Dessret
| .NelCs OF the Goth ult., grves an account of a
tour of Presidents Young, Brigham aud Wells.
with about one hundred followers, through the
| new settlement in tie county Of Cache. Ser
mons were delivered "a the principal stopping
places, 'to instruct the people in the discharge
! OF their several duties as saints and pioneers"
in that part of the Territory. The .Nsacs
says;
with Cache Valley, the visiting of which
was the Particular object of ,ht tour, all with
whontW have 90 xsEsed, seemed delighted.
Everythfas tHfre Is fair and prosperous. The
( Peopie4have be4R eNefting themselves marvel
ousiy 10 putting in crops and Preparing the
necessary things for their comfort, protection
and prosperity. About FIVE thousand five hun
dred acres have been ploughsd and soun or
planted there this spring, about tour-ffths of
The whole amount IN wheat. the balance in
corn, potatoes, oats, barley, &c all looking
vel, but lot as forward as the crops
are IN Weber, DAVIS and Great salt
Lake counties, in all of which, as well a.
IN most OF the counties in this part of the
Territory, wheat crops especially Look remarka-
bly, well, and at present promise an abundant
harvest
The people in these new locations have not,
as yet, done much IN the line OF building, but
are making extensive arrangements to provide
themselves with comfortable habitationS during
the summer.
WESTERN ANTIQUITIgs.-A correspondent
of the Winona (Minnesota) Republican, writes
that Mr.. A. l.. jerks, Of that place; who is
prospecting in one Of those modnds which
are 50 common IN that country, recently
discovered, at the depth Of five or Elk feet the
remains # seven or eight people OF very large
size. One thigh bone measured three feet in
length. The under jaw was one inch wider
than that OF any other man 10 the city. He
also found clam SHELLS, pieces of ivory or bone
rings, pieces of kettles made of earth and coarse
sand. There were at the neck Of one of thes,,
skeletons, teeth two inches 10 length bv one
half TO three fourths of al inch In diameter.
with holes drilled into the side, and the end
polished with crease around il. Also. an
arrow five inches long by one and haIl wide,
stuck through the back near The back bone
and one about eight inches long stuck in the
left hreait Also, the blade of copper hatchet,
one and a half inches wide al the edge and two
inches long. The mound IS some 200 ieet a.
Loye the surface OF the Mississippi. and Is
composed OF clay Immediately above the re-
mains two feet thick then comes a LAYER OF
black loan then another layer of clay six
inches thick, all SO closely packed that il was
with difficulty that it could be penetrated
There are some four or five different LAYERS of
earth above the remains. There IS no such
clay found elsewhere in the vicinity.
Gy-An old man who bad neighbor rather
addicted 10 telling large solies, after listening
10 one .day, which quite taxed hls crrduli-
ty, boasted that be himself could tell a bigger
one still, and proceeded thus
One day as was quite at the farther end
Of my farm, more than j mile tom my house.
at once saw very heavy, dark cloud rising
in the west. Soon l saw the torrents OF rain
descending al a distance, and rapidly approach
ing the place where stood with my wagon
aud horses. Determined ut possible,l 10 es-
cane the storm, | instantly jumped into nv
wagon, and started my team toward home m
hurry. By constant application O. the whip