Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-04-10


bricks, naturally attracted considerable
attention. All at once the horse sprang
TO one side with such force, as almost to
throw me from the saddle and trampled
upon the feet of some of his friends, and
snorling loudly, seemed suddenly to be
! filled with terror.
! As soon as | could recover my seat,
/ looked about the crowd for the cause Of
this extraordinary conduct. At this mo
ment | seen person approaching, evi-
/ IDENTIFY to ascertain the cause OF the gath~
ering ! had frequently seen this man
before, and knew he was the keeper of Il
dining saloon ir the place. Though lot a
man much thought Of, he was looked
upon rs an honest and harmless sort Of a
fellow. This man came up and as he
drew near the horse exhibited the utmost
alarm and snortiEg wildly, sprang, in
spite of the rem, through the crowd, and
( trembling violently, endeavored to escape
| in an opposite direction, The strange be.
javior Of the animal was remarked by all :;
and several voices exclaimed in the same
breath
Its iii Nevins the horses afraid of
Bill Neyins "
BY gracious cried another, who
Knows puI PIII' here' hI''eG '''' L"Nyer !;
/ say! olG leiioW' go up 10 me crl''er' ana
le' nm smell lhe DIooH on yer hahus
from ms hraI appearance l kept my
eye upon ln's man ; ana no sooner hau
nc c'US"' Al7HV Oh INC HoI9t! 'h"l ~
served peculiar expression upon his
face and when the last words we're ut
C',.'' oI''I'' l''i'o' II'I,,' o''' 'i'a Us
-,: -, - "''' ''' o'0" 10 i''
'tI.Ji,' tiT'i r,.,,.i ,..... ,..-,.,.,
!, no S"y' l H'.I1u I""le L.e"I'IcNs {
~ = I'G -Nh1 turning %oruP' y lie al
'''"P " VAIN "''l an '"c "pt"'eH,.V
a'ontl,'' ,'? ne cou'0 "sSO' ne u lLio ~,
L1''I'i " ]" =, s'i' "" h' Il 'l c'oO'' ~
st'oIN ll'J' S"u''> "'e' nc ''"N 'c''o' G'
l.I 'laO man gum ruIneo uPon my hIlo
anu IolcL"s .he l''-nle"e.t ""5'"e' utIo3S
nc cur mouse square '"l ! o'T'IooN
.l''i! ot,1 Io' ""l" III 'i'' 9"uo'e al" '"o''N
''U 5ty ~ VtS ny. car ,.,c
l'J,t L''y"S' SAY y'" ""'"''e" squire
i1I'1',, Taj i'"' ""S',il.,,.,..,.,. ..,.,.. I'll.
urntch hn co,ilI JoC ot ,"N %"o ciTo ,mo guy
sndJnnI,, 10 ISa ,',',nL t''''I'' '''ol =
arJona3 :, on,,,,, @ 6Y', 6,I 49,, oino, - NV
sa,n, ~ i,','o ','','
,.,rra,t H., anr',t '.'''N ,'','i i,r,ol;o,o
~ ohtaiHnJ anI ho ,yos conroToI ~
ay,yoit his ,r;o' NJ tba navt Cirn,;t' C,,,r+
in Jnne white was required to re.
main in the county as a witness in the
case.
II ,,os r,ot,or or do,Lt vbotLor tbe
,,,,rdo. ,,,os wa yritLi, tbo ;nri,j;ct;nn
" " ,he ,t' courts ~, Of Mississinni rIhos( oftLr
G,ota oT Tonisia,,o', apd tha ,,risono,,,s
camnseI II nns Lintod would nIaoI tLi,
question q, y,oul in rayor Of their Client,
The podv of the numbered man was
roun6 on the western side ortho road and
soma ,ue distance ron, il and conso.
ouortI,, within, t,o ,orrito,., of tho St.,ta
.df Mississirni This won,d ne testified to
.Ly l. IN nv r.ionJ onI n,ysaIf. brt ot
the same time if couId ne nroycn bv the
or,eoroncn Of the dust on tho rad that
,ha bodv had evidently beer dror,od
some distance, to the place where 1t was
discovered, after the deed had been per.
pelrated. The vicinity had been thor
oughly searched, as was supposed and no
evidence of the precise locality Of the
death scene had been detected, Ly which
the venue could be established In con.
seqence of this it was feared that the
guilty man would escape the clutches of
the law.
Sinco tho di.co,orvor tho murder Tbod
not Ind OCCASION t6 noss over III, road
whora !, had bonn uernotroted hayina
transacted NV bu.incss at Frankjinton
tbronrb the Kindness Of a friend Bnt
cew devs nrevious to that set for the trial
of Neyins I found il necessary to visit
that town nvsrIf
I started from INV friends nlortotion !,
comnonv with several gentlemen of the
neirhporhooa, so that we formed onite n
company of horsemen. As usual, of late,
| was mounted on the beautiful bay,
which had been the property ofthe mur,
dered lawyer; and it was on tins occasion
thai the extraordinary Intelligence of the
animal led to the complete elucidaticn Of
the mystery of the murder.
When we reached Che vicinitv whore tbe
bloody act had beeo consummated the
animal beoan to exbihit the sona eyn,n-