Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
GBe Grntrs aemotrat.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
A Sad Affair.

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our community. A number of persons, on
their way from Pennsvalley Campmeeting
stopped at the residence of Elias Horner
near the summit of Nittany mountain
An alteration occurred between William
HAYS, Edward Upton, and Huston Poor
man which resulted in the death of the lat
ter. We give, below, the particulars of the
affair, taken from the evidence gwen be-
fore the coroner, at the inquest. For this
evidence We are indebted to VIM j. Kealsh,
ESQ, who was present when it was given
in, and who kindly furnished us the copy.
Augustus H. Poorman and VIM. Fisher
came to the house of Elias Horner, little
while before sun down, on Sunday evening,
and took supper there. About dusk, Ed,
ward Upton and William Hays came to the
house on their way from camp meeting and
stopped and asked for drink of water 1t
was not long until difficulty occurred be-
tween Poorman and Upton, but which was
settled without fight. Poorman and Fish
er had started to go home, VI hen Poorman
discovered he had forgotten his walking
stick, (which the witness said twas an inch
and quarter through,'' which he called
his horse. He was told where he could find
it, and while he had it in his hand, and be-
fore he turned to join Fisher, who was two
rods distant and over the yard fence, he and
Liptop got into another quarrel of words
Poor:nan said he was a ''good man, Lips
ton said he was good man too, for the size
of him. Poorman then threw away the
stick, and, in the language of the witness,
..rolled up his sleeves" Upton picked up
the stick and gave Poorman blow about
the head which staggered him, and g he
staggered and rum turning his back to-
ward Upton, when Upton struck him again
on the, back of the head. This blow knock
ed Poorman down, and he fell on one side
and rolled over on his back. The witness
saws he never moved or struggled afterward.
Hays, after Poorman was knocked down,
ioincd with Upton in beating and kicking
Poorman. Fisher came as quickly as pos
sible, and pulled Upton away, and Mrs.
Horner pulled Hays back, breaking his
watch guard and pulling out his watch
Hays picked up his watch, put 1t IN his
pocket, and then went at beating and kick
ing Poorman again. After Poorman was
knocked down, Upton had thrown the stick
to one side, Mrs. Horner seized the stick
and when Fisher pulled him buck, she struck
him (Lipton) with it, and told him he had
killed the man. Upton pulled the stick from
her and said he did not care Cd d-n,
that he knew it, but that he was going to
war. Hays ran to the buggy and urged
Upton to come, which he did, and they
started off rapidly down the Mouni ain to-
ward Bellefonte. While they we're yet in
sight, people returning from camp meeting,
stopped at the house, and everything was
done that could be done. A doctor was
sent for to Centre Hall, but life was extinct,
and the pulse must have ceased beating a
few minutes after the occurrence.
Some person stopped on the way and told
brother in-law OF p orman, that Hust.
Poorman was killed. lie and the father of
the deceased came to Bellefonte about one
O'Clock on Monday morning, got warrant
for Upton and Hays, put 1t IN the hands OF
Deputy Sheriff Isaac Lose, who started i'm
mediately with strong posse to Mllesburg,
the home of Upton and Hays. A friend had
gwen the parties notice of the death OF Poor
man, and they, SO we are informed, came to
to Bellefonte for legal advice. The Deputy
Sheriff. noticing horse and buggy standing
in front of an attorneys office, went in and
found both Upton and Hays IN consultation
with their attorney. They were arrested
without any difficulty, and conveyed to oar
jail ~
The following is the result of the post
n.ortem investigat on:
The Coroner subpe ,aed Drs. Fairlamh,
Dobbns, Green and MITCHELL to make a
post mortem examination. Drs. Green and
nobbIns, were early in attendance and COM
menced operations. DrS. Potter and Mitch
ell came in after the operation of taking off
the top of the skull had been formed, they
were however in time to examine the ex-
tent of the injuries. Thtre appeared to
have been severel severe blows upon the
head, one just above the left eye, cutting the
skin 10 the boneof the brow; on the top of
the head near the crown; there was markes
of blow upon the scalp which had commu-
nicated its stunning affects to the brain !;
another blow below the crown had also af-
fected the brain, and two others ofthe same
character near the base of the brain. A
blow had been given behind and below the
bottom of the right ear which seems to have
destroyed everything to the bone. The
brain exhibited large quantities of e. II
sated blood. A thorough examination n Is
made of the neck, by Drs Dobbins and
Green, by disectery down to the bone, when
it was found that the neck had not been
dislocated as was at first supposed.
The murdered man was buried in Miles.
burg Cemetry, ON Tuesday morning. The
prisoners are in Jail awaiting their trial
which will take place next week.
We will give our readers full account
of kba trial