Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-11-11

fastened, he could not got into the hotel
before the soldiers caught him.
1t is the unanimous belief that at this
time BelIiuger believed that ms pprsuers
meant TO kill him, and for this there was
sufficient ground fer apprehension. Bel
linger was yiolenly seized, when strug-
gle commenced, tue VIII party Of assal-
ants attacking him. Bellirger drew his
revolver while he was in the actual grasp
of one or more Of the soldiers, and while
struggling in vain to get away. He fired
apparently at random, exploding every
cap on the pistol, disckarging four of the
barrels, killing one and wounding three
others. lie was 80 bampered that he could
not have controlled bis aim had Ao so in
tended. In the terror Of The moment oc-
casioned by firing the pistol, Beilinger eX-
trioated himself and got into the hotel-
The soldiers followed. BY this time, sew
eral of the leading citizens had como to
the rescue, and placed themselves in front
of BelHuger Tor protection, he standing
behind them. In this brei interval Bel
linger seemed 10 realize that there was
lutte hope for his life lie apparently
had no confidence in the power of the
citizens TO protect him. He stood trem-
bling and terror-s trickcn, and his assaii-
ants were inturiated. He hastily oIew
from his pockets all his personal effects,
including his watch and purse and hand
ed them to a personal friend. The struG-
gle for ais protection between the cit-
2ens and soldiers continued Tor an hour
AT a critical moment during the conflict,
one OF the girls employed at the house
nobly threw herself between the victim
and The soldiers, aud declared they must
kill her before they killed him. At los.
the assalants cXtinguished all the lamps,
seized the citizens by the feet, dragging
them down. Bellinger vas then mere
lessly dragged into the streets, his head
beaten with clubs and left for dead Ono
of them, not satisfied, remarked that be
would give him another blow" Be!ling-
cr al this moment rose TO his feet, appal-
emily delirious, eXclaiming, 81 am not yet
deudw At the same instant he struck a
| terrible blow at the soldier before him,
/ telling him TO the ground, and ran fifteen
rods directly against a wood pile, a. Il
/ blind or crazed, and fell. Here tho crowd
of soldiers rushed upon him and beat hia
brains out His last words, uttered at
this time were "D0at toys i-Oh, dsari"
A few days since, Mr.. Phillip Arm
strong, a citizen of Miami. Ohio, was on
his way from political meeting in his
nelghborhood, and passing through New
Carlisle, was brutaly murdered by an Abo-
lition mob 1t seems, from the accounts
We have. that Jacob Armstrong a broth
er to the murdered maa, was passing
through the town and hurrahed for Val
/ landngham, when crowd Of Abolition
lists rushed at the carraige in which he
was riding, knocked him out, and com
menced pelting him with stones Phillip
who was in a carriage a short distance be-
hind, FASTENED 70 rescue his brother.
when the mob turned upon him, and one
man struck him on the back of the neck
with a corn-cutter, and another struck
him on the head with a stone, smashiuc
| in his skull and killing him inslaa..y -
Mr.. Armstrong was II peaceable, homes
farmer, loved and respected by all VINO
knew him. lie was about thirty-loUr
years old, and leaves wife and small
children to mourn his fate. This AIDES
one more to the black and damning crimes
Of Abolition How long are an outraged
people to wait, before they drive this dGs-
tard monster into deep, dark, everlsst-
ing grave?