Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-11-11
ABOLITION MURDERS.
The Killing Of Three Democrats By The AJol-
GonistS tS-Acqpiaui Of tie Murderer 4
Mr. j. +. Boilmeycr IN Ohio

1t will be remembered by our readers
that on the lst day Of November 1862, Mr..
}. f. Bollmeycr, editor Of the Dayton En-
pire, Democratic paper, was wantonly as
saulted and murdered in cold blood in the
streets of Dayton, by brawlng Abolition
ist, by the name OF Henry NJ Brown -
Brown was arrested and committed To
prison in Day ton, and so great was he ex-
citement and indignation. that mob was
raised, which endeavored to take The rascal
from his cell and lynch him on the spot.
But through the exertions of the Mayor
o. the city and others, they dessted, un-
der the promise that B:own should re-
ceive the punishm ment due for his crime At
the hands Of the lew. BY the manage
meut cf the murderer's counsel, and the
action of The Court, the trial was removed
out Of the county to Miami. The trial
came off in September just past, and what
was the result? Day after day, while it
was progressing, r large crowd of sympa-
thizing men and women were in constant
attendance, and were permitted by the
perfGious Court, to ningle their synlpa-
thies with the prisoner and use their in
tluence with the jury, The Judge upon
the Bench. never once, from the beginning
to the end OF the trial, spoke TO or Of the
defendant as prisoner or as the " de-
fendant," but always as Mr.. Brown -
lie permitted these Abolition women to
present the murderer with bouquets, in
open court in the presence of the jury
Every possible influence was brought to
bear upon the jury, whose minds were, as
the facts show, already poisoned with po-
litical hate before the trial. The murder
was clearly proved, and then some half
dozeH Abolition hounds, who owed the
murdered man grudge, were allowed Ia
testify that Bollmeyer was a fierce, daE-
gerous, and quarrelsome man, when the
facts were exactly the reverse, and that
Brown was quiet, innocent and peaceable,
when he was notorious villain. OF course
he was acquitted, and, on the announce.
ment of the verdict the Court House rang
with loud shouts for John Brongh, the
Abolition candidate for Governor of Ohio
We record these as the actual proceedings
Of an Abolition Court in Ohio, as we find
them in substance in an OHIO paper.
The next case is that of Mr. Bellihger
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We have pub
lisned notice of it heretofore, but the
full facls of the case are worthy OF being
put on record. Peter j, Bellinger, Esq.
OF Milwaukee. promising young business
man, a gentleman courteous in manners
and reserved in language, was on visit tC
New Lisbon, where he engaged in politi
cal conversation with an acquaintance, DIR
Secor. The latter, not in an uniriendll
manner. called the former r "copperhesd, ,
and some soldiers overheard the remark
They Immediately jostled against Belling
er, pushing him several times into tht
gutter, and calling him coppeThead, -
Mr. Bellinger IN return denounced thei
violence, aud starting 10 60 to his hotel To-
a revolver, threatened that he would shoe
his ossailanis if another attack was mad
upon him. lie procured n pistol, loade,
il. and then went about his blsiness, sc
ing into the store of Mr. Both, a persons
friend. We take the remainder Of the re
lation bodily from the Milwaukee N0oi
The party Of soldiers followed him in
clamoring for his arrest on the groun
that he had threatened TO shoot them. =
Mr.. Both assured the soldiers that if the
would 90 out and let him alone their d'
sires would be gratifed. He got the 30
diers out, when to protect Bellinger IRON
further insult or injury, he extingu'she
the lights and went ont himself I0ek ~
Bellinger up inside, alone. The soldiers
not thus 10 be foiled, then repaired TO III
rear of the store and broke in, whereupo
Bellinger broke through the front show
windows and ran for the Georgia House
pursued by the soldiers. The door bein