Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-01-27


there is safety either to person or proper
ty in our courts Of Justice. A more ia
grant unproycked and mischiovous as
snult upon Court and Jury never before
Giscroced the public press.
Here is the article &c.
This prosecution grew out Of an occurrence
nj q political meeting Mt Curwcnsville, previous
to the October election al which time Geo. A,
Bloom. the prosecutor struck William Addlemau
and broke open fresh severe wound received
at ACCOMMODATIONS having had his lower
inv badly shattered by ball ut that hotly con-
tested battle 1t is alleged by the prosecutor
that the defendants after tho light in Cur wens.
willie went to the house Of Bloom with the intent
of tarrng and ftathcrug him, for this assaultup-
ON "A wounded nud sick sodcr-and honco the
prosecution for riot Upon the trial OF this cause,
we are told, that the defence clearly prove by
number ol persons that the prosecutor, George A.
Bloom was of bad reputation for truth, and that
the testimony Of himself and wife was cOnactng
and conradicted in material points 10y other evi-
dencc in the uase-thnt it was clearly established
/ by evidence that s. G.. Pyles could not possibly
havo been at Blooms house, as he was at home
and in bed at the hour fixed by the witness for
tho Commonw ealth, as the time Of the occurrence
OF the rot We are ais" Iu'u'lnUN' 'H'' Wv N','
SCI iGs Iuo piSjcos and f,oUs oC the inrors
against the prisoners--thc jury being divided 10
/ 10 2polilically-and that but for this effort, At
least Pyles would have been acquitted, if not tho
others. We have deemed it but dus to the doicn-
aamrs TO %"no hay, ns ars bo '" cbsrocor Of
political crusade, than the yindicaton Of our
criminal statutes
What is here taught ? Why, that the
rracas between Bloom and Addleman JUS
lifed somebody we shall not say who, for
the reason that o new trial has been NOV
cd in the case in following Bloom miIes
+ to his home, with can OF tar and bag
Of feathers, and, failing to secure their
victim. they fall to abusing his family, en-
ldauger:ng the lives of his wife and chill
dren and DESTROYING his property. This
!. the first lesson laucht in this eIit0riIt
note That all these lawless outrages were
committed Was proyen bevond the shadow
Of q doubt. and they are not even doubted
hy thi. Tocobin editor. Bloom like law
ohidin, citiyop anneals N the lav-not
For rorso,oI reI;ei or N racovar the vslue
Of Tho rro,ertv ,bov dastroved bnt that
the law might be yindicated-and nobly
has he. thus far, triumphed.
But suppose the Court and jury had
hean oF the came oninion as the editor.
u.hal then? Sunrose thew Ind turned
Mr. RIo,r, ont of Corrt and said to him
=, You oparrelled with a friend oC the
, ,,rssep, Administration lno ,Do,rer what
D. nrovocation be psve voul and Won are q
, Denocrat therefore Won cot what you de
, servad and THE LAW At our hands can de
, nothing sor youi" Would il not hay,
: been notice to every Democrat in tn,
, county not to seek for redress in Tia,
Y Courts instituted for the protection OF life
and property, but for each one to take tht
law in his own hands 2 Does our JacoJi
l HaqkJor desire such a state of affairs : Do hi
! patrons-the Republicans of this county -
desire tits bIl 10 open IF he, or they
, do not, then we advise them, in all kind
: ness, neither to teach such lessons, nor al
/, those ,olo 10.
/, The history of this case is briefly this
e On the night previous to the last electio,
, the Democrats having held meenn
Il at Curwensville on that afternoon-a ira
i cas- occurred between George A. Bloom
= and Mr. Addleman-s returned soldier
u who had been wounded at Gettysburg
; though We understand that all evidenc
in reference to this affair was ruled out o.
" the trial. Who was the aggressor we shsi
= not pretend to say, further than that ii
stories are as conflicting as they possibly can },
Bloom reached home about FIVE mile
distant-about IL o'clock, and some tim
e after midnight he was awakened by som
e persons demanding admiltance. Bein
i i refused, and failing TO effect an entranc,