Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-11-24
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CouRr PRocEEDIyGs.- The following are
an the cases reached by the Court up to the
time of going to press. The Reed case has
been the all-absorbing theme. We publish
the evidence as far as it has been received.
Commonwealth rs. John w Beeler and
W9e-Assault and battery returned by JUS
tice Nicodemus, on oath of Mrs Sam Thomp-
SON. True bill; verdict guilty. The Court
fined defendants ten dollars and costs Of pros
ecution.
Com. cs adam Little-Assault and bat
tery on oath Of o. Cessna returned by Justice
Nicodemus. Verdict not guilty, and the
prosecutor pay one-fourth the costs and the
defendant the other three etourths..
Com. rs. John p Reed, Jr.-Charged with
the murder of Jacob Grouse, on the 1st of
August, A. D. 1865. Attorneys Hon. P.
Frazier Smith, of West Chester, Pa, Hon,
John Cessna and John Palmer, Esq, for the
Commonwealth; and Hon. David Paul Brown,
Hon. Francis NJ Kimmel, William Lyon and
George H. Spang, Esqs., for the Defendant.
The entire forenoon Of Tuesday was consum-
ed in securing jury. The names Of the Ju-
rors are as follows: Weaver B. Cessna, Cum
berland Valley; John Casteel, jr. Southanp
ton; John Emrick, St. Clair; John Cavender,
Southampton; Daniel Cypher, Liberty; Hugh
Moore, Bedford tp.; George W. Horn, Ma
pier; Peter NJ. Barton, East Providence;
Henry Horn, Juniata; Archibald Perdew,
Southampton; Daniel Fletcher, Monroe; John
c. Black, Bloody Run.
DIR. j. Nqr6owg called and ssror7l--I was
in Bedford on the lst day of August; reside
opposite Mengers S; was called from my sta
BILE; Grouse was in my office when ! saw him;
he was still breathing when I came in my Of
fee; he breathed about 10 minutes; he was
not conscious, he died there; there was a
post mortem examination; DIR. w. Watson
and made it; there was Coroner jury;
made examination in its presence; | found
that he was shot just below the left shoulder;
the ball passed through the lung downward,
and cut the left pulmonary artery and the
aorta Just below the arch. The aorta is the
large artery which supplies the whole body
with blood: the ball then passed down into
the spinal column, into the 9th or 18th verte-
bra; 1t lodged in the spinal column; it was
about one fourth of an inch from going into
the spinal marrow; the ball that entered the
body caused his death; the severng of either
of the arteries would place it beyond all hui
man power to save; the ball passed very close
to the heart but did not cut it.
Cross s-eramined-The ball entered on the
left side, two inches below the left shoulder;
ii was lodged in the left spine; it was lodged
below the line in which it entered; it indiea-
ted STOPPING posture; about four inches
above where it was lodged
Dr. Wns. Watson SlcOrnI knew Jacob
Grouse; saw him on the day of his death: l
saw him at DIR. Marbourg's Offices he was
dead; assisted to make post moftem examina-
tion; Grouse was shot in the left breast;wound
penetrating the left lung severing the left pull
monary artery, and also the descending aor-
ia aud lodged in the sixth dorsal gertebra.
The course Of the ball was the cause Of his
death; the cutting Of either of these arteries
would cause death; the BAH passed close to
the heart; within an inch and half
Cross -c1amined-It passed from above the
heart; the ball passed several inches below
the left shoulder; the sixth dersal vertabrn,
where the ball lodged, is about six or eight
inches below where the ball entered traced
the course Of the ball; it met no resistance
save the tissues through which il passed; il
passed direct to its lodgmeut if standing
erect the bali would have pursued adiferent
course; Grouse must have been STOPPING when
shot.
John z. keagy saeoya-I was sitting at my
Office window on Saturday, July 10Th, and
saw men on the opposite side Of she street
moving in the direction Of Mengel's hotel;
saw several men fighting and several stand
ing close By; bastened out of my ofice and
towards them rapidly; there was considerable
hurrahing; defendant was there; there was
no one between me and the parties until they
were parted; when | got there | noticed that
The parties were j. p. Reed. iI., aud !. Grouse.
Ihe parties were down, at least one of them
Wasi Grouse had his head under j. p Reed
right arm; they we're against post; think
at times Reed was holding himself at the post
with his right hand; Squire Nicodemus call
ed out this fighting must be stopped, and
ehdeayored TO part them; while he was doing
TINS Reed, with his right hand was striking
him under hand lieks; they were then parted;
trouse remained standing there; j. P. Reed.
think, moved toward the Mengel house.
raFtes were getting around Grouse asking