Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-11-24

after the fight was over 1 saw Grouse getting
up; he stood against the tree at the hydrant:
there were about dozen men around him.
Cross Esaniaed----I live ia Boydstown: /
was standing at Mengel's gate; ii was in the
after part of the day. saw Grouse draw on
his coat just as he got up; John Defibaugh
was there.
Jon. B. Cessna sarorn.-On Saturday pre.
vious to the killing Of Grouse was walk,
ing up to the Court House past Miss Fetter,
ly's store; saw crowd gathering in front OF
Mengels; ran up; before got there saw a
man down; he was on his knees; learned ii
was Reed and saw him strike a blow or two,
but could rot find out who he was fighting
with; about the time it was over, defendant :
father told me it was Grouse; Reed had hold
Of post; Grouse had hold Of Reeds leg; j.
r. Reed sr. said take them apart he is biting
my son; Reed 81. appeared very much excited
and said don't get excited he has been abus-
ing and insulting my boys for a long time and
it must be stopped Nicodemus was parting
them, he had a hold of Grouse; told him it
was no way to part men by taking hold
Of the man that is down; after they were par
ted Nicodemus showed me where Grouse had
hurt or bit his hand; Isaac Mengel seemed
very much excited; had small cane in my
hand which ! always use; Mr.. Mengel jerked
the cane out of my hand; when Hooked round
he said here is your cane; heard number
of declarations; saw q number Of persona
with their coats off; John Deiibaugh, Joseph
Reed, John P. Reed ST., FL. Clay Daugherty,
Schell w. Reed, alllhad their coats off; also
heard the cry several times, "1il him'' "you
have him now, beat his brains out, kill him p
some words passed between Grouse and John
P. Reed sr. and Jacob Reed; John p Reed
sr. asked Grouse why he was always calling
his boys 'Jonny reb;' Grouse said why was
your boy In the rebel army; both Jacob Reed
and John p Reed ST. responded that he was
not in the rebel army; the conversation be-
came very animated and thought the fight
would be renewed again; Defbaugh said it
was none Of your {Crouse} did business if
he was in the rebel army; the crowd began to
disperse then; Jacob Reed is an uncle of ].
P. Reed jr.; was in house near by when he
was shot on Tuesday; saw about as much as
others
| saw John p. Reed, Jr. strike Grouse two
or three times; did not hear him make any
declaration the scuffle lasted about two
min utes. Grouse had his coat of.
/ have small cane and always use it. I
have been lame for ten years.
John Hianich s,co17l. III saw Schell w Reed,
on Saturday night between and O. clock
in front of 0ster' store. heard some loud
talking; Grouse and SchelI Reed we're togeth-
er; l said let him go Mr.. Grouse, he replied
I have let him goj heard Reed say It was mt
me Mr.. Grouse, it was MT me that said they
should shoot; l went mp to Mr.. Grouse, ]. P.
Reed came up at this moment and caught
Grouse by the neck and hair and / caught
Reed; Reamer came and caught me and said
what is going on here told Reamer that
was trying to part (them) Reed and Grouse,
that Reed had come and jumped on Grouse
when he had his back to him; Reamer pulled
me away and that was the last saw of them;
he jumped upon Grouse from behind; Sehell
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P. Reed j. cameup and seized Grouse.
Cross s-eramiBed. saw Grouse have hold
Of Schell w. Reed; was about feet of; /
had just come out of 0ster's store; there was
no crowd there then; didn't see the condition
of the young man; Grouse said Schen had
said they should shoot him; replied that he
did not; | couldn't say that Grouse wasn't
beating Schell when John P. Reed came up;
1t was after night; his brother j. P. Reed
could not have been very far off; he was there
almost Immediately.
Re-Eramined. .-Schell Reed Just moved
away few steps when John p. Reed ir came
up; Schell was going away when John P
Reed jr. arrived; he may have been out of
sight.
Martin Millbuyn ssuorn.-S Saturday night /
was setting in front Of Major Rupp's door and
heard some one hollow across the street
near Lentz's shop; | went over; found two
men together; the one had the other by the
hair; the one had been on his knees seem
ingly and the other on his back; some one
had hold of J. p. Reed jr. by the body;
Grouse was below; Mr.. McMulIin was the
man who had hold of Reed; when we loos-
ened Reeds hands frcm Grouse, give him a
little push and he fell down into the gutter; it
was on the Northern side of Pitt street when
l heard the noise; il is about 100 yards from
Reeds house.
Eran,ined.-It was early in the even
ing Reed had his coat on; did not hear
word pass between them; l did not see him
afterwards.
Col Aler. Compher sieorn.-I happened to
be in Bedford at Groves Hotel; Grove said
there was fire up at Mengel's; went up; it
was fight; several persons had their coats
off; heard John P. Reed sr. say any man who
said that his son was in the rebel army was
liar; said he was there and could prove it,
and told him that had heard Mengel Reed
say that he was in the fight at Gettysburg.
Jacob A1aders sleora. Al was in Bedford or
Saturday of the fraeas; l walked up street
with DIR. BramwelI from Dr. Watsons; there
were excitement; we walked along until OPP
posite Reeds dwelling, then we stopped,
at that time the windows in the upper part of
the house were filed with ladies importuning
some one in the street to come in; i saw
young man who was pointed out by DR.. Bran.