Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-12-01

| Iheulately picked up stone in each hand
from the gutter; as soon as he rose he follow
ed on Reed who was stiIl retreating; Reed
then think left the crossing and was retreat
ing toward his fathers house; Grouse then
threw a stone very violently; I both saw and
heard the stone as it struck Reed; Reed gave
evident indications that he was much hurt,
and | expected to see him fall; Grouse as
sumed a crouohing attitude and I've been un
der the impression that Crousespra at him;
at that moment heard the report Of pistol;
had not seen a pistol prior to that; Reed,
Grouse and | were nearly ona line; | was sit
ting ipfront of the Mengel house at the time;
my face to the street.
J. 4. Harchand Q6irmed-I live in Green's
burg; on the first of August was in Bedford
setting in front of the Mengel house; 1 saw
Reed retreating and Grouse followed him up;
retreating from the corner at the post; while
Reed was retreating Grouse was taking off his
coat; he threw his coat on the post; Grouse
stepped into the gutter and picked mp some
thing in each hand, and then drew off at Reed
in this manner giving notion; Reed was
motioning with his hand to keep back; Grouse
still continued to follow him up when Reed
fired; Reed | suppose was or feet from
Grouse when Grouse picked up the stones;
can't tell howfar they were off; | saw no
stone thrown, Iooaldn't tell how far Reed re-
treated; I thinkto the middle of the street.
| Cross Eranined.- II had only been here a
| few days when the occurrance took place; my
chair was leaning against the Mengel house;
Reed was walking backwards looking at
Grouse; Reed was walking sdewise looking
rather over his left shoulder; his right side
was toward me; saw him put his coat on the
post that was the first / saw,
Molie Knee, saco17-I live at John P.
Reeds; On the first of April lived at John
Minnich's; Minnich lives nearly opposite the
post; was up at the attick window; was look
ing out Of the window and saw Grouse com
ing down street by Nieodemus' Office and
Reed coming up street from Harris corner.
When Reed got up to the corner Grouse had
got down to Keagy's office; the moment
Grouse spied Reed he jerked his coat off and
threw it on the post and stopped down in the
gutter and picked up two stones, one in each
hand, by that time Reed had got about one
third of the way across the crossing; there
was hack coming along which slightly de-
/ layed Reed, he stepped off of the cross-walk
/ into the street, he kind of kept his eye on
4 Grouse; Grouse threw the stone he had in his
right hand with great violence and hit Reed
| in the side; Reed sank down and staggered
/ back as though he was badly hurt; Grouse
was changing the stone in his left hand to his
right and had Just throwed up his hand and
was in the act of throwing when saw Reed
drawing out his pistol and fire. He did not
take aim but made a random shot; he was
still retreating as Grouse was following him
up: he was about two thirds Of the way across
the street when he fired; he was about one
half across the street when he received the
blow; Grouse looked very angry. | didn't
hear anything said between them. They we're
pretty good sized stones. Reed did nothing
but fire the pistol.
Cross -erantined-Crouse was in throwing
position when be was shotj didn't look par
ticularly where the pistol was saw him reach
into his coat pocket and pull it out; he just
drew it out and put it out giving motion) and
fired; did not see the pistol until after it was
fred; he had none in his hand until after he
was struck; the first | saw of the pistol was
when he was firing; Grouse sank down and
staggered.
Re enanlined- Minnich's house is about
two story. could see clearly what occur
red.
Elizabeth Reighard, s,eorn-I live at Henry
Reamers; was goingup to Mr.. Reamer's store
an the first of August last; was at Mr.. Keagy's
Office; Mr. Reed was going across the street
towards his fathers house; Grouse was fol-
lowing him; he had stone in his haud and
threw it and hit Reed in the side and Reed
threw up his hands as if he had a great pain
and as Grouse raised up his hand to throw an
other stone Reed pulled out his pistol and
fred without taking aim; Reed was about one
third across the street when he fred; it was
better than half way from this; Reed was go
ing back from Grouse; | saw no pistol IN
Beed's hand until he was hit; after he re-
ceived that blow he still went back; | was a.
bout twelve feet from the parties; CrouSe's
manner was angry; he was STOPPING like when
Reed shot; he was raising up to throw.
Cross erani1ae11--I went down street behind
Mr.. Grouse; heard nothing said between them;
saw Mr. Reed turn side ways; didn't see Mr..
Grouse until he had his coat off; Reed was
turned sideways when first saw him; ! walk
ed on while the fight was going on; l saw Mr..
Grouse fall; was standing in Keagy' front
door
DruciHa M SbGfer rSWoT7a-I was up stairs
in my mothers room on the first Of August
last, my mothers house is one door north of
Reamer' store was sitting in the room and
heard something go by ] looked out and l
saw spring wagon go down street, saw J. P.
Reed step off of the edge Of the pavement,
! saw Grouse take off his coat and throw it on
the post; He went down to the gutter and
picked up stone in each hand think Reed
was nearly two-thirds across the street, Grouse
threw one of the stones and hit Reed in the
left side: could not see Reed for the window
curtin Of the hack He changed the stone
from the left to the right hand and was in the
act of throwing when l heard the report of a
pistol; think was 60 feetfrom them Grouse
seemed very angry he threw very violently; l
didn't hear any thing said between them /