The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-02-24

The deliberate, coid-hlooded murder Of Fred
erioa {. Eioel, respectable cis;z=n # :.
Ciaig township, a. he vas on lis vay home
ff6.a the eiectioa, or the night Of tie eleventh
o. 0ctober, last, has exc;sad ths ;ust indigna-
t,va of IT, P o7le Of rlia county to such d.
gree that .le aeqoitiaI oc l.c. Trout lat the
recent session of Court) who was indicted as
= cpu-r,aa.sulu rias'.tial-.ctiun. 1, seems That
Trout, who vas in q scUffle syilh some other
pest;us, imagined that Mock had struck him.
which NJ 'ck denied and others standing ~ hin,
at the time, also declared, had not been the
case Notwithstanding .hi= Genia. Gil Tic part
OF &oc& AMI lis friends Trou: shortly after
wards orlared party Of armed soldiers who
ware present, 90 arrest Mock, and if be sesis-
tod 90 shoot lis ----- Il.cA h.arf cut ,r hl8l -
Tbs ,o'Gjors not being able 20 fud Mock, re-
turned, bat were os3-r~I by the Sargaaat com
mandag item, 20 rursus Mock. who was shaa
o. his way home, ana 10 bring h:f-l back. The
were orcomaaalol By Ig,gts younger brother
who acted as guide. They overlook Mock some
distance from Ii. house, compelled him to re-
turn with .her1 and when bout crossing 4 small
stream near AIsm Bari, shot tisl He crawl
ed some distance along the 5aak Of the stream.
and died. These are substantially the facts
connected with this strocious deed The de-
fence in the trial oG Trout relied chiefly uron
two .hings, :. Parlizsa appeals TO the jury
,. Tie point, that the soldiers, having returned
after Troct had ordered them 10 arrest Mock
ana shoot him, f be resisted, were not finally
sent after Mock by Trout, bat BY order Of the
Sergeant. The paEel having been exhausted,
no jury could be bad. except oy calling t,esatsq.
he Sheriff being ore Of the persons who made
Information agaias; Trout, vas not prrmi.tcd
10 namo tie ,a!esmen This threw the aG7aa-
tage into the ha-...s Of the defence, who were
determined 10 make political case cut Of i
and, therefore, managed their cards go rs to get
a jury which stood a,as Republicans to t.res
Democrats. Having secured tbls Jury, every
polGt which possibly could touch the political
pFejudires Of the jury 4as made by ;he counsel
for tie defence. The speech of Mr. Cessna
was nothing but political harangue from be
ginning to end. But, however this pottiIoggine
on The part Of the defence may have affected
the verdict, 1t Afforded aa excellent op7ortunify
to Judge k.nmelI, ore Of tic cornse. for the
prosecution, 70 admiaistar complete faying
70 til. zealous conyer, TO abolitioEisu, vho, in
order to obtain better standing among his new
ly found political associates carried his politics
eren into The jury box. TIE Ike of the skin
ming which the fellow got at the Judges hands,
Mas never heard Of before. We couldn't help
Ditying him. The speech Of Mr.. Spang. for
he prosecution, was also very able and eloquent
the charge Of Judge King TO the Jury was clear
and impartial We congratulate the people OF
his Judicial District, on the fact that we have
q Judge, who, in an important case, which was
made to assume political aspect, has been able
to diyest his judgment Of all partizan bias and
to expound the law as it is, 'Ewithout fear, favor
n affection" During the course Of his charge,
udga King declared thot soldiers, in body,