Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

FATAL ATFAIR-On Tuesday night, ,Jan.l0,
warrants were issued by Justice BoGAET for the an
r~st Of ISAAC AcLA, MARGARET AcLA, his wife, BETSY
AcLA, his mother, and young man by the name of
Joseph YAEGERsoN, charged upon the complaint of
OWEN FNLAN ofthis place, with killing his brother
JOHN FINiAN, The warrant was returned ON Tues
day with all but ISAAC AcIA arrested and brought
up for hearing. The following are the material facts
nd circumstances as brought out upon the exami-
nation:
On Tuesday morning, OWEN FINIAN, accompan-
led by his brother JOHN FINLAN,a young man about
eighteen years of age went with authority from
the Provost Marshal of this District to the house
Of Isaac AcLA, in Asylum township, to arrest said
AcLA as dcserter. 1t appeared that Ac1A had
been drafted but refused to report. They found
ArIA i'll his Blacksmith shop at work. Upon their
4 going into the shop, ACIA warned them to stand
aea that he would not be taken alive. The young
men drew their revolvers. They exhibited to him
Their authority for his arrest. There was at this
time another person there by the name of WANDER
POOL About this time ACIAs mother and wife
came to the shop-the old woman was very much
excited and used threatening language After con-
siderable alteration ACLA alleged that he had pa
pt'N to clear him from arrest, which were in his
chest at his house, The young men consented re-
.uctanty to go with him and they all started to the
house. part of the house is occupied by Ac1A
and a part by his mother. AcL> proceeded to his
part as if to hunt for his papers. and was immedi
ately followed by Owen FrNLAN. He proceeded to
q bedroom and commenced to search in a chest
OVENS suspicious were aroused that Ac1, was
-r,rching for pistol and Immediately caught hold
Of him and pulled him away from the chest and
began to examine il himself At this time the old
woman had come into the bedroom. OWEN was
ciuchrd by AcIA and his Mother and Il severe
sunggle took place, OWEN trying all the time to
Use his pistol to shoot ACIA In the struggle OWEN
Wa, severely beaten upon the head and face by the
I'D women with stick of wood, and kicked and
pounded by ACIA so that he was overpowered and
Ills pistol taken from him. 1t appears from the
evidence of the man VANDERPooL who remained
III the front room, or the old womens part,
throughout the whole affair that JOHN FINIAN and
A@A wife followed ACIA and his motherand OWEN
Mto the back room or kitchen that while the con-
lest was going on between OWEN, AcIA and his
mother, he saw JOHN trying to go to assist OWEN,
anu AcIAS wife trying to prevent him, that he
soon saw JOHN and AcIAs wife in Il clinch coming
"''''gh the door OF the backroom into the 'front.'
'"'A where he was, that she rushed him out with
apparent ease and threw him out of the front door
INTO the road and shut the door, that JOHN in
moment or two broke into the room again. and
s''h after went out that he did not discover that
'o'N was hurt about the head or bleeding that
'Ash he came out Of the back room with ACLAs
vile he had no pistol in his hand, that lie did not
see Aer strike JoHN. Soon after JOHN was put out
0"hN got loose and hurried out to find JOHN, and
discovered him standing in the road a short dis
I'''e from the house that he made inquiry of
JOHN about his pistol and about his INJURIES as he
"ieeoihs proiusey from wound or wounds
- tue lore part ofhis head. He answered that the
-4vn tlat got hls pistol struck him. Soon after
'',o o"EN that the women that got his pistol
'""eA Inn with stove lid JOHN started to go to