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

have his arm around Crouse's neck and was
pounding him; next saw Mr.. Nicodemus
take hold of him, with my Uncle Jacob
and part them; | was one of them who
took my brother into the bar room; | went
home with him 20 my fathers house; /
stopped at the door; my brother was about
entering when heard some one speaking to
him; it was J. Grouse who said now just
come out and strike me once; my brother
John raised bis hand and went in without
replying anything: he motioned him away;
John staid 10 the house after that; | was
sitting at the office with my brother John a
country gentleman came up, and said that
they were going to mob the house that night;
the boys said they were not going to give it
up so; he remained up about the house all
evening; / wak there when thesaldierseames
two of them stopped; one of them said l
heard down here that you said you could
whip any Republican in our company; John
denied it; the soldier said if be did say it he
should come and try; / was sitting at my
uncle John Minnieh shop door on Satur-
day evening and heard scream, something
like "oh myp' | ran down and saw crowd;
my brother John was standing in STOPPING
position; Grouse coming at him, John struck
him and knocked him back; then John dis
appeared and | didn't see him any more; it
was just after dark; there were few shots
fred on Monday in my father lot; went
into the office and found John, Mengel and
father; father said his pistol had been load
ed ever since he got it, year or more ago;
Mengel said he tried to draw the loads out;
father said Mengel and | should go and
shoot them out; we went down and Mengel
took pin; he tried one of the loads with a
cap but it wouldn't go off; he took the pin
and pushed it through the pivot; he then
took some powder and put it on the pivot
and shot off some four loadsinto the ground,
Schen followed at me on Saturday as | ran
down the steps; my brother went into the
house after the killing.
Cross Examined My brother owns q
pistol; there were two pistols IN the Office,
my fathers and brother Johns; my father
pistol is a FIVE shooter.
S. j. Ne CausIat s,oorn.-I am constable
of Bedford borough and also deputy Sheriff
l was in the Prothonatory Office on Satur
day and was told there was a fight; / wen
down; the parties were on their feet; th
fighting was over; Reed started toward TIL
Mengel house, and Grouse tried to follov
him; / took hold of Grouse and told him
wanted no more fighting; he said if | didn'
leavehim 90 he would hit; me | told him if h
did I would have him in jail in two minutes
Grouse was heavy man; he was stout
| built man; | met him on Monday in front 0
| the Post office. and be asked Inc why l wa
not about on Saturday night to quell the ri
ot | told him that he objected to my inter
| feriug on Saturday afternoon nd'had deter
mined if they wanted to fight they coul,
fight it out; Twas present when the soldier
came up; one said he heard that Reed coul
whip any Republican in the company; Rec
denied it, and said he was not fghtin
man, but student; they said they had bee
told by Grouse or somebody else.
lScheH ". Reed s,oorn. Il am son of }
Up. Reed and brother of the defendant
was attacked by Grouse near the telegrap
Office on Saturday night; | went down to m
uncle Jacobs to tell my brother to com
home; Grouse jumped upon me and knocke
me down; he struck me in the temple;
don't know whether | followed or not;
was hurt badly; my face was swollen for
week; | put ice and camphor upon it sa'
Grouse knocked down and supposed that m
brother did it; [ have never been well, hav
been sickly all my life; | was dressing an
going to the Springs; l heard my brothc
Joe run, had no coat on; | saw my brothC
have Grouse around the neck; | do nc
know whether | called out kill him or not;
heard the shrek of my mother and wei
down and told her John was alright; don
know whether Grouse had his coat on {
not
Sarah Baylor s,co7n-We were shol
ping on Saturday evening. | went to tt
Postofice; we met Schell w. Reed; son
body caught him by the throat; 1t W;
Grouse; he beat him terribly; We heard tt
blows on his back; Schell said he did notl
ing; the more he called out the more he be;
him; saw J. z. Reed coming very fast.
Lieut.. Adam B. CayR stoont.--I mi
Grouse about clock In the afternoon
Saturday; he was setting on bench in frol
of Shuck' store; | noticed he had blaC
eye; / asked him what the trouble was;
told me he had got into a fuss with rebel
he said as he was coming down from b
house Mengel Reed was standing on Il
pavement talking with several persons;
he got opposite to him he said how are yc
reb or Johnny reb, | can't say which al
passed on his way down street; he hadn
! gone far when Mengel told him to stop tn
he wanted to cane him; he told him he ht
no further to go then just there to do
then he came towards him with his cal
drawn; just at that time John 2. Reed can
between them; Grouse asked him, do "
take it up; he answered him with blow
the face; Grouse said Reed fought him We
purity and that he was better man tn;
he took him to be, and if he would me
again they would take it out, and if Rec
whipped him he would drop it and say |
more about it.
Hiruin Leltz stoor7t.-I was setting dow