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

GROUSE CAS- Re
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avement and gone on to the crossing, when
Grouse went into the gutter; when they
met they both looked into the face of each
other; Reed went on and Grouse pulled off
his coat; Reed kept his back to Grouse until
he got about the middle of the street then
he went kind of sideways and watching
Grouse; his face was directed toward Grouse;
the post is north of the crossing; the post is
between the tree and the crossing; the gutter
is west and north of the post, the post IS
inside of the curb stone; | stood in the same
place until Grouse fell.
j. H. Hutton afirDaed.-I live in Bedford;
I was standing on my porch on the west side
of Juliana street; Mr.. Agnew and Harry
Holman were with me; didn't see the par
ties until Mr.. Agnew said now we viii have
it; I looked across the street and saw
Grouse take off his coat very quickly, as
quickly as a man could take it off and throw
it on the post, hitching post; he stopped
right down in the gutter and picked up two
stones: one in each hand, after / saw him
pick up the stones l looked in southernly
direction and saw Reed standing in the
middle of the street; l saw Grouse advancing
upon him in this way, giving position); Reed
was retreating off in this way giving posi-
tom; his counteuaace was distorted and he
looked as if he had been hurt; l then saw
Grouse with his hand raised as if he was in
the act Of throwing; as he raised his hand to
throw l heard the report of a pistol; the re
port of the pistol and the raising Of the hand
were simultaneous; Grouse appeared to be
very much enraged Mr.. Agnew was standing
below me to the north / didn't see any other
stone thrown.
Cross Eramined.- the time l saw
Reed in the middle of street to the report Of
the pistol it was not more than two minutes;
Reed was or feet from the heads of the
horses; the hind wheels of the carriage we're
not on the crossing but near to it, Reed was
standing near pile of ashes Reed was the
length of the horses and carriage and or
feet from Grouse; Grouse was 4 feet south of
the crossing when he fell; Crouse's feet were
8 feet or more from the east side of the cross
ing and the curb when he fell; Smith car
riage was not more than feet from the west
curb; l think it would be is or 20 from the
post to Grouse feet; Reed and Grouse were
8. 10 or u feet apart when Grouse fell; can.
point out the spots where each stood at the
time Grouse fell, nearly; Grouse and Reed
we're moving about alike just Grouse adyanc-
ing and Reed retreating both walking.
n II Il I eF,T, or
here; was here on the first of August, present
year; / was setting in front of the Mengel
house between and 10 o. clock on that day;
Col. Hodgson was with me; saw Grouse going
north on the opposite side ofthe street; ! saw
John P. Reed defendant coming west; he had
passed Grouse about . or 9 yards Reed turn
ed around as if accosted by Grouse; Grouse
drew off his coat and threw ii on the post and
picked up two rocks; saw him throw one
and strike Reed on the side; Reed threw up
both hands as though he was hurt severely;
Grouse changed the other stone from the
left to the right hand and advanced; nothing
in John p Reed S hands when he threw them
up; Grouse raised his hand to throwing posi-
ton: think Grouse and Reed were now
Or yards apart; Reed now shotj | saw
no istol before that; they were or 3 yards
from the post at the time OF the shot; Grouse
followed about . or ? yards from the time
after the stone was thrown; Grouse followed
about yard before he threw the first stone;
was so or go yards Off all this time; Crouse's
manner was violent when he attempted to
throw the second time; never saw thestore;
Reed passed directly afterward toward home.
Cross Examined. feet were against
the hitching post while sitting at Mengel's;
didn't get mp till they fired; my back was east
and face west; turned to the right to look
down street, l heard nothing said by the par
ties; saw Grouse first nearly opposite the
Mengel house; he was under my eye until he
met Reed; nothing remarkable in Crouse's
manner until he met Reed; Reed was near
the middle of the street when first saw him;
saw Reed when he met Grouse; Grouse and
Reed were yards apart when Grouse began
10 take off his coat.
Col, Hodgson s,corn.-I was in Bedford on
the first Of August some one pointed Grouse
to me, he was passing diagonally across the
street towards Palmer's offie and then went
down the pavement; kept my eye upon him;
as he got to the corner some other gentleman
passed imrnrdiately in front III him, Raad