Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-08-08
Interesting Case.

We give below, the leading facts of case
of lawlessness which was enacted in Lehigh
County, Pa, during the late war, when the
party in power exerted the power of the gov
ernment in every conceivable shape to ruin
and destroy the property as well as the lives
of Democrats. If all the mean, malicious
and damning acts of the Lincolnites could
be brought to light, even at this day, no
doubt there are dozens, in this county, who
would be obliged to occupy room in the
Penitentiary for a period of about ten years.
Read the Infamous case, and remember that
ten thousand of worse character, are on
record, all committed by the depraved
wretches of tyrannical administration,
many of whom would now ike to escape the
vengeance which awaits them.
1T viii be remembered by our readers
that in February, 1868, horse belonging
to Abram Brinker, of Upper Saucon town
ship. was found dead in field having been
taken from the stable in the night time and
killed Suspicion at once attached itself to
Herman Yeager-one of old Abe's deputy
Provost Marshals-a hired spy and common
informer-of the same township, as the
guilty party, and criminal proceedings we're
instituted against hiIn, but the proof being
slight he was not convicted Thelcase being
ended as was supposed, people talked itover
and new facts and evidence was found con
Meeting Yeager with ii. Brinker, brought
an action of trespass, and the case was week
before last submitted to Messrs. James Fry.
Jonathan Reichard and Thomas Jacoby as
arbitrators. On the tFialit was proven that
the mare, (being then with foal worth from
forty to eighty dollars, was found dead, hav-
ing her throat cut, and letter placed upon
her directed to Mr.. BTinker, abusing him
for being Democrat and evidently show
ing that the person who committed the inhu-
naet was wholly prompted by political
malice for the purpose of injuring Brinker
who though poor man. was willing to be
prosecuted for his opinion 1t was further
proven by Charles Reichar6 that Yeager
told him in the harvest Of 1862 that they
would make up a Club to kill Brinker's s
mare, that Yeager enjoined secrecy, and that
Yeager expressed himself hostile to Brinker
on account of politics. James Grader proved
that Yeager asked him to join club to kill
Brinker mare, and said they would make
up Club to do it. Other facts strongly i'm
plicating Yeager were proven.
Yeager denied the charges and proved by
Bergenstock, his hired man. that they slept
in the same room the night the mare was
killed, and thought Yeager had not left the
room. Some other facts were relied upon
to show an Gtibs, but the srbitrators were of
the opinion that theevidence wassuffcien to
prove the completely of Y eager in the mat
ter the two Of them, TO wit: Messrs FYyand
.Jacoby. ON the 22d day of July last, award
ed $500 damages In favor of Brinker and
against Yeager.
The spirit of lawlessnes5 inaug11rated by
the party in the possession ofthe government
during the war manifested itself in breaches
of the peace, In murder and in the infiction
nfpunishments upon inoffending citizens who
dared to differ with men like Yeager, but
seldom has there been so wanton and inhu-
man an act of vengeance inflicted upon a
helpless dumb beast as in the present case
1t is only to be regretted that the case was
not prosecuted successfully in the criminal
Court, that a proper punishment by impris-
onment could have been pronounced for so
barbarous an act We have not learned
whether Yeager intends toappeaI the case to
Court, or whether he will becontent to leave
it as it is and pay the award The case was
tried on the part of Brinker by John d. Stiles
and George B. Schall, Eisqrs and on the
part of y eager by John Fl. Oliver and E. j.
Moore, ESqrs. al4s
ss----
E&- A meeting of the Democratic Cen
trail Committees of the counties of Mont
gonery, Butler, Warren and Preble, compo-
sing the Third Congressional District, was
held in the city of Hamilton, on Friday, j uly
q, for the purpose ofselecting two delegates
TO represent said district in the Philadelphia
Convention, of August l4rh, and to transact
such other business as might be deemedne
essary. e 1
/ Onnotion, Judge Nillam J. Gilmore, Of
Preble county, wasealled to the Chair, and j.
A. Cockerill, of Butler county, appointed
Secretary. r tsu ~
pointment of delegates to the Philadelphia
Convention. Hon. G. L. Fallandigham and
Judge VIM J. Gilmore, being nominated,
thew were unanirs1o41s1v elfs<od hv scoIarn a.