Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-05

was first made public in a newspaper
some time since. Bowen brought suit
for libel against the newspaper man.
The case went to jury composed Of
six white aud six colored men. They
failed to agree, and that ended the case
for the time being. on the 9th ult A
city paper reports this as part of the
evidence IN the case: Eli c. Grimes
was the mos: important witness exam
ined at Charleston, s. c., on the 2lst
Inst, ise second day of the trial of
apt. F. w. Dawson of The .Ners and
Courier by the Srate for alleged libel
upon ex Congressman Christopher G..
Bowen. When asked who shot Col
VIM. Parker White (,he officer who
preferred the charges of forgery upon
which Confederate court martial cash
tered Bowenl the witness promptly an
swered al did it, SIR" The murder
was committed some time 10 1864. He
further testified that there was no hos
tility between INN and his victim, Col.
White having always treated him in a
geDflemanly manner. He had shot
him By Capt. Bowen's orders. He bad
worked on Bowen's farm before the
war. The latter came to witness at
Grab Hall one day and took him 200 or
800 yards into some thick woods to a
place where be had cut an opening with
a knife, a kind of arenue to the road.
When there he told the witness he
wanted him 20 place himself a. the
opening and shoot Col White as be
passed along the road on picket-rost,
which be did frequently. Witness
went there frequently, placing himself
behind blind made by Bowen, but
always made it convenient to let Col.
White pass unhurt, as he had nothing
against the officer and did not wish to
hurt him. Bowen selected Other places
for the decd, but never told witness
why he wanted Col. White killed. On
special occasion Bowen knew Col.
White was to pass one Of these places,
and he ordered the witness to go there
and shoot him. Instead of shooting
Col. White, the witness said he took
the lock off the gun and broke the main
spring. Pointing to Bowen he said,
"He knows | did," The excuse he
gave to Bowen was that the spring
broke when he cooked the gun, which
Bowen thought very strange. The gun
was one Bowen had loaded and given
him. His last talk with Bowen was a
few days before the shooting. Witness
testified "Bowen says | am going to
Charleston, and | will be back at such
a time, and you must shoot Col. White
before come back or you will never
see home. On that night | went to
Col. Whites quarters as Bowen hal
ordered me. Col. White was sitting in
his quarters. Bowen's orders we're to
shoot Col. Whites head off. l could
have shot him in the head or the body,
but | had no desire to hurt him. He
was a gentleman and a brave man. /
went off from the house and fired
through the withdrawing. | Thought
might miss him, and thought if |
made the attempt | was fulfilling Bow
ems orders, and he would let me off.
l believed fully that if l did not do
what Bowen told me to do be would
have killed me-" The shot took effect,
and witness threw the gun into ditch,
where Bowen told him to put it. He
started for Georgetown after two or
three days, but was arrested on the
way, and finally placed in Georgetown
Jail v hile there he cent word to Col.
White. and was allowed to see him.
told Col. White the circum-
stances of the shooting, but his victim
did not blame him. The remainder of
the examination was mainly concerning
the witaess's subsequent life. Re-
cross examination brought out no new
facts of material interest. Other wit
nesses we're examined concerning Bow
ems llfeeling toward Col. White, and
Grimes's confession to his victim, and
one ex- Confederate officer testified II at
Capt. Bowen was short one or two guns
aIter tue murder.
A Wi!kesbarre despatch of the 29th,
says; This forenoon constable Michael
easy went to plymouth township to
levy on the goods Of James Council,
but was resisted, and returned TO the
city for assistance. Policeman Reib-
senner went with him They said that
the whole Conuel family, comprising
ten or a dozen men, had congregated
in one house and barricaded
it. When the officers approached they
we're fred upon. Reibsenuer received
three balls, one in his head and two in
his body. easy was also shot. Reib
senner was brought to this city, where
he now lies without hope Of recovery.
The constable is in Plymouth yet, and
in critical condition. The news cre-
atai in.ensa cxcirement IN the citv