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wealth. Andrew P. Wilson,* James M. Bell’ and 8. Calvin,
for the Prisoner.

The indictment in the first and second counts charges the
prisoner with the murder of Rosanna Brown; in the first
count by a mortal wound given with the barrel of a gan over
the right eye in the forepart of the head; in the second count
by cutting her throat with a knife’ The third count charges

law; in 1849, when Legislature created the Twenty-fourth Judicial
Distriet, he was named for the President Judgeahip of the new dis-
triet (composed of Huntingdon, Blair and Cambria Counties); in
1851, this office becoming an elective one, he was elected and, on
expiration of term, re-elected, holding office twenty-two years; died
Huntingdon, See Africa, J, Simpson, History of Huntingdon and
Blair Counties, Pa., 1883.; Lytle, Milton Seott, History of Hunting-
don County, 1876” (account as given by his friend, Col. William
Dorris, of the Huntingdon Bar); Souvenir Edition, “Historic Hunt-
ingdon,” 1909.

© Witson, ANDREW Porrzr. (1806-1871.) Born near Roxbury,
Franklin County, Pa.; graduated, Jefferson (now Washington and
Jefferson) College, 1823; studied for two years in law office of
George B. Porter, of Lancaster; graduated from law school at Liteh-
field, Conn.; admitted to practice in the Superior Court of the Stats
of Conneetient, April 5, 1826; returned to Lancaster and was admit-
ted there in spring of same year; in 1828, appointed by Attorney
General Calvin Blythe as his deputy for Huntingdon County; ad-
mitied to Bar in Hantingdon, April 16, 1928; in 1897, was = candi.
date for Assembly, but was defeated, and again in 1840 and 1846,
defeated in run for Congress; continued law practice until 1863,
when he retired from active service; died in Huntingdon, Seo
Africa, J, Simpson, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pz,
1883; Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and
Jefferson College (1802-1902), 1902; Souvenir Edition, “Historia
Huntingdon,” 1909,

TBeut, James Marri, (1799-1870), Born Bell’s Mills, Autis
Township, Blair County, Pa.; educated in Huntingdon, Ps.; studied
law with Robert Allison; admitted to Bar, Huntingdon, Aug. 10,
1824; removed to Bedford for short time; returned to Huntingdon
to eontinue practice law; appointed Prosecuting Attorney for eounty
(Huntingdon) in 1827; in 1838, nominated to fill unexpired term of
David R. Porter, who had been nominated for Governor; in 1845,
in anticipation of the erection of Blair County, he removed to Holli-
daysburg, and entered banking business; organized state banks in
Johnstown and Huntingdon; started banking house of Bell, Garrett-
son & Co, which finally grew into First National Bank of Hollidays-
burg, of which he was president until death, at Hollidaysburg. See
Africa, J. Simpson, History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pa,
1883; ‘Lytle, Milton Scott, History of Huntingdon County, 1876; .