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Show Beat Bliman's Beating. Thu trial of L. R. Fieeman, editor ol the Ogdeu h'retman, fur pummel-ing pummel-ing tho bilk Bliman, was concluded before Justice Middleton, late on Monday evening. The justice fined the defendant $'J-5 dollars and costs. Notice of appeal was given. The testimony and proceedings, as given in the Junction, were ol an interesting character. Somo of the witnesses (or Mr. Freeman tried to prove that that gentleman was insane. One of the editor's employes said that Freeman had acted very strangely for some time. Was continually grumbling; wanted witness to bluw out his brains lor him; complained that his wife wanted to pois m him; acted like an insane man on many occasions. A physician tilso testified that "Freeman's condition was tending tuj insanity; if permitted to continue his; disease might terminate in insanity." Freeman was permitted to make a itatement which the Junction reports as follows : He challenged any one to show his character was not good for truth, or that be had ever said anything talse. Becoming very exciled, Freeman went onto gesticulate aud declare1 that this was a conspiracy against j !bira reaching from Ugden to Chicago. I He was then advised to quit by ins attorney, and collapsed on to the I lounge, when his brother went (or I some medicine to calm his perturbed (spirits, but he frequently interrupted the proceedings. . The brother of the editor apologized for the latter's behavior. |