The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-09-21

1t was between one and two o'clock in the
afternoon l know about where Miss Paul
lived; you could go by Davis saw mill, or
by Peter Berg's Riddle was in his shirt
sleeves, but had coat thrown over his
shoulder
Cross-examined Am certain this man
Is one of them knew his face as soon as
| saw him [ wouldn't 'tswear he was blind;
ne had cap on he had blue pants on
heard of the murder the next morning
was not in town that day.
In chief: He tried to keep mis- face
from me all the time; when he reached
for fhe piece, he turned towards me more
L am satisfied he (the prisoner) is one of
the men that were there
Daniel Dunmire, affirmed: | reside in
Croyle tp., within mile of Polly Paul's;
think | saw her on the 7th or 9Th of June,
killed she appeared as if she had been
dragged in the stable after being killed
she was lying under the trough on her
back, and her eyes open; she looked
frightful we found Catharine Munday
under an apple tree; she appeared to have
been struck by right-hand strnke found
club on the ground under the apple tree
(clubs shown and identi fed J the beds in
the house were all tossed about on the
floor; the top of the bureau was torn off,
the drawers taken out, and the contents
strewed on the floor.
Commonwealth rests.
THE DEFENSE.
John S. Rhey, Esq, opened for the de-
tense at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, in
speech twenty minutes long.
Gaoroa naviJcon
Warsaw township, Jefferson county !;
have been acquainted with David Riddle
since early in the spring he lived in the
same house | did, most of the time saw
him on the 7th June last, in his own
house; he was sick then saw him every
day from the 21st May up to the time he
was arrested, except on the 9Th June he
was arrested on the 22d June, about 3 a.
IN. We resided IN the same house all that
time; went for a physician for him on the
| morning of the 7th June he resides 4 ]
| miles from Brookville they say it is 80
miles from Brookville to Ebensburg.
Cross-examined First met Riddle on
Clarion river, in Elk county he is a
married man SO am am married to
| Ills sister.
William Blake, sworn : Live at Mr.
Carriers, mile and a half from Riddles !;
went to Carriers in May; remained with
him till the 5th June on that day, went
to Riddles; Carrier had given Riddle a
job OF clearing; he went away from home
on visit on the 9th June, and sent me
to Riddles, where l stayed till Wednes-
day or Thursday of the next week-thc
week after the 7th June; then went back
to Carriers; boarded at Riddles; was
| chopping in the clearing; the clearing is
| about mile and half from Riddles
| house my dinner was carried to me the
day after the 7th June, Riddle brought it
to me.
George w Shaffer, sworn Live in
jefferson county, Warsaw township; have
lived there about thirteen years was in
the army till the 7th June last, when [
| arrived home, after having served nine
months live about two miles from Rid
dies; know Riddle; was not acquainted
with him before / came home was at
Richardsvile on the 8th June; met Rid
die On the road that day inquired who
lie was; the prisoner is the man saw
him the next Tuesday and on the morning
he was arrested Richardsville is seven
miles north of Brookville.
Cross examined : Riddle lives between
Brookville and RicharGsville it was be-
tween and O'Clock in the afternoon of
the 8th that saw him; he was on foot
arrived home from the army on the 7th,
and saw him next day.
Elias Miller. sworn Reside in Jeffer-
son county, Warsaw township; came
there year ago last spring; am chair
maker; Riddle lives near our shop have
been acquainted with him ever since he
came there, in the spring was at home
In the early part of June last; saw Riddle
at different places; saw him on the Sd in
Brookville; think | saw him on the 5th
or 9th at our shop; think [ saw him on
the evening OF the 7th at the house [ was
boarding at; saw him time and again
after that.
Lewis Evans, sworn: Reside in War
saw township, Jefferson county; follow
farming am acquainted with Riddle
have been since last January reside about
three miles from him; saw him on the
9Th June at my place; he came there to
borrow scythe to cut brush it was about
noon; had not seen him Immediately be-
fore that; he complained of his health
when | saw him.
Joseph M'Cracken, sworn: Reside in
Jefferson county, Warsaw township; know
Riddle live about mile from him saw
him on the Sth June; fix the date by the
day the month came in on it was week
from the first; on the S.h he passed my
place, carrying dinner to his hands; the
clearing is about one hundred rods from