The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-12-21


HpseF In answer TO oRs received by his
wife at her requests suppose ne wanted
10 get hle 40 O Witpeas be didn't Just say
he wanted Ws es witness. eve omit
alaeh ercsg.eSamination irrelevant to case.
R1Fp, Martha BaFnes called Saw the
pFiPoHeFg Thea they came TO Mrs, Mil
leF'g It was In May or June last think
II was the 9th or Srd Of june HoWaer and
iSgser cupped Mrs Graham; aaw them
that day the next day my husband got
his hand cut, and Buser dressed it that
evening by candle light; Monday, the
nest day, he dressed il again in the morn
ing; he had that very same tin box (box
pliown) with him at the time didn't pay
much attention to where they said they
were going they said they were going
away or they could attend to the cut bet
ter; Howser was there too; think they
came back in 2 week or SO; Mrs. Miller
moved on Saturday; Buser bought the
furniture to 60 tu housekeeping; his wife
said she gave him the money, and she
cried afterwards about the money; think
it was the same week they dressed Barnes
hand; Mrs. Graham was eupped on Sa-
turday, and Mrs, Miller moved the
next Saturday. Mrs. Graham got mar.
ried when Mr. Graham came back from
the army.
Cross examined: The box Buser had
looked like this one; Buser moved into
Mrs. Miller's house on Saturday suppose
the furniture would be bought day or
two previous Mrs. Buser saidafterwards
she was sorry she gave Buser the money,
and was crying about it; she had a child,
which died Buser oply dressed my hus-
bands hand on Sunday evening and Mon
day morning think he was about there
for o few days after that remember of
Mag Hess getting him to dress cut in
her head a few days after that; don't
mind if it was Thursday; Mrs. Miller was
living there when this happened, and 1t
was between Monday and Saturday of the
week my husband got his hand cut; re-
member the poisoned dog these prison
ers were there then; (box shown j can't
make any difference between this box and
the one they had; Howser's feet were sore
the time of the dog occurrence; when
Howser and Buser came back they at
tended my husbands hand again; think
it was week afterwards; Buser said they
had to go away didn't intend to say
they staid away week the hand was
sore a week any way, when it was dressed
again Mag Hess lived at Mrs. Miller's.
IN CAMBRIA COUNTY.
Mrs Susan Preall, sworn Live in
Summerhill now, but at time of the mur-
der lived half a mile from there know
where Polly Paul lived didn't know
then; my residence was between Polly
PauPs and Summerhill, on the road lead
ing by Polly PauPs; tho day previous to
the murder, on Tuesday, man came tc
my house with tin box in his hand: only
one man came be asked me if Meyers
lived there told him there had been q
family named Myers lived there before
/ came there to live; he said he had
been around there about ten years before
then asked me about the property lived
on and who owned it; told him he then
said he was out for buying property, and
that he thought this would suit him he
talked about my husband, aud asked if he
would soon be home from the army ask
ed me who were my next neighbors; told
him Mr. Warner lived on one road and
Mr.. Paul on the other; referring to the
latter, he asked, sis she married ?" told
him | said llr Paul, not lHrs. Paul then
ing, leeching or tooth-drawing to do; told
him | had not, when he left; had never
before seen the man; that large, dark
complexiored man (pointing to HoTser)
looks very much like him;
HowsER IDENTIFIED.
he is the same man-has the same hight,
the same complexion, and is in every way
very much like the man who came to my
house; he had on black coat, black
pants, a black Kossuth hat, and a white
shirt; his language was broken English
this was between twelve and one o'clock
he came into the yard by the back way
/ met him at the door; when he wen
away, he started towards Warmers, anc
then turned around and asked me il that
was the way to Paups; | said II was not
when he turned anG walked in the dlrec
ton of Isaac PauPs; he had nothing but
, n tin box in his hand (box shown J i
looked like this one; he cid not open 1t
when he was talking, | was wondering /
he wasn't jewclry peadler.
Cross-examined Live on road leading
towards Polly Paui's, half mile iron
Summerbill; the nan wore nearly tn
same beard now worn by Ho@ser; wa
not examined about this case before tol(
this TO Mr. Cooper that evening at sum
inerhill, before | had heard OF the murder
was examined before the Justice +; the mal
talked some ten or fifteen minutes will
me at the time / was examined befor
the Justice, had not seen anybody Iha
looked like this mar Riddle did not lool