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

know how far / was from home at the
time, the men / saw had hats on told
my mother about this as soon as | got
home; told my father before | ate my
supper went over to Polly Pauls next
day saw something was wrong, as there
was no smoke coming from tho chimney, |
the COWS were in the orchard, and the |
calf bawling in the stable; my mother
went back with me to Polly Paul's, but
did not go into house or barn; came back
and told my father; it was near dinner
time.
Jacob Weinsickle called: (Witness is
a German and unable to speak English;
Mr. John. d. Thomas officiates as inter
prefer J Stibolisky came to my house and
said there was something wrong at. Polly
Paul's wanted a couple of men to 60
with him to see what was the matter;
went with him and found everything up
side down at house of deceased Schritt
was also along; we hunted all around and
through the beds found club then
the three among us talked that this look
ed like murder; can't tell which one
said it we then went to the spring house
and found nothing it was open | went
up to the barn, and as soon as | opened
the door, saw Polly Paul lying there,
dead; there were a COW and calf in the
stable only Polly Paul lay behind the
COW, near the trough We talked the mat
ter over, and concluded we would nave to
send for the Squire Stibolisky went for
him.
Cross-examineG Was at home the day
before the murder; it is a.good mile from
my house to Polly Pauls Jacob Shrift
came there 20 live before did [ lived
there eight years; did not know Cassie
Munday; never saw her till | saw her
dead; Schrift and I were hunting in the
apple garden when Paul found Cassie
Munday.
Jacob Schrift called: (Witness IS a
German, and Mr. John D. Thomas sworn
to interpret his testimony y Had just
hitched up to SOW buckwheat when Stib-
olisky and Weinsickle came for me to 90
to PauPs; they said that something was
wrong. owe omit the balance of this tes-
timony, it being merely corroboratiye
of last witness
BUSER AND HOWSER ARRESTED.
Officer Robert Hague called Am one
of the Independent Police of Pittsburg;
in company with Mr.. MKelvy, arrested
these prisoners in Allegheny city, at Bu-
ser's own house his wife handed me this
| box (box shown from the lead of the
stairs [ marked it; (here the witness
examined the box at the request of couG-
sci, and found cups, tooth-pulling instru-
ments, two bottles Of medicine, &c ) the
way came to arrest these men, Mr.. Noon
came to me and told me they were sus-
| L IL ,I,O.a
ted the murder in Cambria cornty; |
then informed Mr.. M'Kelvy, and asked
him to assist me IN arresting them; after
we got them located, told him to watch
them, and then wrote to Mr.. Noon
shortly after he and the Sheriff came down
with warrant, and with MKelvy then
went and arrested them and brought them
here saw them tried in our Court house
some two years ago; know nothing of
them since that time till this transaction
took place.
Cross-examined Mr.. Noon told me
| there would be about $500 reward told
| M'Kelvy to keep a watch on prisoners,
aud that if they proved the right parties,
[ would divide the reward with him the
/ independent Police to which l belong are
first elected by the wards Of the city, and
are then appointed by the Court, and
have to give in bonds; don't belong to the
| Mayors police.
| William M'Creery recalled Never re-
sided IN Cambria county while In the
penitentiary, after | heard of this murder,
wrote a note out to DR.. Campbell stating
that 1 could put hin: oD the track OF the
persons who committed this thing 10 Cam
bria county he came in and talked to
me, and then went away, coming back
again in six or eight days with gentle
man whom ascertained TO be Mr.. Noon,
District Attorney of this county; | then
stated to these two men the principal
things | knew concerning this arrange
ment between Buser and Fulgart; did rot
know Of my pardon till en- my way to Eb-
ensburg, and never saw it till got here !;
made the same communication to others ;
(prisoners' counsel object 70 witness an
swering question as to whether he made
the sane statement to other parties IN the
penitentiary besides Messrs. Noon ana
Campbell-objected to, first, that the wit
ness may not IN this way corroborate HIM
self, and if not offered for the purpose OF
eorroboraticn, it is no evidence at all and
in particular, when these declarations were
made 20 4 third party, and then proven by
the party who made them, they cannot %
evidence in any point of view. The Cour
supported objections, and ruled out testl
mony offered.)
AN INSIDE VIEW OF THE WESTERN PENI
TERTIARY.
Witness continued Tn my cell in the