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

morning; ne na0 S0ldler pantS on ola
not see him afterwards.
Cross-examined Live in Jackson tp
had been away for some time, and was
going home; had seen Riddle FIVE or six
years before don't know what kind of
coat he had on he had on an army cap
and striped vest he had no mustache;
was about thirteen years old when | saw
him before; told persons before he was
arrested that I saw Riddle In Ebensburg
the 7th June.
Mrs. James, sworn Live in Cambria
township, on the turnpike was at home
on the 7th June last two men passed my
house that day; one was in his shirt
sleeves the other had a blouse on the
one In his shirt sleeves had soldier pants
on it was between and o'clock in the
afternoon live four miles from Ebens-
burg; know where Davis mill Is !, live a
quarter of mile from that; there is a
road from there to Polly Pauls place,
which is about six miles distant.
Cross-cxamined : After | heard OF the
murder, thought these men might be the
murderers they both wore black hats,
noe very tall did not see their faces
they called for drink told them to go
to the Dext house for one.
Lewis Rodgers, sworn Believe [ saw
Riddle in Ebensburg within the last four
months never saw him to know him till
last Saturday.
Cross-examined My impression is the
prisoner is the same man; blue hat he
wore and his blind eye attracted my at
ten ton.
Joseph James, sworn Was in Ebens-
burg on the 7th June last couldn't say
[ met Riddle.
Timothy Il. Davis, affirmed Came to
Ebensburg on the 7th June last; about
half mile beyond M'Vickcr's, saw two
men sitting by the roadside one of them
laid down on his face as [ approached;
when | saw Riddle before Squire Myers,
thought he was the man L had seen lying
on his face; it was between one and two
o'clock know where Miss Paul lived !;
from where [ met them, would take the
| road they were travelling to go to her
place; the man sitting up had on a kind
of black scufed coat.
Rebecca Leidy, affirmed: Never saw
David Riddle before they brought him
to Summerhiii; was at home on The 9TH
of June last; one man overlook me on the
| road Just above our barn; hadn't time to
| see if he had bliud eye this man has
much the same appearance OF the one l
met, only that one was heavier, l think
this was about o'clock.
Cross-examined : l: is miles from
Ebensburg to our place.
Samuel Paul, sworn: F.: Lived in Jackson
tp., about miles from Polly Pauls, on
| the Jackson road on the night of the Eth
June last, two men called at my house
about eleven O'Clock, and asked the road
to Johnstown one was In his shirt
sleeves; they said they had come to the
forks OF the road, and didn't know which
one to take they came from the direction
of Polly PauPs.
Cross s-examined Was in bed when they
came. Further examination elected no.
thing of Importance.
Mrs. Jackson, affirmed Reside in
jackson township; Was at home the 7th
June last; TWO men stopped at our house
IN the night; they inquired the road to
town; reside at the cross roads; it was Il
o'clock at night one was dressed in dark
clothes, and the other was in his shirt
sleeves the one that spoke to me was
over five feet tall the other appeared to
be taller; told them to go straight on
they started and took the wrong road
called them back ard told them they were
wrong they were carrying something like
carpet-sack; it was nice moonlight
night it is or s miles from there to
Johustown
Martin Funk, sworn Had never seen
Riddle till arrested Kim, on the 22d of
June; Riddle then told me he hadn't
been in Cambria county since the year of
the frost-about 6 years ago.
Martha Morgan, sworn Live adjoining
lands with Polly Paul; recolect the day
of the murder; there were no men at my
house the night of the murder; think [
saw Riddle the Saturday night after the
marder at my place; he was just going
into the cellar of my house when l saw
him; didn't see any one with him, but
heard talk In the cellar; do not know
what they were doing there; we had no
thing in the cellar live between Summer
bill and Miss Pauls, about one-fourth of
mile from her house; the murder occur
red on Wednesday this was the night
Polly Paulwas buried it was just at dusk
think that is the man Cooking at the
prisoner,) that saw going into the Gel
lar.
The cross-examination elicted nothing
material, except that the witness saw two
men leaving her barn in the morning,
early, after sleeping there, as she thought,
all night,-one OF these men being the
same she had seen enter her cellar
Capt. a. M,Vicker, sworn Reside in
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