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

boarding pays for has meals, while the
other-dOn'ti
Witness continues Mrs. Miller oor-
rowed money from me to tuy the viotuals
was. married to her on the 9th July, af-
ter these men had been arrested Mrs.
Miller had no boarders the time we were
married she moved on the 18th July
the ball came off before she moved; Ru-
ser and / moved the things for her was
present when Howser got his feet cupped
am not eupper myself, and SO don't
know what kind of cups they used there
was blood i'll the cups when they came off
this was before Mrs. Miller moved knew
Barnes got his hand cut, but was not in
the fight; couldn't say if tho cupping
was before or after the fight; think it was
after prisoners had returned can't fix the
day had no conversation with prisoners
about Cambria county did understand in
conversation with Buser that he and How
ser were going up the railroad
TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN;
asked HIM what he was going TO do for a
living he said, 'I know where [ can
make pretty thing of it--a cool $4,000
and it is easy to be got; - this was du-
ring the same conversation in whien be
talked Of the mountain did not see them
starting away this talk was on First St.,
Allegheny city asked Buser what he in
tended doing for living because both
prisoners were living off Mrs. Miller, ana
| wanted them to go away and give her a
chance to pay me back the money l lent
her; this conversation was on the Mon
day following; the day Barnes got his hand
cut was on the 4th June, about Ii o'clock
know it was the 4th June because there
was tenant in one Of my houses, law
yer by the by, who was too poor to pay
| the remit told him if he didn't "come
to time" he'd have to leave by some
means or other he soraped up the money
aud paid me on Saturday, and looked at
the almanac above my desk and saw it
was the 3rd June; he don't practice law ;
Question by counsel-How then do you
know he is a lawyer?
AnsWer-I only have his word for it,
and the word of a lawyer is not always
very reliable he didn't do anything while
in my house he has left Allegheny now !;
don't know where he went to.
TWO MEN WITH BLACK cARPET-BAG.
James r. Cooper recalled Reside at
SummerhilL, Croyle township; on the az
ternoon of 7fh June last, went up the hill
along the Jackson road; when coming
back, met two men going up; they were
both walking in the middle of the road /;
/ I was on the outside of the wagon -ruts
when they passed me both had dark clio
thing on the taller one was next to me,
and was perhaps five feet eight inches
high; the other was half a head shorter !;
spoke to them-said "good evening =
| this between six and seven o'clock; they
muttered something in reply, but did not
turn their heads the one nearest me was
a dark complexioned man looked at them
to see if I could recognize them, but could
not !; the one next me walked very erect,
and had a large black valise 10 his hand I;
the other one had a stopping, slouchy
walk the one having the carpet-saek
carried it off from him as though he did
not want it to touch his person; (clubs
shown to witness y believe clubs of that
size would 90 into the sack, though it did
not anpear to me as if there was anything
in Il: both men looked dark in the face /;
couldn't say they lad boards they didn't
turn their heads around, So that might
get good view of them; they were
GOING TOWARD POLLY PAUL's;
the walk and eize of the prisoners cores
pond with walk aud size of men | saw.
Cross-examined Was examined in the
case of Ream, but not In that of Riddle
did not testify that Ream and Riddle
looked like the men | saw did say Ream
walked with shutting gait, like one of
! man I tbeV abOut one
third of a mile from Sammerhill; the
time of the Erie Express train at that
station was $50 p. m. didn't see any box
like this, (box shown with them the
train stopped that evening, but cannot
reoolect if any person got off it got dark
at that time about Z or O'Clock, p. N.
it is couple of miles from Summerhill
to Miss Paul's.
THE MURDERERs SEEN ALMOST IN THE
ACT.
Mary Stibolisky called: Am daughter
of Michael Stibolisky ; saw two men run
ming towards Polly PauPs barn the eve
ming she was killed the sun Was down
these men had black clothes on, was
hunting the cows when [ saw them /; be
fore | came to where | saw the men,
heard noise; first thought it was tht
hogs that made the noise, but after listen
ing little while, thought it was the voic'
of person hallooing as though in dis
tress; was on the hill above the house a
, the time ran and hid behind stumI
when / saw the men staid there till th'
men got into barn then went home;
said when / got home, ~ saw some mel
h., Doll,, DapPS ond think thew are no