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

weaving for other people he asked me
again if she was By herself no,o; "not
now" replied he sat there nearly an
hour, talking all sorts OF fonlishness, and
then asked again about widow Paul teld
him she was no widow; he said he must
hunt her up any way he spoke German
oomplexi0ned, and tad beard on his
chin, and mustache; never saw him be-
foro; think the man is IN Court room now;
HowsER AGAIN IDENTIFIED.
(points to Howser , that's Htn, he had
tin box with him at the time hadn't it
open; told me his business was eupping,
leeehing, no.; box shown , 1t was box
pretty much like this he started off to-
wards Summerhill, saying he "must hunt
her Gp;" started off ia the direction he
came there was some talk between US
about the'directian to Polly Paups poin.-
ted out the road to him, but didn't tell
him. how far distant it was.
Court adjourned at 1920 o'clock.
4fterneoa. Court met at % minutes
past two o'clock.
Mrs. Sarah Paul cross-examined Am
| the wife of Isaac Paul; [ told this to my
| husband when he came home In the eve
ming; was not examined at the Ream and
| Riddle trials; was examined before the
Justice told the Squire what L have told
! here; it was after dinnef-tlme this man
was at my house, on Tuesday; am certain
of that; he had nothing with him but
| box, that | saw saw him coming TO the
house along the road from -Summerhill;
there were other persons at my house that
| day, but they didn'E see MIN close: they
were not close TO him he was not so very
/ big, but was none of the smallest of men
! he looks very much like the man, (point-
ing to Howser) do believe, on my oath,
he is the man: Howser is told TO stand
up , he has the face, and Is about the
/ size of the man; / saw this man fIIORser)
since that time once, about three weeks
before last Court he was in jail, and |
went in 10 see If I'd know him by look
| inc at him; did not say at the Squires
that the man who was at my house was
clock peder; didn't say he had no beard,
but o mustache he lad hair on his chin:
don't mind if he had any up the sides Of
his face.
John S. Johnston called: live in Al
legheny city, Penra. am not much ae-
quaintcG with the prisoners, but have seen
them saw Howser III the Western Penl-
tentiary in 1862; have seen them both (;
these are the men saw them one morn
ing in May, in Mrs. Miller's house; both
these men (prisoners) came into the house:
didn't know Buser at first; he had large
mustache; asked me if knew him, and
he told ue some little things which made
me recollect him; saw Howser In the yard
of the pen;tentiary; may be mistaken as
, to the year knew them at the house OF
Mrs. Miller when they were there they
went under the character of euppers and
leechers-or country travelling doctors,
, [ suppose you might call them; recollect
that they cupped Mrs. Graham on Satur-
Gay, Sd June, 1865 they left her house
on Monday about dinner time; couldn't
say if it was before or after dinner time,
but saw them about eleven o'clock In the
, morning they returned again the Friday
following, which would be the Sth; (wit-
ness was here corrected as TO date ) any
how IT was on Friday;
PRISONERS HAD NO MONEY ON 5TH JUNE.
they had no money before they left
there, only a little scrip it wouldn
amount to a dollar, all saw; they m:gHss
: have had more don't know anything
about their circumstances after thsy re-
turned I wanted to get house of mine
empticd of its tenants, aud they wanted to
stay there till spring;
RETURN FROM EXPEDITION, AND BUsER
HAS FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Buser asked me what I'd take for the
house, and I told him $1,000 in green
backs; SAYS Buser, t'thats more than my
pile would reach-I'll give you 5000
down and the balance in year" )" could
not cay how long this was after they re-
turned; two weeks, or less, perhaps ;
! uowscr's feet were swollen, and he was
not able to walk they cupped them be-
tween them and put iodine on them
which turned them q kind of yellow
; could not tell what they had with them
when they left, as did not see them start
ing
Cross examined Saw them the Friday
!. they came back, in the fore part OF the
dav; they came down the alley to Mrs
MilIer's house saw them on "Wednesday
on the street, ju1nenst the mouth OF tht
alley / wanted to get the tenants out Of
my house when [ wanted to sell 1t; die
; not kuow Buser had no money, but | saw
no money with him orly the amount of +;
dollar IN scrip this conversation abou
J selling the house was had at Mrs. Hi
ler's; was uot boarding there, but wat
there good deal was there sometimes a
{ night. courting the widow; married hel
! since was at oalls close by at differen
4 .;,,oe. u,ar NJ hall in house owned b'