The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-04-26

| doubt of US being guilty, and must say that
| you are right. We are not guilty. Neither
one of us ever had finger on them only l
| feel sorry that Fever gave my map to George.
| am very sorry for it, but can't help it now.
l must also tell you, and ] will not keep it
hid from you, but you will see that some of
these rulers will be slain, by some of my
| friends, because I could not write to them
without my letters being read. But this will
learn these folks something, never to read a
mans letters when they get a prisoner in Jail
mere. l would have put q stop TO it If they
wouldn't read every letter that goes out of
here l will give you a few of these names
that VIII take revenge, if they can get it-A b.
! by Lamon, Charles Roe Edward Freeze, Hen
ry Holmes and David S. Roland, but they go
under other names. David L. Walker is a
| very bad man to set fire to anybody's houses,
barns, and the like, if any one offends any of
his frlends, but have often prevented him
from doing so, and now cannot write to him
to stop it. Now, Mr.. Wilson, if ever you
speak about me. to any one that you don't
know, don't say anything bad about me, for
! fear they might hear of it and you would be
in danger. This is a form for you to go by
to avoid injury. Mr.. Wilson, if ever any of
these men will come across any of those that
swore against me, their cake is dough. Sure
this is true what tell you. But now
going to rest forever with One that | would
Tetragammatou, Jehovah. DANIEL BoosER.
Tbs third letter is descriptive of a
vision
Mr.. WILsoE:-I seen place last night,
and it seemed to me | saw a man in white
and blue dress, it looked to me like robe,
and he said to me, come here, and 1 went 10
him, and seen staff in his hand, half
OF 1T was like though it was full of beads, red
and white ones, and the other half looked
like gold, and he pointed to this Court House
and said, woe to you that has done and has
Judged, woe to you, and he said, come here,
and [ went. He said, this is the second he
had got tonight, this is the first heaven,
come here, and went into large room, he
SAID to me, your trouble Is over, and your
washing is paid for, stay here till come
again, and then saw great mary that were
dressed in blue robes, and they did sing, the
like never heard, and then 1 awoke.
DANIEL BoosER.
BUSER BECOMES A CATHOLIC.
Buser was brought up Protestant, but
was member of no church. At his re-
quest, Rev. Mr. Wilson, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Ebensburg, at
tended him in his cell as spiritual coun-
sellor for several weeks prior to the 9th
instant. On the evening of the 9th, az
the conclusion of devotional exercises,
Ruser handed Mr.. Wilson the letters We
have published, telling him not to open
the same till the next day. A conversa-
tlon followed, OF such nature on the part
OF Buser that Mr.. Wilson became con-
vl2ced that the prisOne: meditatcd suicide.
Entertaining this conviction, Mr.. Wilson
did not hesitate to open the letters the
same evening, when he discovered that
his suspicious were well founded He
immediately apprized the Sheriff of the
fact, Who directed the guard to be sleep
less and vigilant Buser was saved from
the awful fate of suicide but so far from
being grateful for this, he took the view
that Mr.. Wilson had betrayed the conf
denee reposed in him by opening the let
tiers, and refused TO see him more. On
the 18th, he sent for Rev. Christy, of the
CaEhohc Church, and was baptized in that
faith. Mr. Christy continued to wait on
Buser TIL the last; the latter showing to-
ward the end a penitent, contrite spirit
Houser was born, as he died, Catholic.
THE LAST NIGHT.
Rev R. c. Christy, of Ebensburg, ard
Rev. Giles Christoph, of Carrolltown, the
spiritual advisers of the two men, were in
constant attendance at the Jail on Thurs
day. The whole of that day and the ma
jor part of the night we're devoted to re-
ligious exercises. Both men were calm
and resigned to their fate Houser reti-
red to bed at 10 O'Clock, and slept soundly
till morning. Buser also retired at that
hour, but became restless and feverish.-
At about one clock, he arose from bed
and requested Rev. Christy to join with
him in prayer. Devotional exercises were
continued for about an hour and half,
when the condemned man again went to
bed and slept till morning.
FRIDAY.
The morning Of the fatal day broke in
cloudless splendor. From the east, the
glorious sun came forth in glow of liquid
fire, as though by the very fervor of his
glad beams he would diffuse universal
happiness. But into the dark, dauk dun
geons of the condemned men the blessed
beams might not come, Or, coming, could
not remove the dead weight which lay
heavy upon their souls. What to them
could be the sweet sunshine of heaven,
when there, just beyond the prison-5ars,
its beams giiminered aud danced athwart
the timbers of the hideous instrument
which in few short hours would crush
out in disgrace their lives i! No; earthly
happiness was not for them-beyond the
grave was their only hope Of rest and
peace. In the evening, two or three
hours after the execution, black clouds
gathered in the west and the food gates
of heaven were opened. Was it distressed
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