The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-01-11

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or this road win run as follows:
1--WE EBENsBURa-
A..as A. Y. connecting with Day Ex.
Az Eas. and Pitts. Erie West.
,oo p NJ, connecting with Altoona Ac-
com. West AMI Mail East.
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nv Erie Nail West.
%PM, or On departure of Mail Train
East
ENOCH LEWIS, Gen. Supt. 4
ROBERT PITCAIRN, Supt. Pitts. DiU.
SrrEMENr OF DANIEL BUsER, THE
DoEMNED MURDERER, WITH REFER
rr TO THE TESTIMONY OF MRS. GRA-
H,N-He Pleads Not Guilty to the Crime
Ipr5uted to Him We print herewith
htsment framed and written by Daniel
Bmer, under sentence of death in our
,Ounty Jail for the murder of Miss Polly
Paul, wherein is attempted 20 discredit
be testimony of Mrs. Graham, one OF the
rincipal witnesses for the Commonwealth
the case. By giving it publicity, we
not wish to be understood as endors-
or in any wise approving the state
eut and the charges it contains on the
ntrary, we print it merely as matter of
,neral information as showing the de-
ae set up by this man, fairly tried and
.irly convicted, to establish his inno-
suce of the most horrible crime ever per-
etraed in Cambria county -
he Pa6{ic:
l. Daniel Booser, in contradiction of the
estimonv of Mrs. Graham, make this state
nent-That /, Daniel Booser and John Babis
@6owser were at home in Allegheny city the
sy of this murder in Cambria county. How
Ter and came to Mrs. Miller's on the I'd day
bf June, 1865, and remained there until Fri
Az, the 9th of June. We then went up to
braddock's Fields, and on Saturday came
own the ConneIIsville Railroad and got off
the Pittsburg station, and wen. across the
birmingham bridge to Mrs. Fleckenstein's.-
gt am a little ahead of my narrative, and
hOuld have stated how many persons were
Mrs Miller's on the I'd of June, when we
tsns there first There were at Mrs Milier's
II the following named persons, viz Mrs.
lIG, her daughter Eve Wagner, J. S. Johu-
hG Howser and myself, and no person else
rdl Friday, when we left for Braddock's
eds. Now, remember, fellow-citizens, ttat
Mrs. Graham was at Mrs. Milier's when
left for Braddock's Fields, Now we re-
TN to Mrs. Fleckenstein's, where we find
BE Wagner, who tells me there is a Dutch
i at her mothers, and that she (Eve) is
aI going home any more. She said that
be and her mother had quarrel on that
utch girls account
We left Mrs. Fleckensteins and went over
Pittsburg to Samuel Sanders barber shop,
which Hcwser got shaved by Sanders, and
got shaved by his helper. We then went
yer to Allegheny city, to No. 49 First street,
md mere we met the Dutch girl before allu-
ed to, who is now Mrs. Graham, and two
sntlemen with her, whose names l learned
herwards TO be Mr.. Coats of Allegheny CITY
lii James Young OF New Brighton, Beaver
Ounty. This was the first time that Mrs
iVaham ever saw US, and this is the truth,
lld am willing to take this statement with
pc to heaven or hell. Now, she said in her
sstinOby that Howser did not appear so Ejo-
y' as he had been, and was "sad" and
down. hearted" How could she tell this,
fayng seen him but the one time Oh, nv
lnsEds, when person desires to swear away
Ias lie of another, they know how to frame
ls lie
Mrs. Graham then leaves the house of Mrs
Miller, in company with her lover and friend,
aad goes to bouse on West street, where
sle Kept house of i'll fame, and for keeping
whlsA she had been returned. On Sunday,
,ne Iith OF June, she came back to Mrs. Mil
sfs' Va Sunday evening, Mr.. Barnes got
Us Dand cut, and l dressed it orhim. Now,
's' Irahan put the whole thing out of
-ge oy swearing that it was on the 4th of
sIe barnes got his hand cut, and wants to
he AlIny-n tHaF c1a Sr-ou o<
il.et on or about the 18th or 29th OF May
~ ~ well, now, my readers, on Sunday, the
h. h. ~. VI June, Barnes got his hand cur, and
Co. previous, on Saturday, the 10th, Mrs.
TnaasIm Taam saw US for the first time, and on the
sHs LAY following Babis Howser cupped her,
a. Nie next day l dressed Barnes hand
T' ana told him l had to go away on
|Cits, we started on Thursday for Oil
EbaS b,,. uu counting our money. we found we
. EVeDt ~, 1ee .le collars and FIVE cents We
son wall nn S Fittshurg along the garri-
rest;ro, - Tu loot, and there rested. While
11s"ng and counting our MONEY - -
ana sad, "1allo, boys, are Won counto
~; & IUuL money u said, ayes, but we have
ala Tn ~ 70 count" He looked at me ord
H;st.,ds - .nat you, Dan? l said, "Yop are
kaiS ~" ne then looked at US again and
Ens,. &c :, wanted two men to do some work
khat me- man ne is some kin to the Palmer
Duoussua Keep the Raftsmen's House in
auv VIE wo.l eOro. told him we did not want
be wa. U'h, iOf knew the man of old-knew
know ~ oAu pay, and did not want him to
prison. ne knew had been in
and t,s- zen got on the railroad at Sharpsbure
when a,sied .s along it till we got to Fairview'
At Pairrianorm aii.n-Storm came on and we stopped
sto,. view there is a station-bouse and a
sor soS 1Iu We went into the store and ,ot
nn axes cakes and glass of ale. When the
t,n. we went on as far as the Four
sbsnr '.ie u. island, where we crossed the Allie
en-! t tI!er In skiff, paying the boy twenty
sLl.s piece for taking US across. We th en-
shsr paiSong the tow-path about three miles,
toH NoiS gave out and said he could not
b,,t WI 10 go to Oil City, We then turned