The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-23
EXECUTION

The PsuI-Munday Murder-BusPr and
HOuser HRugcd-Cnsir Last NAght Oa
EsTIR-Fhey PROTEST thoir ImnOeence
TO Ihe LasJ-Scene st Gne GHlIOws.
From the PittSdurg Commercial 21st.
1t Is OF long ago since we recorded the execution
OF three etched human beIU IS IN PEt5Durg
the commission of the highest crime agalns the law
known III tins State The lptense excitement which
their death upon the gallOws created then
barely gIeateI than that produced by tue rial, con-
.victIOn anG hanging OF Daniel Buser and JOAN B,
HouLer, at Eb nsbuIg, Cambria county, for the will
1ul ana deliberate murder of Miss Mary Paul and
her niece, Miss Cassie Munddy The crime for
which tlese two miserable men yesterday aternoou
suffered the extreme penalty of he law. was charac.
the puOLc mind Tor miles around the locality where
the decd was committed.
ghe ci cumstances OF the case peculiarly ag-
gTavaung, and stirred up a livery determ alton
among the people to see the ends OF justice satisfied
in the execution Of the perpetrators To thus end
the officers of the law greatly assis ed in fer
IelDg out tie murderers and although lohg period
G eapscd be1ore they discovered he real crminals
and any and vaiIOus obstacles beset them IN
tracing out The proofs OF their awful crime, they
at Iast succeeded and have brought two co booded
wretches 10 justice and ccnd gn punishment
THE MURDERED FEMALES.
Miss Mary Paul was a maiuen lady of some seventy
years OLD, who Iesided Oh ltJ farm r0tlTed
part OF Croyle township, Cambria county, IN tins
state. The farm house was situated on road not
Vey frequently traveled, and presented to the mind
OF a murderer many advantages tor the taking OF
detected. Al wss a lonely situation distant FROM
any other dwell ing, and lis sOle occupants were
ears, either OF whom would be utterly powe less in
the hah0s OF two such monsters as Buser and
Houser were shown TO have b en-
For many years Miss Pau had lived a lite OF COM
paTatlve secusOn III tls place ana during that time
Iumor saId tnaI she had accumulated considerable
amount OF money, which was care uliy sec uded IN
the Old larm-houst. The old lady was a woman OF
extremely frugal habits, and possessed many estma-
bic qualities for which she highly estee med by
| the farmers Iamhes IN the coun ry surrounding.
he was exemplary In all her conversation and con.
| duct, ana regarded with Veneration by many of
| the mother.y counsel and Christian advice
| which nom time 10 time she wont to extend
| them. OF her personal history there appears
TO have been little known excepting That she mad
| family of relatives living in CambnS township IN
the same cOunty-the iamiiy OF ner niece, Miss Kae
| learning how to weave MISS Paul was intel igeat
active, and industrious for of her age, and her.
self titled small patch OF ground adjoining her
house, upon the proceeds of which she in part SUB
sisted, and occasionally realized insignificant
ecunIary profit 1t SAID that she was questioned
| once about her means but sc proved to be de.
| cidedlY retcent, ana, further than people could
judge from her quiet exterior lie, there aDSo-
| luteY nothing known about her.
The idle rumOr that she was "miser," and pos
| sessed large wealth which she mad boarded up tor
long years." and "buried beneath her house, and
other similar stories of similar character were put
in circu alton about the poor old lady, whose whole
fortune in reality consisted only OF her little farm
and few spare dollars she had managed to accu-
muate to sustain life Its decline, when she would
no longer be able to work in her little garden paIch,
and must neeos have the means to procure food
| and TaimeDt. These rumors were not believed by
| intelligent people who knew her best and were
able 10 judge more correctly OF her character
and financial status But lew ignorant minds
naturally grasped the idea es well founded, without
stopping to inquire INTO The acts or the Gaze and
! stories were olten concoctad and circulated about
| the old lady, so that she almost seemed to them
second mo her Fadet with her little cricket"
her niece, Miss Munday, had so Tar succeeded in
acquiring practical knowledge of weaving that she
was about to return to her fathers in Cambria to
ship, and was actually counting the DAYS for her Joy
| and OTutaly ended.
| AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
| On the niRht of the 10th instant, 8user made an
attempt TO commit suicide, nearly succeeded in
accomplishing his design. Bv some means he sue.
ceoded in obtaining small piece OF tin, apparently
belonging to blacklng box lid and while the.atten-
prison, was engaged, he cut a large vein in of
his arms. He then lald down on his bed ana appa-
rentY fell asleep Some minu es afterwards he arose,
and, upon gaining the floor he fell forward on his
face. The NOISE OF the tall alarmed sheriff Myers,
to the CELL discovered Buser lying the floor appa.
| rently in diving condition The Sheriff imme-
| dately bound up the wounded arm, and despatched
messenger for physician, but upon the arrival of
| he latter he pronounced the case hopeless. Re-
working with Buser for nearly six hours, they sue
ceeded in restoring him to consciousness.
| A LETTER FROM BUsER.
The next morning four letters were observed tied
| TO the end OF a string suspended from the wall.
Theseletters directed to various parties; of
them was addressed 60 Rev, MIR, Wilson, of Ebens-
| burg, and is the most important. Considerable ln-
terest appears be attacht to 1t by many who
ceive 1t IN the light OF dying declarauon. 1t is as
| tolloWs;-
EBENsBURG, April 7, 1866-Mr Wilson :-Thev
think they have the ones that done this deed but
God forbid. They have not. Those that done this
are far away. Now, good sense and reason viii tell
you that we are not the men, and IN particular poor
HOuser He don't know anything about 1t what.
ever. You will bear in mind have always told you
that we had no hand IN killing those Door women
and tell you again. We had no hand In killing
them j will tell you, though. what we did do
gave to George Blanchard my draft OF map He lest
the one he had. He had one OF the same kind as
mine and ne told me he lost hIs in the woods and II
| he lost his the time he was up here not cannot
say. he got out ot the penitentiary) before did and
he knew of the thing as well as /, and met him on
Troy Hill ON unday, the 21st day of May, and ht
wanted TO know If was gong TO come up here.
told him that had sworn OFF going the cruise, anC
he wanted me to give him my map, but did not give
| II to HIM Then set to meet again on the LIST o.
June and again on the 9th, and on the afternoon o
the eth / gave to him my map. Now will tell you
that the men that were bV James Cooper, they
were the ones. They had a carpet sack, but box
: Now, MIR. Wilson, the time that Mrs Graham saw III
60 away was on the 18th of June; then had stareC
for OIL City. Now please take notice, made II my
business to stay In Allegheny from the 20 OF june
till the 9th, because did know thar the robbery wa
70 20 on ON the 7th OfJune. Now you see that wa
at home at the time, and L done all this behind
poor Housers back. So you see he don't Know enV
( thng OF the matter whatever. he ts innocent In
deed ana as Tor him being up here hunting IS all
hnmpug, ior know II tine besf He never was nj
here IN all his life tall the Sheriff fetched him here
This is the honest truth. And now II Mary Mile
can Tecolest that had to 20 10 PittsburR on th