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

The murder was committed on Wednes-
day evening, 7th June, 1865. The two
women were last seen alive by a
neighbor at about the hour of five o'clock,
p. m. An hour or more later, in the
early twilight, young girl, Mary Stlbo-
liski, daughter of neighbor of Miss Paul,
while hunting COWS, heard some unusual
cries, as of person in distress, near the
| house of the latter. She drew closer, and
beheld two men running toward the barn.
Becoming greatly alarmed, she hid be-
hind stump till the men had got into
the barn, when she proceeded swiftly home
and related to her parents what she had
seen, remarking that she believed the men
were bad men and that there was some
thing wrong at Miss PauPs. Her parents,
| however, took the view that the two men
were butchers buying cattle-Miss Paul
| was known to have had cattle for sale at
the time-and dismissed her fears as
groundless. The next day, at noon, eigh-
teen hours after the occurrence Of the
events here narrated, the little girl, from
whose mind could not be banished the
belief that the two men seen by her we're
on some direful errand bent, returned to
| Miss PauPs, to inquire into the condition
of the household. On nearing the house,
she found at once that something aCas
soror9. No one was astir on the premises,
and a general sense Of desolation was
everywhere apparent. AS the little girl
testified before the Court-and it is a
graphic description of the scene of desola-
tion-''the cows were in the orchard !;
there was no smoke in the chimney /;
could hear nothing about the house; and
the calf was bawling in the stable" She
again returned home and told what she
had seen, and this time her note of alarum
was not suffered to go unheeded Her
father raised the neighbors, and together,
to the number of three or four, they re-
paired to Miss Paul's.
The door of the house was ajar. The
men entered, and found the house tenant
less, and its contents in dire disorder
The chairs and tables were upset on the
floor, the drawers of bureau were dis
placed, and the beds were ripped open
and their contents scattered about. 1t
was self-evident that general search had
been instituted by some one fer valuables.
Pretty soon, club was discovered in the
house. Had murder been added to the
crime of robbery had the mIscreants
: been detected in their work of spoliation,
and, on the principle that s'dead men tell
no tales" had the two women been made
away with Where, oh where were Polly
Paul and Cassie Munday?
A systematic search was made from
cellar to garret, but no Indications of the
whereabouts of the missing women could
be discovered. The coal l-house was next
searched; then the spring house, and final
ly the barn. In tie latter structure, in a
stall of the constable, the dead body of
Miss Paul was discovered. Her skull had
been dashed in, and she was lying in a
pool of her own blood. Further search
revealed the body of Cassie Munday lying
in the orchard, about fifty yards from the
house. She was stone-dead, with hideous
bruises on her head and person. A club,
uniform in size and shape with the one
found in the house, was discovered lying
by her feet.
The presentiment, the foreboding fears
of little Mary Stiooliski were more than
, realized. A deed of blood had been done,
almost in her presence, SO dark and hide
Gus that it must have caused the angelic
hosts around the eternal throne of God to
shudder with alright, and to turn away
their eyes from beholding the awful
spectacle.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
A Coroner's jury was speedily sum-
moned, and after thorough investigation
of the facts as they appeared, verdict
was rendered that the two women had
been murdered by some person or persons
unknown.
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION.
A post-mortem examination of the bod
les was made by Drs. Bum and Gardner.
DR.. Bum testified before the Court that
upon examination of the body of Miss
Munday, he found the skull on the right
side dashed in, and evidence of other
injuries produced by club, and that in
his judgment her death was as instanta-
neous as though her head had been cut
off; and that upon examination of the
body of Polly Paul, he found her skull
fractured and injuries which would cause
instant death. His testimony was corrob-
Grated by DR.. Gardner.
THE CLUBS
The instruments with which the cruel
deed was committed were each about two
feet four inches long, one and half inch.
es thick at tho larger end, and taperine
to three-quarters of an inch at the smaller
end. A knob was cut on the smaller end
, of each, to prevent their slipping from the
hand when being used. They bore evi
dence of having been prepared with great
. care. A singular fact connected with the
t cluhs 10 that M ono 0erson has heen founC