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

result was that the Supreme Court af-
tirmed the rulings of the lower Court in
every particular complained of, and re-
fused to grant the writ.
THE DEATH WARRANTS.
The death warrants were signed by the
Governor on the l7Ih March, and a few
days after were received by Sheriff Myers
and were read to the condemned
DEPoRTMENT OF THE PRISONERS.
The department of the prisoners from
the day of trial up to within a short time
of the execution was careless and fool
hardy Buser, particularly, was reckless
in the extreme. Instead Of seeking to
make his peace with God, before whose
awful throne he knew he must surely
appear after the waxing and waning Of a
very few moons, he devoted his sranty
stock Of time to cursing the witnesses who
testified against him, and to asseyerating
il violent terms his innocence. He ap-
peared to be possessed of mania for
letter-writ;ng, and his correspondence,
which was entirely devoted to matters
pertaining 20 his professed innocence, was
most voluminous. For time, ne sent aud
received more letters, probably, than any
other single man at this post Office
These letters were all submitted to the
scrutiny of the Sheriff. He also wrote a
review of the evidence of certain of the
witnesses who testified against him, which
was, at his request, published in The
AHeyhanian in January. 1t will be re-
membered as a violent attack upon the
credibility of the witnesses and upon the
material points of their testimony His
object in thus pertInaciously proclaiming
his innocence was evidently to the end
that he might stagger the fixed judgment
and belief of the public. He was shrewd,
sharp man, and he hoped BY frequent
repetition of specious tale of persecution
and perjury to create q doubt as to his
guilt; and the doubt once raised, be well
knew that the wedge was entered which
would lead to an indefinite prolongation
of his life, and possibly to lis ultimate
restoration to personal freedom. But the
public knew and remembered that he had
had every available opportunity afforded
him to- establish his innocence before
tribunal S'cOraa to dispense equal and exact
justice to all, and that he had failed to
make even the attempt, and they closed
their ears against his weak after defence.
Houser was a mild, inoffensive, weak
minded sort of man, with hardly will or
aspiration of his own. We always thought,
up to within week or two Of the execu-
ton, that he could scarcely comprehend
the terrible situation in which he was
nlaced-and perhaps this will account for
the seeming spirit of carelessness and
disregard of consequences which he man
ifestcd at the first. He was unlike his
confederate in every respect. While Buser
was nervous, sanguine, and determined,
and fought hopeless fight TO the last, he
was dull, stolid, and unimpressible, aud
allowed things to take pretty much what
ever course they gchose. With a mild,
blue eye, and a contented, happy disposi-
ton, giving trouble neither to himself nor
to others, he seemed the last man in the
world who would commit murder. Speak
ing not trumpet-tongued, like Buser, but
in low and measured tones, he contended
that he was innocent; and in this he was
consistent throughout.
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
On the night of Tuesday, 10th April,
Buser made desperate effort to commit
suicide With bit of tin about three
inches long and half inch wide, ground
down to razor-like sharpness, he opened
an artery in his left arm. Fortunately
for the ends of justice, he remained on
his feet after cutting the artery, until,
through loss of blood he tainted and fell
to the floor. The noise Of his falling
attracted the attention of the vigilant
guard, who speedily summoned medical
aid and had the flow of blood staunched
in time to save the life of the wretchcd
man.
WAS IT A SHAM?
When Buser had been restored to
consciousness, instead of thanking those
instrumental in rescuing him from
suicides grave, he fell into violent rage
because that he had not been permitted to
destroy his own life. To the Doctor he
said, "When they went after you 70 come
here, why didn't you refuse to come, or
pretend that you couldn't ind your boots,
or trump up some excuse that would have
kept you too late ~ He raved and storm
ed after this manner for time, when he
apparently became delirious. While in
this condition, the burden of his maledic-
tons fell upon George Blanchard, who,
he said, was one of two that committed
the murder: George Blanchard" he
said, with profanity unparalleled, ''you
hard hearted, infamous, internal fiend, if
[ had known you would have killed those
poor, harmless women, / would never have
given you my map wouldn't have had
anything to do with you" There are