The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-02-15

Houser] that passed my place. 1t was
about 2 O'Clock between 2 and 8; after
the middle of the day. Saw the man
coming in the woods between the two
roads. Asked where the widow lived
said widow Wilson Showed him the
road. He spoke broken Dutch. William
Stewart said the day after that it was O
kind of holiday" On cross-examination
he said, II can't make any thing else but
that is the man"
Hannah Cobaugh testifes: " live in
Taylor township, half a mile from the
house of Jacob Gifin. l am pretty GER
tain it was Thursday the 25th of May
| [She fixes the time of the circumstance
of selling heller to butcher [ seen
him coming. He told me the dog bit him.
[She describes him. 1t was about 3 or
O'Clock in the afternoon, towards even
| ing. / do think he is here that dark
haired man. Houser] In her cross-ex-
animation she said ''that is the man to the
best of my Knowledge
These witnesses, except Agnes Diamond,
with more or less positiveness, identify
John Is. Houser, as the man seen by
them. You heard their descriptions of
the man, so far as they describe him.
Agnes Diamond, if the man she saw is
the same seen by the others, fixes TIE
tine as Ascension Thursday the 25th
day of May: Jacob Giffin says it was " the
first week of June or the last week of
May, the 25th," and as he learned a
kind of holiday" Mary Ann Hildebrand
says, it was on Thursday of either the
last week in May or the first week in
June = William A. Stewart, that it was
the last week in May or the first week in
June - and Hannah Cobaugh is pretty
certain it was Thursday the 25th of May"
The witnesses of the Commonwealth, if
believed, show both of the prisoners to
have been in Allegheny city the first
Thursday in June ani the Thursday
following that, was the day after the MUIR
der, or the day the bodies were found.
Gentlemen, was that man, seen by these
witnesses in the vicinity of Conemaugh,
John b. Houser ? II so, rhen, and for
what purpose, was he there?
1t is further alleged that this same pri-
soner, John B. HOuSer, was seen on Tues
day, the 9th day of June, the day before
the murder was committed, within three
fourths of mile of Polly Paurs, making
particular inquiry about Polly Paul, and
otherwise moving and acting in a singu-
larly noticeable manner To show this,
Mrs. Susan Preall and Mrs Sarah Paul
were called aud examined en- the part of
the Commonwealth Thus testimony Is so
important that We refer to it at length.
Mrs. Preall testifes
My residence at that time 1.-THE time
of the murder1 was between Isaac Paul's
and Summerhill; on the road that leads
to Paul's.
"There was q man came there with a
tn box the day before the murder. 1t
was on Tuesday. He asked me for drink
He asked me if Movers lived there. l
told him a family by the name of
| Myers lived there before l came. He
said he had been round there ten years
| before. Then he asked me about the
property l lived on; who owned it. l
told him who had it. He said he was out
for buying property; he thought that
would suit him. He asked me when my
husband would be home from the army
He asked me who was my next neighbors.
and Mr.. Paul the other. When | said
Mr. Paul. he said is she married p
told him I didn't say Hrs. Paul, l said
Inr. Paul was my next neigbbor. Then
he asked me if had any cupping, or
leeching, or tooth drawing to do. Then
! he started.
Z" had never seen the man before.
There is a man in the Court House that
looks like him; that biggest, large dark
Completed man Houserl looks very much
like him. He is the same height, same
complexion, and looks very much like that
man. He had pustache, dark clothes,
and white shirt His language was bro
ken German he spoke very broken.
s 1t was between II and l o'clock. He
came in the back way. When he started,
he started towards Warmers. Then he
turned round and said did you say this
was tue wav to Paul's p [ said, no. Then
he turned rod and went towards PauPs
He had tin box in his hand one just
like that. TThe box in the COURT |
can't see any difference. 1t was a small
box like that"
In her cross-examinatio2 she sald,-
lived on the road that goes ou;t past PauPs.
That man wore the same kind ct mus
toche, not so much round the face vas
not examined before. That evening l
went to Sumuerhill and told it at Mr.
Cooper's house. 1t was before heard of
the murders ] was examined before the
Justice. He was talking with me more
than minutes may have been 10 or Is.
l hadn't seen any one then that look
cd ike Ream. had seen Riddle !;
he wasn't there. Riddle didn't look like
the man that was at my house. 1t is nalf
mile from nv house to Isaac PauPs."