The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-02-13


Shane has broke loose again, and dis
courses Of a visit to a neigAboring village
IS follows, 70 wit
DeaT FrseHan-I trust you will allow
your old friend nIche in one OF your col
umus. As l had pass on the Ebens-
burg Branch, L saw the drJt Of II, and
took passage on a sled tor Cresson. We
had Il pleasant, bat exceedingly dry, jour
uey We amused ourselves, however, as
best we could.
One source of entertainment was fresh
II caught PhlIadelphian, whose superior
knowledge was very edifying, As the
thermometer was considerably below zero
hc intimated that he had received very
cold reception on the mountain. HIS feet
were free zing, bat, when advised 10 warm
them by walking in the snow, he refused
on account OF his fjar ?J snakes. In con
versiug on the habits uf these reptiles he
desired to know il lhey were not in the
habit Uf ciwl5iay trees! lie entertained
Us with many similar inquiries, and lis (,
fellow passenger was -abal 10 bring him
cut rich, there was no lack Ul amusement.
We passed several spots of classic IN
yeTcst 10 Cambria county. Eirst IN order
was the remains OF the Betsy Holder cot
tage. Well / remembered, and SO in
formed my fellow passengers, Of the time
when old Betsy reiaiied spruce beer and
gingerbread from the door OF her lowly
CABIN. / detailed how she was murdered
Oh the night Of .he 3Ist July, IS42-hUw
the murderers fled and were arrested. the
E1a IN { 'r-sf yy-furI tho DrIar !, I,,,,~,
cUgn J, and ,dgcd In the Ebenshurg iaIl-
how IAc trial came On and lasted two
weeks, ending in CunyiCtioa-ho sentence
~ death WAS passed upon them by Judge
Wh.te-how a respite was obtained from
Governor Porter, and an Act Of Assem-
oily passed authorizing Judge White, and
IN case OF ms refusal, Judge W oodward,
SO entertain notlon Tor ne" trial-how
ooth these Judges refused 10 consider the
motion "pon Constitutional grounts-how
the case lay over till the Session OF 1914,
when Judge oi tie Supreme Court was
authorized to hear 'he motion for a neW
tnat-A9w Judge Rogers sat at I5ens-
burg, IN July 1914, heard tie motion
and r,Iosod new irit!-how The death
- rrant reacLed Ebcnsburg, the night be-
fore tLc election Of 1874: and how the
same might, through the devoted affection
OF a sister, they made their escape from
PRISON and were never rctakcn.
l hIs recital was unfinished when We
reached The ground where kind hearted
but unfortunate Sheriff Macy perished in
The snow. Erpor!s OF aFparItiUus in this
nc'sHoorhood are frequent, and the whole
distance from Mrs Holders death scene
20 Tie summit OF Mullins hill, has beer
termed gentle ground by the lovers Of
fte marvellous
On the crest oi .lllln.s iiiil fine new
Darn gives evidence OF the prosperity OF
me occupants. iIeTe the land, on either
side oi the turnpike, has been productive,
not only OF cereals, but OF rich crop of
lawsuits. 10 one Of these Michael AIul-
iin, an original character, from whom l
believe the kill received lis name.) made
81 smart reply 20 one of our attorney,
which thought worth telling 20 my cso,-
iagHons du roygge,
Mr Muiim was on the stand rs a Wit
ness, undergoing an eXcrutiating cross-ex-
animation by lawyer C., O, >, withUat
ehcung- anything OF advantage for the
party OF whom It was intended. Labor
ing under the impression ih"t the witness
was preVaHca'lng' BAR. I. drew h!msc!!
up, and IN his seTerest manner slIrie&ed
out, "No", hr, ainllin, yon are on your
"a'.l--Wa5n the dwelling house on the
SCUM SIZE o' the turnpike as you 60 from
EbensJurg 10 the Summit p 'sYes,
very cooly answered the witness, ''or, as
you come back eithc1 - The Judge smiled
the bar laughed-tte tipstaye had to
silence the spectators. G. was discom-
fitted, and the witness was allowed to 60.
We soon found ourselves at Munster
almost frozen. a roaring fire ere long
made US forget the state OF the thermome-
YER whie Sheriff d and his estimable
i'ly oesu.,eu 'Ae tune with pleasant con
80 ~" I.,''i 'Io I'y ol ''&l aboard by
our e. JGhu' D!oushl Us TO Pa'"i4i rea.iza-
''oL. oi oor JOuII''y
y snort space oI '',ne o'o"T"t rs to