The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-02-10
The Huntingdon Horror.
confession OF ALBERT BoDENBURG--B HNER
CHARGED BY HIN WITH BEING TIE MUIR
LEkER OF THE PEIGHTAL FAMILY.

Albert Bodenburg. one of the parties con-
victed Of the murder Of Mr. and Mrs Peigh
tai and boy visiting them. at Huntingdon.
Pa. has made confession. He charges
Bonner with committing the murder, and
saws that he assented to the proposition oi
Bohner to rob Mr.. PeightaPs house. but re-
fused to take any hand il numbering its in
mates He further says
i told him, "Charley, you have already IN
Altoona sworn and promised me that y'u
would not kill theSe people; had you not
sworn this to me ! would no. have come
with you. / tod you this same thing 10
Altoona / mean still to do what agreed
to, but if you mean 10 do this thing which
you have now told me, | will start right
away back to Altoona, and you can do as
Won please ] do not want to lave anything
to do with such cruel deed. After COLI
sidering while, he said to me lyon need
not take part at all in this affair. Y"u
stand here on the railroad and keep ltk-
out and if any body comes you will let me
know" l told him "only for the purpose
of stealing, remember, ycu can expect my
service, and not for anything else" lie
said, THAT is all / wish to do"
So we went on together to the barn. We
staid there a short time to see whether the
old man Peightal was going to come. Char
lev said if be would come he would tie him
there, then there will only be the two in the
house left, viz: the wife and the little boy.
The old man Peightal, however. came not
then be said to me. give me your pistol,
and go to the railroad. and keep sharp
lookout if any one comes notify me-" !
said. Yes, ] will, but Tememb Der what told
you and what you swore to me-" he re-
piled. '-Y.s. and now swear to you again
3 - 7 I / F-xr
what agreed" ] said, 80 we will spare
the lives "f these people and cur own"
thcreupun gave him my pistol but asked
him again. what do y"u want with my
pistol. seeing you have one Of your own"
We'll ;" said he. This is not sufficient. for
it is only single harTeled, and as soon as they
see that, they will not become as certainly
scared as v hen flourish two pistols"
! went TO the railroad To keep watch.
the railroad is about two hundred yards
from the dwelling house.
] walked up and down the railroad most
! ly on that part Of the railruad towards Hun
tingdon / spent here a gocd while before
| Charley come back to me. Finally he came;
had rather a good aizrd bundle under his
arm he said. "hfTe is some money" and
gave me some paper money into my hand.
lie told me it is $l25; but this is not all
after this, when we have an opportunity. !
will give you also gold and silver" He
must have miscalculated the paper money :;
for had of my own $25. and after count
cd had altogether only $l25, consequently
it could only have been 500 that he gave
to me.
Bodenhurg then details their escape TO
Altoona, and their arrest at that place, when
he says. he learned for the first time that
the murders had been committed The re-
naming part of the confession has reference
10 their detention in the lock up at Altoona
and the trial. and all If which has been al
ready published. He says Bohner has prom
ised to confess the murders, and TO acquit
him Of any connection herewith