The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-15

not seen In the house after she left. In the
latter part of january, or last week of jan
uary, VIM. n. Dancer, hotel keeper in Os-
ceola, Clearfeld county, testifes that the
prisoner, in company with a woman he called
his wife, stopped at his house for two days;
and then went to Mrs. Goupil's, where
they remained until the latter part of Feb
ruary. During the time they were there
Mrs. Goupil and her husband testify that
the prisoner was several times absent, say
Ing before be left that he was going 20
Schuvlkill county. She also testifes that
she was acquainted with the person of the
woman-that she was 45 or SO years of age,
wore spectacles and artificial teeth-that
she saw her trunk and contents, had knowl-
edge of her wardrobe--that she also saw in
her possession a number of photographs
that he at first said his name wa. Michael
Mooney-that the woman with him was
his wife, and that she said she was his wife
Mr.. Goupil tesufes that he came home from
his work ON Saturday, the 25th OF Februa-
ry-that he was there when he (GoupiD left
for his work on Monday, and that he and
the woman he called his wife were both
gone when he came back the following Sat-
urday.
On the evening of the 25th of February, a.
testified by Mr. AultE. the hotel keeper At Ty-
rome. and his boarder, Mr.. Young the prisoner
and q | adv whom he called his wife stopped at
his (AultEs> house. and remained all night,
and left alter breakfast the next morning,
which was the 29th of February-about the
middle of the usy, as appears fro the testi-
mOny OF Lightner, another hotel keeper, they
came to his house, and remained until towards
evening. when they left in the direction OF the
railroad station. Catharine Selfridge test fies
that she WAS II Lightner's while they were
there-that she asked the woman her name in
presence of the prison er, and that she replied,
Mrs. Michael Moore-that before thsy lett
in nd az cd
w here is our trunkf' and he replied Il got
it check ed for Broad Top city''-that they left
about O'Clock in the eveuing-that the WON
an had on a black straw hat, with blue veil a
black cashmere shawl, plain black dress, and
wore gum overshoes. Mr.. Hamilton, ticket
agent at Tyrone. testifes that he sold two
tickets on the evening OF the 18th of February
to = man, whom he fails to identity as the
prisoner, from Tyrone to Johnstown. You
then have the testimony of Capt. Eisenbiss,
the conductor of the Mail train vest on the
evening of the 29ih of February. He says
that the schedule time of the train that evsL-
ing at Mineral Point was O'Clock and IL
minutes. and that it NAV have been a few min
| utss behind nme-that two passengers got off
| there, q man and a woman-that they were on
the train when he took charge OF it at Altoona
| that In passing through the cars the prison or
at the bar handed him q TICK ct for j ohnstow wn ,
and soon after asked him (the witness) if the
| train stopped at Mineral Point-that he replied
that it did-that he passed on into the second
car. whore lady handed him ticket for
JohnstowD-thst she had = veil over her face
| that when the train stopped at Mineral
! Point, both the prisoner and the woman got
f. and started TO walk eastward in the direc
| tion of Altoona, along the track. You will
remember, gentlemen, what il urged on the
part Of the prisoner against this tsstimOny OF
Capt. Eisenbise. We, that when before the
| Coroner's inquest, he did not positively iden-
tify the prisoner. The credibility OF witnesses
| is for you. You will also remember the testi
mony of Hoke, the brakeman on the same
train, Park. and Ann James. tending, a. is
claimed, to corrOborate Capt Eisenbse.
| You will then call to mind the testimony of
| EF hraim Wissinger, who testified that there
| was a fall of snow on the night of the 29Ih-
that the next morning he observed two tracks
i'll the snow. Leading from the railroad station
eastWArd-that he follow ed these tracks about
| l6O feet along the railr oad. to where they
| turned on To the old fire clay bank road-that
| enc was q large. the other a small track also
the testimony of Edward Page. VIM. Johns,
and other witnesses, that these, or similar
| tracks led irOH where they turned eff the
railroad into the abandoned clay bank drift
and out again III the direction of and to where
the bsdy was found. You will carefully scru
tlnize this testimony as to the tracks on the
railroad and OFF 1t. in the direction of the body
and determine whether it proves that whict
the Common ca Ith claims TOR it.
We call to your stteDriou the evidence
relating to the trunk and contents Thi
trunk. received by Nichols. Mr.. Ewing, tn.
agent at Altoona. testihes he received in the
evening of the 29Lh off Feby last Of the Mai
train vest from L yrone. F. II. Bell, the bag
gage agent at Tyrone. testi6es that he shipped
the baggage called for 0y this cheek 1858 iron
Tyrone To Altoona, aud recognize his CHALK
mark, No 26U, the number of Itoona station
as still on the trunk. Sarah Carr testiies
that the trunk at one time belonged to her
and that about two years ago she sold il tS
Elizabeth Stevenson, Who at the time tool
possession Of it, aud Mrs. Carr, by certait
marks upon it, says she identifies the trunk
here produced as the one sold by her. In thi,
trunk when it was opened at Jobnstorn it il
claimed vas the photograph of q woman
which photograph has been offered in evidence
Sarah Carr, a resident OF Philadelphia testi6e,
that she WAS acquainted with Elizabeth Steven
sou for many yesra-that last October she
went Win her to pho otograph gallery il
I fhhade'phia. where this picture was taken
that she arranged EiizabsIh's hair and dre.
before she sat tor the picture. aud state. ~ i'll
considerable detail the clothing and ornament
she wore at the time. which she says CORES
pond with those OF the photograph. She ais
states positively. from her knowledge of IN
features of the original, that this is ElizabeI
Stevenson = photograph You wall als0 remsm
Der the testimony of the McFetridges, aud th
other Witnesses who knew Ez ,bsth Stevenson
in Philadelphia on the subject of this photo
graph. Mrs. Goupil testifes that she saV
this photograph in the possession sf the woma
who was " ith Moore At her house in February
and that it 10 the likeness OF this woman, an
Sarah Selfridgs iestihes that it looks like tb
woman rho was with Moore at Lightners hotel
in I yrone, on the 29th OF February.
There is then tho testimony of Mary AM
Tully, Daniel Pringle, and Mary Davis. all o
whom testify that they knew aud were sl
acquainted with Ann E. Boyle. the woman
with whom Moore lived Summsrhill. 10
two years, from 1853 to 1855, and Who ther
left him. They all swear that this photOgrapl
taken from the trunk 10 likeness of Ann E
Boyle, or Ann + Moore, Ard that thereiors i
is claimed Aun E. Boyle. Ann E. Moore, Ant
Elizabeth Stevenson are shown To be one ant
the same person. 1t is further testified by on
OF the Witnesses that the old clay bank drit
into which the large and small track led iron
the Railroad, was one that Moore worked il