The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-08
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


Testimony of S. p. Morrell and Samuel Tib-
bott omitted until next week.l
Elias " EtSenbise slCOr1l-I am conductor on
the Mail train east and west: had charge of the
Mail train on the 29th Of February last from
Altoona to Pittsburgh. Two passengers got off
at Mineral Point that nfght-a man and woman;
OuT time there is Gil; may have been a few
minutes late They were on the train when
took charge of it at Altoona. The defendant.
Moore, handed me ticket for Johnstown; I
oner stopped me and asked if we stopped at
Mineral Point; turned and looked at him and
and Il lady handed me ticket for Youngstown;
did not see her face, but she got off at Mineral
Point did not notice her particularly, she had
there was in the rear part of it; saw them
ddrr art & they stepped otmthe PrisoneT and the la
on the south track, opposite the station house;
they started east. The lady was on the ground
and was standing on the platform from which
she had just stepped
-Erdnined.-I was examined at Johns
collect of saying then that could not identify
the prisoner as the man. | first observed the
man and woman when lifting tickets between
Altoona and Kittanning Point. l knew 1t was
this man who got off there by his overcoat aud
Dy thS fact that he was not In the car when we
left there. Both of them having tickets to
Johnstown and both getting off there made me
notice this matter particularly. / remember
the upper part of the mans face. They got of
West recoeef b6hnatf 6haf Es 'Re set night wfnt m
had his hat on. did not notice his beard his
checks and his eyes remember. L saw them go
east side by side. He had kind of a brown
oyercoat. [Coat produced.l The coat looked
CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK.
FATAL Coat NINE ACCIDENT Two BRorH
Frs THE VIcrMs.-On Tuesday last two
brothers named William and Patrick Doughs
erty met with terrible accident resulting from
fall of slate in the coal mite of M Messrs
! Lennon q Bradley at Gallitzn, whereby the
former was killed instantly and the latter so
severely Injured that he died the same night
| Ii seems that they had gone to work in the
m "a n mr. nth har
being with them. and somewhere about the
middle of the afternoon Mr. Thos. PUNK EFT
entered the mine for some purpose and was
Mortified to 61d the two unfortunate men
| partially buried beneath mass of slate
! Finding that he could do nothing without as
sistance, Mr.. P FASTENED TO give the alarm,
! but when the party returned and succeeded in
extIicatiug the victims, it only to discov er
! that one of them was dead and the other be yond
! the hope of human aid. They were both
unmarried aged respectively about As and 55
| years, aud with aged sister kept house at
what is known as the Foot of Plane 5. They
we're both Industrious, inoffensive men, moral
and reg ious, and such were much esteemed
! by all who knew them. Their remains were
inferred in the Catholic cemetery at Summit
| vile OH Thursday morning. Peace to their
! ashes and rest TO their souls.
! SINGULAR ACCIDENT.-The Earth OPENS and
SpduOICS a Teum-A Horse FQtY Feet Under
GIround.-The community in the neighborhood
| of Joseph Doors, in Snake Spring Valley, about
| two miles above town, was thrown into a fever
of excitement, on Friday, by the report that
the earth had suddenly opened and swallow ed
( two horses belonging 10 Mr. B. Several of the
neghbors repaired TO the spot, only to find the
story too true. 1t seems that two sons of Mr.
Roor were engaged in hauling rails from nice,
of woodland, and they were driving along
at certain point. without any warning, the
ground suddenly gave way under one of tho
horses, and he disappeared, dragging the othe,
animal with him. The aperture through whicl
they passed was scarcely large enough TO admi
the bodies. The boys were terribly frightened
and gave the alarm, Ropes were procured ant
several gentlemen descended into the cavern
, One horse was found lodged about twenty fee
, from the surface, at a point where the cavit,
changed direction but the other was nowher
to he SEEN The first animal was lifted from hi
position, and search, then made for the other
the body of which was finally found about thir
ty feet further under ground. The eXten
of the opening has not been ascertained, Su
from the indications it seems almost bottom
less The fact that the same spot has beer
driven over for years and no sign OF such al
extensive opening disco vered until now, is mos
strange.-BlOOdy Run Press.