The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-06-15
SAT TURDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
FORUNOON aEsSION

Sal u hDA4'S PROCEEDINGS.
FoRINooN sIssIoN.
Court commenced at the usual hour, when
the Commo nwealth proposed to offer in evi>
! tilted by Witnesses called. Proposition, with
exceptions taken thereto by prisoners coun-
sci, submitted in writing. Offer admitted.
| Mrs. Go>pul recalled. Witness selects
from the trunk tho articles which she had
identified on her previous exanination.)
! Reu. p. N. Carey sOOrn.-My profession
is that Of . CaIbolic priest-pastor of St.
John Gualbert's church, Juhnstown. keep
q registry of marriages solemnized in the
cbuIch-it is the practice. / have that rec.
istry with me. / have the record Of mar>
| riages solemnzed in October, 1858. kept by
the pastor of the church, or his assistant.
Rev. L. Mullen, pr essnt Bishop Of Erie. was
! pastor IN 1868. l am acquainted with his
hand writing. 1 have beeu pastor of the
church since July 10. 1860; the book has
bsen in my possession ever since. Rev. IT.
Mullen now resides in Erie, Pa. The record
| shows that witnesses were present ut that
ceremony. / have seen Rev. Mulleo-havs
received letters from him. TCommon wealth
offer to prove by this witness. by the parish
registry in the handwriting of Rev. L. Null
len, the solemnization of 3 marriage between
prisoner aud a woman in Oct, g. 1863
lie resides within the State, and the juris-
diction of this court, secondary evidence
cannot be received. Objectio ons sustained
Mira. TUHy s,corn.-l have known Mich'l
Moore for about % years; recognize the pris
! oner as Moore; know Of him living VI ith q
woman as his wife near Summerhill station,
three>fourths Of . mile from me was in bis
house the Saturday night before she left him.
! They were living together not quite two
years. She tod me she was going to Phila-
| delphis the maiden name of the woman
was Anna Boyle. Commonwealth now
proposes to show witness photograph of NO.
fy it - Mrs. Moore
10 questions by prisoners Coupsel.-It il
| Is or Is years since l saw the woman last
| Did not see them married. Testimony Of
! Common wealth objected to because the wit
nsss does not know that the prisoner was
| married to Anna Boyle. She did not take
VI u'~~- .hs photograph, nor WAS sh1 pres
ept 1t the time 1t WAS done. [Common wealth
don't propose to prove that the party spoken
| OF by witness WAS the party at Oscsola, nor
10 II proposed to prove that the dead body
found by tho Coroner in this county was tb,
body of the lady spoken Of as having been
At Osceoia-that not being an artist, tne
question put asks an opinion from one who
has not even the know ledge necessary to
| draw an inference; but If she had the know.
ledge, 1t would be an opiLion, not a fact,
aud therefore not evidence. Court decides
the evidence competent and admits the offer I
Re direct.-(PnsIograph shown.) This
is the picture vi the lady at Sum merhiil |
saw with Michael Moore and whom he called
HIS wife.
Gross Examined. Can't say whether tn.
dIess Oh the woman I'D the picture is the
! "a aR - / hArI Ia.r
earrings then. but her hair was dressed the
same one side Of her eye was a little dis6g.
ured by the drawing of an eye tooth (; there
Is no dishguration on the eye in the phote>
graph as far as l see her eyes were dark ;
her hair dark brown she was something
over feet high, slim and tall. Did not see
the dead bcdy. 1t was on a Saturday even
ing when last saw him she left on Sunday.
| was at church ou Sunday and so was Moore.
Ddnid Pringie suomi have known
Michael Moore 20 years or more when |
hrst Knew him he resided in Croyle town
! ship, now Summerhill. He was not marrisd
when first knew him. / have no personal
knowledge about their being married except
by hsarsay. Lived / miles from them. He
kept house. L believe they were married
because | saw them at the house when pass
ing on the railroad. He lived there about
two years The maiden Lame of the woman
| was Annie r. Boy ie she came to live with
my father 10 lS43 she lived with him or
| s years. / lived about rods from nv
fathers house saw her there every day.
After my fathers death she lived in INV
house. can't say how long after that she
lived at different places in the pciehburhood.
Had conversation with Michael Moore
sincs she lett with regard to the woman :;
this was or years ago. He asked me if
| har AM, 4 Y
To question by Prisoners COUNSEL saw
her last about IA or Is years ago. Isaw
the photograph which was taken ont Of the
trunk at the bank in Johnstown; Did not
see the dead body. Am not photograp pher;
don't know by whom that photograph was
taksn
Re dtrect-( Photograph shown witne.s).
This is the likeness Of what first knew to
be Annie e. Boyle; known afterwards ns
Annie Moore.
Cross Examined That, as appears in
the plcture, Is the way she always wore her
hair never saw her with those ear rings
shs didu't wear any. She did not wear false
teeth then. but her teeth were very bad.
John fully s,oorn.-Know Michael Moore
about ~ or 23 years the prisoner is the
man. He was single when l first knew him;
lived with his mother and family. He got
house Afterwards aad got married he was
married to Annie Boyle. She left him some
time after that On Sunday the next day
be came TO my house and told me that she
had left hiu.
Mrs Mary Ddvis ssoorn-I reside 10
Pittsburgh. l know Michael Moore-knew
him first some l8 or 90 years ago. He was
then living about half mile from what was
known as the Halfway house, with his moth
er. two brothers and Que sister they moved
down towards the Viaduct. Afterwards he
was keeping company with my sister. Annie
y. Boyle. | was never at the house after
moore aud her were married. Saw them at
the door and in the garden. bot never spoke
70 her afterwards. The house was called