The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-28

grant pardons or to commute a sentence is
vested in the Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Acknowledgement and the Secretary of In
ternal Afans-thus strongly guarding the
public against too easy use and abuse of the
pardoning power.
Ninth. 1t puriies the administration of
justice, infuses into the Legislature and
other departments of the Government in
tegrity and responsibility to the people.
Therefore, citizens of Pennsylvania of
all parties, and those who owe no tealty to
any party. we must earnestly, yet respect
fully, in the spirit of patriotism, of truth,
of equal and exact justice to all men, in
woke you to give your best efforts TO the
work of securing the adoption of the
amended Constitution, that the Common
wealth to which you are so warmly at
tacbed may take npon herself n new and
better life, and by her organic law plnce
public Justice and the liberty, the rights,
political and private, of her children, upon
broader, moro secure and enduring foun-
dation than that which now so imperfectly
sustains them. The great work is com
mitted to you. 1ou are equal to the i'm
portant trust Your will expressed
through the balIot-box, will either fix upon
the people Of the State for time indefinite
the wrongssand infamous outrages which
have already too long oppressed the people
and disgraced the good'old Commonwealth,
or will end them, and secure for yourselves
and those who viii succeed you we'll
regulated form of government, not for
party, but for the people
Now, in conclusion, we have to say to
the Democratic party. to which, we have
leen specially delegated to speak, that II
all.others fail at this critical moment to
give support TO the new charter of our lib
critics, :hat II, at least, cannot, nay. will
not, fail to give to the new Constitution
the warm, earnest and unqualified support
which it not only merits, but demands.
Very respectfully.
a. NEBINGER,
Chairman Democratic State Central Com
nlittee.
PHILADELPHIA, November, 1873.
A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD Boy SHOOTS HIS
GRANDFATHER TO Crafty His GRAND
MoTHER,-Mr James Rambo, living on
Elkcreek, in this county, VAS murdered on
the night of Nov. 1st. About midnight of
that day his wife, Catherine Rsmbo went
30 reighbor's in her night clothes and
barefooted, and reported having fuss
with her husband, and that he had shot oft
the end of her finger and cut her ear with
q butcher knife, and size wanted sonle one
10 60 and arrest him. 4 Coroner's in
quest WAS Immediately held, which was
followed by the arrest of the grandson,
John Briefs, and Mrs. Ranibo
After they had been in custody u couple
Of days the boy confessed that his grand
mother and lie had been plotting the mUr-
der FOR the past ak months, and that lie
had been practicing with a revolver for
that purpose. That on the night of tbs
murder lie took his revolver, after the old
man had gone to sleep, advanced to with
in short distance OF him, and shot him in
the back part of the head-his grand moth
er at the same time standing inside the
bedroom door. After lie committed the
decd he aud the grandmother went out
side, and the old lady held her finger
around the tree while the boy shot it, in
flicting flesh wound. She then had him
take butcher knife and cut a slight cash
in her ear, the object of all this being to
ward off suspicion and create the impress
sion that there had been 4 quarrel between
her and the old man. The boy further
stated that he had thrown the pistol into
4 pool of water. On search being made
10y the constable for the pistol, it was
found where the boy had directed him,
with two.of the chambers discharged. lie
also found the mark of the burnt powder
on the tree whore the finger had been shot
At, according to the statement made by
the boy. The butcher knife with which
the ear had been cut WAS found close to
the house covered with blood aud chicken
feathers. Close by was found a chicken $
head, and short distance up the path she
had Travelled going to the neighbours
(Weansl, and little to one side in the
grass was found the body of eaekcn.-
BeLEcus{ke (HansGs) Telescope.