The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-11-02

SHOWERS OF THE "QUEER" SENTENCED
The Altoona Mirror of Monday furnishes
tences imposed in the u. s. District Court,
Pittsburg, on Saturday last, upon James =.
Funk and other parties recently convicted
in.said Court OF dealing in counterfeit money:
The Court opened at 10 O'Clock with Judges
Ketcham aud Mckenna on the Bench. Judge
Ketcham at once began the work of passing
sentence on the prisoners no had been brought
into Court. Joseph Harlan, of Cameron coun-
ty, convicted of passing counterfeit money, yot
OF with one year i'll consequences of his services
to the government in furnishing Detective
Perkins with Information that led to the arrest
o: Funk and the killing OF Cozzens. Thos. w.
Manion. an ex- preacher ard ex-menber or the
Wert Virginia Ecgisluture who was convicted
of dealing in bogus fractional currency, was
passed addressed the Court to the effect that he
had served three years in the defence OF his
hs % has facts n %
posing the penalty, aud proceeded to sentence
nm nm 10 tour years a. aard m LABOR: James r:
and Abbot ut Tyrone. when Cozzens was shot,
was then called up: ana stated to the court that
this was his first ofense: that he had been led
into the commission of the crime. and that inn
prisonment would be no worse than the sick:
ness tie had endured that through sickness and
poverty he had been made the tool of Cozzens,
AMI that all the reward he had received was the
suit Of clothes he had on and i've dollars. Judge
spoken well OF him that there were eItenuating
cy, nuneroSsiy signed, had been presen.ed res to
the court. He had been universally recon-
its effect tn mitigation o: sentence. Mr.. Funk
had been found guilty on four counts. but he
expiration OF the time the court could deter
mine " hat effect ft had in his reformation. He
counts. This concluded the sentences, and the
spectators ard curiosity seekers at once with
drew, leaving the court room almost deserted.
A HAUNTED HoUsE.-Johnstown people
remind tbs = little Of the ancient Athenians,
f,ra al iuf ual mr. i'm
which they enjoy over their neighbors,
but because they are always soeking some
new sensation. The latest theme of excite
ment in a ''haunted house." of which Fri
days Tribune thus discourses
THE windows Of :he house consist OF four
large panes OF glass each, and in QUO of the up
stairs sash, in rear Of the building. one of these
panos, which is about I2x.4 in size. presented "a
wcII-dcnned profile view of the bust OF = man,
dressed in military clothing. The form OF the
even the whiskcrs show as natural as il would
be possible Tor an artist to portray them. The
showing buckle, band around IL. aud the visor.
The body il also correctly presented. and the
right srm crosses the Srcast. The hyurc is al
most life size ard occupies nearly the two feet
sists.
This wonderful apparition was first seen
by a lady, Mrs. Rsam, who happened TO
east her eyes toward the window. She
called the attention of others to il and a pe:-
feet furore has since reignel, to the no little
annoyance and fright of the occupants of the
house, - family named Davis
Easily, of the Tribune who is a man of
hard facts, paid the "haunted" structure a
visit, and this is the result of his investiga-
tions:
"As expected. we found that in the temper
Ing of the glass there had been streaks OF sew
eial colOrs left in the face OF the pane, CAUSED
by the imperfect manner in which IL was put
through the process, and the com animation OF
sir.aks and coiorS presented rather coarse
resemblance OF the heal and body of II man.
Only this and nothing more
And now we are ready for the next .1ohns-
town sensation.-H -HoEiddysburg STANDARD.