Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-02

'i"oS tsistneSp accepted OF hls pronered hosp.
tally, and accompanied him home HIS repu,
ca vile accustomed to such ysitants. received
her Sith fiected kindness, fed her, washed
her rags, took her out to q merry making
danced and sang with her, and promised tbs,
no, only tts, Lis ht but for several nights to
come, she should remain in comfort under he,
ronf At the very time she was dong all this
she knew that the deed Of blood was planned,
and that before an another Gay had arrived,
her ledger would have expired under tn,
clutch OF he rutfiau WITH whom she was leagu
ed The hour Ut murder came. The deed wa
not done IN darkness IN a corner. 0,e orl
other OF the men did not, as might have been
anticipated, draw the poor vsgrsnt aside, and
put her to death unseen No: Burke lespea
upon her IN the middle Of his apartment, aud
while words OF gratitude for his desuiy hospi
tally yet fingered on her lips. Hard, the
wretch who betrayed hun, sat calmly on ii
chair. watching The Struggles Of the victim nn
der his feroc,ous grip. and he women, though
they retired into the adjoining passage when
the work OF blood commenced. fed no further.
but spent the time they renamed there in
norslizing over their own probable fate
When life was extinct. the rags torn of, and
the corpse hidden in corner, they went to
bed. aud the whole -four slept soundy TIL the
morning. We need go no further With the sto
~. II rs some satisfaction to outraged human
ny that Vengeance was not slow TO oyertake
them
Confessiea Of BRrke.--The infor nation from
which the following article is dawn up we
hsVe received from most respectable quar-
ter, and IT'S perfect Correctness IL all respects
may be confidently relied on. In truth, IL isl
as near, Is possible strict report rather
than tie substance, of what passed at an inter
view with BuTkt III the course OF which the
unhappy man appears 10 have opened his
mind without, reserve, and 10 have given dis |
iinot and explicit answer TO every question
which wss put 20 him relsiive to his connex
on With Tie late murder.
After some conversation Of a religious ns-
tute, IN the course OF which Burke stated that
while In ireland hs mind was under the in
huence OF religious impressions, ADD that be
accustomed TO read his Ca,ech,sm aud his
Prayer-book, and attended 10 his duties, he
was asked. slow comes il. then, that you who,
BY your own account, were once under the in
haence ct religious impressions, ever formed
the idea ct such dreadful atrocities, OF such
cold blaoded, systematic murders, as you ad
mt that you have been engaged in; how came
such conception to enter your mindPs To-
this Burke replied, that be did not exactly
know; bur that, becoming addicted to drink
living IN open adutry, and sssoeiating contin-
ualiy with the must abandoned characters, he
gradually became hardened and despe rate,
gave up attending chapel, or any place OF re.
hgious worship; stunned the face OF pres
and being Constantly familiar with every spe
eies OF wiokedness, he at length grew indIfief'
entss to what he did, and WAS ready to com
nit any crime.
He was then asked how long he had been
Rupaped in This .laro n
he answered, From Christmas 1927, to the
murder Of the woman Dnehery IN October
last How msny persons have you murdered
or been concerned IN numbering during tbsi
time! Were they thirty IN alp 'No' SO many
not so MANI, assure you.' How many!-
lie answered the qus stlor but the answer was
tor reason p rfeciy satisfactory, not commu-
nIcsted to US, and reserved for q different
quarter.
Had you any accomplicesi None but Hare
We always took Gaze, when we were going 10
commit a murder, that no one else ssould BE-
presen,-tha, no ooe could swear he saw the
deed done. he women might suspect whay
we were ABOUT, but We aiwas rut them Out OF
the way when ~e were going to do it. The
never saw us comm, any OF the murders
One of the murders was done 10 Broggsu's
house, while he was out, ou, before he return
box. BFoggsn evidently suspected some
thing, for he appeared much sgitated, and en-
treated us TO take away that box,' VIII CHI W.
accordingly did But be was not in any way
concerned IN H.
you have already told me that you were
engaged IN these strociiies from Christmas
1927 I'LL the end OF October, 1928 Were you
associated with Hare during all that timer
Yes. We began with selling to Dr..
the body OF woman who died nstu' al death
in Hare's house. We got ten pounds tor it -
After this We began the murders. and all the
res, OF the bodies We sold 10 him were murder
ed
''In what place were these murders gener
ally committed? sThey were mostly commit.
ted IL Hare's house, which was very convent
ent for the purpose, asst consisted Of room
and kitchen. Daft jamie was murdered
there. The story told OF Ibis murder IS moor
rect Hare began the struggle with BIN. and
they fell and rolled together on the floor q
then went to Hare's assistance, and We finished
him, though with much difficulty. l commit
ted one murderia the country by myself Ii
was in last harvest. All The rest were done in
conjunction with Hare"
by what means were these fearful atroci.
ties perperatedi' by suHocs,ion. We made
the persons drunk and then saffocated them
by hold ,ag the nostr,ls and mouth, and get
ting on the body. Sometimes / held the mouth
and nose while Hare went upon the body; and
sometimes Hare held the mouth & nose while
went upon the body Hare has pesjured him
self by what he said at the trial about the muir
der OF Docherty. He was on the body assist
ing me with all his might while | held tie
nosrils ami mouth with one band, choked her
under The throat With the other. We some.