The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-02-09

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as tight that it seemed to me as though 1
had lost all power of reason; still Thought
was striking away with the hammer.-
Whether he attempted to get the hammer
from me or not, 4 cannon say, 1 do nut
think he did. The first sense of thought
was it,seemed as though his hand or some
thing brushed from myneck downward.
cannot say lhatI had anygsense or re.
feclion ill / bearda knock al the door;
yetthere is faint idea still remaining that
showed him off from me, and thalh fell
over, but 6ltlris cannot say. fkeard'the
knock on the door; was Instantly start
ed, and am fully conscious of going and
turning thekey so asto lock it,. then
sat down, for was very weak and sick.
After sitling:a few minutes, and seeing
so much blood, think ! went .and looked
lat poor Adams. VINO breatIIed quite loud
for several minutes. threw lisarIns out, and
was silent. recollect atthis time taking
him by the head, whiclr seemed lifeless.
and a horrid thrill come over me that l
had killed him. :;
About this time some noise startled me;
l felt agitated or frightened, and | think
[ went TO the door to see Ii had fastened
il, and took the key out and moved down
the slide. / think Istood for a minute or
two listening to lear iflhe afray had caus.
ed any alarm. 1 heIive then took a seat
near ihewindow.. Twas cool, damp day,
and the windowghadS been closed all day
except about six or eightinches atthe top,
which le,down when | FIRST went tu',he
office, aud which remained down all the
time occupiedit.
remained an hour in the same seat. ]
should think, forsat least an hour without
moving. unless twas TO draw the cur.
tains of The window close, which were
within. reach. NV custom had been to-
leave The curtain about one third drawn
from the side of the window. towards
Broadway. The blood atthisf time wns
spreading over, the floor. There was a
great quantity, and felt alarmed lest il
should leak through into the apothecary's
store. tried to stop il by tying my hand.
kerchift around his neck tight This ap-
peared to do no good. l then looked
about the,room for piece of twine, and
in box which stood in the room, after
partially pulling out some awning that was
init, Ifoupd piece ofcord which. / Tied
tight around his neck; took the handker-
chiefo off and his stock too / think.
There was s-tben. discovered, so much
blood. and the fear Of its leaking through
the floor, caused me to take a1towel and
gather with il all could, and rinse itinto
the pail had in the room. The .paiIwas,
[ should think, at that time sbnut one third
full of water, and the bIoUd filled ilat least
another third FULL Previous TO doing |
this moved the body towards the box
andpuIed out part of the awning TO rest
il in, and covered it with the remainder.-
| never saw his face afterwards. After
sinking up all the blood could, which
did as hastily as possible, took my seat
again near the window, andbeganto think
what was best to do. About this lime
some one knocked at the door, to which.
of course, paid no attention. My horrid
situation remained from this time till dark,
a silent space of time of still more horrid
He adds, that at dusk that evening he
went out, intending to detail the facts ta
his brother: butthe horrors ofa pubictrial
were too much for his nerves. He thought
then ofse,ling the building on fire; but was
deferred from,this, by an apprehension
for the lives of others. Then the idea Of
The box TO conceal the body presented it..
self. lie returned to his room, and wait.
I'd until Wheeler's school was out, and at
nine o'clock at night he took the box al
ready ia the room, and endeavored to bend
The body into it. H. proceeds.
81 soon saw that there was possibility
Of doing so, i'll could bend the legs up, and
that it would answer If could keep some
of The canvass around llrc body,,to absorb
The blood and keep it from,running out
This was fearful Of 1t occurred TO me
il bury or send this of, the clothes which
he had on would, from description, discov-
er who it might be. 1t became necessary
to strip it and dispose Of the clothes,
which speedily accomplished ty ripping
up the coat sleeves, vest, &c. While re-
moving the clothes, the keys, money, &c.
in his pockets caused rallling, and took
them out and laid them on one side.
then pulled part Of the awning over his
BODY to hide it. then cut and tore a
piece from the awning and laid it in the
bottom of the box. lthen cut several pie