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words You Hc," were passed, and several
slight blows and until | received a blow
across my mouth and nose, which, caused my
nose slightly to bleed, | do not know that |
felt like e%xcrting myself to strong defence.
| believe | then struck him most violently
with my fist. We grappled with each other
a, this time, and | found myself showed to
the wall with my side and hip to tho table.
At this time he had his hand in my neck
handkerchief, twisting it so that | could
scarcely breathe, and a, the same time pres
sing me hard uponl the wall and table. There
was a hammer on the table, which then
seized and instantly struck him over the
head. THE positive evidence must not be
lost sight Of that persons in the ad joining
room heard nothing elorc or after the fall as
of ii heavy substance.
AT this time | think his hat was nearly in
my face, and his face, | should think, was
downward. | do not think lie saw me scizc
the hammer. The selling of the hammer
and the blow were instantaneous. think
this blow knocked his hat off, but will not
be positive. At this time | only remember
Of his twisting my eck.kandkcrchicf so
tight that it seemed to me as though lost all
power of reason still ! thought was strik-
ing away with the hammer. Whether he
attempted to get the hammer from me or not
| cannot say l do not think he did. The
first sense of thought was, it seems, as though
his hand or something brushed from my back
downward. cannot say that | had any
sense or reflection till heard a knock at the
door. Yet there is a faint idea still remain
ing that | showed him of from me, and that
he fell over; but of this | cannot say. |
heard the knock on the door; | was Instant
y startled, and am fully conscious of going
and turning the key so as to lock it. J then
sat down, for felt very weak and sick.
After sitting a few minutes, and seeing so
much blood, ! think ] went and looked at
poor Adams, who breathed quite loud for
several minutes, threw his arms ont and was
silent. %recollccl at this time taking him by
the hand, which seemed lifelcss; anda horrid
thrill came over me that | had killed him.
About this time some noise started me;
felt agliatcd or frightened and think ! went
to the door to sec if | had fastened 1t, aud
took the key out and moved down the slide.
| think | stood for IA minute or two listening
TO hear if the ARRAY had caused any alarm.
believe | then took a seat near the window.
1t was a cool, damp day, and the window
had been closed all day except about six or
eight inches at the top, which | let down
when | flst went to the Office, and which
re maincd down all TIE time | occupied it.
| remained in the same seat, | should
think, for at least an hour without moving,
unless 1t was to draw the curtains Of the
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My custom had bccn to leave the curtain
! about one-thisl drawn from the side Of the
window towards broadway. The blood at
this time was spreading ovcrthc floor. There
YVES a great quantity, and | felt alarmed les,
it should leak through into the apothecary'S
store. | tried 10 stop it by tying my hand
k~crchicf around his neck tight. This APP
peared to 90 no good. | then looked about
lie room for "A piece of twine, and in a box
Which stood in the room, after partially pull
ling out some awning that w"o IN it. found
"A piece of cord, which tied tight round his
neck; took the handkerchief off and his
stock too | think.
There was,len, discovered so much blood,
that ii caused me to take Il towel aud gather
with it all ! could, and rinse it into the pail
had IN the room. The pail was, ! should
think, at the time about half full. Previous
to doing this ! moved the body towards the
box and pulled ont part of the awning to rest
it in and covered it with the remainder. !
never saw lis face afterwards.
After soaking up all the blood ! could,
which | did as still and hastily as possible, |
took my seat again near the window, and
began 10 think what was best to do. About
Ills time 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 hor-
rid reflection.
AT dusk of the evening, and at Tic same
time ONE omuibusscs were passing, ! care
fully opened the door and went out as still as
possible, and thought unobscrved. | cross
scd into tho Park and went down from
thence to the City Hotel, my purpose being
10 relate the circumstance to IA brother who
was stopping at this house. saw him in
the front readirg room engaged in convAsa-
ton with two gentlemen. J spoke to him, q
few words passed between us. and seeing
tina, he was engaged ! altered my purpose
and returned as far as tie Park. ! walhet
uD anu iDNll lIlG / arr, illillNIlH "Iht "d'
best TODD. Many things Thought Of, among
others was going TO some magistrate, and re-
lating the facts 10 him. Then the horrors o
the excitement, "A trial, public censure ant
false and foul reports that would be raised by
the many who would stand ready to MAKE
the hes, appear worse than the worst, fortE'
sake of a paltry pittance gained to them IL
the publication of perverted truths and orr
ginal false, foul, eliminating lies. All Til,
added to my then feelings was more Ihai
could be borne. Besides, at this time, il
addition to the blows given, there would b.
left the mark as evidence of a rope draw
,ight round the neck, which looked too deli
: berate for any thing like death caused in al
allray.
Firing the building seemed at first a hap
nv thought, as all would be enveloped i
flames and waited into air and ashes. Thel
the danger Of causing the death Of others, IA
: there was quite IA number who slept in III
building, the destruction Of property, NJ
r caused me at once 10 abandon the idea.
= next thought of having "A suitable box made