Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-12-09


kept temperate until February following, when
she became sick and commenced drinking again;
i followed her example during the next fall.
I drank until the year 1874. when again
signed the pledge, and finally persuaded my wife
do the same; previous to this she drank very
hard, and at times remained on spree for
sometime it was horrible after signing the
pledge We now moved to Glendon Furnace,
and there we recommended drinking. could
not hold out without drinking liquor; the work was
too hard. and we moved 10 the shanty bought
the slanty during the spring Of 1S45, and we
continued on drinking until her death.
In May 1916 bought her some clothes, in
hopes that she would lead temperate life, and
in other respects provided for her.
left the shanty on Friday after dinner. the
Goth of November 1916, and went over to Eas-
ton, for the purpose of hearing Donnelly's trial
at the Court House. did not leave the Court
House until about candle-light or after, and then
went to Patrick Dwyers and stopped there
awhile, had something to drink. and went from
there to Setor's, where drank several times
don't recollect anything further until found my
self at the Willamsport Rock 5: do not recollect
that Aaron Troxell led me from Sletor's to the
Lehigh bridge, or at what time left the Bridge.
/ recollect going from the Rock home When
arrived at the house, found the door merely
closed !; | put my hand on the door and opened it.
There was no light or candle in the house, at this
time; l saw something burning in front of me-
made charge into the shanty and made
effort to get to the burning, but fell on the floor,
was smothering and endeavored to get 10 the
door and finally succeeded. ! found water IN
some vessel near the door. l cannot recollect
whether it was inside or outside of the door. j
obtained bucket or washbow and threw water
in on the floor. don't recollect whether went
in again or not, but went to Glasner's. knock
ed or followed at Glasner's and said something,
but don't remember what---but remember the an
swer received, Henry Glasner's wife put her
head out of the window and followed to me that
my wife was not there. Whether | went to any
other house at the time, cannot tell. don't
know what time it was when returned to the
shanty, but when | returned, l looked in the
house for my wife, and remember that there was
chair in the way found her body on the floor
the burning was all done before this time.
laid my hand on the body and found it wet and
naked. think | put my hand on the head and
found the hair short. Then the thought struck
me that it was drowned man that some of the
boatmen had carried into the house and thought
this had scared my wife and that she went to Mr.
Young's to the old mill. After this ! came out
and started for the old mill, where my wife was
in the habit of visiting, and wfat expressions
made use of there | don't know, but recolect
finding myself in the entry of the old mill; then
returned home and went into the shanty again.
/ went to the body and picked it up; it was cold
and carried it out. In doing SO fell backwards
and the body fell over my head. | again picked
it up and showed or threw it over the bank;
think | called to the boatmen to take the body on
their boats. felt confident that was the place
it belonged to. After that / went to Glasner's
and followed, think as follows: "that some of
the boatmen had brought some drowned man in
my shanty." What said after that do not re-
member. but | went home, went in the shanty.
put the broomstIck in the door and went to bed
recollect while in bed of thinking over the cir
cumstances of the evening, and was confident
that it was man that | carried out.
The door was opened the next morning before
knew what was going on outside of the Shanty.
think it was opened by John Malone, Jr, there
was no light in the house when came home nor
afterwards. had only one wife, had two chill
dren by my wife. the one, (the youngest) died
when it was but nine weeks old-the other is still
living, boy. The one that died was buried on
Christmas day and had funeral. Doct Jensin
of Newark ATTENDED it il died at Newark. The
Oldest one now living is about ID years old.
l was convicted by erroneous differences, from
circumstantial evidence. Iforgive both Judge
and Jury, as expect to be forgiven and also
forgive those Editors who have charged me with
the murder of my wife, l DIE AN INNOCENT
MAN.
LAWRENCE TEARNEY.