The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-03-31

uleo. Cuo was tIltu Ocdu-CduScu W
my holding her head under the water.
l took her shawl of, and bonnet, and
tied Irvine around the stone two or
three times, and attached it to her neck.
The Irvine was from four to six feet in
length, between her neck and the stone.
then lifted the stone over the skit and |
she dropped right down. The stone was
a little larger than this book, (Revised
Statutes, ten or twelve pounds in weight.
got the twtne or cord for the purpose
of using it thus. then got out on to
the island aud showed the skiif out into
the stream. then halloed for some one
to come and take Inc off the sandbar. l
halloed about one hour and an old coun-
tryman, a German, and another came
and took me off. 1t was getting dark
when I threw my wife overbord. l de-
sigued drowning her when we left the
A.stor House. My yeason for causing
her death was that felt satisfied could
not live happily with her. She had
never done or said anything to cause me
to feel in that way. had neither ILL
feeling towards her or towards any OF
her relatives. felt as though l could
not go back among my neighbors with
her, because | was afraid they would
think | had married one below my
station in life. After getting ashore
at tho island | came up to the city,
it being about 8 o'clock when | arrived.
| stayed that nigh. on Broadway
| left here the next day after, and went
to see her parents, taking all her baggage
except what she had on. | told her par
ents had buried her in Memphis, and
gave them the names Of doctors who at
tended on her. represented that | had
buried her in Memphis because want
cd to screen or cover up the true facts.
| married again, on the 3Oth day of Dec
ember, Louise Shortlitf. At that time
she did not know that l had previously
been married 70 Sarah Stafford. | mar.
ried SO soon after my former wife,s
death, because she would not wait for
me any longer. I had kept company
with her along in the Fall before mar
ried my other wife. can offer no ex-
cuse for numbering my other wife than
for the purpose of marrying this one. My
present wife was not enciente before
married her. If there is yirtuous wO-
man IN the world she is one. | had nc
criminal intercourse with her before we
were married. | have made comics.
sion in which | stated there were two
men with me in the skiff when drown
ed my wife. That statement was false
this one am making is a true ons. Tive
men knew Of my design before it wa:
executed, but not great while before
l told them Of my intention and asked
one to assist me in the matter. lie ex
pressed his willingness to do so out o
friendship. He went down alone to TIT
, river, not in the wagon. His name i
? josiah Meyer, who was boarding wher'
| lodged the night came back. | paiC
him SIS, | think, for assisting me. HI
knew my intention at the time | wen
1 to the river. | wanted him to 60 Will
/ me in the skiff at first, but We changed
: our minds about the necessity of going
The other mans name is Joseph Sawyer
| cannot say where he is now; he wa
in Mendoza the day left there. l toll
Mr.. Meyer, after the deed, that ever
e thing had gone under. Those were tn,
: words | used. | have endeavored Il
, make q frank confession. once left tn
church. 1t is the transgression of m.
duties towards my God which ha
| brought mehere aad brought this on me
l. Lamb made pause of some minute
;. between the last sentence and the prece
: ding, in which he exhibited much emo
ton, laying his head upon his hands
and shedding tears. Before that, his re
lation was calm, deliberate and compos
:. ed.