Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-05-08


her down with the hachet. struck her
on the head with the pole. While tins
was going on Mrs. CARRIER had come to
and iun into The room where the chest
was. beard her making noise in there
al The window or where the chest was be-
hind Tie door, which afterwards made NE
suspect that the money was there some
place. | then left Henry with Mrs. Ream
in The kitchen and went into the back
room where Mrs. CARRIER was; but the
room was so dark could not see her. |
had about got in when she coIlared me,
and then the last hard struggle was
She fought furiousl y, bat | got hold OF
her and struck her again over the head
with the hstcbct, and that stroke knocked
her down. 1t was from this blow that
the blood flew on and spattered the wall
and ceiling. that the Witnesses spoke of ::
but il wasn't done with the club for we
didn't use the club at all. When | had
knocked Mrs. CARRIER down, | took her
by The arm and dragged her into the next
room. Henry couldn't drag Mrs. Ream
in as she was too heaTy for him,
so left Mrs. CARRIER, and went into the
kitchen and helped Henry 10 drag Mrs.
Ream in the same room with Mrs. Gar
Der, where we laid them except their
IcI,thec Il
We then had 10 do
with both OF the women, before they were
dead. Richards had TO Go with Mrs.
Ream and myself with Mrs. CARRIER. 4
Mrs. CARRIER was
sensible yet, and knew what was doing.
She raised her hand and tried 10 push me
away, but was too far gone. | don't
know whether Mrs. Ream was or not,but
| suppose she was, as she wasn't dead
yet when Harry cut her throat afterwards.
We then went to ransacking the house.
Henry searched the drawers. and got most
Of the things out which were found al the
"SpoOk House." and some we IeiI on the
hill. | got some pennies in tin box in
the cupboard. We found no other mon
ey, and still looked, and | sad, "here
is chest, there must be some money in
there" and knocked the lid open and
throwed the things out. Then spied
the money in the bottom Of the chest in a
cup or bowl. and took the whole of it.
Henry was in the olher room 100, and in
hunting round for money got to the clock,
which he stopped, but don't know just
why he done it, or whether he didn't 60
to do it. suppose he was feeling for
money when he done it. When got the
money out Of the chest, didn't want TO
wait Cor any more, bnt as we were going
we heard the women groanlng, and Harry
says, "Cm their Mr0GfS," and he wenr
TO the kitchen and got two butcher knives
and a razor from the dresser. took one
Of the knives and cut Mrs. CARRIERS throat
and then handed it 10 Henry and he cut
Mrs. Ream's throat. lie wasn't satisfied
with cutting her throat once, but went
back and cut her the second time. He
lid this because she kind Of groaned as
we were going out, and il seemed as II
the women were rot altogether dead yet
when we left the house. Henry then put
on Mrs. CARRIERS shoes.
Iforgot to tell you that the only thing |
can mind Of Mrs. CARRIER saying was
when | attacked her the second lime in
the back room, she said, "Oh dOnf-IW
giUe you the key!' or something like
them words. But the whiskey and the
devil was in me then, and | couldn't stop
TO think, and bad then gone too far MOI
to finish the business. even if had thought
of listening 10 what she was saying"