The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-04-05

th1l11fn down the river and stop
ped kanhoats about 6fty rods,
WIZ e bnilt out tQsards
thl h ~ : 3 1T astiiag
ny 19roS 49, Ne bo5gsa Of ths
- .sis... - ! he S.
skik. Nysssl 2SSl - 81 esIl - lkoss ssosss
VS. 70 sink tie bs&y 81 ~ Vie. Alter get
ting the stones we went on past 90 island.
without any trees on II, on the Missouri side
did not see CArondelet ct ~. did not
notice more than one Island Of the kind
| spoken Of. We wentdown the river about
| half way 81 tbs island, on the east SIDE,
1 near the channel whore the steamboats, run.
ltwas getting considerably dark. II was
rather On the Missouri side, aboat 40 or oO
yards from The shore. The steamboat chan.
mel Il bstwssa tbs Illinoia shore and where
4 ~ we're. When Ne got there, | put my
hand on the back Of her neck and pushed
4 her hesd down under the water, keeping u
under the water about two minutes. ons
4 Vas then dead--csused BY holding her hsaoI
nnder the water. took hcrshawl o4s 80
her bonnet, and tied Irvine arcund ne
/ stone two or three times, and Attschoa y g
her neck. The twine vas from four " si1
feet in lsnkth. between neck and the stone.
then lifted the stone over tha skin and she
dropped right down. The stone was a little
larger than thu book, Revised Statutes, 10
or l2 pounds in weight. | got the twne or
cord Tor the purpose Of using it thus. !
then got out on the Island and showed the
skiG into the stream. The skiG was Of me
dium sixs, from l2to Is feet long. DO not
tsoolleok whether II was painted or not.
Il M - oass three or four) h theboat, but
ID ~ 3a64a auy otoue there. / then hal
loo9l m $50 a. u como and taks me %
the 50 tsGsiI halloosA about nm houS, md
~ old counleylG1 0esmnn, and anothe,
q came 1twas getting dart
Il when II "a board. designed
i to drowIg11ksWl ~ u IN tho Aston House
, Nv reasou, fsr o1s 81 hoe death 40 that
felt satisfied cod nos i've happily viii
her. She had n6voF done or said anything
to cause mo - faSt q thAsw way. had nei,he,
lili-fssling towards her Or towards an,
OF her relatives. 4 felt - though coult
not 90 back among ~ nsi9hbora With her
!, because was afraid that they would thin
! had married one below my station in life
) After getting ashore at the Island ] came "
4 to the city. il being about 0ossloek when
!. arrived. ! stayed that night on Broadway
> east side, about halfway between Cherr
). and Wash streets, on the same side as tn
nat Store WUiGH C8uKUb WI III DVtuV W" . Nv
fore that time do not know she name 0
I the house, nor the man that kept it. lef
i, hero the next dav after. and went to see he
i parents, taking all her baggage except wha
= she had on. told her parents had burie
= her Ii Memphis, and gave then the names Q
!. doctors who attended on her. lrepresente
I. that had buried her in Memphis because
- wanted to screen Or cover up the true fact.
. / married again, on the 30th day Of Decem
! Der, Louisa Shortcli6e. Al that time sf
4 did not know that had previously been mn,
!, ried to Sarah Stafford. ! married 30 500
/, after my former wife's death, bepansA Oh
{, said she would not wait for me Any longe
N had kept company with her along in II
60 fall before married nv other wife. ca
! offer no other excuse for numbering my OIL
= or wife than for the purpose OF marrying tn
"a one. My present wife was not enciente b.
~ fore married her. II there 10 . virtuo'
~ woman in the world shs i ono. had I
n criminal intercourse with her before we We
ire married. have made Aeonfession in whi
"a ! stated there wsrAtwo men with me in Il
r.. skif when drowned my wife. made it
Ls Mr.. Stafford. am sorry that aaid it.
ala That statement was false this onsI an a
king is a true one. ] do not know Ny
! made the other ststement; ! suppose the g
- spirit was in me. Two men knew q ny q
an sign before it was executed, but not : gre
while before. 4 told them Of my intent
=. and ask ed one TO assist me in thsmatter.
y; He expressed his willingness to do %, out
IN friendship. lie went down alone to the ri
i. or, not in the wagon. His name 10 JOSH
Mey ..h, VINO wa. rsa hin Is
~ think, for assistip 3 knsv my intG
he ton at the thine &Hak .uthe river. hswe
~ because wished. Ca TO 60. wanted b
-. to 20 with me ia The skff at first, bat ,
changed our minds about the necessity
,;il going. The other mans name is Jose
~. SAWYER. | cannot SAY where he is now
II. was ia Mendoza the day left there. | u
a. Mr.. Mover, after the deed, that everythi
~ had gone under. Those were the words
nm used. Meyer is small sized man, Il
~. would weigh about 1870 pounds, spare-fac'
~ dark complexioned, has black hair; . pail
81. Or by trade. do not think he 10 perm
=. nent resident Of this city. He may bsabc
~, twenty-five years Of age, or he may be ov
~, about Ava feet high, not over that, shir
M Those are the only persons told Of my {
-, 1ign. There was man named Thomas
!, !, BSAle to whom said something aboutit !;
- left thc city before il transpired. do
-. know whether be knows the result or not
Hal NOrp'u Ihmlty, W. tuc fAbSOk AAousc5 -
nothing about it. My aim when came b
:, was TO tell all the truth, ant u there - .
Inc thing 10 what | have here said contrary
aes, my previous statemspts, it has not been Fl
! 10 desire, at this timeyto relate aught bat
non truth. have endeavored to make fr,
no confession. | once left the church. !,
'ssd the transgression Of my duties towards
..n- God which has brought me hereNn brou
's"' this on mo.
- Lamb made pause Of cone minutes
tween the last sentence and the preceding
The which he exhibited much emotion, laying
$50, head upon his hands, and shedding tears
AXE Before that, his relation Was calm !, nelit
hcr ntc and composed.
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,avA D0uWtas.
and The Washington correspondent OF the
81. Y. Courier and Enquirer writes;
i III am informed, however, by many pers
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