The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-09-08

Mcdonald and Mary Ann MOntony 10 jail for 30
days each. Mary made me mad at the trial by
coming up to me and taanting me. l did not
say as testified by Dr. nulliheu, that ''would
send her to hcH" What did say was to Mary
HERSELF told her that she would send me to
he'll if she got chance. | took an appeal from
the fine. I did not see Mary Moutony again
until Sho got out Of Jail. This was on Monday
proceeding the murder. 1t vas about half past
one in the day when saw her. | heard
that she anil Mary Ann Smith were at
he first tunnel on the Ilempfield railroad. l
met them out there in company with Oscar
Myers and two other fellows. didn't speak to
Mary Ann Montony Tor two or three hours
She first spoke to me about having testified
against me. She said that she understood that
was going to whip her. | told her that l
was not-that had nothing against her If she
would keep her mouth shut. She kept quiet
about it awhile, and then commenced again, q
was on my bonds !or good behavior then) |
made motion as if ! was going to strike her.
She never moved which was the reason didn't
strike her. Oscar Myers then spoke up and
threatened her If she did not shut up about it.
Then she stopped. After while we all let the
tunne! and went up around to the rope walk on
the other side Of Fulton. We went in there and
stayed all night. didn't feel like sleeping, so
threw around the ropes and lines good
while. About day break we all lett and came
back to the city, and went up to the Green
Glass at the sand shed. | then went home
leaving Eyers with them. Didn't see them
again until Tuesday night. That night another
fellow anf1 went out and stayed until about
nine o'clock, when l went home. The next
saw OF the women was on Wednesday, at dinner
time. Imet the two women MARY Montony
and Mary Smith) at Jonathans Gut. There was
another fellow with them then. They said
that they were going up on the hill to made a
fire. l left them and went back to dinner. In
the evening went out on the hill to meet them.
Another person was with me. Found the wo-
men Myers, Rodenbaugh and others. stayed
till about g. then came down. Didn't have anv
fuss with Mary Montony that night, but she
had with one of the fellows who knocked her
down. l stopped the fellow from beating her.
There was good deal of whisky there that
night. A country fellow whom we met had a
half gallon. Didn't see Mary again after this
night until Thursday at dinner time. Went
up on the hill at that hour. Stayed only about
fifteen minutes. While was out there she
had another fuss with one of the fellows who
slapped her in the mouth. She got up crying,
and went out ofsight with Rodenbaugh. Did
not see her again until Thursday night. Went
out on the hill that night about seven o'clock
Found the same old crowd there. There had
been good deal of liquor circulating around
through the mill (Burns worked in the Missou-
ri Iron Works,) that afernoon-I had drank
several times. Was abought hal tight when l
went out. became quite drowsy after had
been out there some time, and laid down and
went to sleep. All the parties who were on the
witness. stand on the trial, were there. woke
up along some time after midnight. They were
all sitting around one place and another. 1t
had raned some. l went off some distance
with Mary Montony. She came back first
believe. When we came back seueral of us
were lying down around the fire. was not
standing up when stabbed her with the knife
as was testified. (Barns could give our repor.
ter no satisfactory reason for commencing his
attack on her with his knife. His purpose SEEM
to be one ofa drunken loathing and astupid NAL
ice, simply.) Isuppose | stabbed her about 80
times. carried my pocket knife. 1t was
large sized one. She didn't move nor say a
word as stabbed her. 1t didn't appear to
hurt her. She didn't try to get away Last
time hit her against her ribs 1t made my
blood run cold. She had sack on and some
times the knife caught in that. was mad
about her being out with Rodenbagh that night
more or as much as any thing else. She ap-
peared to like him and pay more attention than
to nae. I was sober when hit her with the
"handy billy" as was testified. Mary Smith,
Myers and came down the hill together, as
was testified Myers and went to the mill to
dry ourselves. We talked the matter over
there. Myers said that we would get into
scrape, and we had better go back and kill her
He proposed that we should take shovel along.
This last refused to do. About five O'Clock he
(Myers) and started up the hill. We found
her standing up beside the fre-she seemed to
be trying to dry her clothes l commenced
talking with her. She said she was in misery
and wished that she could get down to the riv-
er that she might drown herself asked her
ifshe would like to get rid of her mysery.--
She said she would. Says l. if had pistol
would put her out. When was talking to her
NJ yers was sitting down. He spoke up and
said, that was damned fool for talking to her.
Said he skill her right at once, and let's go down.,
still kept on talking to her-say about Is min
ltes. Myers kept on urging me. Said that it
would be too late and that somebody would
come along. / then picked up a stone and hit
her. See saw me pick up the stone, and put
up her hands around her head. I wanted to
stun her SO that could kill her at one blow
;he fell at the fourth throw. She held up her
lands ana legs 10 keep me from hitting her. l
threw at her three times aud brought blood ev-
Try time. then took up heavy sharp point
ID stone. Hit her twice with this. Didn't say
word while was killing her. Myers was set
ing back laughing, and telling me to hurry
after the first three throws, Myers got up and
lit her with a small sharp stone. He hit her
ind hurried back. lie seemed scared: ! stayed |
,ehind and kept on hitting her, did not think