Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-22

much burned through. Pretty soon l left
{ ere and went back to Mr.. Hanscom' S.
STOPPED there awhile and then started of
again travelled till got in st. Stephens
was taken there and brought back here,
and that is why am here now. killed
Albert (his nephew, a bov ter years old):.
killed them all. | think didn't strike
Albert on the head. struck him on tho
face with the maui. He didn't struggle
then. heard him make a noise aiterward.
lie was lying on the bed, but | don't know
as he was asleep. do not know how the
shaNings came in the box. They were there
before. Mother was up and sitting by the
stove when | came in My two brothers
were in bed. We had some quarrllng be-
tore, but nothing but words. The light fell
into the shayings after went il to the room
where my brothers were. 1t tell into the
shayings before killed my mother. They
were burning pretty well before killed the
boy. The light fell into the box by the jnr
OF chair. intended to burn the house. and
pushed the light into the shasings with
that intention. struck the boy Albert
last
was knowing of money in the house,
which got. | got thirty eight dollars. I
found it in trnnk belonging to my mother.
by the side of the house, in the kitchen. l
took all the money in the trunk-ffteen
dellars in gold and the rest, all but two
cents, in bills. I knew that my mother
kept money of my brothers. | don't know
as the little boy had any money. | searched
the trunk after set the shavings n fire. No,
| searched it before set the fire, q ID after l
had killed them all. searched my broth
er trunk. | have been too fast a lin. Tho
light was on the table burning w,en went
in and struck my brothers. After | came
out, when had made Il finish of everything,
took the light from the table and went to
lo9k into the trunks | searched my broth
ers trunk in the bedroom first found
five shilling bill and a quarter of a dollar in
hIs pocket-book. Then | searched the old
lady's, and found thirty-scven dollars. The
gold was in small bag by itself. saw no
wallet. When came back into the room
set the candle on the table for y minute or
two, then set the shayings on fire with the
candle on purpose. After set the shayings
on fire left the house.
went to Lincoln Wednesday morning I
went out to see Mr.. Bither to settle up with
him. asked Mr.. Drew, at Coburn's, for
to drink. ank and paid for it,
bought pint Of gin at Mr.. Hantress
drank some OF it on my way home-frst, soon
after | left the village; again, after left
blcktords $ house; next, near David Knee
lands, and again this side of the Ludden
9chool-house. put the rest of it in my
brothers barn. | think drank half there
was in the bottle, but was not very badly
oH. can It write very well, but can read. -
struck my brothers on account Of trouble
brewing some time. They threatened to
lrive lne off once before this. We had never
,amc to blows. | think hit the boy on tho
head and stomach; did not hear tim scream.
left ny brothers in the bed. had the
money with me when went to Mr.. Hans
'om :, in my shirt breast pocket (Which he
shows.
My mother was setting face to the stove
when | came in with the maui. came IN
behind her, with my club in my hand, going
lirectly to the boys bedroom. | don't
inow what should have done If my mother
lad seen the club, but l suppose should
nave gone on. ! intended to kill the boy
when struck him. When | set fire to tho
)uIiding. intended to burn my mother up,
not knowing whether she was dead or not.
am forty three years old.
MARSHALL POTTER"