Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-03-29
CONFESSION or a IHURDERER-.4.F'
LN-AOCEGT .AE4.Y HUNG.


On Monday night last, negro, named Geo.
Orem, diei al bis home on Uaiaa, between
Pennsylvania avenue aud Ross street. pregi-
Gus 20 his deth he made confession aeknoEl-
edgiug that be was a murderer, aud stated that
NJ ilaoceu& mea suffered death for bis erIine.
Hs confessed that be murdered The negro King.
aud that the negro Gypbus, who was hung as
the guilty party, was eutirely inuoeeuf Of thu
eTIma tlram was attaeksd wita Sickness seEaa
few weeks since, aud eontiausd to grow worse
0arIl Monday aigat, when il became evident
that he must die
During bis Illness be appeared much di tarb-
ed 10 nHni, and Rbsn he fouad that be would
surely die, be called some friegds aeaT hial, ant
tssde bis confession. Al the time the murder
took place Otem was engaged IN selling oysters
Through the city, aud Kiag VAS ia bis emPleT
The day previous 0rem had quarrel with
King, aad the former then Determined TO take
the i4tseg's life. Orem was also engaged 10
hafsberiHg. ana was 10 the habit Of carrying dis
butcher kuife In pocket in the back past Of
his pautatooRs. Ga the night Of tbs murder
he placed bis knife ia this pocket sni started
for TIE house 10 Wagnu alley, where the tragedy
was enac,ed. Whea the 6itieuity commenced,
0rem seized the Erst opportunity 10 plunge the
butcher kaifs into the heart 0s King, killing
binl instantly. He then made bis escape. The
negro Gypbus was arrested GA tie charge Of
committing the murder From he moment Of
ais arrest TO the minute previous t. tue exeeu-
ton, be denied his guilt. The evidence on the
trial Was that Of negroes cBly. aae of the
witnesses known as 'Topsy, waa sag the mar
der committed, stated thl; Cyphus was not the
maa who did It. The same statenieat which
sha g.se before The jury she made on he Idt
Of tue murder to several persons who eonvess-
al sian ael. Sac deasssts3 tie 4l4gtcsse - .
oiseA asa. 6esgity huiss.
All the other tsstlmouy, hovevsr, pointed to
CyPhua the FerpetrataF Of ibe n.arder.-
Ihe girl Topsy was weak minded, and by some
considered insane. Her recollection Ct events
proved Dad, ana the ouly thing sue eouli re-
member aaa stats with distiuetaess, was the
act OF staheiag. Her testimony vas cast aside
as unworthy Of belief. Sic vas prostitute,
and was in company With negro on her way
to Kings house. The negro Cyphus denied
being il the vicinity when tae murder vas eO0I-
united, and few minutes before be aseenssd
the sc4EolI remarked to ths writer Of this ar
tieIe, that he vas InDoeeat Of the charge, and
a few years wonl5 prove his innocence. Hts
statement has proved 0 be true, and there Is
now no doubt saat he suffered deasa for crime
which he ueVer committed.
Orein, the murderer, died ca Monday night,
and the body h4s been buried. Previous to
bis death he stated that he bad hsen mush
hsrEsSsed since be comauted the deed. He
vas unable 70 sleep, and 1t was only whea he
WIS searIed eur vito toll, aud in some iusasnce
alter several nights Of restless wakefutnass, shat
he vas enabled 10 sleep. Even then. 81 Is
serted, hs was afflicted With horgIble dreams, in
shIeh the r4gsly woald b rs-eaaeted, aud he
would suffer .ae pains Of deAta for toe ernae.
he image Of hIs murdered vietIn followed hlm
wherever he weas day an night, and 40 douot
10 considerable degree hasteaed bis death. =
Baitinore Erckaage.