, 1866-07-13
THE OLMsTEAD FALLS TRAGEDY,

The Whole MysterT Reweated and CIR
can1*SanstaI Evidence kustafaoa-
E0sl Confession OF tho Murderer O
Ansa Colvfn.-AA How Ono CtAme L ID =,
Another.
from the CleTe'and Leader, July l3.1
BY Invitation Of Sheriff SsSe1s. VIC wcr
present al The County Jas y iour o'clol
yesterday afternoon to hear the conlessio,
Of Alexander Mcconnell, the murderer o
Rosa Colyiu, on the e4th Of March last, aus
sentenced to be hung on tie 10th of August
1855.
There we1e ssveral gentlemen IN attend
ance, including n, 8. Castle, Esq, the Prose
cnting Attorney, Sheriff Nicola Deputy Shcr
II Kdsway, reporters Of the Leader AMI
Herald, and ono or two Jurors who sat OF
the trial. Mcconnell shows sisus Of deep
heart felt contritlon, and often chokcd witt
cmotttn while making the appended state.
ment. BE seems 10 havc no hope Of commu
tntlon, and talks of Ills approaching doom
with sigh Of half despair and half rcsicna
ton. To Mr. Castles interracatious Notion
nell made the following confession:
NY namc Il Alexander Mcdonnell. am shr'y.
born in the county Of tTyrone, ireland; cane to
Amcfica sixteen Scars aro on the 8th IT duly las
and landed in O'tnwa. was married In The town
slip of Fl zroy, cArroltou County, Z. w.. thlrty
miles tzom Ottawa. My svIEe was WIDOW x,sh six
child mn Nacn ! married her. We have tnd tnrc<
cmd1cr. have alwnys been farmer LETT ms
10 Tlry.land s,a,d az xrss IN fos sV ,ad ( ~
Vcn, TO Ksrea 10 work. nssc eaia 10 sone ONT ls pet
soEe that came away on scconus Of dltcattie- at
{1a, md he threaten ID TO sue pnc. came to caen
the nency 10 my MIN. (11efe McCopnrii was
Overcome ty hts lceli,r-r srd u..nr When
eIA.tId with Coiyin ia 70 10 B.-ca on
The mo1p,or Of thc 9Th Of Narch
la.1 | Old nol intend TO 70 all TIE way; INTENDED
one vt ,he tbanty when i -ot Tiers. .ooE Col
y1n's cobe, nut hooir and len my n In t5e brn
lien t1aTcd ior lae 1aillosd. pa.t crawora7., 10
tcrdinR 10 70 i,y EiyE,a westw.fr-tbe wayl come.
On ,he Wny to tic Iaslroad track. met Rpra l;ol
Mn IN Essiers lot k-l on, expIaniue to ber ,hat
had solstn'f things to canY them 70 him; ih1t he
wa going to Cleveland. She sald If s:oiyfn uas
Eofng tnc wEe rniur 100 We went on noout haif
Nns up the Lane ~ codell'e nouse. ahea tod Ler
.ha. colstn didn't ect hlt ,hiu.s be woald no, 70
back 10 The shanly-l hatlpc betbouctt mr. fhs, II
wouldn't do 10 tcll The o,her .torV. Wc hen .eat
bsck 10 tic thspty by Eriers Al ~ 1s.,1r W.
cuIhes down and ste s. e,nr Them ~. tae
didn't t,tcyc was ro1ne 10 SEE ncy h. sh.nn =, ~
dIdn't know wnst 10 say, cSn,rs.en th1n o. an ~
=. lave ,on hen ro,,htn,, H., t,aa9.t III saio;
wsr taking soun Of tn5v1n,s c,n,hcs MI ~ nn,
come Of mine in their psce, tncn salt Innif
clothes 1u hrn' She .as,chsd i'm H. 1ae te, o. ais
aDo p,sc,,,0 herself IN ,hs Az, t,id is tua Pokes
70 iii W1Ilt.m rot hotnf jr. ~ ih,, ~ L;a ~
Hr,othor. i ,n1 Nv ~ ~ - 49,. ~ aua I'll ~ toc
on, Of he ooof When she s',ne sn a e'a.G 10 60
wilh The pokcr, iatd down M }sc usn esosho, a6m
aud think I ettuck hr, Insn ,.,,t @
flst. ii kuocted her foar Shs ~ WIZ L., my
xt,ucE al me: am nor snrr q 'g .b ~. 1p nnu
q 70. seized s'cE Of wood md struss % hcr@i VI
iumncd IN and .ruct me- oycr ~ ruS nns !em shs
Do6er ittnrrenrd h,rr ac.,nx, IN .asG Mta tae
y axe and STRUCK hcr On 1he hcad~osc 5,ow. % Sic be
the etfck Of ood. Sire feif nnd t1.tnI ~ M.a
1n1nk cut hcT cSr Aff he isiI ne ~ Ooa Mseq
TOOK tlcr IN my aims ,ra. a,n-,.I 'Ast & !ne