Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-05-19
THE DloAR1Ne MURDER.
Confession of Antoine Probst-ue was the
sole CriminaI-Horrible, Details OF the
Slaughter.


The Rev Anthony M. Grundtuer, thu
priest Of ST. Alpbonsus Church aud ceri
cal attendant on Antoine Probst, called
upon Mayor McMchnel yesterday morning
and stated that the prisoner bad made 9
Tall confession Of the murder of the Dear
ing family. This confession was made in
the prison on Sunday afternoon, and as il
was voluntary, without any threats having
been made or inducements held cut,
and not simply rs an act Of religious peni
tence, as understood in the Catholic Church
the reverend gentleman said that be would
have to make it known to tho civil au,hoi
ties, and through this source TO the public
The prisoner essentpd TO this, and yes.
terday m orniDg, as we learn, the keeper OF
the prison, the medical staff and one or
two other officials visit ed the cell, and the
confession that was made 10 the priest was
again rcciled by the convict. AS soon as
the revelation was thus announced the
priest proceeded to the Mayors office.
where ho made known the fact of the con,
ies>ion.
Probst said that be had already made q
confession to bis counsel who said they
were not goiog to publish it until af.er his
execution.
| The Chief spoke very kindly to the
prisoner, and showed him a copy of an
afternoon paper, containing full epitome
OF The confession, aud then said: You
see 1t is already Published, aud no harm
can reach yon by any further publication.
1he prisoner seems still to have hor.
ror OF lie multitude; he seems afraid they
VIII yet get him aud tear him to pieces. =
lie said had be not feared the people he
would have made ful confession when
aFralgned before the court, at the limo Of
bis tria, but he was afraid if he did so
Then that the police officers could not save
BIN from The exasperated popuIsce
The Chief Comforted him on thil point
by kindness, assuring him that all be now
SAID would satisfy the people much better
rtban if he withheld confession. The
prisoner seemed to be 10 very good hu-
NOR, laughing and talking in a joc1lar
manner, and finally he said he would have
no objections to making the confession
over ogaiu.
The questions were propouuded b7 Chief
-" H""' AHNJ Ntio VI bUdG CuaTaCteT
calculated to eucidate the material points
without Unnecessary verbisge Ia the
following brief though comprehensive mar.
raivc we have incorporated he questions
and orders.
We may say that when the doomed man
came to that part of the narrative respect
ing the murder, he hung his head down
seemedly to check the cheerfulress be had
evjnced during the recital of how he came
to this country. After telling how he
killed the lad Cornelius Carey, then be
related oil the remainder more freely, and
laughed quite heartily at the method he
he'd adopted TO get the victims into the
s. able, as though he considered it cunning
trick or,evidence Of his shreg dness.
lie declares most empbaically that be
did not see any money in Miss D0lan's
pocketbook, aud that horror came over
him that he could not describe, at his dis
appointment in not obtaining the amonn,
OF money he expccted--at least one thous-
and dollars. He appears to be resigned
to bis fate. and cdmits that be ought to be
hung.