American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-16


hay; there was little blood on the cart
took little hay and wiped it off; took
some outside hay and threw it over him
BUToHERY OF THE MOTHER AND LITTLE
CHILDREN.
Then I went, took the axe with me to
the house, and also took the horse with
me; this was about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing; | came to the house with the horse
and cart, and had little wood ON the
cart, and put the wood down in the yard;
[ left the horse and cart stand at the ma
chine house; did not uhhitch the horse; I
went into the stable and laid the two axes
and the hammer in the corner, right on
the left corner, near the narrow door that
faces the ditch; we'll then I would goover
in the house and had little blood on my
pants; took hay and took it off; then |
went over in the house, and the woman
was out at the ditch for water.
I took the oldest boy, John is his name,
and told him to 60 over in the stable and
help me with something | had to do; he
goes; stood inside the door, got my axe
in my hand, the little axe, and then he
comes in; through the long entry first he
comes, right on the corner; knocked him
down and he fell inside, where the little
blood was; he did not holler; l gave him
one or two of the same, and cut and chop
ped his throat; [ brought him in, hauled
him in through the hole, aud put little
hay on him; then I put the axe to the
same place at the door; then | came out
in the house and told the woman to come
over, there was something the matter with
the little horse, the colt, l could not tie
it myself.
went over; she comes in two or three
minutes, alone; | said nothing to her; she
comes in the stable, | stood inside and
struck her on the head; she did not hol-
ler; I gave her two or three more blows,
and chopped her throat; [ took her on my
shonlder and hauled her in; L had to
crawl in first and then pull her in; then [
put the axe in the same place as before,
at the door.
Then | go over and bring the boy over
there; Thomas is his name, the next old
est; told him to come over, his mother
wanted him; he said nothing at all, and
comes over right away; he came in the
same place; he walked before me; | walk
ed behind him; he walks right in the sta
BILE; when he comes there killed him by
him in the same place; nobody
did holler; hit him on the head when
he laid down; hit him once more; L do
not know whether [ mashed his whole
skull in, | did not examine him; | brought
him in the same place with his mother;
then left the axe in the same place.
TIE LITTLE ONE.
Then I won't over to the house and
took Annie; | told her her mother want
ed to see her in the stable; she did not
say word; then | took the little baby; |
took it on my arm; the little girl walked
alongside of me; / left the baby on the
first corner as you go into the stable; |
left the little baby there playing in the
hay; then go in the same place where L
killed the others; she looked around like
for her mother, who was in the hay smil-
ing1; 1 was not warm; she did not say
knocked her down at the first
blow, and cut her throat the same as the
others; then I went back and got the lit
tie baby, and struck it on the head in the
same place; then l hauled them in the
same place.
Then took the new axe and washed
it off, and put it on the bench on the
porch, and left the little axe in the stable,
by the door on the left side; then | went
over into the house; / took the horse out
of the cart and put it intoth stable; then
[ went over in the house and stayed
there watching for him to come; l did
not search the house then.
MURDER OF MR.. DEARING AND MISS
DoLAN.
guess about half past l o'clock, l do
not know the exact time, | saw him COM
ing, out of the window; looked through
the window and saw him coming, and
went out down stairs and saw Miss Dolan
in the carriage, and then was worried;
then l go out of the house and stay out
side until be come; when he is come with
the carriage; ! stepped out to the carriage
and told him that the steer is sick over
there in the stable; I told him he looks
very bad, he had better see him, 1 would
like him to go over and see him; then he
comes right away, walking over there; he
eft the horse standing there; Miss Dolan
vent into the house with all her clothes
Then went to the stable, and walked
behind him; / took the axe behind him
in NV hand. TwaIked behind him and hit