The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-05-12

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"n 'lre m1se'l ." tt IL ! se. If. IN
y ull tafe aane + hal hal ne a. Dap /.
~ tuH ,atie.
NV, 10 male my con es-ion complete, |
n,n going Ia write thai which urtkes my
ltchft sick to reln,c. It's q suit, eel TIM /
have emleayffrd 10 Iaui.li from my mind
altogether. ! need not be told by others
That it IL horrible, more horrible ,l,an the
u Of Cain, for mine wal double murder,
HAT ui my b%iotliel mud siaie wh m | should
have protected. Aud would To God thnt |
hal died before | conceived this fatal lie.
termination, GA the morning Of the 9th Of
March | started 10 Silpcy's to keep my ap.
ppintment. ! took with me kennssly's re-.
v%nlver, (which ] hal possessed myself 81
" thu III his knowledge,) and the knife tone
wbiel, ! bad owned since ! left GaIifIruial
had bought u bottle of whiskey III Browns.
willie some time before lalnut the 5th,l aud
had drank about hnlf OF 1t. Ga this m ,rn.
my ! took three drinks of whiskey from the
bottle, Ia Try aud nerve myself. The quar
lid not have murI, elect an me-. for | think
was duly suher when reached the house.
When | got to within half n nile uf the
house ! stepped mY Nurse, got uff. toak the
revolver fram my pptkei aud plaee1 il IN the
htfiNA - NY FHfiAa NtAfE pstititI III tff-ti
cape. | had the knife in "A bell. iasienetl
nrounl ma. | hen took aulther drink al
uhiskcy, threw The bnttle away, ani 10.
tefninet there | would never iasIe anuihet
drop M long ~ | lived. | then felt thai j,
was partially the camse Of my sorrow. and
tfylng thcu ta compose my elf. | got ua NV
ltirse and rode toward. where Sidney / se,l
W iien within about three hunlt ell "a IL
the heusc SD, : rmle up lrnm ats,li.er di
%rection, aud pui .'funi. | wa. just sta ting
''tpr Ia see whether you We 2 guing IA keep
ar word This excited me ;, me. In
~urhing my temper we stle un 10 the thru q.
liza hiished his horse tu tls. yari fence I
mitchell min Ia the eorrHl ietee. S.,lnet
wate,l a mHment for me ald We went int
r,use together, he walking be.nre. Barbara.
lihtsla An, aud tie children We g sitiius
u the room when We entered. BA, barn wa,
sitting NJ the curuer of the tea Ill iattie
f. M the ioer which we came tlnsu IL.
= Iiev sat down letween myself and la
taEa. X nsla WAS sitting at the corner 81
lhs bod. and was hend ug 4yer some knitting
n Sew ny that size wa. i LING. aud appeare.
he in deep distress. TIE wtlole Ianili
wefe gl5emy. thou il the . Appen el Ia te
me excitement ia the r faces. wlirlI
could n4t u elerstnasl. Tie enid 90 we {
9ti .uf 4, play, that we fur could tai
alone. AZ er some semark- ~ uai mp 1~'a Il
@ul ieeis. Siiley said. ~ " nl4Uut thi All j
Eiipia Ann. | want 10 know, here nov. ~.
ore Your uncle. wile.hcf yu q ii he NJ
suiIty uf what We 4plke III Yesterday G .
lie "a 4 Tia met IL fullJ .. NJ. s.
answered, \ ur. [ nm noi. \ ,iney Ties
s-kel her Il tir den e,l wi a. sle Lad ctn
eSsel to / III leisfe. Size Gei Ell Las ~
add him a. Wiling atasui il. Her NJ, the
ais, aSeel Tier some sim iaf qiesiions-
which si8e answers III tils same mann 81
Tier father then said, you ahn',t lie 10 me-.
and iaik u bnex4kin string and eoniinen, Ell
iyins her hands, aud told her that lie WI.
ciing ia vii . Iler iur lying tp him. Sta
s.keI me IA nat iei her father wh'p her. /
.eit tempted IL try t. = event the VII ppins
afng on, hut kacw tHat II | did Sd ~
vanai. pegiaps. XII me-. | til tght he laI
! a ni>t.fi in h 5 p9ckei thea. W sea he hai
nek her uncn or tw sc | ARSE to ~. re
aarktng ihal i dai Mt sui m#.-neaa n
tie whip NJ went ~ 81 Tie tous All
pulled Il t1n Aster mr. RtlAla 4 IA wa<stit
egging me tp not let he. ini1er whip he
| could sinud il in luugef, ltui pn he'd tbs
ioor etpel, stepped ole ar two steps "a, al
shot Sldaey. He wa. standing in the mid
lie tf the tioor. lsapking al me. and when !
-lat. fell. his shoulder Oh Ri ala A an
lre-s. Sac wa. si:tigg an the tosr. \ L.
s~iiupting Sidney | mined a1ely shot a Ba
lara. She was Just rising from the caaa
Size screamed, and ran pa-s me. rut til
pistol against her face IA ho passed, tWhics
accounts Tor wound. ~ per testim i y. s,p
mapped the third aad last cap. Size ri
nut, jumped over the feace. and ran 4 ~
into the orchard. | immsd. ately f,llowe
L.. IA -. A. Ha,.a a.j1al 49,. -
hack, and Promised her that | would M.
lurt her IL she did. She started %circliaa
towards me. and appeared To still be afFa
# me. Tine little children had followed me
10 the fence. aud here il was that she toIe
Le IRA "a 20 ia the hnuse and see ii her fatle
WAS dead. | hal taken her by the ham
when she aga II thought that | was going
kill her, ani thea | led her To the wpad piie.
where she caught her oldest daughter al
begged her to :. not leG Tom hurt her.
thought ii better to not put of any lunge.
what | would nave to do to save my uwI.
neck and | pulled her a. fast as | could
the smoke house tine DIOR Wa open). 81.
pulled her in and shut and fastened the
do1r4 She got out Of my hands. aud ali tue
time called Rlola Aun TO not let Tom K !
her. She hal now got down on her knees.
and when | went to use the knife she cauga
it, and in striking with the knife ! cut he
IN the cheoR and hand at the same time.
She then gave up and | pushed her hea
back and gave her the fatal sab, Iturniag
the knife around several times. that all the
arteries might be severed. She set led own
ON her face and died. | then washed my
hands. | first laid the knife by he. aud -
second thought concluded to take It away
| then went cut Of the smoke house, cluse
the door, and took the knife to the rear o..
the SIN Ike house and first wiped it on the
grass, aud then cleaned the blade by plung.
ing it into the grnund. | then took u Ioos
at Sidney to see that all was right, aud as ]
Eeame out Rhoda Ann came III me and aske,
NE to cut the str ng off her arm. / cut
ID with my pl;ket knife. | tnen went I
The barn and threw the knife under the Sc,
lnd floor of the barn. | think it went unde.
five or six feet. / will here state tina: none,
was not the object III this murder. Money
10 do with it. There was money there tha
could have taken. Presley had some
money there. But my III ect was not money
Iregard my trial as having been fair ami
ust, and have no reflections to cast upln tlIo
Ulcers Of the court, the jury. nor the wit
~nesses. | feel that my life is fully forfeited,
and that | will Justly suffer the most extreme
penalty vi the law, that Of execution ON the
Sall0ws.
Now, I would warn the young men. O.!
rememiler the fate of one who ten weeks
ago though As little of ever having to die AZ
Ign0miniUus death as you do ut this time.
| Hnn vu1np man WIN have nnrllapS ms