The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-05-18
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1t was raining very hard one day, /
and Mr.. Dearing asked me to go 10
work in the field refused to go, on
account of the weather. He insisted
on my going, and ] told him | would
not. | finally told him 10 pay me oil.
He did 50, and left that evening, and
rode up to the city along with Cornell
us Carey. During the time ! was ct
mount of money.
On reaching the city he went direct
to Christian Moore'~ on Front street
below Noble, and stayed theretW0da avs.
| then went TO Leckfeldt's ON New
Market street, and left my carpetbag,
which had my clothing in, consisting
of couple Of shirts, pantaIoons, &c.
] then wandered around the country,
stopping at West ChesteS and other
places.
HHGt beraDc Qf hiS money.
l received b0unty-money every time
/ enlisted. / spent it drinking lager
beer and visiting the low dens of the
city. ProbSt laughed very hearty when
ne made this last statement Some OF
the money ! expended in travelling a.
rOund the country.
He returns 10 tie city.
IN November. 1865, | returned to the
city from the country and stopped ,iN
days At Christian Moor~. / was then
out Of money, and receiving a ticket
for the aims ho@se | went 10 the in-ti-
tuition on the lat Of December. J re-
maiued there four or five weeks. Dur
ING part of the time | was sick and the
rest 0i the time j was employed i'm me
COOll-hOu~e.
tie ug0i3 risitv the bearings.
After leaving the aims house on the
ID Of February. in the evening, | &C.
turned to the bearing farm, aud told
Mr. Dearing that / had been TO Ger
many and could find no work and had
no money. When / eft his place in-
f0rmed him that ! was going TO Ger
many. | also told him that [ walked
ali the way 10 this city from NeWIorl.
He finally concluded 10 give me en-
+ p!OVment.
fie c0ntaH,0'utodt the migCler.
1 [ made up my mind when returned
to the farm to GET Mr.. Dearing'S mon
ev and was waiting for an opportunity
to secure ii. ! had been at the drove
ward with NJ. Dearing about four
times. About eight or ten days before
/ [ murdered the family contemplated
| killing them. thought of numbering
! them in the house, as | could not get
! the money in any other way. l had the
axe ready in the house on severa. Cc-
ca5ions. ! thought Of killing them
when they came down stairs in the
morning, but nay heart failed me when
the time came.
Ho,c he ~0uHWed the Hla'7ar.
Saturday morning the day Of the
murderl was a dark, cold and rainy
dav. ! went out with Cornelius about
/ half past seven O'Clock in the morn
inc. He took the horse and cart with
him ana we went to the ditch in the
rear OF the hay-riCk. ! took the big
axe with me a. we generally did to cut
roots with. Cornelius sat down under
the big tree and / got behind him.
Ny heart failed nae and it was some
time before | could brace myself up to
commit the deed iraised the axe sew
eral times before | left it come down
on him. | finally struck him on the
back Of the head and then cut his
throat. / then put him into the cart
and hauled him 10 the nay rick, where
concealed him. He always had the
strap around his waist There was
some blood in the cart, but | washed it
off with some hay. The sightOf blood
produced in me a devilish and blood
thirsty feeling, and | could have killed
hundred persons if they had been a.
bout the farm.
IN, . hl M n
drove up to the barn. | left the horse
and cart standing there, and went into
the barn, taking with me the large and
small aXesand Il hammer. then went
into the house and told John, the old
est boy, to come out and help me in
the barn. He did 50, and | struck him
down. | then went after Mrs. Dear
ing and told her something was the
matter with the colt. She came out,
and after she entered the barn ! dis
patched her with small axe. / car
ried the bodies and placed them in the
small building at the end of the barn.
| then went into the house and called
the other children out with the eXcep-
tiono OF Annie and the baby, and Siaugh-
tered them in the same way. | then
went after the Others. | carried the
baby in nay arms and Annie walked by
my side. seated the baby in the hay
while ] killed the sister. and then mur-
dered the baby.
Question.-H was it that You
struck the baby 50 often?
AnsWer.-l was in a hurry. | then
carried the children and laid them with
the mother, aftcrWhiCh ] took the haT-
ness off the horse, put the cart away,
and went into the house to look for
plunder. / secureda large pocket book
with $40 in it, two counterfeit bills and
a threedolIar bill About half-past one
O'Clock MIR. bearing and Miss DOlan ar
rived. Miss Doian went direct to the
house, and | told Mr.. Dearing some
thing was the matter with the steer.
He went right away into the stable,
and while ne was looking at the animal
! | struck him as the others. Miss BOlan
then came into the barn and | Killed
her. None Of them made a remark
! knocked them all senseless.
Mr.. Bearings boots | took off his
feet, thinking they might contain his
money. ! secured Miss DOlan's pOck-
ct book, but it had only a few small!
notes in it. After secreting the bodies
under some hay | went back to the
house, made another search for plum
der. secured the revolvers. watches,
&c., eat some bread and butter, went
back to the barn, fed the horses, cattle,
chickens, &C., and left the house in the
evening. | did not see any large bills
in Miss DOlan's possession. | was a.
fraid to leave the baby in the house