The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-07
TWO MIsSOURIANs SENTENCED AS
MURDERERs IN COLORADO.

OF Four Murders IN INC Sthtos-ROsb0E
CODfessss HIS Guilt and duplicates
stone.
Confession of Henry Stone, taken at the
United States Jail, in the city of Denver, county
of Arapahoe and Territory OF Colorado, on the
9Th day of May, A. d, 1866.
To the People of Colorado:-I was born on
the 30th day OF January, lsi3, ia the town OF
PerIyville, Perry county, Missouri, where my
parents now reside; there were nine children,
five boys and four girls, ms self being the young
est but one. left home at the age OF sixteen
went to Illinois--lelt home ON account OF get
ting into fight with my brother. thought
had killed him. took to gambling and horse
racing-got in a fuss with man named John
son over a game of cards. | followed him about
a mile from town and killed him by shooting
him with a revolver-ths was in the fall of
1856. / took from this mans person seven hun.
dred dollars IN money after ] had killed
him. then went to Sparta, Illinois,
and remained in that place about two weeks, /
got in a fuss with man by the name OF Bullm-
ger, about horseTace. | waylaid him on the
road and killed him by shooting hm-took from
this mans person, alter had killed him, $500.
l then went from there to Jackson, Cape Glrar-
deau county, Missouri. l fell out with a man by
the name OF Andrew Smith, about a girl. Myself
ana Smith were out walking in the edge OF the
town; stabbed him with a kuite and killed
him, getting only ten dollars in money. l then
fled to st. Paul. Minnesota; stand there about
two months, then went 10 St. Louis; Joined the
three months men in the army, in the year
cavalry-t was afterwards consolidated
with the 9th Missouri Cavalry-mus-
tered out and Joined the ThirGeeath Mis-
souri, Cavalry; staid at Rolla Missouri,
about FIVE months. At the time we were
stationed there, killed man whose name do
not know, near to the town of Dillon kllled
him for his money. / was out walking and saw
two men. followed them awhile and com
menced shooting at them, and they shot at me;
killed one, the other ran; took from this man
ffty-fve dollars and silver watch; afterwards
nlA ph. hill nc ma IN nj
ago last December; we then received marchlug
orders and went on to the Platte road we were
stationed at Camp Wardell; myself and Franklin
Foster on the 9th day of January, 1866 left
Camp Wardell to hunt Tor antelope; when from
five to eight miles above camp, on the cutoff
road, we parted company; / went about due
south, Foster gong west or north OF west; we
were separated about two hours; 1 started back
towards Foster; met him about q mile from
some wagons, which could see from the place
that / met Foster; Foster said to me, ''Let us
desert from the army" told him / wouldn't
do it.
While was away from Foster heard nine or
ten shots fired in the direction OF the wagons
Foster was coming from the wagons when l
came up to him. Foster had two revOlvers on
him at the time, one of which belonged to Thos.
Rhodes, which Foster gave to him when we got
to camp. On the next morning was informed
for the first time that two men had been MUIR
dered up the Platte river This was the first
that knew of the murder. About o'clock in
the afternoon, Mr.. Foster told me that we were
accused of the murder. | told him that did
not believe 1t; he said would find ii out before
night. On the first night that we came to Den
yer, Mr.. Foster told me that he did kill the two
men, but that he would never own it-that he
MIGHT be killed, but he should not own up. |
have often requested him to prove my Innocence,
bnt he always said that he would not, and SO id
II said word about 1t that be would tell the
Court that we were both present when the two
men were killed. l was afraid to tell the truth
SO kept denying any knowledge of the matter
till this time. did not know q word about the
murder till told OF it the next morning in
camp. never received one cent of the money,
and do not know how much money Foster got.
The two men that | allude to as being killed
were Isaac H Augustus and --- Sluman for
the murder OF whom we were tried and con-
victed.
was married the 26th day of July, 1862, in
Perry county, Missouri my wife is still living.
have one child about eighteen months old.
(Attest,) II. b. HASKELL.
l. Henry Stone, do solemly swear the above and
foregoing to be true statement, made by my
own tree will. HENRY STONE.
Sworn and subscribed TO before me this 10th
IL. ST. SAMUEL D. HUNTER,
Justice of the Peace, within and for lhe county
of Arapahoe and Territory OF Colorado.
Confession of Franklin Foster, taken at the
United States Jail at Denver, Arspahoe county
and Territory of Colorado, on the 10th day of
May 1866.
To the People of Colorado:-I was born in
Stoddard county, Missouri, on the 25th day of
nDruary, lS4b. MY parents are DOtn Qeau, they
died an,N ut thirteen years ago. was an honest
how until g.. "me to Coorado-accounted SO by
eyerybody both " ,nmen and men. enlisted in
tbe army july. 1861, at Cape Girardeau, Mo-. in
the 18th Missouri Cavalry. eCusluer hyseiI as
good a soldier as ever took hold OF the putV oi a
revolver. My regiment was consolidated Wl'n
the 5th Missouri Cavalry, and l Afterwards en-
listed as veteran in the 18th Missouri Cavalry.
We came to Kansas Fort Zarah), from there TO
Denver; from Denver to Camp Wardell. On the
5tb day of January last, about 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon, myself and Henry Stone started to
Central CIV on horseback, we intended to desert
we struck out from camp, taking southwest
course. We bore into the Platte river road,
struck the Platte at Biiou creek. We went NJ,
the road about one mile. Stone and | talked
a few minutes 70 Augustus and Sluman
then we went up the road about mile
II bet them men has got plenty OF
money" Mr.. Stone said, Lets go ioI them"
seconded the motion. We came on down to
where they were encamped; we hitched our
horses to their WAGON augustus and Slumans
wagon). asked MIR. Augustus If anything was
broke; ne said he mad some horses broke
loose the night before; he was hunting them
that day. Henry Stone on my right, in front of
Sluman. Stone drew his revolver, and was
looking at Slunan and revolving the cylinder
in his hand. l knew whaG he aimed to do.
would have called the shots il / could. / drew
my revolver. / don't know what delayed him
in his shots that he could not shoot quicker,
whether he was frightened or his revolver
would not go off. l fired six shots while he was
firing two. shot Augustus, from the dcscrlp-
don the witness gave OF the man. / am the
man that killed Augustus. Mr.. Stone shot Slu-
man. Sluman was on the ground before
shot at him. / then fired five shots at HIM
hit him every time. Stone had hit
Sluman before | fired at him. Either one of
his shots would have killed him. Au-
gustus was not hit with, slung shot,