Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-05-16

around like for her mother, who was in the
hay (smiling;) | was not warm she did
not say anything; | Knocked her down at
the first blow, and cut Eer throat the Same
as the Others then | went back and got the
little baby, and struck it on the head In
the same place; then hauled them in the
same place.
Then | took the new axe and washed it
off, and put it on the beEch in the porch,
and left the little axe in the stable, by the
door on the left side; then went over into
the house, and stayed there watching for
him to come did not search the house
then.
MURDER OF MR., DEARING AND MISS DoLAN.
L guess about half past one clock, L do
not know the exact time, saw him coming,
out of the window; | looked through the
window and saw him coming, and went out
down stairs and saw Miss Dolan in the car
riage, and then | was worried; then | go
out of the house and stay outside until he
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 sta
BILE | told him he looks very bad, he had
better see him, would like him to 60 over
and see him; then he comes right away,
walking over there he lefethe horse stand
ing there Miss Dolan went into the house
with all her clothes.
Then went to the stable, and walked be-
hind him; [ took the axe behind him in my
hand; l walked behind him and hit at him
right on the head with the small axe; he
fell right down on his face; | turned him
over and gave him one or two more on his
head, and cut his throat, and chopped his
throat he never spoke to me, or said
word he told me was that steer hurt very
bad; he did not look SO bad when | saw
him; | will go right over to the barn and
and lett him lay there; killed him at the
place where you go up to the hay mound,
where the blood is on the boards. / put
little hay over him; going out, l put my
axe in the same place, the small axe; | had
/. the hammer there.
And then Miss Dolan called me over to
the house | said the horse would not stay
there | would walk around and put the
horse out of the carriage; [ walked over
there and said Mr. Dearing wanted to see
her over in the stable she asked me where
the woman and the children are; | told her
they are all in the stable (smiling) that is
| all talked to her; she walks right in the
stable; took the hammer with my left
hand, and size was five or six feet inside the
door; hit her on the head once with the
hammer, and she fell right down on her face :;
turned her round, hit her once in the
head and took the little axe again and
chopped her throat; then | went to Mr.
bearing and took the watch and pocket book
from him and put them in my pocket; and
then / went back to Miss Dolan to see if
she had money; looked in the pocket and
took "a pocket book and put it in my pock
ct after that | took Mr.. Bearings boots
off, and laid him in the same place where
you found him and put Miss Dolan there,
and covered them up with hay.
THE HOUSE ROBBED AFTER THE MURDERS.
Then / went out and shut the doors went
over to the house; put the carriage and
horse into the stable, and took the gears off
of him; l gave the horse something to eat,
oats and corn; then / shut the door and
went over to the house and put the carriage
in its place in the carriage house; this was
about half past two clock [ cannot tell
exactly what time; then went into the
| the door; | took my pocket book out to
ct book out. Mr. Bearings pocket book !;
found ten dollars in it in greenbacks, and
| two two dollar notes, and counterfeit three
dollar note; that is all the money saw ;
[ took Miss Dolan's pocket book, the little
one; opened it, and saw nothing in it but
postage stamps; | am certain there was
none ini / will not nowlie
l thought they had much money Qaugh-
ing;) | left the watch and pocket book on
the table and went up stairs; [ found a
pocket book of Mrs bearings, that
little one on the bed there, with yellow
clasp on it; it had So in it, in greenbacks
and about sixty-fve cents in small change ;
under the bed there was little revolver,
loaded | got down stairs looked all over
and cannot find more / took the revol-
vers down and put them, among the other
things; then L went up stairs and looked
all over; | searched about but cannot find
any other thing; | took the three shirts,
and pants and vest down stairs and after
that [ shaved myself with bearings razor,
the one in the carpet bag; then / washed
myself and dressed myself, and put his
clothes on !; then l eat something, bread
and butter
L saw the big butcher knife on the man
telpiece many time before, but did not
notice it that time, and did not put it there /;
then l eat something dread and butter
and went up stairs again looked all over
again, and did not find anything; l took all
| could in my carpet bag down stairs Miss
Dolan's carpet bag, and packed it up and
made ready to go way with / staid in the
evening until or 81 O'Clock; it was not
very dark then; about sunset; did not
then see anybody coming through the yard !;
I.had the doors locked, and the window,
too. in the yard; / had nothing to defend
myself in case anybody came
Probst also gave detailed account of his
flight and carousings up to the time of his
arrest He then remarked:
After l killed the first boy did not
care If hundred were there: If a hundred
had gone there would have killed them all