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

| 81 pau Hheh saw niHi, VIII 20 FiSH
over to the barn and see him; then pu
a little hay over him and left him laying
there; I killed him at the place whore yor
go up to the hay mound, where the blood
is on the boards. l put little hay ovel
him; going out, I put my axe in the same
place, the small axe, had the hammer
there.
And then Miss Dolan called me over
there in the house; I said the horse
would not stay there; l would walk
around and put the horse out of the car
riage I walked over there and said Mr..
Deering 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 (smilng) that is
all [ talked to her; she walks right in
the stable [ took the hammer with my
left hand, and she was five or six feet in
side 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 ON the head, and took the lit
tie axe again and chopped her throat !;
then went to Mr.. Deering and took the
watch and pocket book from him and
put them in my pocket and then went
back to Miss Doan to see if she had
money; / looked into the pocket and
took a pocket book and put it into my
pocket; after that | took Mr.. bearings
boots off, aud laid him in the same place
where you found him, and put Miss Do
Ian there, and covered them up with
hay.
THE ROBBERY OF THE HOUSE 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 | gave the horse some-
thing to eat, oats and corn then shut
the door and went over to the house and
put the carriage in its place in the car
riage house this was about half-past
two O'Clock; I cannot tell exactly what
time then [ went into the house inside,
shut the door; l took my pocket book
out to count the money | took first the
big pocketbook out Mr.. Deerings pock-
ct book; found ten dollars in it in
greenbacks, and two two dollar notes,
and counterfeit three dollar note; that
is all the money | saw I took Miss Do
lan's pocket book, the little one I OPEN
ed it, and saw nothing in it but postage
stamps I am certain there was none
in it; I will not n ow lie.
I thought they had much money
(laughing) left the watch and pocket
book on the table and went up stairs |
found pocket book of Mrs. Bearings,
that little one on the bed there, with
yellow clasp on it; it had 50 in it, in
greenbacks, and about sixty five cents in
small change; under the bed there was
little revolver, loaded I got down
stairs | looked all over and cannot find
more; | took the revolvers down and put
them among the other things; then |
went up stairs and looked all over I
searched about but cannot find any 9TH
er things; took the three shirts, and
pants and vest down stairs /; and after
that I shaved myself with bearings ra-
zor, the one in the carpet bag; then l
washed myself, and dressed myself, and
put his clothes on; then | eat something,
bread and butter.
saw the big butcher knife on the
mantelpiece many time before, but |
did not notice it that time, and did not
put it there; then | eat something
(bread and butter), and went up stairs
again looked all over again, and did not
find anything; | took all could in my
carpet bag down stairs Miss Dolan's car
pet bag, and packed it up, and made
ready to go away with, staid in the
evening until 6 or 81 o'clock /; it was not
very dark then; about sunset, did not
then see anybody coming through the
yard l had the doors locked, and the
window, too, in the yard; had nothing
in the house to defend myself in case any
body came.
HIS FLIGHT AND CARpUsINGs.
l left there about 81 went down Jones
lane to Point House road l carried the
carpet bag through the meadow did
not go by Mr.. Wiles', but across the mea-
dow l left the door open in the barn
for the cattle to go in and get some hay
but I fed the chickens and cattle all of
them before I left.
Question-By Chief Franklin-What
did you think they would do for wa
ter
Probst-I thought they had water
enough there outside [ went up to the
Point House; one dog follow me; the
little yellow dog; I drove him away for