Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-05-16
Confession of Probst.

PHILADELPHIA, May THE Euening Isl-
egraph publishes tie confession of pro6st,
Alter describing tht murder Of the boy CORY,
he SAYS, ''the sight of the blood of the boy
produced in me devilih and blood. thirsty
feelings, and determined at once to murder
the whole family" He disposed Of the boy
as described before, and then deliberately
walked over to the house, he entered, and
told Charles, the little boy next in years to
Willie, who was absent, he wanted him to
help him do some work in the barn. The
little fellow followed him, and as soon as he
got him inside the barn door he dispatched
him with small exc he had secured. lie
then went back to the house and told Mrs.
Deering there was something the matter with
urie OF The cows, and he wanted her to come
10 the barn; she svent, and he followed and
MS 500: as she entered inside he struck h"r
III Tie head and killed her. He then went
max 10 The house and brought the children
out, one at tine and taking them inside the
bain, dispatched them Que By one with the
salne axe. In each instance, he cut their
th,oatS and placed their bodies in corm CRIB
h ms il, just i'll the position they were fund.
lie then covered the bodies up and prot eeded
u wipe out all evidence OF the guilt H. then
went nAck 10 The house and awaited t!,e arri
val Of MIR. Decring, not expecting that Miss
Doian would accompany him. AS soon as
AIR. Decring arrived il, the carriage he got
ou and Prvbst told him something WAS
u 90 over 70 the barn with him. Mr.. Deer.
ing Went along witt! him, and Miss ID olun
vent into the house and took off her bonnet
aud fuss. Mr.. Dccring did not even take eff
his g ives beiore going to the harm. but pro-
cetde | there at v:.cr, followed bv Prubst, who
had the axe cnncca ed ready ior u-r. A.
soon as MIR. Drering,.ntereL The dor. Pr','
) aes tnat be struck hun on the lii'ad, iriled
him TO The earth, and then chopp'd at bis
neck with the edge Of the axe. NJ IS Do!an
was thu rext and last victim. She proceed
cd 10 the barn, after coming down Stars and
not finding any oi the family in the house,
md Probsf who WAS waiting Tor her, treated
er az he had the res: of The family
Alter laying out the bodies, AID covering
th,m up with hav he went i,to the house
and Commenced searching for valuables H.
states hat he got no money, tut EXPECTED 70
secure considerable amount. He states
chat Mss Doan'. cltet b,nl, had rery little
in it H knows nothing whatever oi $3.50
in compound interest Treasury un,es, and
$50 bill Uf the same character that are mi
ing. He remained a:so about the house some
time and picked up tie articles found in the
black valisc, and left as mulch aa he brous sht.
On the uial Probsi states that he would have
confessed all the mnrlcrs, but that he feared
that If lie did so he would be torn TO pieces
by the mob.
PHILADELPHIA. May 9--The death war
rant for the execution If Antoine Probst on
Friday. the S:h of June, was received ny the
sheriff this morning. The prisoner received
the announcement qnielly, seeming entirely
unmoved. Hc had srcviously told his con
lessor that he b-lievcd death was the only eX
piatiou for his crime and he was willing TO
| suffer.