Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-05-19
ASHTABULA, O., SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 10, 1866

to the stable and help me / got the little
oxe be went into the stabe--I behind
him ; | struck him with the axe, and be
fell into The entry gave him one or two
more blows and cut his throat / went 10
the house again, an told the woman the
colt was loose she came into the stable.
when | bit her on the head two or three
times. aOd chopped ber throat then ]
went and told Tom that his mother wanted
to see him be went into the stable, and !
KILLED him the same way as the others
then L went and told Annie her mother
wanted to see her took her baby 10 my
arms and went with her l left the baby
slttlng outside playing on the hays I fol
lowed Ahnie into the stable and killed her
IN the same place as her mother then |
came OUT end killed the baby | covered
them all up | took the new axe and put
it outside the door, left the little axe
near the stable door and took the horse
from The cart, put him in the stable and
went into the house towlit for Mr.. Dear
lng; | saw him coming With a woman;
told him the steer was sick; be went
into the stable and [ walked beh ind
him; bit him on the left side aud he fell
on his face; turned him around, gave
him one or two more hits and cut his
throat; he never spoke; none Of them
spoke word after they were struck; Miss
DoIan called to me to put the horse away;
told her Mrs Dearng wanted her in
the stable; she came down and went in;
l struck her and she fell on AIR Bearings
face, | finished her with two or three
blows; then examined both their pockets /;
shut the stable door and put away
The horse and carriage; I went back to
the house; found that the big pocket
book had tea dollars in it; Miss Dulau's
book had nothing but postage stamps,
went up stairs aud foand under the bed
a little book with SO 65 in it; l shaved
myself with Mr. Deariug'J ra zor; washed
and dressed myself in his clothes, and eat
some bread and butter dad took Miss Do
lau's carpet bag and packed many things
in it. and then went to the Point. house
road; the yellow dog followed ne to the
city; l went up Third street in the railroad
car to CallowhiIl street; did not see the
dog after that; | went TO Lerkfeldt's and
from there I went to Germantown rond to
sell the pistols which had found in the
honse; I went back TO Front street and
stayed all night; the next morning went
to Chris. Norris, then to Lechfeldt's and
then went bone with Susan, bnt came back
to Leckfeldt's in fifteen or twenty minutes;
stayed there Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
nights; on Wednesday night / slept 10 a
boat a, Brown street wharf; on Thursday
morning sold the watch for four dollars,
and went back to Leckfedt's and paid the
three dollars and sixty cents owed. A
bout half past seven at night weut awoy
with Henrch;I had no money, aud felt as
if | wanted to go all over the world: went
out market street near the bridge; l met
three officers; heard one of them say,
That is the man; 1 walked pretty sharp
when | heard that, but they caught me;
sold the silver watch in Second street for
50; am satisfied with the fairness OF my
trial; all that was testified is true; expect.
I'd to be caught and did not care as long
as l had no money.