The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-05-12
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oi his execution ,lai he had ever made u
confession, aud all hofized The heril 10
50 state from the gaIlows. But il is
proper here IA state that after carefully
liiteniug to the reading of the whole
tltng. about two hours before his death.
Smith did not 50 much object to the
%trnth1nlness of The whole statement. as to
its publication at all. He admitted The
correctness of the greater portion of the
statement and Of the material fncis in re-.
gard to the murder. He den, ell merely
that he had ever authorized any person to
write o publish the iacts ms he had at
m time'or annther given them. The
portions he particularly objected to are
included in brackets.
The " Confession" was published by n
gentleman Of this city. in no way con
nected with either of the papers here
lie gave the iarts as he heard them. from
Smith and Others, aud intended no wrong
u doing go:
! was born in the wear lS33, in the State
.uf N,r h Carolina. When | was nine years
ld my mother d,ei. and father moved his
family to Tettnessee. where we remained
alout one year. aad then muyed ntt west aud
.-ettled near Fstu. Missouri. Left without u
muther, thuaEh lie lhg "a kind mud iY,lulgrnt
father. aud kind Mothers and Siftefs, 1.
while yet quilr yuung, formed "a de>ile lnt
q aAclng, wild COMPANY, and wees which
have al last wruugll my run. rnunot J..
meinber when the time was. that | iad ~.
aR almost ung,Narnahle desire Ia ..atei. l..
he course III events | NJ last ,nlBe uul Is
California. aud npon my arrival, beng fpr
innate. ! wAs candle 10 live Il ijie cnngeu nj
- my taste, aal | formed trieai. amoi,gs.
all glasses ui yielius aad desperate inca.
My Lie has always been a liscontei4ted alt,l
IA ~ able nie. AK ely aud melancholy
nave tieeIl my constant companions iur ma i
%scars. Al =. rowing through California f..
ssTerssl years, | canciu lei u tfy 0.egm.
aud II IL %sa,iei, would sesile tiefe. Tar
Was in the year Of lS,il. Sidney wa. living
"a Marion county. tn u larun. nj that time.
After iemaiH ig there a short timc. | re-
anie Dissatisfied. and concluded Ia Try the
.hiie- AGAIN, aud al ulice made an nuliil aud
started to the llaho mines. This was Ia tir
Fall of 1861.
From the tame | g5tinto the min smntil |
veturue-i. / lcl a rather wild and re kie,
lite. t.tttd while writing a, this loini |
wish to correct n repurt that have heard
during ms confinement here. The report is
that | murdered Two cor three man while in
idaho. MN. ! wish to say TINT. as q "a l.
my judge. | never murdered M individual,
while IN Ilahsi. Tie report was gotten az
ty sptna peers N uf vtvil Imagination. "a a
compliment 81 me | supp se. | returned t..
Oreg.ai again iur tie last time, in the sum.
,naF ct le6l !, aud a. lset,re. st.llpai with my
brother. lie and his wife urged lne Ia tr.
and ,sputeit atyself IA iemnin with them Is
il while; aid lie said IL | would make my
home there lie would give me al ~iufefe.t H.
the stuck. thar ! Nigh; conclude to- settle.
Sidney nj that tmetifuught vi gong 10 the
mines Ia Liam. aud afterwards male up h.
m.nl and dd "a. lie ieIt the iaffn. sioek.
and his family. under my care. Tie a.ree-
Hlent hetweei IA was. that | was to rclnaii.
N the place. KEEP 1t IN getti repair, STE L.
he Stiek, aal takc care ol the inm,lg during
his absence. | promised t. i, all This. au,i
Sidney had, | think. fnll confidence IN ne.
IOt that | could haNe hut fallen lcal the..
af.d there. 81 even tltai my brother could
3ave sees, the munster lnrsung in my bfea@l
Tor it was then that | first determined IL.
crafty my passion.
We frequently received letters from Sid.
iey, 81 that [ was enabled to keep pretty
we'll infirmel in regard to his movements
and inteutipns. i viii here state that SD
ney and his vile We're, So lar IA | knew. on
the very best uf terms. and did moi quarrel.
nut at all times treated each other with the
respect due from each. They never. to my
knowledge. use,i hard words T. each uther.
We. nj hamc, continued to live ON gepd
terms until about the mtille of n iyembet
last. when two ar more reports were put III
circulation through the neighborh1Od lmpli-
eating myself and my brothers oldest
laughter, then just past Is years &c age.
The reports were continually spreading, aud
growing to greater magnitude. | did ali
that then could do 10 suppress It, aud II
possible keep It from the ears Of the mother
and relatives Of the family, but without
effect aud IN = short time aIterward | found
that the girl had heen approached ON the
sub, ect. Barbara (Sidney' s wiie) continued
70 hear more OF il, and ohe evening threat
alled me that she would write to Sidney aud
give him all the facts, and that he would not
stand it. answered her. that if shealid |
would kill her she Thought that | would
kill her if she mentioned her suspicious to
any one, and | Am now certain that she did
not write to Sidney, nor speak of the matter
to any one for month after that time. She
did al last write to Sidney, but he did not
get her letter. lie got home, / think, about
tho middle of January. lie was shortly
afterwards informed of some Of the cireum-
stances, though did not think that his vile
lad told him a sything, Is she feared that !
would Put my ID eat into execution, and
..Ai firmly determined TO do so if she had
lone it. 4 remained at his hnuSe some time
Alter he m Nothing was said to me
about . the Mfaisa at that time. butt saC
that there UOaid soon be trouble, and CON
iudsd to try and settle my aaairs and gei
away as soon as | could possibly do SO. /
al bought some cattle in the country. and
sidney and | commenced then to get them
nome. After. we bad been engaged at it foa
IseSeral days, Sidney asked me ii the repurts
ne had lieen hearing in the neiglIborhood
we're Tsue. deiiiel everything, and asked
him If Barbara or Annie had told him such
things. lie looked troubled aud uneasy, and
I then knew that trouble was beginning TO
orew. Nothing more was said about the
ma ter for over a week, when he came to me
at the barn one day and told me that had
ruined his family. and that he would make
me suffer for it. lie told me that the girl
lad partially confessed the matter to him.
and had told the whole Aing to her mother
[ told him that / did not believe that she
would say such a thing before me. Severn