Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-11

stable and went into the house; the woman
Mrs. Dearing) was Out getting water; l
called John to come the stable and help
me; I got the little axe; he went into the
stable-I behind him; struck him with
the axe, and he fell into the entry; gave
him one or two more blows and cut his
throat; | went to the house again, and
told the woman the colt was loose; she
came into the stable, when / hit her on
the head two or three times ard chopped
her throat; then 1 went and told Tom
that his mother wanted to see him; he
went into the stable, and I killed him the
same way as the others; then went and
| told Annie her mother wanted to see her
/ took her baby in my arms and went
with her; 1 left the baby sitting outside
playing on the hay; l followed Annie
into the stable and killed her in the same
place as her mother; then came out and
killed tho baby; 1 covered them all up
took the new axe and put it outside the
door; l 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 to wait for Mr.. Dearing; / |
saw him coming with a woman; /
told him the steer was sick; he went
into the stable and I walked behind
him; hit him on the left side and 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
Dolan called to me to put the horse away;
L told her Mrs. Dearing wanted her in
the stable; she came down and went in
l struck her and she fell on Mr.. bearings
face; finished her with two or three
blows; then l examined both their pock-
cts; shut the stable door and put away
The horse and carriage; went back to
-he house; found that the big pocket I
book had ten dollars in it; Miss Dolans '
book had nothing but postage stamps;
vent up stairs and found under the bed
little book with SO 65 in it; shaved L
myself with Mr.. Dearing razor; washed
md dressed myself in his clothes,
md eat some bread and butter,
md took Miss Dolans carpet-bag
md packed many things in it, and then ?
vent to the Point-House road the vel
ow dog followed me to the city; went q
p Third street in the railroad car to CAL
owhill street; did not SEQ the dog after
hat; went 20 Leckfeldt's and from
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he pistols which I had found in the B
ouse; l went back to Front street and g
,ayed all night the next morning l fc
Tent to Chris. Norris, then to Leckfeldfs, n
nd then went home with Susan, but :,
anne back to Leckfeldts in fifteen or u
Tenty minutes; stayed there Sunday, z
londay and Tuesday nights; on We'd H
esday night slept in boat at Brown C
rect wharf; on Thursday morning I sold p'
le watch for four dollars, and went back nj
} Leckfeldts and paid the three dollars pl
nd sixty cents l owed. About half past ci
wen at night went away with Helm st
eh; I had no money, and felt as if 1 al
anted to go all over the world; 1 went ia
1t Market street near the bridge; 1 met fe
lree officers; heard one of them say, dl
That is the man" 1 walked pretty o.
arp when 1 heard that, but they caught pc
e; sold the silver watch in Second OK
rect for 50; am satisfied with the
irness of my trial all that was testified su
true; l expected to be caught and did as
1t care as long as had no money. pO