Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-10
CONFESSION OF pRoBsT, THE MURDERER

plf,knmith Apply W ooo'ns " A~y", 70 a.s
ton, Del. mayio 2t0
CONFESSION OF PROBoT, THEMURDERER.
I came to Bearings last time on the End II
March; knew that bearing kept money some
times in the house; calculated to rob him but
not to kill him; | saw him count good deal
of money In the house q week before the
murder; was born in Eulingen, Badeni came
IN this country in 1862, In the Columbus |
landed on Saturday, May 9th, aad enlisted q
bou,, afterwards in the l2th Cavalry; stayed
| in Wilmington six or eight weeks and then
| deserted and enlisted in 4lst Infantry, and
went to Folly island after some months we
were ordered to Washington, when deserted
aqaia and came to Philadelphia. and stopped
| OF Bucks (meaning tavern), Carpenter st
near Broad; 1 stayed there couple OF times,
and went to Chris. Norris's, who took me to
| West Chester; May %, 1865, was discharged
at Richmond and came back and stayed four
teen days at Chris. Norris; then went to New
| York and Hoboken, where | worked weeks
| on the streets; | came back and stayed two or
three DAYS with Chris. Norris and got work at
Leveriugs sugar refinery; then went to Mary
lard and spent three weeks picking peaches ;
then came back and went to Bearings, and
hired with him at fifteen dollars month II
STAYED with him only three weeks, because he
wanted me to work in the rain, which refused
to do he paid me up and came to the city
with Cornelius, and stayed three or four days
with Chris. Norris then went to the country
and came back to him, when spent IL or IA
days with him; had no money, and had to go
to the almshouse; when got out | came and
stayed two days with Chris. Norris, and day
with Lickfeldt; then went down to Mr.. Dear
} ing's, on Friday evening, I'd of February, the
second time; told him had been in Germany
[ watched for an opportunity to rob them, but
did not get any chance l thought of killing
them all eight OF ten days before the murder.
thought of getting up early and killing them
I as they came down in the morning, but my
7 heart failed; the morning of the murder was
dark, rainy and cold; Mr.. hearing went to the
city; he said be would be back about O'Clock
q Cornelius and went to work about o'clock
/ we worked abont hundred yards from the
A hay stack took the big axe with me in the
cart to cut the roots; he sat down under thu
. tree, and stood behind him; raised my arm
q three Or four times before could strike him
a chen hit him on the head; he fell, and CAV
a him one or two more blows then l cut MI
throat; put him on the cart and hauled hin
to the hay stack, and covered him up tool
l. to the house with the cart; left it standiae
at the machine. house, took the axes into tn
stable, and went into the house,. the woman
Mrs Dearing1 was out getting water; | callet
l. John to come TO the stable and help me- | go
,, the little AXIS, he went into the stable be
y hind him; struck him with the axe, and h
u fell into the entry; gave him one or two NOR
N blows, and cut his throat ! went to the hoas
again, and told the woman the colt was loose
% she came into the stable, when hit her o.
ID the head two or three times and chopped he
10 throat then went and told Tom that hi
0, mother wanted to see him; he went into th
stable, and killed him the same way as th
others; then went and to- d Annie her mothe
wanted to see herr took the baby in my arm
| iii I 1aft tta haht rafi ont
side playing ON the hay; followed Annie int
the stable and killed her in the same place a
her mother; then came out and killed th
baby; covered them all up; took the ne
axe and put it outside the door; left the littl
= axe near the stable door aud took the bora
; 8 from the cart, and put him in the stable an
went into the honse to wait for Mr.. bearing
saw him coming with woman; | told hin
the steer was sick; he went into the staol
and walked behind him; l hit him on tn
left side and he fell on his face; turned hi
around, gave him one or two more hits an
cut his throat; he never spoke; none OF the
~ smoke a word after they were strucl Miss d.
= Ian called to me to put the horse away l to
n her Mr.. bearing wanted her in the stabl
y, she came down and went in; struck her an
70 she fell on Mr.. Bearings face; finished h
e. with two or three blows; then l examine
oe both their pockets; l shut the stable door 81
W. put away the h orse and carriage went ba'
~, TO the no use. found that the big pocket boz
'i1 had ten dollars in it; Miss Dolan's book h
nothing but posta re stamps; went up stat
w and found under the bed little book wi
81 S., 65 in it; shaved myself with Mr. bearing
i0o razor; washed and dressed myself in
;a clothes, and eat come bread and butter, a
,Uu took Miss Dolan's carpet-bag aud packed I
~, nn things in it, and then went to the Po'nt-Hou
.is road; the yellow dog followed me to the ci
-, ~ went up Third street in the RAILROAD car
~. Callowhili street; did not see the dog af
,ns that; went to Leckfeldts, and from there
III went to Germantown road to sell the pst
, ,sn which had found in the house; went bs
.ae to Front street and stayed all night; the nj
u morning I went to Chris. Norris, then to Lei
w feldt's, and then went home with Susan,
o. came back to Leckfeldts in fifteen or twe
ou- minutes; stayed there Sunday Monday a
A.. Tuesday nights; on Wednesday night | 81
VIZ -. in boat at Brown str set wharf; on Thursd
~ ~ merning sold the W, III for four dollars 9
~ went back to Leckdfeldrs and paid the til
~, dollars and sixty cents owed. About
NO, past seven at night went away with He
To- rich; had no money, and folt as If wan
i~a to go all over the world; went out Mar
~ street near the bridge; met three officer
,ha heard one of them say" That ia the man
walked pretty sharp when l heard that,
"a they caught me; ] sold the silver watch