The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-05-16

come over, there was something the, mat
ter with the little horse, colt, could not
tie it myself. si.3 eigsigFa. iaia3
l went over, she comes 10 two or three
minutes, alone, ]. said aotbing to her, she
comes 10 the stable, I stood inside and
struck her on the head, she did not hol.
Ter, l gave her two or three blows, and
chopped her throat, took her on my
shoulder and hauled her in, I'had 10
Grail in first and then pull her in, tken [
put the axe in the same place as before at
the door.
Then I go over and bring the boy over
there, Thomas is his name, the nezt old
est, l told him to come over, his mother
wanted him, he srid nothing at all, and
comes over right away, he came in at the
same place, he walked before me, I walk,
ed behind him, he walks right in the
stable, when he comes there killed him
by striking him in the same place, no
body did koller; hit him on the head
when he fell down, | hit once more;
do not know whether mashed his whole
skull in. did not examine him, l took
him to the same place with his mother;
then | left the axe in the same place..
Then | went over to tho house and
took Annie, told her that her mother
wanted to see her in the stable, she did
not say word, then took the little ba-
BY, | took it on my srm, the little girl
walked beside me, left the baby on the
first corner as you go into the stable, |
left the little baby there playing in the
hay, then l go,in the same place where
| killed the others, she looked around
like for her mother, who was in the hay
(smiling j was not warm, she did not
say anything, knocked her down at the
first blow, and cut her throat the same as
the others, thon | went back and rot the
little baby, and struck it on the head in
the same place, then I hauled them in
the same place.
Then | took the new axe and washed
it of, and put it on the bench in the
porch, d lett tt little axe 10 the stable
by the door ou the left side, then went
over in the house, and stayed there watch
ing for him to come, | did not search the
house then.
guess about half. past s,sloel., do
not know the exact time. / saw him
coming, out Of The window, looked
through the window aud saw him coming
and went down stairs and saw Miss Dolan
in the carriage, aud then was worried /;
then went out OF the house and waited
until he came, when he is come with the
carriage l stepped out to the carriage
AZ d told him that the steer is sick over
there in the stable, | told him he locks
very bad, he had better 20 over and see
him. then he comes right away, walking
over there, he left the horses standing
there, Miss Dolan went into the house
wi h all her clothes. >1
Then | went to the stable, and walked
behind him, took the axe behind him
in my hang | walked behind him and
hit him on TIE head with the small axe
he fell right down on his face 1 ,uroed
him over and gave him one or two more
on his head aud cut his throat and chop
ped his throat, he never spoke to me or
5, id a word he told me, was that steer
hurt very bad, be did not look very bad
when | saw him 4; | will 90 right over 10
the barn and see him then | put little
hay over him and left him there, l killed
him at the place where you 60 up 10 the
hay mound, where the blood is on the
boards, I put little nay over him, going
out, put my axe in the same place, the
small axe, had the hammer there.
And then Misa Dolan called me ovel
there in tho house, said the horse would
not stay there, Iwould walk around and
put the horse out # the carriage, walk
Fed over there and said Mr.. Deering wanted
to see her oyer in the stable, she asked
me where the the woman and The child
rem were, / told her they were all in the
stable. (smiIing) that is all | talked to her
she walks right into the stable, took th'
hammer with my left hand and wher
she was 1ve or ak feet inside the door
bit her on the head once with the ham
mer, and che fell right down on her face
l turned her round, hit her once In thu
head, and took the little axe again anG
choy ped her throat, then went to MI
DeeIing and took the watch and pocket
book from him aud put them in my poke
and then l went back to Miss Dolan :
see if she had money, looked in tn
pocket and took pocket book and put !
into my pocket; after that took Nj
lleering's boots of, and laid him in III
same place where you found him, aud pu
Miss Dorian there, and covered them VI
with hay.
The murders having been oommitie
be went over to the house, put the carriag
aud horse in the sable and gave III
horses their feel, after which he wen
into the house aud examined The pocket
books, finding only fourteen dollars i
goud money and three dollars in counter
felt. He searched the house and Ionn
auuthcr pockeibonk with three dollar
and sixty Eve cents in change. He ais
found loaded revolver and some clothes
whlch he took. Thenho shaved him,e
with one Of Mr.. Deering's razors, washe'
dressed himself in the clothes OF h
murdered man, and eat some bread an
, butter, lIc waited in tho house betwec
four or Eve hours until evening, the
locked up the house. fed the CHECKER
and cattle, and left the place.
His subsequent brief career was 81
. r;ea ,of low debauoberies. until his arrcs