The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-15

From PhiIadeIphia--The murder
offhe ID eering FamiIy--The Com
fessi0n Of the Murderer--H0w
he Murdered the Family How
he got Them to the Barn--Why
heidi NOT Confess Before.
PHILaDELpMA, May7.-The Evening
Telegraph publishes the confession or
Probst. After describing the murder 5f
the boy Carey, he says: ssThe sight Of the
blood of the boy produced in me q dew
tlish and blood thirsty feeling, and | de-
termined at once to murder the whole
family" He disposed of the body of the
boy as described before, aud then delibe-'
rately walked over to the house, he en-.
tered and told Charlie-the little boy
next in years to Willie, who was absent
that he wanted him to help him do some
work in the barn. The little fellow fol-
lowed him, and as soon as he got him To-
side the barn door he dispatched him With
a small ak he had secured. He then went
back in the house and told Mrs. Deering
there was something the matter with o
of the cows, and he wanted her to come
to the barn. She vent and he followed,
and as soon as she entered on the inside
he struck her on the head and killed her.
He then went back to the house and
brought the children out Q at q time,
and taking them inside.the barn, dispatch
ed them, one by one, with the same AK
In each instance, be cut their throats and
placed their bodies in the corn-crib him.
self, just in the position they were found.
He then covered the bodies up and pro-
ceeded to wipe out all evidence of his
guilt. He then. went beck to the house
and waited the arrival Of Mr.. Deering not
expecting that Miss Dolan would accom-
pany him. As soonl as Mr.. Deering ar
rived In the carriage he got out, and
Probst told him there was something
wrong with one Of the cows, and asked
him to go over to the barn with him
Mr.. Deering went along with him, and
Miss Dolan went into the house and took
off her bonnet and furs. Mr.. Deering
did not even take off his gloves before
going to the barn, but proceeded there at
once followed by Probst, who had the Ak
concealed ready for use.
As soon as Mr.. Deering entered the
door, Probst states that he struck him in
the head and felled him to the earth. He
then chopped at his neck with the edge
of the ak. Miss Dolan was the next and
last victim. She proceeded to the barn,
after coming down stairs and not finding
any of the family in the house, and
Probst, who was in waiting for bel, treated
her as he had done the rest Of the family.
After laying out the bodies and covering
them up with hay the murderer went into
the house and commenced searching for
valuables. He states he got no money,
but expected to secure a considerable
amount. He states that Miss Dolan's
pocket-book had very little IN It. he,
saw nothing whatever of the two $50
compound-intercst notes and a $50 bill of
the same character. that are missing. He
remained about the house for some time,
picked up the articles found in the black
~vallse, and left about dark. His further
movements were pretty much as brought
out on the trial. Probst states that he
would have confessed to all the murders
before, but he feared that if he did SO he
would be torn to pieces by the mob.