The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-05-11
A Murdereps Confession Most Ilor-
rihle Record OI Crime.


riblc Record oi Crime.
\ few wcoks snco in the suburbs OF
rhiladophia, an cat re family, by the name
of Deerug, consisting OF six persons, was
cruelty murdered in cold blood, together
with two othorS, inmates of the family
uakiug eight in all. This horrible crime
was perpctrated by n German named PRopsr,
who has since been arrested, convicted aud
sentenced, and has made the following con
iesson of his iendish crime. After desCri-
bius the murder of the hired boy, he says :;
Tho sight of the blood of the boy produ-
ced in me doVilish and bloodthirsty fcol
ing, and determined at once to murder the
whole family. llc disposed of the body of
tho boy as described before. aud then de-
hheratcly walked over to the house, lie
entered, andtoli Charlie the little boy noxt
in ycars tu Willie, who was absent- that he
wantcdahim TO hop him do some work in
the barn The little fellow followed him,
and as soon as he got him inside the barn
door, he dispatched him with small ak he
secured, lie thcn went back to the house,
aud told Mrs Deering there was something
! tho matter with nne of tho cows aud he
! waited her tu come to tho barn, She went
and he followed, and az soon as she outered
| inside ho struck her on tho head and killed
| her He then went back to the house and
| brought the children out, one at a time, and
J taking thcm inside tho barn dispatched
them, one by one, with the same ak, In each
| instance hu cut their throats and placed
! their bodies in the corn crib himself Just in
! the position they were found. lie then GOV
/ cred the bodies up aud proceeded to wipe
out all evidences of his guilt. Ho thon
! won't back TO the hnuso aud awaited the ar
! rival of Mr. Oocrng, not expecting that
/ Miss Dolan woul accompany him, As sooI
as Mr. neerirg arrived in the carriage, he
| got ont. aud Probot told him there was some.
! thing wrong with one or the cows, and
/ asked him to go over to tho barn with him
MIR. Deering went along with him, aud Miss
Oalpn went into the house aud took Oft hen
bonnet and rurs. MIR, Decring did not over
take OH his gloves before going to the barn
but proceeded there ut once, followed 10y
Prohst who had the AK concealed ready tot
use. As soon IA Mr., Neoring entered th'
door Prohst states that he struck him in th'
head, and ftllcd him to tlAe EARTH aud thet
chopped at his neck with the edge of tn,
, AK. Miss 0olan was the next AMI Inst vic
tim She proceeded to the b0rH, altof com
ing down St6ltH ana not NulNlS N'lN ol 'h'
family in tho house, and Prohst wno WAS il
, waiting for her treated her rs he had don.
the rest of the family. After laying out tn
r bodies, and covering them mp with hay, th
! murderer went to the house. aud commence
r searching for valuAhles, Ito states ho 60
/, no money but expected n considerahl
. amount lie states that Miss DJlans pocke
book hal Very little in il. lie sAw nothn
Whatever Of tho two $50 compound intereS
uotcs. and $50 bill OF the same oharacto
$ that are missing, Ilo remained about tn
, Jnuso Tor some time, picked up the articf
& Sound in the back vllsc, and loft about dar'
His further movements wore pretty niue
as brought ont on tho trial, Probst state
j. that he woud have confessed to the mu
( doris before, but no feared that il ho did S
. he would he torn to pieces by tho mob,