The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-02-14

asked me the duties Of pbysicians ,s
recipients OF secrets, and repeatc3
that noble oath Of uippocratcs, and
aeid to him, all properly educated
men in the profession regarded ia
with sacrednoss that II could no,
be trespassed upon by courts. kings
or princes; and 10 his case should
be governed by its obligations. This
was what he wanted ani requesting
the room to be cleared and closed he
asked me to get pen and paper aud
write down what he was about 50 toll
me, And promising his remarks par.
ticularly with the Injunction of se
crecy during his life, and having rc
iccivod my promise that il aho0ld We
oboyed IA every particular, he con
menced by asking mo if ! remember.
cd the murder Of the Nucy family,
and the execution of the nephew for
the murder2 told him did most
lyividly, With. much feeling he thou
said committed that murder, aud
Markly was innocent. Now, Doctor,
write down what l tell you, and after
am dead, IL you think it right, aud
iFthc feelings aud interests Of others
win justify II, I desire It's publica
ton. | heard young Markley was in
the neighborhood, skulkiug about
barns and negro quarters, aud sought
j him linyited him 10 ocinc TO my
house, or rather to sleep in my barn,
and furnished him with food aud
whiskcy for two days before the muir
der. On Saturday evening" | told my
family had heard offather's illness
: aud that would ride down to see
him. | had often done so. 10.
Iquostcd my son and daughter to 20
over to Nuoy' $ and get Susan to come
and spend the night with thom.--
This, also was usual. | waited until
| saw them reach my house, aud go.
ing to Nuey's got his ak, went 10 his
room aud with one blow dispatched
him, aud with a second his wife,
, With the same ax killed the three
chiidrenj aud while debating how to
proceed in regard TO the two oldpeo
, pie, who slept up stairs, heard a
step on the stairs, and there cncouu-
| tered the old man, slew him, walked
up stairs and killed the old lady. /
then set to work to FIRE the house in
several places did so, aud as | was
about to leave, saw the vest on tho
foot of tho bed, mentioned 10y Susan,
rolled IL up, put it in my pocket aad
rode home. awaited the full blaze
of the house before l awoko young
MMkley, who was sleeping in my
barn, and, without him seeing me,
slipped the vest into his hundle, gave
him threo dollars and told him TO Ay
for his life, as he there saw the house
burning, aud ho would bo accused Of
the act, as he was in the neighbor.
hood. He was very much alarmed,
bbut, after leaving me, he said hewould
never be takonalive, as ho wouldrath-
er die than 20 again to the peniten--
tiary. lie told tho truth; he did not
Then know thata murder had been com
United, nor that the house had been
set on FIRE. If accidental, he only
feared he might be accused Of tho
fire. did not arouse my own family
and Susan until / found the house &C
, fully in flames as to be impossible fol
any ono to enter. My only motive wa
! revenge for Nuey's beating me in til,
suit, and love for Susan, who, | hoper
would marry me, when she had nc
home, aud, moreover, | believed
should have prospered in my suit "a
f Susan had not the Nuey's objected
4Ais, Doetor, is mig disease, and -yq,
cannot cure ~ i could not die with
out a confession. / have tasted long
or, and remained longer, without
sleep than any living man, aud this
was its cause. Never for one hour al
u time since, has this scene boon ab-
sent from my mind-waking or sleep,
: ing--alone or III, company, it is al
, the same. For myself ask no re-
spect or sympathy; andiif you, aftel
consulting my relatives, think best t.
publish this confession, you have my
consent. l will take no prescription
from you, and hope l may be neai
the end of a life, more miserable o and
suffering than I can describe or you
think" The Doctor closed, and af-
terward | ask the result. "He died
that night" "Did you publish the
facts2nl al did not, but have the
manuscript; read it to his relatives,
aud for their sake did not publish it.
SIS it known or talked ofin the Eeigh-
borhood2" at was for time, buI
: not having the full facts, and so long
time having elapsed, but little curl,
osity was excitedl besides, the rest IN
/, 4Markley's possession SO fixed his guilt
that no man, unless he knew how il
got there, but believes that poor
miserable, worthless vest was the
means Providence used to bring to
punishment hardened, blackened
villain" ss-
To the Publlc-Two men have,
within one year, been executed ia
/ Ohio upon circumstantial testimony
and each under the gallows denied
the murders for which they. suffered
Samuel Covert, for the murder Of the
Roosa family, 10 Deerfeld, Warrer
County, was executed last summel
upon circumstantial testimony
may detail the facts in subsequen
paper-and a month since w. ii
Smith was hanged in Washington
Faystte County, denying the murde
Of Cooke to the last moment. | vii
also review this case.--One thin
rest assured Of in either case wa
| there any thing solstrong,, so dqun-
, ing, as the threats Of Markley an'
I the possession of the yest2 Tho los
: of thumb in Coverts case hung him
) as the murderer's hand was bloody
, and left tho imprint on a windoY-sil