The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-05-09
RANDOM THOUGHTS No. 10.
BY THE EDITOR.

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! On Tuesday Of last week three men were hung
in Cincinnati, for one Of the fouest murders ever
committed. On the next day, that excellent pa
per- the Gazette, had an editorial upon the sub
ject, but did not say one word about the cause of
the murder, But in another article, giving his
tory of the case the confessions OF all the crimi-
nails are given Case, one Of the murderers, was
boy, less than fifteen years Of age give his
confession entire;
confession OF CASE.
was going up town in Covington, on Februa-
ry z, when met George and he asked me to
drink We took a drink Of beer and he said Bill
Hays had shot man. and he was going to catch
him. told him where Hays lived. We then
went down town, and then went over the river to
this side to see my brother. On Vine street.
think between Fourth and Fifth, he went in 10
buy pair of knuckles; did not get the knuckles,
but got knife and O slung shot We then went
across the street to look at some pistols; 1t was
four or six doors from the corner of Fourth; they
asked 90 30 for the pistols. We made bargain
to buy pistol for $4 co. and gave the man
twenty cents out Of the dollar for the pistol: IL
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American man we bought II Of, and he gave us
box of cartridges. Then we went out Fifth street
TO Walnut, and up Walnut to opposite the Wal
nut Street House, and / showed him where Bill
Hays lived in G0no street. We stopped in some
bar room in Mozart Hall. We had glass of ale,
and had our boots blacked. While we were there,
George proposed TO me to steal horse / said no
we could not get away with It.; we would be
caught sure. He then said he wanted to see If he
could make anything by catching Bill HAYS by
'spottlng" him out. He said he knew where
there were two horses we could get and that he
could get plenty of money from his father to start
the thing. We then went back to Covington
We drank two or three times going down we
got back about O'Clock. live on Sixth street,
between Madison and Washington. We had two
or three drinks over the river; we went to the
American House and met Aleck, and came back
to this side On Scott street, George said, "If
you want to join with us, you can do It," Alecl
said, II can't get any work | haven't got any
money, and I'm In debt twenty doIlars don't
care anything for my life, so will have to take
the circumstances, / reckon" We stopped in
bar room right across the road from the Burnet
House, on Vine street; George left Aleck ten
cents to get beer while he was gone Aleck called
for two glasses and George went out to buy an
other pistol and knife, and a slung shot: we
waited half an hour, or an hour till he came
back he said he could not get another pistol to
tridges; lguess he got meof them in Coving-
ton. George had all the money and bought
everything We went right to the Brighton
House; don't know which way we went, but we
walked. We took drink near the Brighton
House; George and played cards while Aleck
went out. We went up a pair Of stairs into
room and got something TO eat we had some
Bologna sausage and cheese, and some bread and
some beer, and some earsaparilla; drank the
sarsaparilla George handed out live dollar bill
when he paid for IT, IL was about o'clock |;
George inquired about the bus, but that was an
excuse; we didn't intend to go in any bus. We
had another drink, and we got two or three boxes
OF matches in big brick house, on the corner Of
the alley George said, I'VE will have to take IL
afoot, and we started out the pike; we went on
out until we came to the bridge; Aleck said,
"This Is good place; we had better stop here
and throw them over into the water if they make
much noise--it does not matter who." Istopped
In white frame house to get drink of water
passed little boy on the pike; he had bag or
basket, | don't know which. When this man
came up IN the buggy, going the way we were
going, the little boy was In sight; the man had
blanket over his knee II was small gray horse
and an open buggy, | think Aleck kept getting
behind, and George said he thought Alcck was
afraid; Aleck ran up after awhile, and said the ere
was man In buggy coming up behind us, and
that this was US good time Us any; | said, mo,
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hundred yards behind us, going into the gate of
house George said, Pull your pistols" (Be.
| fore this the hay man had passed us his wagon
was empty, and George wanted to stop him; |
suppose he thought he had the price of his load
of hay with him. George said we would stop
him and ask him to let Us ride, and that should
hold the reins while they knocked him in the head
and took what he had But he would not stop
for us; he whipped up his horse and drove on.
Aleck pulled his pistol and George caught the
horse. The man said, "Whatare you stopping
my horse for2" aud George said, Don't run over
o man." The man replied, II didn't think you
were so near" George had hold of the horses
head, and said, "Aleck SO for him." The man
said that he had no money, aud commenced shout
Ing for the people In the house. When he saw
our pistols he said he didn't care a d---n for any
such things as those. Aleck and 1 shot at the
same time. | shot twice, and Aleck shot three
times George still held the horse. fired at the
mans breast | did not see the man fall out of
the buggy. George ran and said, Run, Sam,
here they come from the house." hallooed to
Aleck to come. He said he wanted TO get the
money. never looked back ill we got to the
top of the hill. We hid two boxes of cartridges
under the rock. | put fresh loads In my pistol,
In case we should be arrested on suspicion.
olgus, another of the murderers, In his con.
fesslon says
We met Sam Case at the corner of Sixth and
Greenup Streets Covlngton, KY, then crossed the
suspension bridge, came up Vine street, and stop
ped ut a coffee house on the right hand side, and
opposite the Burnet House. | there drank five
glasses of beer Geo. Goetz then said he was gO-
Ing TO buy another pistol, He gave us some fifty
cents, | think, to drink on while he left us there
Goetz gave me pistol and knife In his barroom;
Sam Case told me that Goetz had given him q
pistol in the morning. or before crossing the
bridge GOetz, | think, had q knife and slung-
shot; Goetz came bacR, but did not get the third
pistol, and sald LET us start /" we took the
street cars and stopped at the corner of Freemen
street and Hamilton road went Into a saloon on
the right hand side and played two games Of
cards drank twice (boer); Sam Case drank
once we then went across TO the left hand side
of Hamilton road | there drank beer two or
three times Sam drank sarsapara; we then eat
sausage and cheese Goelz drank beer, think
twice, aud then got bottle of whisky; Goetz
paid the bill Goetz asked what time the bus
was going out; the barkeeper replied that II was
too late we then crossed To the right hand Of the
road and went into barroom kept by q woman
drank one glass of beer do not know what the
others drank.
Goctz, the other murderer In his confession
says
did not mean what | said about buying the
third revolver only wanted 1t for an excuse 10
get across the river, and asa blind; left them
there, took the bus, went over the river, eat my
supper returned in the bus, aud met Sam and
Alex In the same place where left them. We
then took the Freeman street cars and went to
the end Of the line went In coffee house on the
/ right hand side Of the Hamilton road, and there
! played cards. | left Sam and Alex alone there,
and went across the street; | there had bottle
filled with whisky; Sam and Alex came across
shortly aiterward, and We all had lnnch-sau.
snge, cheese and beer. We then went over to the
right hand side Of the street, 10 saloon kent hy
| awonian, and asked for matches, she directed us
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