The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-10-28

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and ptrp.ylgania, they viii place Charles
D. Robinson and all his associates on he
State ticket, in possession IL the admins
tra;ion and secure 70 OR State an honest
and truss worthy set Of officers.
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MURDER WILL QUIZ
A Mystery Unraveled-- Txrlana-
ton OF a Double murder in Nash
vile. Tenn.
From the Nashville Press and Times.
1t will be remernbe by many of our
citizens that III the spring Of 1868, many
murders we're committed, IN, and about the
the city. Men We're found dead in alleys
and cut Of the way places, and no clue
could be had OF the perpetrators Of the
terrible crimes that were committed in The
dark.
One morning two bodies We. G found in
An alley leading from Cedar street, both
with skulls crushed by blows from some
heavy instrument, lying side by side, and
what was more surprising. although both
had gold watches and large sum Of mons
cy II their pockets, they were not touched;
the money aud valuatles were left upon
taeir person, fact that led to many con
lectures a. 10 the probable cause OF their
ieafhs The officers of the provost de-
partnent were puzzled, from the fact that
the pcfs0n or pm >ons who had Committed
the mufder, certainly did not do it for gain
The bodies were finally recognized as being
those # two brothers recently 'mcste,,.;1,
out Of an Clio regiment of infantry. who
had been paid OF after three years service
aud had been seen the previous afternoon
making preparations to return to their
homes IN Ohio. They were put in cases
and shipped to Ohio to their parents, " here
iEey were buried. For many weeks we
remember to have heard this strange affair
discussed, nor could any satisfactory exn!a
nation ever be given. Recently We receiv-
ed an exchange, published in New phila
de phla, o., from which we CLEAN the fol-
lowing confession that removes the doubt
that has shrouded this tragedy:
esiefday We were solicited to. visit the
county jail by the pastor OF the Methodist
church, to hear the confession of diving
criminal, sentenced az the last term Of the
court to the pcnetentlary fer highway
robbery, but being attacked with a malig
nant fever, with constitution broken
down by disease and dissipation, he can
not possibly recover. When told that he
must die, he requested that a minister
might be sent for, and when that gentle-
man c0uverssd with him, on Saturday last
he became penltent, and expressed a wish
to make statement that would account
for the killing of the Miller boys.
We went to the cell and found Haysly
ing on his bed pale and very feeble. When
told that we had come to hear his state.
ment, he said that he was very glad. as il
would relieve his mind much that he had
carried his secret until it had almost tor
tured his life out Of him, and as he desired
to prepare himself for future world. his
llrS; duty was to confess his crimes to men
OF Tod. lie then made the following state
ment:
When the 18th was being filed up for
the war, i Joined 1t with the intention of
deser'ing as soon as got my bounty money.
The Miller boys were ~ the same COMPANY:
bath sergeants, and We're so anxious TO ge,
the regiment full that the officers gave
them the camp guards to see to, which
prevented u from going out, as they were
very strict and tried to DO the dnty without
any iaiing. Alter got my money tried
10 desert twice, but these Millers caught
me both times; and when the regiment
went to the front | was carried down as a
prisoner. The service in Tennessee was 81
hard that it was long time before | got
my trial. and then was sentenced to be
sent to Alton state prison, to stay there
Thiie the war lasted. | had a bad heart.
and swore if ever got out | would Kill
| those two men, whom | ga d got me into
| ali the trouble After st ying in prison
two years, escaped and went down south.
and knocked around a good deal; and lust
az the war was ending | was in Nashville
driving team in the quartermaster's de-
partment. One day | saw the two Nillers
and the sight of them made me dreadful
mad, and | got ready 10 kill them on sight.
In few days after | wen. down town one
IiiE,a, with some fellows and we drank .
good deal, and went to the theatre: after
| 1t was out l went with my crowd TO a
saloon to get a drink, and when we came
out | saw the Mlllers going up stree.
toward the capitol; | followed them and
just as We got to an alley, spoke to then,
and stepped up the alley they followed
and going up a few steps | turned on them
and using slung shot | soon killed them
when L ran out and found the men | came
down with, who knew nothing of what I
had done. In few days left that pl &c
and went west,