The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-25

looked over INTO INC IO4IlI uV"h ul'"'' 49,
very sDOt where the outrage was conf
mitted: saw groups of people. trying 70
and out nv tracks, sc. ! stayed there
untif f1irIli: then went down across near
Nj Patterson's house, then up over the
hill. / saw groups Of people, going to
and from John FOx's house; It was now
letting quite dark. walked along the
Toad, 6y Dan NIuma's house ION the north,
east sidc.) In climbing over the fence, |
threw down o good deal OF II; wen; up
the hill; passed over 1T crossed q deep
hollow; went up through Mr.. GoodWin's
and John Fox'S cornfeld, into the chest
nut grove, where first formed Loutsa's
acquaintance. From there l followed
down the line fence, ut the edge OF James
Groves wood, to the cOal bank. There
WASH crust on, the snowIs0 there danger
of p6ople hearing me walk; ! often heard
them passing inc. came near 70 Whetc
a shock Of fodder was, by an apple'tree'
IstoOd behind tho appls.trec; set my triS.
gers, and cooked my gun, meaning to shoot
them PERKINS and MsjoFal They passed
very near the rnuEzle Of my gnn. heard
them saw: "Carr Is q fool, If he ever gives
up to be TAKEN" Il thought that myself
/ intended TO attend to the taking OF my
life myself but not until | could get rs
close 70 the house as possible, so l would
likely be buried in the same graveyard IN
which the girl would be. Then stole
into the coal.bank; just as | got into ~
six men came along, carrying rifles anu
threatening what they would do. | was
standing within very few steps Of them;
| heard them say: III VIC can get hold Of
the son Of u b., we will hang him up
without Judge or jury" thought !
would relieve them Of that little Job" !
then went back into the bunk Us far as !
could; occasionally l would come out.
look over at tho house, and think about
tho affair. ti -. 'lg
HAD eaten nothing oil that day except
little breakfast, and was very hungry
II slept very little in the bank.l About
10 or II O'Clock l went up past the house,
and was going 10 venture in, but didn't
| went to the window Of the kitchen Tin
the north end Of the house, and looked In;
the Doctors were dressing her. wanted
to 70 in. l felt TINT must go In and kiss
her, and shake her hand, but hearing
voices, Fcrent back 10 the large walnut
tree. Standing within but few feet OF the
house While l was crouching there,
some parsons came out Of the. house,
stayed u little while talking, then went in
again. / then went into stable, and crcpt
into the hay.loft, while / was there, some
persons came to get boards to,ylay her out
on" They were under me and above me.
crcpt back into the yard again, and saw
four or five men there; knew three Of
them-,IoShuA Young, Ed. Grimes and
James Groves. Afler they went into the
house, went haCk to the window and
looked. saw Louisa; Alie was dressed,
and lay there looking very pale; but !
thought hers was the most beautiful corpse
l ever saw. went away, utterly miser.
able, 10 the coal bank, where / remained
until morning. About daybreak / came
out of the bank, went over to the spring.
house, andstOotl there and studied "goOd
little bit" It was now fully light. ]
thought Of going up to the house to try 10
sec Louisa again, hut was afraid the
crowd was too large for me TO Accomp.
lish my purpose. ! commenced TO tear
up my WuukCICulclt 10 NoC III y
ing up the gun, which swung to a
ratGcr, placing the muzzle TO my
heart. Afterwards, arranged the string
so that, when l pulled the gun
toward me, II would 60 of. had 1t all
fixed up, and jerked It, but It fell down,
and the load was discharged into my
breast, to the LEFT Of my heart. 1t did not
knock me down. l nevcr felt IT, 1t be-
numbed the whole side. felt around on
my back to see ifthe ball had gone through
me, and found that it had not walked
over 10 the spring, thirty or forty yards
from there, and got drink. | heard
somebody (Nlr. and Mrs. Fox llallOOing
Murder! Murder! Murder!!!" So !
thought I lcOuld murder, and got out my
stolen slloc.kniic, and set about cutting
my throat these scars tell tho tale better
than cam. ] then stuck the knife straight
INTO the windpipc, and almost severed It.
The blood was flowing fast, and I fell
down, fainting. ~