Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-13

the hotel, 10y putting up two forked poles
and laying piece Of scantling across,
resting in the crolches.
In the meantime the parties in the room
with Jameson learned from him that AZ
ter he murdered Locke. he went first to
house on Big Sioux river, in this Tcrrito-
ry. where he remained three days, and
then stopped one day at Charley Bra
zcau's house. lie then went up Big 81.
oux short distance, and crossed that
rivcl, and went over on to the Floyd, In
Iowa, thence down To Sioux City. where
he remained one day. Went from Sioux
City to OnawG, where he became ac-
quaintcd with an Irish servant girl
Went from Onawa to Galveston, Texas
found times dull in Galveston. and re-
turned to st. Joseph, Mo-. where he
opened faro bank, and made some
$500. Went to Colorado, and engaged
again in gambling. Returned again to
Onawa 10 see the girl, Tor whom he en-
tcriained strong affection, and from
there he went TO Omaha, and hired out
to farmer. in whose employ he was,
when arrested.
lie then stated that his father and
mother were dead, and he had bat one
married sister living. Her namc is Mary
Ann Flanagan, and she lives ut Bowling
Green, Ky. He further stated that 6elotc
leaving Kentucky he had killed one man,
| They wetc trying to- see whether they
could snufr candle out by anapping
cap on gun. His friend was standing at
the muzzle OF the gun, which was a
double barcllcd one, when Jamcson cap
ped the gun and fired The barrel prov
ed to be loaded and his friend WAS in-
stantlv killed: but, ~ he claimed, uniI-
tenlionaly. lie said that he had passed
through many rough scenes, and had led
wild, dissOlute lite This was all OF
importance which he said until the
priest came, though he answered all qucS.
,ions checrGully and readily.
Rev Father Theodore Malerus, u Ger.
man priest, arrived about hall past three,
and after performing the right OF absoln-
ton for the culprit. Jameson requested
au opportunity to make will, and ask
eel lawyer of Yankton who happened
to be present, to draw up the will, claim
ing that he had acres Of land with a
brick house and brick stable on it in
! Bowling Green. Kentucky. The follow
ing will WAS then drawn up and duly cy.
| eCuted:
Il, John McBeth, at ST. Helena, Cedar
! County, Nebraska, on this lilh day of
May, \. ID. 1871, because OF the certain
ty OF death, hereby will and bequeath
all my property, personal and real, To the
following persons and purposes. to wit;
One third of the same TO my sister, Mary
Ann Flanagan, of bowling Green, Ken
| tucky; one thild to the Catholic Church,
at ST. Helena, Nebraska: one third to
Rev. rhcodolc MajcruS, pastor OF said
! Church his
JONI (X) MclIErI.'
mark
The will was duly attcstcd by persons
present.
Jameson then called for something 10
cat. He was furnished with oystels and
other food. with wine, which he ate with
a hearty relish, taking pains TO pepper
hi. oy stcrs carefully, and eat with due
dclberation. He was then waited upon
by IL delegation Of the citizens OF Cedar
| County, and taken down the street, and
placed in Il wagon where he was seated
on a dry goods box, still ironed. along
side Of the priest He then took his final
leave OF Sheriff Mcdonald and few
others who remained behind. The wag-
on then drove off to the place fixed for
the execution. hating directly beneath
the gallows. The priest then pronounced
4 henedicton. Jameson stood upon the
box perfectly cool and collected, and said
that he supposed he was about to be
launched into cternity--that he was hold
inc no grudge against any man on earth.
That hr had numerous enemies, but he
lorgavc them all. That he went without
any compunctions OF conscience. lie
hoped that no young man would ever
follow in his tracks. lie had done u
great many things which il he had time
to tell them all, would make rather fun
ny book That he had often thought the
galows would be his end; but had con.
tractcd habits that he conld not break
He requested that his body should be bu.
ried in the Catholic burying ground and
not off by itself but near The other graves.
Some one i'm the crowd asked how long
il would take to tell all the things for his
funny book, but the priest shook his
head, and said he did not want anything
of that kind. Some che then brought
him glass of wine which he drank, and
then n piece of cord was cnt from a
clothes line, doubled, and put around his
NECK, and the other end attached to IL rope
which had been hanging from the scani-
ling. His handouts were removed, and
his hands fastened behind his back with
a cord. A party in the crowd then count
ed one two--lhreo, when the driver
started the horses, at that moment Jam.
ieson gave a smart jump, leaping as
high as he could, evidently intending