Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-12-14

prisoner as the one he did the cutting
With; | cut OFF his head and feet with the
penknife and skinned the body that is
the knife (pointlns to it) which lies on
the table l broke one of the hladts cut
ting the homes / broke several OF the
bones with the piece Of axle this was not
all done before dinner; / don't know
how much did do before dinner; | went
to dinner that day, but do not know the
exact time do not remember positively
whether was back to my Office after din
ner or not In the afternoon got horse
and carriage of Mr.Fountain, and went out |
to Hazletville, nv home, and come back In |
the evening, thinking to take the remains |
away and bury themi got back about elk |
O'Clock that evening, and brought downthe |
skin Of Turner from my office IN water
bucket. which was about half covered
with a piece Of paper; the horse smelled
Il and would not let me take it then set
it down lust inside of the outer door, and
locked the door then brought the horse
and carriage to the stable aud went up to
the hotel and warmed myself; | then
thought / would carry the remains In
bucket and bury them; | went back TO
my office about S O'Clock | then took the
bucket which had the skin In it and started
out on the street with II | was going
down L0ckerman street to New trtet and
then turn into New street | had not got
far before there were two dogs after me
| found the ground was frozen, aud that
had nothing to dig hole with l then
turned and brought 1t back 10 my room
again thea remained in my room think
ing what to do, and then concluded
would tear a large box | had to pieces
and make a box that would hold
tue remains for the purpose Of shipping
| them on the Delaware Railroad TO some
point and then follow and bury them;
| found that il was getttg late and ]
/ couldn't stay any later that night then,
about II o'clock, came up to the hotel and
went to bed tails was Tuesday my looi
was hurting me on Wednesday and didn't
/ 20 back to my loom till about . O'Clock IN
| the morning 1 then found the remains
smelling so ! could not ship them on the
railroad ] got my dinner at the hotel that
day and was about in different places ill
tue afternoon | returned To my Office
about . O'Clock IN the afternoon, when J
took my knife and cut the lips and nuse Oh
the head. intending TO skin t.a.d "a. ~ rit
some pieces hom the abdomen ] tLcn
struck the head with the Lolt or iron aNici
for the purpose Of masAing D. up so that -
could not be recognized, but found that ]
could make no impression ON II; ]
was afraid if skinned the head % would
still retain its shape and would be leco--
nizei after this / took the head in a
bucket. to il down O. the lime hcar near
ihc RailOld, end toilet 10 in thc lime, audi
then rakcd ii back in Tine bucket aut car
ricd il TO the place where buried 10. u,lr q
spade belonging to Mis-. Jones for thi-
purpose. buried the bead under % Beau
OF cut tiars IN the street near the corner
of Water street AMI the Railroad ]
then came back to my room about ~
O'Clock that night. had candle
and two LAMPS at my oilice, one for burn
. ing aichohOl and the other for burning
, kerosene | then took the Llcket aud put
r the skin in It to carry iiawQ Iihcn went
, out on the street with 10 and saw som,
/ person coming, when took il back 20 ny
room again; / melted the end of q clrdlt
that might stick the candle 100 IL ON ihn
} floor; ! then took one of he i,tt art
poured some alchOhol over it, thinking
, that il would change the color of the foot
! by setting II on fire; l set 4 oi
! fire and split some over the floor, whcl
also ignlted had that night, before thai
/ time, piled up TIE box over the body, aut
put the small pieces on top Of the box
Intended, if the alcohol did change th'
! color of the skin ON The feet, to spread th'
, skin out ON the floor. AND change The eoiol
! Of i bv burning alcohol or b.; ] louA
o. that the alcohol would no; change tm
c color of tn, skin; ] intended If D.
3 did change the color to put Tie
r skin back on the body, and dt
L as well as could wneu the alcoho
4 on the floor caught FIRE, gathered mp Thu
3. feet, hands and skin in my hands and 20
fsuf q the ua ftRu'I fu4 n