, 1872-12-18
THE DELAWARE HORROR.


Professor VESTS Confession.
From tho llitford {Del.> .ye,rs, Dec. u.
On Monday evening, Dec: 2 went W
got there and unlocked the door, when Turner
came up. I went on up stairs ahead of him and
unlocked the room door up stairs and went in
ahead Of him. had taken my gaeometer to
pieces that day, intending to fasten small
This sledge hammer was sitting just inside the
door. The other weights were over in the cor
ner, about eight feet further on. One OF the
weights was bolt, or piece of IN axle. 1t was
about two feet long aud about an inch and q
quarter in diameter.
i had just got about where this bolt had been
sitting when + turned and saw Turner wit h the
hammer in his hand. As soon as he saw I saw
I'll kill you" enatched up the piece Of axle.
Just as did SO be struck at me with the ham
mer. He struck me on the top Of my hat dent
ing the hat in but not touching my head: was
STOPPING over. I struck at him with the
bolt or piece Of axle, intending to strike him on
on the neck below the ear He fell, and don't
think he ever. breathed afterwards. This WAS
just after sunset. He fell over on his side. I
then left him felt his pulse, and found that he
was dead.
/ I did not intend to kil1 kim, but only to knock
him down, so that he woald not kill me. I left
the body lying there. Camo and got my supper
at Mr: Fountains hotel. did not go back any
more Ina! evening: n Went 1ack ass1n On 1nes- 11
thoupbt a5 b Wonld ct him mn IN nieees md carrV
lin 6 ad h,rv G him. T cpt - of Rl'i his h,.ad he's ana
feet, and skinned the body. I did it with g. pen
knife, having previously broken several Of the
"oI ~ ~ 4 ~ Fannta;ns Ea ~ d;nnar This
was not a1l done before dinner. I do not re-
member how much did do before dinner. Had
~ e - - az aoo ma ot +hern se ong nnoro
"Ins st, ~ a1l' ~ os ~ ty;t;a1 10y
.ra4,a ,o.,t - ,nt -; sftorr,oa,, a,at
nott at ~ aH,d - ea,;aaa f-o,,, ~
nounaaI sI ano s1l Men' out " ao;, nd
II Wonla pe oarh Mnen came @ paca a., ana 40. l
Goula tahe tne tenisi1le a"a}r ~ MAS o9tA VIII
sot u1cAA1pou. t. ~, AuoouIy. tptou6u1
mad piece Of paper @ over top OF oucket, wnle1
vas anons IT,. Inc no19e M % sne1' IL, anu Monia t
noe lee 1ue tahe H. ~ ~ uoMA us1 Mntae 1np
onter dool, ana iocaeu ane u1o1: epon .44a ~
.ne poIse Ala carlIa6o w tno a1Au4e MoLt ~
sne no.el anu - W. ~ neu niysen' tnen 'uo9Su1
eoulo carry on lne remains r. oncGHt anu oufy
them. got my supper a. aa6lolesHle.
"ens 70 tne 1oot1 a'oat G!och. ! tno1
tooK me nucAet tnaL nao t the shln ~ 10 anu ul
oat VI tne sstsee ~ Gas H.o .tta - ~. eu
1AI oelore tne1e "ete ."o aooH a1eol ~ "eut
ous 1oochelnan stlset ana tuluuan sae & New
etfeet recently opened as contlnua1lon 81 NOW
street. round the giouno lro1on anu na9
nothne 70 ol5 no1e WILL l tuea s4ineu a1lo
NAMED n my room aWnne ,19 tnlnklne @ ~nat
10 40: Gonctuasa .'os "ouia seai nl .uo aaaSe
oo1 4ao 1ueio pI5 pls'en anu tn':Ae
ooA tt thss ~ "oe ~ s;isaad - 10 +.a;nt
ana smp anem ~ on n 1ne than 20 d nu,i1o i Po
follow them ana pue} 31 tnem' ! iounu II was
getting iate' ana that eonlu ny s.ay my !ate1
that mght. shen came TO t4e nosel ana , went
70 peg suppose II "as aoou' IL oclech-4ue9-
day night;
On ~ my 1901 was auf.ng me- anu
Q1Q 0CE go DICK 10 TDon 6utpOa0 II Wta6 ak3
late as O'clock "hen - Ee4t tnere. ! iouno 1oe
remains smelanS SO tnae "as attalo a. ,!t 70 snlp
t1em on ne 1allroaq. Ha1 anous at ~ a1neFent
plases y me soMn n3 {ha e9 4hr
4oon ~ -, ahn,,t ~ c'noo1- to"11 ~,
Went pacA 70 roo iuuus - fas eyea: ] sooh ny
Kn11e ana eok sonle pleces y. uesn , !lom fenasns
tn5 atr.,ct 80 hasd TX +,a th hoit 90
on 1he neau ~. na ~ ~ t'f pu.s ~
oeio1e 1ustn 'le no2g ara a,,i9 g' ~ -
to maen 1ne oau ~ h. n1rrase;a, : 10
nlzea. Couia not naae ,a any tpt es9lon ~ 49,
Was my in1en.o1 ~ ,,,d rn1 h Dae
oaly sA1naen @ ~ - Todlu 5 10 pI nnt -
r1t 10 neae ~ A. -;1~naJ a,ant;o5 - ~ :r,,t
nme neap near h tne an5 tb ba'' & us
some nne ~ snH ead - N ~ -1aaa Loaa
paeA n1ep ~ 9Ao - a ha ans5a ~ fornd faar,
"uoae ot ~ NJ ~ 1onaa, aut.horsa h11r;a5 =
lug nts ~ oear tha ooq-,er ~
nuaeI noaP r5 ~ raii-asd e'>1 VIZ ~
I nAtel 6tieet auu - ~ ,.,1,x =.
wen gacA " nhe .9gn. ~
nght naq noho a1a snd avg ta nIher - or e
ono lanP AZ an - sIu ha1ot ~ ~. ~ ai;e
KeEoaene. .ooA n0 a1,t 1,t +7a straat
nj II 70 cay g. ona ro1nin@ Wv +oo,t i; hacl
"tn ssm eo nn;r o1 neoitad Soma +alov ~
lhto lne 1oon ~ st,,o1, +i,a canJ1a 1' o tha oor
1ne cnule anu ~ ~ .n9 at and 4onra W scohoi
.neu .Uua I sat u fra ~ T. wantad to see + the
over u anu ss' ahaor ~ tn ao1ar ~ ~ sl;n
aeonoi moua a1ean ~ n tho o0t oor int a1ao
eplt soto 019ouoi sd that 'u ;eht hofora do;no
caugns W. aie; 1ao tas tha Ai' bnr' and n;ecas
tnis, p1eH n Il over the bodT. intended il
~ a chenaa o1o +he n co1oy q, the akin
the the aco foot to % throw tie % skin Of tho body On
Inc the ar t"ut nd " anna tha color by hnrnne alec.
t5 tns nool m = auo o1"''s0 WIG e'4oA - 1N
no1 tn5 On ii TIN bnrn;,o s1cobo1 did not ohanpe
~ 1ounu ~ ~ 49, a1.;n I'iD ;ntonded - III Il dd e
me e9Ior q 1nu sh 10 oarand : A. - T. @
put Inc e,,1d na when II tha en acoio1 m tha oo,
ae ht t1u ~ r rra+iarea IN "a faa+ haTs1a ma
cangns nre ~ ~ ste ,,t + -n,, ,&ns ~
saln '4s sand ~ +r;aa ~ ~ ian tha ;Jo M
Mr H9ur ~ hea Innclred ovar can nf kerosene thni
iurner nau anuInIu ~ ~ W., 10 Monds1 sa11-ad ~
vas s.nS M oI od po1 W. VII, +heaa tinos
y; Maru v she hsnd noS1'' "1''t SA'0'0
IN 1ly nanu. ,4 ~ o,.;doro1,7o rim, TN -,
a1lot u1o 5oy - 20 ~ ~: P.oS ~ - az