The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-15

here now. He asked II l would do it Il
the sum named were doubled. said no
He then offered me 5000 and said thai
he had arranged with another for a much
less sum, but he had failed him; he said
he believed | had the nerve to do 1t.
asked him who 1t was he had arranged
with, but he refused 10 tell me until had
agreed to Oit. then agreed to kill the
person, but did not know who 1t was
lie then told me that 1t was Mrs
Matthews. | started back with hor
horror and would not do il. he told me
she had heard a conversation and was TO
be witness for her father, and must bC
put out OF the way. asked him who be
had engaged, and he said 1t was Joe Per-
~, / asked him Il he had told Joe he was
coming to me and he said no. he ther
agreed 10 meet me where ! desired and
pay me when the deed was done. / saw
him again few days before the murder
Perry saw me and told me he knew all
| then thought could not back out, OF
Perry would do II and charge 1t TO me
aud he would get the money. On the
Monday l was at the depot Ut about
II o'clock A. II. | then went 10
my house and took lunch, aud lefl q
little before twelve O'Clock N. went
south to Mrs. Woods pasture lot, and
then crossed over into the cornheld.
did not then intend 10 go to Mrs.
Mathews. l went into the Cornfeld 10
look for melons. l then went to the
fence and sat on the gate and looked over
towards Mr.. Mathews house, and then
thought I would walk over that way; did
not know certainly that Matthews was
gone, as they thought on Saturday that
they might not finish their own
grain. ! did not think oi hiding
my tracks or Of doing the deed
until l struck the Pennington
road. Ithen looked up and down, and
as saw no one crossed into Matthews
field and went into the house. AS went
to tho pump saw Mrs. Matthews at the
door. ! was weak and fatigued, and she
asked me 10 come In, as she was all alone.
She gave me drink when she asked me
10 come In, and my heart failed me. 1t
was too warm in the house, as she was
washing and had q big fire. l then went
and sat In the back door, and was sitting
there when Mr.. Kanable went by. BE
could not have seen me. l went in then
and she closed the door, put down the
blinds herself, and said she would get me
some dinner. 1t then flashed through
my mind that she would go down in the
cellar and 1t would be my chance. ]. Il,
Matthews swore truly when he said there
was but one knife, fork and plate on the
table. She went into tho cellar with q
plate and knife for butter. For an excuse
asked her If all the water was out Of the
cellar. She said yes, but it was muddy,
was at the cellar door and passed down,
remarking wanted to see; l went down
and talked with her little, and as she
stopped down l picked up brick and
struck her on the back OF the head; she
started to run and caught her by her
dress and part OF her drawers; that is the
way her drawers were torn; pulled her
back and struck her again, when she fell;
then picked up small board and struck
her on the side of the head; she groauod,
and l thought 1t was done; then went
up stairs, and to make false mo-
tive rummaged all Of the drawers and
found the money and thought must take
it 10 prevent the true motive from being
discovered. l put part In each ot my
pants pockets, and then thought l would
90 down and see II she was dead. l saw
her eyes looking at me. ! went up to
her, and bending over over said, "Adelia." "
She raised her eyes and looked ut me. l
said "Do you know me?" She made
no reply. / asked her again, and she
said: II do" l asked her who l was
and she said Mr.. Osborn, and reached her
hand TO me and SAID: "Why did you do
thisG" dropped her hand, turned away
and looked at her again for moment,
and felt would give worlds to have her
we'll again. l then took my knife and cut
her throat. She never moved or shuddered.
then went up stairs and lett. then put
the money in the old curbine house. l
had on a coat and got drop OF blood on
the sleeve, l washed 1t of while on the
hunt the next day, alone. did not ravish
her person, US God is my witness. Miss
Fl. testified truly, she saw me from the
north door OF the hotel. l saw her. The
knife used threw into the hedge run.
ming between Enoch's field and Sargents
tarm, toward the cast end oil the hedge.
The knife found was not my kniIe, have
never seen it. Ihave now finished my time
Is nearly up. Ihave fearlully wronged the
Matthews family ! ask them to forgive
me, as ! feel God has. l have stated the
truth as God Is my witness: l might re-
fer to some Of the evidence but have not
time. In q few moments shall be in
eternity and l call God to witness the
truth OF this statement.
George W. Kretzenger has written the
above on this l4th day Of March, A. D.
1873. WANTED him to write 1t as stat.
ed 1t last night to the officers oil the court
and to my attorneys and others. bid a
last eternal farewell and may God receive
my spirit.
ISigned JOHN N. OsBoRN.
Witnessed by N. D. Cook and j. ].
TURRIoLIF.
Hanging Of Driver at Chicago, for
the Murder of his Wife.
CHICAGO, March 14.-George Driver,
who killed his wife on the morning OF the
3Oth Of last November, by shooting her
with a,pistoI, which he borrowed from
his son, was executed in the county Jail
here this afternoon at 2:24P.M. His Last
night was spent mainly in prayer, the at
tending physician being Of the Presby-
terlan faith. This morning q Jesuit
father called visited him, but he declined
to follow his advice. He said he was
once n Catholic because his wife and
children were, but ho had re-
nnunced the faith since his convic.
ton, and would die a Presbyterian
About noon he expressed a desire TO con
verse with Rafferty,, another murderer
who is confined in Jail under sentence oI
6npih and who has been pranted a amer.