, 1873-12-12
He Tries to Get Resigned, but
finds It Hard.
He VIII Make No Confession, and Sees
Only a Chosen Few.
Disposition Of Ills Enccts---IIis Tho-
tograph Taken.
Portcet as q Judgc---Hls Ideas
Of Capital Punishment.
The Statement Which Ho Wrote for
His Lawyer.


Tha sto+oman+ wh:,h IT. mro+o e..
N~ ~'@'S1o LAVA AAo "Aoso AoA
His Lawyer.
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1o,,rr n"r 1iNsntro" e - nor.o.. 'S,I f. ..,u..
horo to,norrov for I'm murd.r If ,ts ,xfo rhI t,s
committed in Chiraoo ovcr t,ro ycare nm
Su. Mrnnrn
sundav scnt II 1a71 rur Tn,n,t,,,, r,,,,.,n, -,
account nf t,c rrfne u1th Tho nnrt,,v.r. ~ w Jn,a
view with tho unrfcrcr and hIs dauo1,or rrho ,I--
custapccg. ~ uarratcl showed tint ~ nhout oc,or
oil tho previous evening IN excited ucuro cnerod III,
polico ucaouar,rrs and rcouested
teudcnt Sherman to lock him un At lin lima In had
neither coat nor Int on la vos corcred Wifi r,ud H..
shirt VIM torn and rnotted with h,oo and hin general
anncarapec wps wild md 1nraortl when n,,csttoncd
by the Doputy c stated TINT ills thrnat bad len ct
and that he had como to siyo himself uu Lie then m
ga counting bis ncots mud when ,c Ind re,chcd I'm
number 40. apuu Inserted tint s ,roat Mt rl,Icb ha
pointed. Ind becn cut. uddInp ac,.n vor
sec tho ruark? ~ Thu Dcnutv pn,v that so,nc,,tnr
was wroue and aftcr rer,,rrn7 thn rnan,. nnn,o ~
A. J. Pestcat, locked him I'M and awnftca ,,orc1onx
mcniB, In a ouartcr Of nm ho,r nctcct,vo shcltoo
made bis anpearonra NJ, Tim looko for nn win lad
Trh fNn
Perfect ,xua renovc, fr,n, ba ce and ~ onro rocor
n1zet h, the ,clec,,xa u. I'm ,r,,rdo-,r ,rn,DuS
rcnorter wax ot ouco ,1ooi1n1 IN Incrvicv hin, Ia
found iu he cs laroe nort1v NJ nbont RI yr,r.
Of coe and Of morn than nvcrauo ,n,r,ocnre Tron,
the commencement Of the tntc,ytev It ~, nnparcnt
that the murderer was trylne On tho insanity dodge
but the roo ,yaH ono which tia murderer for tn sa
tain with INV dcorco NJ aurre.H rbc .uhs,anco ~
tho information s,,nped tho ronortsr was an follows.
c bud been married to thu c.uasel twenty ynara o,
tho ooth dav of tia nrcyious Aurust, On Thnrs,ay
cyouing, five we:ks previous to tho murder. lie and
his wife lad so,,aratr1 on nccount of
\ noursr,n n1rr,cn1rr
sud had renoa;no a,mrt ever ance naforo fin .co,.
ration they Ind lived at No. 1es Third ayrnuc. with
to,r aa ,,onto, r,,.rss H.. ,t,.a.,a "s.
ns,ta oAt q L'." a ps aams. .o1 tno eeo
saw Ills w3fc. la Enid. WINS he,wren r .n, r
'''at n'ent' "hen sue came nome from hes
"ofk u iauhufy OIL Maalson street, uo remembered
speaking to her, hut could not call to mind what ha
u,nro,l, fro,, lin ~ 1as,a n, ,sa',.!
'unoseia from .ne eo9nes o' Lasele anu Madison
Streets ont aAe acehhcd. Ho then went to policy
nol,ocs },c,ce 1,o vcnt tn fe ,r1fo, house a. o,st
10 t,,an.,,t H. a,5 rh, ,,,,t .s. So -, ~ 49,,
no tnousn. 10 nM!. 1ho aaaRncr "as thero 4o ald
nos Aase my o'ihcnas WIN us wlfe he mid, nut at
ns nt Tn s. hn ton tho ~ 1tw ~na1' M 10 10
rood nnrt tlct II df1 not ,nnto me ,neronca Ara
a.. -, r . -. ~, mr. e.., 80, "ay "."etoo1e. 01.9
uAt ho Went 10 NO. ~ Nosth ttafk street, where he
met Gen. sheruaan The General ho Hatd, shook him
cordially by tho hand but subsequently arrestcd him.
Tn rcsrooso T., A froc+ oreetion h, ~ -o,t. ~
@ ~ afeee question S oy Inc reporter h'
sa1a' " a'a rot anft my VIE. Sue struck mo here
ronng to bis tlroat>, and II eho Lad struck ltttle
ycry .touv flint tia ,vtfc won mi ,r, mi .h", ~
' s w ~ w. ' NV not@' w" 'no' ~
a4one nad rccc!Yed any INJURY. Tho reporter, wha
fallea to observe any n,arks upon tho suaua threat
questioned him upon his residence and occupation
"uou w "uias'ei, Sptaisnus s'aa @s tne chHnse Of
Subject. u,spenu99 ..s w1th hs erraao style o
hunrcr bv ,ra1c Int aJpro tbo ur,vnr r,,. Id i,sa
nn ss,,inn no,cy IT. 49,. ,'o.n T. sI a"w
Xix gs,r su En mi ~ NV "as ,t, o.r1 oa III .,"
LIS VIII ase' ~ scat, s.s y, w. 49,, ~ ysar.
as nS anm s "a %s ks nGt to