The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-05

tCrOWa ReldeIeu oUou the O"ui
house filled with morbid curiosity, tc
see the man. Several persohs wsrt
admitted, among them countryman oi
Loves to whom he confessed having
done the deed. Aftsrwsrd, in the pres,
ence oil. ex -Coroasr West asd several
reporters, he made the following state
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His real pape, be said. was eErpest
MintIing, and he was a native O
Stuttgart, wirtemberg. He had been
| in this country eighteen mopths. BE
was twenty.eight yesra otage land ~
orphan. He had, however, two BROTH
fers and three sisters llvsg in Studgsrt
He was in the Bsvsrian army, aud par:
ticipated in the, battles Of Wurth,
Leichtenberg aud in the siege OF Paris.
He was regularly discharged rom the
army. He worked, when he frat came
to this country, on the farm OF Peter
Ramsey, at Oakdsle, New jersey, bul
arrived at Pittsburgh in January last
and had very soon alter gone to oiths
Hamnetls TO live. =.
In regard to the details OF the mur
der he said: Ileit' -Hsmnett's rhouse
just after supper on the evening Of the
murder and went directly to Home.
stead; l called at 8 saloon and drank
Two glasses OF beer; that was all | h4d
that night amer leaving the saloon !
went to grocery store kept by: Ger
man and purchased some cigars and
FIVE cents worth OF candy for the child
rem : don't know the name .ot, the
storekeeper,, but L, had been there
several.times; think Iswas at the store
about nine o'clock'in the evening, Jus,
as was leaving it came into ny head
that must have Hamnett'srmo !; ]
thought.he had agrsat dtalI oftmohey
in the house, and as felt 80 queer all
at once.in ny head tbeught~l emust
get it'll went directly Is the house but
don't know how got there I'suppoee
l nust have been out OF my mind ;
after getting into the house + found
lat Mr.. and Mrs Hamnett had not
come home.
TIE INNOCENT AND SLEEPING vIefIMs.
= 1t occurred to me to get the money |
must kill the children, ;, found the axe
in the kitchen. and taking that with
me Invent up into the room over TIE
kitchen where Robert Smith and my
self slept. The. bed Was in the corner
OF the room, aud, saw that Robert
was sleeping souudly, with his face to-
wards me. -
+ took d position at the front Of the
'bfd, and with one blow killed the boy!
He never moved. l can't cay. how it
was The boys throstl was 'cut;; may
have struck him twice, but he meyer
grosned. 80. o.. 80 Il |
After the boy was dead, i went isto
the adjoining roep, where Ida snd in
tie Emmie were sleeping. There .wete
two beds in the room-one in the cor
ner aud the other, the one occupied by
the children, near the centre. Both o.
| the little girls were sleeping 1 struck
| Jsa,srSt, ID e. nsf -Nn tseS-A -ItLar
she uttered a cry. and / hit her q sec'
opd time, she did not groan again.
After this l went down stairs ana
took a position just inside the door o
the room adjoining the kitchen. anC
waited for Mr.. aud Mrs. Hsmnett tc
come home. They came between ten
and eleven o o'clock. Mr.. Hamuett came
into the room first; / was standing q
that he could not zee me, aud | struck
him from behind, using..the saGe axe
he fell to the floor; Mrs. Hamnet
then came rushing into the room, ant
as she passed through the door STRUCK
her but did not kill her; she sbrleket
once or twice "oh God, John 2 ant
then | struck second blow which kill
ed her instantly Mrs. Hsmnett ant
the baby were the only ones hit twice
the Others were killed with one bio"
used the axe all the time.
LOVE OF MONEY THE COLE CAUsE.
l committed the deed to get Mr.
Hsmnetts money. | searched Nj
Hsmnett,s pockets and obtained hi
nocket book. 1t contained only iiltee,
dollars in paper money. l found Mr'
Hamnett's pocket book on the sewin
machine there was only fifty cents i
il. looked over the house, but a
the money | got was fifteen dolIars
The silver money / spent ! broueh
With me from Germany. ] did not g
it from the house. My only .moI'v
= for doing this deed was to get th
T money. never had any i'll feeling
3 towards any OF the Hamnetts.
alvsys liked the little children, au
3 always bought them candy when
vent 10 Homestead. The boy Smi,
and | were good friends, and | alwe,
liked Mr.. and Mrs. Hamnett l d
D not FIRE the bouee, and it was not q pa
= OF the plan to cover up the murde
e When searching the house put 40 c
lamp in the sitting room, aud Wit
rushing away from the building it wi
overturned, / tboughtlt would 60 on
e | did not think the house would bur
= As soon as I left the building pr
ceeded at once TO the railroad, a'
walked direct 10 Pittsburgh ! stopp
at several places but don't know q
!. names OF the places; came over
e Pittsburgh aud went TO zee my frIs
:. Bailer on Penn street. / think; do
II know the locations very well; v
l. never in Pittsburgh more than tbr
It times; after leaving Bailer's i crost
st over the river to Allegheny; crossed
u covered bridge (Mechanics street) q
OF went to several breweries TO get wol
re During the horrid recital the prison
ID was very calm, and seemed only an
D. ious that the whole matter should
o. fully understood. Subsequently 1t
D. found that the prisoners real name
TO Ortweip, and it was stated by u
rs man who bad known him abroad, Il
o. be had fed his country on account o
DO murder done there.
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