The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-31

The following is the confession ~ ,,.,,,,,.
Fred Olds, Of which mention uas ,oada Ioa,
"eeh' II appears that Fred committed the
ueeo without the knowledge Of his father. II
was d. one time supposed that HE father was
an accomplce, but this confession OF the vopno
man frees him from such charge. Tho Friends.
ana acquantances OF Frank Olds Will be yla,1
10 learn that he Is not guilty of the crime laid
at his door.
4, FRED ODDS, voluntarily aud OF my own free.
VIII 90 make the following statement relative 70
.he charge made against me of the rourder q,
Daniei W. Ferris: On Friday. toe 9Th dav ~
-uarch' 1914, l was IN Ferris grocery store.
4u''e severe thunder and hal storm occuyred
uuring the forenoon from ten To a lttle o,,or
eleven O'Clock during ths time and It,,o
'iiiie after the storm ceased, Ferris and nlav.
- o.ocAers; we got along well enough, until
I fefrls insisted that had made false move.
INSISTED had not high words ensued. Farris
caiied me a petty thief, said had treonontlu
stolen from him, that was 6 living Gt.le
VI d =, and reaching over his counto, 10 ono
Oh the sheivs took up revolver and ordeyaa
me 10 leave the store and never Como hao,
again into It, Upon that left the sto,o and
went straight to my fathers bonse oho,,t
hundred feet distant from Ferns atore
went IN the house there was no one there bnt
my mother she was lying on the bed yarv suck
she did not notice me at that time. r weot No
" my Ded which was In the same room. and
'ooh my carDine from where ii usually stood bv
the BED. ! went right out Of the bou.e 20
Ferrs' store; walked into the store Ear.,a
was sitting in chair between the coop,e, and
the stove. walked up so that the stoye was
between him and me. My intention yas AZ the
uine 70 make HIM retract all he had sad abont
me- lie suddenly looked around seeing me
nave my carbine in my hand without .aving g.
"o'u nc seized his revolver aud lust Az no was
starting 10 raise mp fred at HIM, Lbe bali str1k-
ng hm IN the face, supposed had killed
im for few moments. but fonnd bo5 5oo.
was greatly alarmed and excited Ny only
oea was to secrete him. so ! put him down
'ehiar, and he still showing strong eydepee og
lie, i ended his existence with the large obaesa
inne, and Immediately set about 10 bury him
Il the cellar. While at this work heard NV
a'her whistle and knowing that the signal was
ntended for me | went up stairs. ont oP Tho
'ack door and ran over to our stabls nm, ,ho
lorse IN the stable, went IN the house, staid n
'"e wnile ana quietly went out went back to
ne store and finished burying Ferris; then.
rent Dack to the house, lay down on NV bed
ntli about three o'clock, when got up, told
ly mother ! was coming up town. came up
'wn, mad with me about forty dollap which
had taken from the store and which belonged
Ferris. Being under great mental excite
lent, l scarcely know what did with the
'oney or what said about it, suppose
'ent 1T pretty freely. Invent home'Io or supper;
lme back up town and stayed all night in town;
ext morning went down and opened up the
ore without any well defined idea how long
ould keep open or what further steps Lwould
Ike to secrete the evidences OF Ferris death.
told both my parents on Friday evening that
,rris had gone suddenly east, that he yas
ing to get married, and that be wae going TO
i've me in charge Of the store, and that he
,uId not probably be back before from ELK 10
,ht weeks. There was no one with noe at the
ne of Ferris DEATH, nor did any ono ass,st
} in any thing that subsequently occurred.
olemnlv declare that neither my father nor
mother knew anything abou. tho death OF
iris until after our arrest. mean 10 be un-
stood in the fullest sense when declare
m to be innocent OF any participation in
death OF Ferris, or knowledge OF il after
ccurred. or OF having in any way, shape. or
,ner counseled, aided or abetted mo, either
recurring the death of Ferris or in assisting
to conceal the fact Of his death. did NOT
the life of Daniel W. Ferris for his poney.
d take II in moment of great passion and
Or occasoned by unjust accusations, false
abusive charges, made by him aeainst mo
out any cause or provocaton on INV psrt
FRsp. Orps