The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-23
THE TRIPLE MURDER.
JOHN WALLACE MAKES A FULL
CONFESSION.
He and His Brother are Held Under
StrODg Guard Until Morn.
lug, When They Will be
Brought TO wheeling.

finding everything in the same position
| as last night.
John wallace's Confession.
John Wallace, the brother. made
confession this morning, acknowledging
his guilt and stating ths: his hands alone
and unsided had done the whole OF the
fearful deeds. He duplicates a young
man, Henry Villers. whom he says ad.
vsnced the idea TO him three weeks age
under the following circumstances. He
was at Littleton, when Villers came up to
him, asking what he thought of the
family of his brother George. He said
he thought Mary Mrs. Baker, was q
very nice woman, and certainly was q
good wife to George. Villers then
asked him what he thought ofthe Roberts
family, (meanlng the father, brothers, &C.,
OF Mrs. Bsker,) saying that for himself
he thought but Cd ID little Of the
whole set; that Mrs. Baker had insulted
him while he was working for George
last fall, and that he would give any one
thirty dollars who would kill her, or he
would freely 60 with any person and
help put her out of the way.
Wallace then went on to tell as to how
he, and his wife were visiting
ct his brothers. Mrs. Baker
had insulted him and his wife,
and to add to it afterwards George had,
in conversation with him, spoken lightly
OF her character. This he claims he took
to heart, "but not sufficiently to go raw
ing mad over it."
Matters thsn ran on until he started to
60 to Cameron the morning of the day OF
the tradegy, on the half past three o'clock
train. While in Littleton, waiting for
the train, he was again approached by
Villers, who handed him letter sd-
dressed to Wallace's father, from q
brother OF the murdered woman. This
he took, promising its delivery, and they
then parted company. He did not 60 on
the evening train as he had intended,
and in his strolling around the village,
he met Hr. Coneroy, for whom his
brother George worked, who told him to
go up to his house and get his supper,
which he did. After supper he and his
brother George went TO Litlleton, about
one and q half miles away, and while
loafng in store Villers again came up
10 him and whispered, care you ready to
do that job tonight" He said he was,
and they both walked out on the platform
OF the store just as train No. /
WAS passing. about $50 o'clock.
Then he asked me who was keeping Mrs.
Baker company, and l told him Mary
Church. Then Villers said, "You go on
and induce either one out and kill her,
and | will kill the other" l went i'm
mediately on, got the whisky, and took
the nearest route to Georges house
Arriving there 1 knocked at the door,
but got no response from within, when l
went to the back of the house, where
there is a small window, upon which l
tapped, and was asked "Who is there?"
bv Mrs. Baker. l told her, when she
said to go around to the door and come
In. This l did by pushing in the door
and chair which stood behind it. Mrs.
Baker asked what was the matter. told
her VIM. Church wife her sister and the
mother of the murdered girD was quite
sick and wanted her Immediately. She
dressed at once, and taking up and dress.
ing the baby told me she Was ready to
60. | asked If there was hammer about
the house. She said there was one in the
chicken house, and went and got it for
me, asking at the same time what l want
ed TO do with il l said Mr.. Church
wanted it. We then started, carrying
the baby and she the hammer. We
went on this way to within
two hundred yards Of the top
of the hill (the knob described) when she
took the baby and gave me the
hammer. We went on in this way 10
the top of the knob, where We encoun.
tered the fence, which We were oblig'd d
to cross. Here she handed me the baby
to cross the fence. l took the baby on
nv LETT arm, and as she attempted to
climb the fence |
on the bsck of the head. She fell with.
out grosn; when l struck her sgslH
twice rapidly on the forehead. l then
placed the baby upon the PROSTATE form,
when it began TO cry, snd / struck it,
too, upon the hesd and then fed.
The Murder of the Girl.
| feared EiIlers would tail in his part,
50 returned 10 the house. Pushing the
door open (it had no fastening but by
plscIng something against i: on the in
side), l found Nary (the girl in bed,
snd ssked her if she would get me some
thing to est. She said she would got
up, being dressed, and went 10 the cup
board, cut some nest, and IN passing by
the door on her way TO the FIRE, struck
her on the side OF the head. She fell.
I then went out Of the door, and rescb-
ing back within the space to where her
face lay up,urned, struck her twice on
the forehead. l then threw the hammer
away and went home.