Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-29

'esoeAI aAh just LOW tnlS money was expended
at the last election, the Republicans invaria-
bly, object. While the appropriation COM
mlttee will recommend the appropriation of |
money for legitimate use in enforcing the |
act referred to above, they will prohibit the
expenditure of any part of the money for the |
employment of supervisors and marshals. |
They will thus prevent interference in cleo
tons through the fundamentally of these
officers.
THE NEBRASKA BUTCHER.
Inter-ie,o With the Perpetrator of Nine
Murders.
s. d. Richards, the Nebraska butcher,
passed through Chicago on the Goth, in Gus
tody of Sheriff Anderson, on his way back to
the scene of his horrible exploits. A Iri-
6une reporter had an interview with him at
the police station. His demeanor was quiet
and composed, and his general beari ng IS
one of modest intelligence, without trace
of the desperate. He was asked what in
duced him to murder the HARRISON family,
and whether there was any quarrel or spite
in the matter.
81 never had cross word with the woman
in my life" was the reply.
"Then what earth tempted you to do
such thing!'
'sWell,'' said the murder, smilinsly, ST
haven't made any statement as yet as to
why did it, and that's all have to say as
to that"
"Do you feel bad about it now, when you
think of it? Does your conscience trouble
you about killing those young childpth and
their mother?"
Richards looked at his questioner as calm
ly as if he had been asked about the killing
of rat s'No, not bit," he replied. Il
don't feel bad about anything. l never did
in my life. I've never lost a nights rest
yet, about that or anything else.''
"Was it for the sake of money you did
it2,.
mo; that's lie, and [ have contradicted
that before. That matter of transfer was
all fixed between us before I ever thought of
killing them The money had nothing to
do with it at ALL
SIS it true, IS they say, that you have
! killed nine people in your timer
"No; that's not correct. have only killed
six people,
"Have you any objection to telling me
who they were?"
"None whatever; ask anything you like. -
| "Who was the first man you made away
with?'
| "He was an unknown man 1 don't know
his name. We had a quarrel. and [ got in
my work first. [ was the lucky man that's
all. l shot him."
| 'What did you do with the body?"
ssLeft 1T lying on sand-hiii.''
The fellow could not have talked in more
Indifferent tone if he had been speaking of
rabbit he had shot.
''Well who was your next 2"
| The HARRISON family. You know all about
that, of course
sYes, that makes five, and the next %
''Peter Anderson. got away with him
with something between the fist and ham
mer.''
'If you happened to get loose again, do
you think you would go on and put in some
more work of this kind p
"Well, probably I might. 1t would all de-
pend upon circumstances.
| 'Of course you can't expect any mercy
when you get out to Nebraska. You know
you will be hanged at very short notice."
81 know that; l never expected anything
else all along. 1t was merely a question of
time. [ never expected to come out of that
State alive. L knew would be mobbed. /
never thought [ would go before a court,
only didn't expect they woul get me alive.
I went about pretty we'll heeed."
"Now that you know they'll hang you,
doesn't the idea make you feel little I'M
comfortable?''
'Not a bit. | won't lose nights rest
over it. l knew it had to come some time,
and it's just as well to let it come now as
any other time. If I was standing on a
fence l wouldn't give cent which way !
jumped. | saw the circulars out" He went
on: "When l was on the train and coming
10 Chicago, guess the conductor must have
spotted me, because he had my photograph
but he didn't come near me. | was expect
ing it, and had my two six-shooters ready
1t would jnst have been question who got
there first, and gness,' said he, with grim
smile, 81 would have had another dead man
on my list. l was bound to fight till the
last. but when Sheriff Anderson got me as
he did, thought might as we'll give it all
up"
"And SO you expect to swing as soon as
you get to Nebraska?''
''Well, [ don't know what they'll do.
They tell me am going to have fair trial;
but it's all the same; it'll come to the same
thing in the end, and don't care which way
| they do it."
The man went on chatting this way for
half an hour without exhibiting the slight
est symptoms of perturbation of feeling.
Even the police officers, used to all sorts of
hard cases, listened aghast to this cool headed
ruffian as he related the story OF his crimes,
and one of them exclaimed, as he went from
the cell door, 'Well, that beats anything
ever came across yet"
There Was nothing in the prisoners man
ner during the conversation to indicate that
he was insane, nor did he seem to try to put
ON the airs of desperate. Indeed, he
looked as mild a hammered man as ever cut
throat. He will proceed to his destination
in Nebraska, where it is probable that his
punishment will be swift and certain.