The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-23

| WM. BkNNE1T. lSAAChUSH.
JAS. VANuoRN. CHAs. HoRNRR.
JAMES WILLS. Ed. MCDONALD.
G. THRoCKMoRTES.
JOHN wALIAcE's CONFESSION.
About eleven o'clock to-day John Wal
lace sent word to the jury that he woult
like 10 make confession to them. HI
was brought in, and before he was allow
ed to speak was informed by the foreman
that what he had TO say must be sale
voluntarily, and would be used as evi'
ience against him at his trial, but he wa
evidently bursting to confess, and gave The
following sickening account Of his horrid
crime. During the recital,at every pause
he would repeat over and over again
"haye mercy on mel have mercy on me =
and said las though speaking to himself
II must tell It all; it's the only way
Several times, while he was speaking Of
the murders, he became completely IN.
nerved, and hid his face in his hands and
sobbed aloud. The confession, taken as
he recountedi il by your reporter, was as
iollows:
ar will tell IT all. Some time ago was
down in Littlelon and met Henry Villers
and fell into conversation with him. He
asked me what thought of brother
Georges wife. I told him thought sle
made George good wife and was a mild
and gentle woman. He wanted TO know
II ! thought her overbearing and abusive
to people. ! told him that | thought she
was, and was kind OF deceitful. He said
she had insnlted him when lie worked
for George last fall, and | told him Of how
she had spoken lightly and slightingly Of
both me and my wife. He told me
that day in Littleton, that he would
give me, or any body else, $50
for killing George Wallace's wife,
and said he would help to do it.
/ told him, 1 didn't like her, but moth
ing more was said about the matter until
last Tuesday, the 10Th inst, when l was in
Littleton and again met Henry Villers.
lie spoke Of a eight he had had with
Enoch Roberts, and said to: "Will you
help me to do that to-day that We talked
abont some time ago. l knew he referred
TO killing Georges wife. Isaid would,
but Raid nothing more to him abont the
matter until after night. 1 saw Mr.. Con-
way about 8 o'clock in the afternoon; he
asked me up to supper and l went. Alter
supper, about dark, George and l started
for Littleton; we walked into town and
stopped at the Postoilice; we stayed there
until about 7 o'clock; we then went up
the railroad towards Mr.. Conway's, walk
ing on up as far US the water tank, and
there sat down and talked; at 8 o'clock
George went on to Conway's, and l went
back TO Little,on.
! went to Whites store and in few
Minutes was joined by Henry Villers and
some others who came in. sat on the
counter. Henry yillers stood close by
me and said: aWill you help me do that
tonight" said, / will. He then said,
an so with yon; we'll do II tonight"
Gsoraa,, w;ts I,oI1 him M,rv Chnrcb
Thon ho ,oId ma ayon 40 first and take
one nj The nar,ies ont oi the house and
lin them and nj kill tbose remaining
in ,he honsen and said "you will find a
half mint llask oi whi.ky Al The corner Of
the coal bouse, near The water Station. D
The {, O'CLOCK train then nassel and we all
went 10 The Jnor- and yillers and I
and some o,bers walked To Psnde.
GRAFT. s,ore. Villers stonned lhere and
went back to the doctor's. Iwslked on
up to George Iemaster's house, bnt did
not 90 in. / then went TO the railroad
and went directly out to the country, and
up 10 Georges Lou.e, expecting Henry
Villers 10 follow me. When got TO the
house I Knocked at the door, but no ons
answered, and | then went around TO tile
window and knocked at It. Georges wile
asked, "Whoa there?' ! told her it was
me, and she said to come around to the
door and come in. | went in the house
and abe asked me "what | wanted" / told
her that Hen. Church's wife was very
sick and wanted her 10 come over as soon
ma abe could. She got up and dressed