The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-25
4 MURDERER'S FEARFUL END
7HE tjOSTNG .tCT ~ TUE NEST IIR-
GINff THlILE IR.fGEDY.
JOHN Wallace Cnnrcssing that he Alone Com
mittcd the Ecrd An Armed siob Taking
him from thc Oniccrs md llnnxinx Him.

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L1rrLEToN. W. Va, March 2i.-On Thurs
day afternoon. and most all night the Wallace
brothers kept praying and asserting their inno-
concc Of the murder of Mrs George Wallace
her infant. and Miss Church. George Wallace
at times roarcd like II maniac In tho same
breath lie asked God TO have mercy upon him.
| and then would yell in Il loud voice TO his broth
cr: John. you know YOU did it, you know you
| did iii Confess and clear me; pray to God to
| have mercy on you" This PRAYING crying
| AMI raving was kent up nearly all night I he
ministers tried to induce John to confess his
/ guilt He would cry like n child and say he
| knew they would hang him. on Friday morn.
in,, tho cro,yd who had staved oll niyht roni llv
~" '0 ,r VIZ i''' 7'"' ~ "a ,,H"', '"'ii -,
| Increased 1hc Jury assembled Mt y O'Clock ana
| continued the Investigation At about noon
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'..'' a., ""''".. "",'0 Wv 'V''0"''H ,""'oSs'o"'
| committed the murder myself ana assert
that George Wallace alias George Baker. is in
noecnt ond ,hn, bn an ma, l,oy orv,bir,
! noe'h,' anu 'ht nv uiu not know ahSthlhg
| n half pint OF whiskcy under tho corner Of n
,,, '','iI p'''' "'',,i Wv ~, =. "
placed there 10y young man named Henry VII
/ lars for mo. then went TO my hroth,r's house.
anu 'olh my pr"lhcr WIG tha was sent Tor
| her TO so and see Mrs Church. who was sick.
| | nsk,d Mr. nnknr IL thor, wns n hnnnior
- 49, -'''S '"S,i - ny ""' " ""'n''e'
"pvu' 'ne house. Nho t'lu me 'h're WIS one Ill
/ u fl4thtn coop. she We ilt anu ENt II, anu AfS.
| Rnker nnd ,uvsolf started nm the Lul cnr-
| '' w. w ~ ~
! ri'n inc vhiin i'r hcr uh'i We 'amo 10 u
| fence. ani rs she went 10 climb over |
stru.k h.r ,ri,h tho bn,,n,nr ON ,ho h,.L
~ ,,e hea, rh, cr,, II,,r Ino.Do.' Im ",V n.'s
| down and then struck her ON tho forehead two
blows. Tho child commenced to crv and
struck 1t one blow on the side Of the head. |
then intended t. 20 home lui was afraid thnt
Henry Nillars would not be up To his promise
| To- Kill the remainder Of what was in the house.
yilars had no, como when cot bnek 10 the
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Church. told her TO .:ct me somcthin. to eat.
mi, ,yh,, sb,"-s,i a., -, ,,.. lo,.,It, h''r
v, ~, bo,,,,., ~, ii / t,,l a., H. & .., Nv
then bur thn b,mnirr in nv i.ft banT nni
rnWf IT,, 't iW'r' % ,, H,, W,r W 'w.vnNi''; anu tneh
., ~ ,"u 90. Won't HiS To- rher, i''','. tbS ''s
~ p' n"S' WnS; "i,r um s.I;1' ana s"'e
it, said t''tn ya,in,. man nymri Horny vii.
| not .omc t. ,nr lin Killed. Mrs Wuiln.a be-.
causc She and her husband nai ib'tm I'M.
w.iilI ,inI IN, wsnt bn l'aI dupn in" I'r
E,t ii ir. Iu, 1 W Wa, r ~ i,i ln' "i"s' mS aiiyu
w,i,4 G,cr,a Walla, aligs s DaSer, 9gi or.red
f S'nf.i'n Srs ,S,,. Sa. n,r.,,1f hl, ar,r Wn.
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tti,t,n fron, for INA rn,r MA ,hS., o., ,"'t W.
yoohin.. i tri,.ln ,"mrr.r hh, hmy, ht. ,ro "i
uNfuN lNttl's lh-tlt,F iiii So litl 'ui~ " tlit
into cNrc rcuiinn In "A ~ l~t lorrih" manner. Late
last night the probabilities of the lynGhins tax
ing pla =" hrl"re morning Were very small. and
many Yf those win ha'. come into town had re-
! turned t. their homes. The prisoner was to
nave been iak"n To Wheeling and thence
| 70 ~" Jail nj Now Nnrt'nSvillr t. awuit
ms trihi. IN" passions ~ those who
remained ~ l.itHtNu have iHcu NJ tho highest
/ pIt'h sinc" Naliac" made his cOnfe~S.u and
! Tho iirv brought In the verdict of guilty Thi,
faiiut. VS. t,irfh,r aroused Iv ~, ti o. ,. 80
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| a. " ,"tV aN'tt !" ,,''a''ts 'lt' =, 'l
| 49,. ',l-,' N'iil'' "l4t- i'Hh r anu Miss
'hur'. p hhl i'fu outraged. ana That thN nut.
iu-' hnd apparently been rrp"ut I'll several
tm.s .n the i,,s Of the hitter who wns only
a s.lD.i rlI .hn1f fnur.,,r, 49, ~, .,,n
| vnor ~ H.. Wnilo.. mas s,id ,r,,
| b. ,,..t,.," ,.',ii e. h,,s ,"S ~. 1, ,I"iul
MA III .,,ri -, 'ri ye ~ u' niop,
,,,r ~" b',, .r,, a., ,nii 'nr ~" ",m i ntur
'-.n" mn 'l.'.' .th,, M "l W. u, ,II Hsllh
leave Town undrr Tho Sh~fin !, care 1his
| u.nrpin,, h.ynv~r a marty ni utnnr rns ,'i,t.
m~n net in n h1iidin. on m" ot;sk ir,s "f
| ,,t. ,nvcp nnJ Lnj" ,hn,r ,,i.,s ~ -. ~.
! Nillv ~ ,,r" ti" nris,uer -, a.,
| h'Itia ,,hare H.. y-.. confined and Inn, i,n
Thnv WE. mi ,,rn,,l ,yi.h r.,,ivnrs "rI ,rn,,
i tcrninrd T. fl.ht thc gunr,ls il n ,.'ssnr,,.
i'hnv MAJ. nod sl7.I,tiv thr,ti,h th. .tr,.,y -
H.. Il 1s,, ~, an. N. wf"r. ih,v ,y.r, ,.,.Si
by TN NOR. mon n's, urlu, Thnv g,,t,r,,, .,,,,i
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