The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-22

found out that the potatoes Were wet. and
didn't seem TO like It. spent the evening
getting home about 10 o'clock, father got up
and let me In. He commenced to scold. an
had let 1t go at that IL would have been all
right; but while 1 was down he began to
pound me; got up, reached to the s, m ant
my finger. but about two feet long, and sti uck
him with 1t, but he got the best OF me, and
and as he rested on the edge OF his bed went
out of the dining room door into the passage
way, and took a Ratchet which / found there,
and came back to the room where he was,
holding the hstch-t-a heavy one-fn my lett
nann, Gown TINS way tiius1raIing)' py fny ,eei
father. and when got past turned and struck
HIM In the head with it, using both hands, and
knocking him so that his head FELL toward the
head of the bed on which ne was sitting l
struck him thee or four times. He fell of the
bed; picked him up and laid him on IT, 41e
made no noise. I stepped to the back door
and gave the hatchet fling over In the wood
then went to q chest in the dining room. where
l knew father had money, and broke IL open
with screwdriver. l took slUS, All there
was and his watch which he always put In
the box at. night. 1 had looked in his pocket,
but could not find the right keys to the box
l found keys enough, but not the right ones
After getting the money and watch, found a
valse, put my shirts in it, and then went 70
the barn, where slept on a haymow until
daylight got up, fed the horses. drove the
cows down the road half mile TO pasture
ana put them In. then walked 70 me
house after left 1t the night before. took
the 80 train for Boston. / went to the Grand
Central Hotel, on Washington street, and
there wrote to my aunt IN Lowell, telling her
to meet me the next day ut d. m. at Drew's
saloon, Central street, Lowell. That afternoon
took the is train for Lowell, and went to
the Washington House. / registered as &C. Il.
| Foster: took a walk around the city and
went back to the hotel where remained all
night. The next day, Friday, walked around
! the city, and ut p. m, in Drew'S saloon, met
my aunt, Miss Abby Taui, who had no
knowledge of the murder. There we hsd din
| dlesex depot where guess we were fbout an
hour. / walked to her home, and LETT her
| at about 5 p. m. and then went back to the
hotel, where l stayed all night. Next morn
ing saw in the Boston papers an account OF
| the murder. and took the 9:30 train Tor Boston
there walked around the city. sat in the
Common, and got dinner on Cambridge street,
l took the o'clock train that evening for
/ New York, arriving in that city Sunday morn
! ing going to the New England House, on the
Bowery. l went about the city a good deal
| On Wednesday night left New York for Bos
ton, accompanied by an ole chum, whom
met in New York.
The remainder of the confession is a history
| OF his wanderings up to the
time OF his arrest, including g visit &c
| Lowell, a second visit to New York o
Monday; thence again TO Lowell, where he
| was robbed by his chum while drunk. From
| Lowell he walked to Bridsewater, via Boston
on Sunday, going within four miles of hl:
! He arrived in Boston again on Monday morn
| ing, and was strotlipg about the city til
arrested last night. He says he is sick o
hiding, and is ready TO take whatever IS II
/ store for him.
After being phot graphed, Gum was takel
| to Brockton, Mass, where he was arraig net
for murder, and waving an examination
was committed to the Plymouth county jail.