The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-10-28
After Shooting. Him He
Robbed His Person of a$25
in Money and His Pocket
Book and Papers.
Insists that No One Helped
Him Do His Murderous
Work.
Tells Ex-Sheriff Little and
Deputy Sheriff Read Where
to Find Trembly's Pock-
ct Book a1d Papers.

. EtEn NiNos SOs1es' - -
ped with the murder of DAVID TREMBLY,
Of Sunsbury township. on Tuesday, the
asd daylof September, made a confess
sion the night of Wednesday, the 22d
inst !, in which he stated the following
particulars:
He stated that he had determined q
month before tlle day on which TREM-
BIZ was murdered that he would kill
him. That short time before he met
TRExsLY on the hill that leads to Sun
fish creek near HARRY HOWELL q, and
determined to shoot him there, and af-
ter thinking few moments concluded
that he would not do it then, q
On Monday. the 22d of September
he again obtained consent Of his mind
to shoot TREMBLY, hut decided second
time to defer the matter because TREM
BLY happened to be on the road near bis
grahdfatheps. tNIGYII
His statements relating to his actions
on September al. are, ttst he sat on
the bank to the right Of The road, be
tween Che fafkssof the road near SEALS
and the Goa, bank where the deed was
done, until !, be saw TREnsLr driving
down the road. He then went down the
bank to the road and walked in the same
direction TREMBLY was travelling lie
says he spoke to TREMBLr when be pass
ei him, hut that TREMBLY made no re.
ply, He followed behind The wagon un.
til it reached the coal bank, when he
|dlewshis revolver anibfred alta distance
of about twenty Ave feet, the ball taking
effect in TREMBLY's head, as heretofore
published in TIE SPIRIT. asN y
He further says that when the revol
yer cracked TREMBLY fell over and the
horses stopped. He then climbed into The
wagon. took the sack containing the sill
yer, between S25 and s26 from the bo,
fastened 70 the side Of the wagon bed
and bis pocket book and papers from
bis inside pocket.
After rifing the body KING climbed
the bank and fence at the lower side o
the coal bank aud went up the hill
through the bushes and across an oper
field, corn field aud piece Of woods to I
line fence. ut the top OF the hill toward
Suniish creek from his lgrandfathers
where be hid the pocket book and ps
pers under two pieces of an old stump
After obtaining this information Ex
Sheriff LITTLE and Deputy Sheriff READ
on Thursday tnorningslast, went over L
the place indicated ny KING and. afte
securing their team, walked straight t
the stump. overturned the pieces. an'
there lying upon the ground were the poeke
book and papers of DaUid Trembly, I'll
Murdered man, which are now in th
possession ofthe Prosecuting Attorney
When asked by Ex-Sheriff LITTLE
be was not troubled In his mind ahou
the murder KINs replied, mo, l don
care q damn about it." ms -
\ KING insists that he bad no assistanc
in bis work of murder and robbery, an
that no one, except himself, knows any
thing aboutfit, q That he is q hardene
villain, although only y years of ag'
there can be no doubt, but there is oths
1evidepceyon the subject not yet mad
public. that will lead to the pnnishmer
Of all CONCERNED. -. !
.Whatlpromised atthe onset to prov
q troublesome matter is gradually bein
unraalseled, raalseld aid 'efe long TIE Whole stor
will be known, together with ell its de,
ilish plotting, for Murder will out"