, 1879-07-04
His Crimeethc Killing Of John Iylson
IN December Inst.
Erb, the st. Louis Murderer,
Pleads Guilty In Court.


,onpfJ,d m an nsket f,r w1nsa nf winter. n,,i
~ o,..a, - ~ ah.-ao .,id 10 ,,e,or. taa ~.
t"s o'a.'F ~ eua.sI Lay e"u ~. "a ~.
orders TO give him Ice ami pfandy only, - It
WIS feared wa!er would increase the int!amma-
ttou. Armstrong sn,d. rs il In surprise; |
- differentiation rhot III, h,1 me' wo,,t
,.,m nau''' ,.,,' "s ~ NJ IT,, ' ~, "sa
aP' Whcn answered. oY 'he s'ster III 1he 'leea.
vs rh na s when Fes"rn"r s om os
vir,s "Wednesday evening l,e was yury thirsty, |
a,, .,onns'1 y, 3hc hotel for olas. NJ sle: t,,et
aht s'oppeu ~ "o nu's' to 800 ~ 49,, s"s
the. horses we're untut5, hna l'"e ~ Easo 'uenh
two or three cuts With whip; TINT Ihuradsy |
sycnrg Blair camo 10 the stable and abused |
hin, nbout III, thu. Mrs. Dla[r ioined hor hus-
band anu ealleu UNI all ""nns. u ,'alnes' ,''a.
Blair went to the honso,-1ctasnca' IN" 1aeh
shot him on tho stairs IS be was going up to bis
sna tr. re",rs h ne hr
sag t0f ,1eu 'ft ar with n NJ.
left hand. Blair said that, after they reached
thc room. md Armstrong vas reaching for
r,1.,o, ,'o arcd ain,ior Inv ap in,en,'nr TO hit
the pistol, and polluted It to him, Blair said he
frcd second shot
james H. pn1ts 'est'ea ~. .,as no knew arm.
strong lfo' eh''onooa' i'"t Armstrong was
born In Dublin and vas the eoi' OF "e1''to,ao
farmer. Armstrong was once ruarl on tlc
X NEHt&fN H4tlM0Y, ii
IN .hi. not,ntrr sarcn ycara aro aid went back
abt tvu Years Sgo to sse his er ad
mnt',cr. us cot n Situation again OH tMc raii-
mi. tn It. lie had IN Uncle in Minnesota Who
Tisrcd lin to como out there. il was for ,hnt
1enson sa A1nstrenE A. lsfs situation 1t Green.
enour6 to '" INV ills waY 10 Minnesota.
u,", 6n ,crcfnr1n enterei the e,unloymcnt of
@ B1aIrs " WITNESS % sn,,I tint Armstrong % was vcry
pevor pa.sx ,arrJ la,r hin, ma nrnfnmc lnnrnogc
Mar, g"' T. t:niloncr trstl'Ir ai'n knew Jobn
Armstrong, Il, and icentlfeti his picture Which hs
pnnnsm Gr5 e IL o te va. very auet
ncocc.iir' ~enslen,n,'jy nj ys,ns nan. M: recon-.
msn1atlon fr"m IT, bunl,om. % whotn he iii
voluutar!l7, set forth NAT Armstrong was IN
cnn,e to lin Hhtnoyer i,e Wnnts,i Il friend ur
SHUT s,tstion. ~ A'' ""'''''' A' '""''' ''''" "
op5s!;a Dwyer, servant in tns e. family m y,
cycninr. '' sbo sad seo Heard loud talk @
inS ont Mt The Stable. She hsur,a Aru,s.r1nr
swcoriny M D IL IN loud yoicc. BuIr vas m tnlklns
1n,,ie ti,.m ,,,roi I'm, mi ~ inliv M srm,,
ctrot,,. Siu vent into lis eIutp".ro;,,,, and va,
c ri,,., ~ i,,c tnhIn sh"n shr sn,v inir i,astcn
~, th lam" . ~ I h' i'ac door, n'tu a'E sho s |h
H. nIar' ,jon,t Il ret t out Of patcnce With lie
mon'" H,atr. rniIicd' "Ilo,,l YOUR inv: i'm
running thts bu.incss,'. liz stoppcl 10 rcs
s"ne ] Geys 81" out ot its pocct sul l sI,yn went np
s.ni.. SI,c nrst snw lin IN tnr rnr viii, n ~. r..
yotvsr ] IN M his hui hand. ~ Ii" toJ lis wiie, ills CHI.
drcns ,,"I M,ss I3ranrr II, ~ into ,i,c hnmse upd
tneT vent D'air icn saisl, ii csn;t hvlp It. it
n,,st be done" lie waisc'l until s1ley got into
ncs, s % the,t tnake @ TO Ms BJair, ashi her 10 say
Something 10 Mr. nluis, bit a,rs. Bair rcplipd
she coidn't, md seemed greatly aritatrd.
s',nnt that n,nm inwn. !; Tirn shc h,ar'i two
sho,s. a,u, hrarl Hrtns.rous cry !. .jursrfIn i
shGeo tims., r Sic a.ked If jain it'd sot HlaIr
shot john. iiiair rst,,rncd ~ ,h" h,ns" ni,fi
~irn Nm osknd him n hc had ant 1nh,.' ia Ic
nIIed, "Ycs. i've suot hn,. uni I'M sorry ior
sl,o t.ok sot,e Grandy n out T. 10 John' Whet,,
Hiotr unraanhsl him. 'hc ~ To,,u,l.d NM, sai
.:Go nwsy; You're q mn..lxreas S,iIaip" I;lair
mn,1d npt need il. Irro % wcru % son" ', woruG. i .
en sSs ren wo' ,e tsd s nDot Est
qns, a,!d M whsa shs mentioned 9 ter Grand, ,i.a
1nt him din Wi,ness S' ssir,l sk qua ,sns M,s.
sbo could speak 10, Sis hsard john say Blair
eiinshsd hif'. a',d .hot him on !ho stn'r,. il
lin in ooby bstnr N t rarree % taa ,e 10 Tx.
hi,n swav. e~s 'A~ e"'''''@ e"'AS ~ '9'''>
mas .a,rtt;cI tInI when sSn h".rl tt,a Hrirv sh,
iii nv ~ nm sr,M 'I",,n ny ms shot Mr j,tr i
shr nnrd HAIR .aS: !'nn @ ro., p,I IT,. row ', m
inwn am ill., II ,nrwrr to thr ~" nro.r,.,t,n.
af};.s, yttnss. rnid whc', R,,tr r,m, ~ int. II.
o nmnsn for his ntstmi In ,ald Jam Iii, hc ~
coing to shoot hitn. but he coutl hboot loo.
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