The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18

Coaa-ssIon u tnsTeoI Or Gang who Mar
dsred an Oio Man 90 secure the Insuruncs
on His Life.
IHarssbusw Pa Cor. Chicago TIEass.l
Charles Dtews, aged about 60 years,
who was employed to I'LL Joseph RabeT
at Indiantown gap. Lebanon county, has
confessed his connection with the n1nr-
der. Five men had an insurance on
Rabers life Of $1,000, and they prom
ised Drews 81 500 to put him out OF the
way. The murderer, in his confession,
says:
Il went 10 Brandt laS. summer, and
we sat on the porch. He sfeated me to
beer, and both felt its efiests. He said
We could make money, and he told me
bow. / said / you'd consideqit. Finally
ssked II he vas alone. He replied
there were three others with him. He
mentioned Hummel and Wise. and !
said / did not know them. He then
offered to bring them up. saw them,
but only knew Wise; from bcyhoOd
up I knew him, then agreed, and
they insured RabeT. I said il wns .
hard thing to hill Raber. He said they
could make money. When they aqain
net, Brandt SAID there were five inter
eoted. Hummei also spoke about it.
: Wise came and asked whether was-to,
kid Raber / told him / was not Ger
tain: He urged rae to go ahead, and
said they would shoot me if didn't. 7
promised, but I never intended to do
it, as the insurance had al been effect
ed. Brandt afterwaFd said they had a.
plan ready, and if l did not kill him
they would shoot me, and to save my
life ! promised. A week or two after
ward Wise said that / should not do it,
SO far as he was concerned, as he said
he did not like the job. Think it was
on the SEINE day he said I had to kill
Raber. ! then asked Frank Stichler to
do it because Icould not. SEchler said
he did not care. He could kill anyone,
but he bargained that should 60 along,
which / promised, but declared 1 would
nct'touch Raber. Then RalSer came to
my house, and we went off together with
Stiehler I was first, Rabef was in the
middle, with Stichler following. I went
over the plank and Raber got on it.
Stiehler got Raber by the legs, threw
him in and jumped on top of him. ;Ra-
Der fell below the plank, then went
back to the fence. IT washrstin4ended
to drown Raber in the dam. Brandt
had planned that Raber was to 90 fish
ing at Kitzmiller's to catch fish for
Brandt and wife, and then I was to
drown HIM. We went, and Peters went
with rs. When Isaw the dam could
not do it, and said we would rsturn,
when Raber replied, yes, it was too cold,
anyhow Ipitied him. The drowning
1t the plank afterward was also the plan
II Brsndts. Brandt had promised me
1900, and that. others should get the
anne. Hepromised Stichler nothing.
had tried to coax Elijah Stichler, but
le woRld not go with me. / said to
Frank that l would give him $500 after
was paid. When it was- done they
ried t0swindle me out of all and kill
ne. This was planned behind the shed
4 Brandt'ss This, they told me in Jail.
When they asked me to go.via Ranks
own I thought they wanted to kill me
hen. Brandt always urged me in Jail
o keep quiet about this matter as they
Ioped to get clear. Ibid not see the
onspirators so very often about the
natter. Iengaged' Frank Stichler to
o the job after KitEmillersplan failed.
did not go into the water After Nhe
rowning Stichlsr walked 10 to my -.
ouse and went to, Brandt. I did not
ee the old mans struggles. The plank
'as made wet by the splash,when Raber
sll. Brandt had Raber insured in an
Their company, to kill him, but the
ompany failed, and with it the plan.
randi told me what to say before the
Ioroner's inquest. 1t was part of the
eneral plan. Brandt often urged me
lille in jail not to confess. He called
my cell to-day for that purpose I
n afraid Of him, but not of the others.
you hang me you viii hang an inno-
int man.