The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-08

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and related tia following story;
gave yOa my name a Harry Hih,
but my right name Is Henry TrAyilla.
For Gods saEe. don't let 1t be pub
lished, for il would kill my mother and
Disgrace as respectable n family as there
is at Leayenworth- 1 know, Of course,
that you have arrested ma for the kill
ing Of Marbarg at Denver. Marburg.
or hamburger, Was the mans name-a
travelling man. God knows ! had no
idea Of killing him. / wish / had
something 70 blow my brains out with
now. Ididn't think Of such 4 thing rs
killing him-say what Is the penaltyr
The detective pleaded ignorance Of
Colorado law, and the youthful murder
er resumed.
IN begin and tell all the circum-
stances. / was an agent for the Colo
RADIO State lottery at Denver. l was in
innate with Carrie Smith. who keeps a
house Of prostitution in Denver. and on
the night Of the killing Of Marburger,
the 18th Of August, l went 10 stay all
night with her. We went 10 bed and l
soon went 10 sleep. l was awakened
by a terrible noise down stairs, and |
got up and n out Of the room TO see
what was the matter, grabbing my ne
volyer as I did 50. From the top Of the
stairs l saw Marburger striking two Of
the girls who were inmates oftbe house.
lie was pounding them, and ! rushed
down stairs TO their assistance. | wa
much excited. and rs | came within
reach Of Marburger l hit him ON the
head with the barrel OF my revolver.
He turned upon me and struck me
twice In the face, backing both eyes.
Then l struck him again with the re-
volver, and IL went on-how do not
know-and shot him through the head.
hamburger fell 10 the floor grooming,
and tho girls said: Harry, run; you've
shot himi" j rushed up stairs for my
clothes, got ready for flight rs quickly
as l could, and went back down to
where Marburger was lying. He was
breathing and | was In hopes l had not
killed him. l told the girls to summon
help. for Gods sake, and save the mans
life, IL possible. Then n OF the girls
went down In her stocking, handed out
$50 In money, gave 1t to me and fed
the house. 1 was so frightened on
leaving the house that l did not know
which way TO go, but I instinctively
made for the west end of the town and
struck the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
track. / followed the track all night,
and Ly morning l had made about 20
miles. 1 struck a camping party aud
got something to eat. After resting a
while / pushed on and struck a ranch
near Larkspur. There l remained n
day and a half. Up TO that time / had
received no news rs TO whether / had
killed Marburger or not, and the sus-
pense I was In was unbearable. l
grew more and more nervous, and
finally concluded I would go back to
Denver and give myself up, no matter
what the consequences might be. So l
took n train and started back to the
city. On the train l gothold Of n Den-
yer newspaper that gave a terrible &C.
count OF the affair, and stated that 1
would be lynched II caught. That
frightened me and knocked out Of me
my intention TO give myself up. Know
ing that I did not mean TO kill the man
l had an idea the law would not be
severe; but when / saw the talk about
lynching, my only desire was again to
escape. kept on the train TO Denver,
and when the cars stopped l rushed
from n depot Ito the other and took
tho first train for Kansas City. 1 was
not disguised, but did not happen to
meet anybody who knew me, and on
my arrival ut Kansas City loafed about
several days, visiting the pool room, and
then concluded that this city, Milwau-
kee, would be the best place for mt to
come to, rs l had acquaintance In Chi
cago. l got here last week, Tuesday,
and put up ut the Kirby house under
the name Of Harry Hill. Later 1 went
TO the Carleton house, us it was a
cheaper place. Now, this is q true &C.
count OF everything. l certainly never
thought Of killing Marburger, and I
know that the revolver was discharged
rs I hit him on the head with 1t. The
Denver papers have greatly exaggerated
everything. / was brought up at
Leavenworth, Kansas. My father was
one Of the best known Of western men.
He went to Denver in 1868 and was
killed there In a row growing out Of a
political discussion. Before l went TO
Denver l had n wood and coal yard Of
my W in Leavenworth. Don't let
the papers put me down rs as a villain,
and all that, for I am not one.
How Sherman station Was Named
Gen. Sherman related to the writer
on Saturday last how that Sherman sta
ton, u. p. Ry., 1.-THE highest point on