The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-02-10
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George smith and mrs. Miller
Hung.

Tho following is Mrs. Miller's last
statement, who, with her accomplice,
George Smith. was hung at Will
liam sport on Thursday. II will DO
seen that her statement conflicts
with Smiths but no doubt she was
equally guilty with him, II not more
so:
On Saturday, prior TO the murder
OF my husband. l WAS joined by
George after leaving church. lie
spoke to me about putting Miller
ort of the way. He said be wanted
me, told him that he bad better
80 away. He said, mo-" that be
had , spite against Miller and he
would have il ont of him. / beg.
ged him not to do il. This was his
threat. After we moved to Browns
house he commenced to talk to ne
again about destroying him. Mr..
Miller cut his foot in the woods and
George brought me poison to poison
him with. When he gave it to me
said, mo, Geo. before 1 do that
will take IL myself George said.
$40, Kate, | don I want you to take
it ] told him | would destroy il.
| put it in the cooking stove. A.
ter Miller's foot got well George
came to our house again. On the
day my husband was killed George
came to our house in the morning
and staid until four o'clock. In the
evening | went TO SEQ Mr.. Holmer's
sick sou was there about half Ill
hour when George joined us at
Parker's lane. A short distance
from the house he commenced to
talk to me about What he was going
to do. | said, George, / think You
had better not you know that you
have enemies aud know that l have"
1 said if he did we might both lose
our lives by it. lie said no, we
would not nobody woul1 fud it
out He said if he did not get il
done that uight he would do it il it
was ten years from then.
On the'hight Of the murder my
husband said he heard noise at tho
barn, aud asked where his revolver
VAS. Iheard him say, you black
-" Jumped out of bed
aud started togo ont Of the room, and
| sunk right down on the floor.
After bit | heard some ono com
ing in ; thought it WIS my husband.
! went down and George was in the
Kitchen lie asked for q rope. |
said, al cannot get it, ! am too ner-
vous.' told linn there was n rope
IN the closet which my husband uS.
cd. After he went out aud hung
Mr.. Miller he came in and we sat
down stairs awhile. We went Up
stairs, He told the children be bad |
killed their father and hung MIN up
in the barn. He told them ii they
would tell anybody he would whip
them. He eaid | should send the
girls in tn, morning to tho barn aud
they would see their father banging
up. He said | should send them to 4
tell the neigLbors that their ia,hor
had hung bins II in the barn. When !
| walked up did not think OF
George or should have stopped my
husband from going out. He waG
always Introducing the subject and | !
always trying to stop it. / would |
have stopped it that night il / had |
known II was goiug to happen.
SMITHS CONFESSION on TIE scAFFoLD
(READ By REV }. A. BRIGHT.)
FRIENDs-l did the deed myself. |
She laid the plan. She oiteu asked |
me to do it. When had killed him
she gave mo the rope TO hang him up;
she also gave me the apron to wipe
the blood mp, and told me here to
get y ,uuder the barn. When | came
hack to the house she took white-
wash rag aud wiped the blood oifI
my clothes, i do not want to speak |
long. made full confession to |
Mr.. Seeloy, aud that confession is
true-Gud is my witness. | want
You all to forgive noe, as ] forgive |
aud as God forgives mo.
want al persons to take warning
from this, 1t may be that this will
be Gods blessing for the whole
Of them. Ii | had read the Bible as
much before as ! have since / am
here, | would not have come here.
| advise all persons, especially young
persons to read the Bible,
Friends, fesl that / am going
home. The Lord is my shepherd,
shall not want yea though | walk
through the valley of the shadow of
death. 1 will fear no evil, for thou
art with me, thy rod and thy staff |
cowfort me-" God is my refuge
aud strength. very present help in
trouble. Lord, for Jesus sake take
ny soul to Thee in Heaven, where
my dear wife is. Lord have mercy ON |
me- Good bye friends, am going
home.
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