Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-20

|, Almon l.. Moakcr Of Waterbury, Vt
now confined III States prison under sentence
OF death, knowing that the time Of my exc
cution draws near, desire to leave 10 the pub
lie statement o! all the facts relating TO the
crime for which was convicted. Alice, the
murdered child, came to live with my father
in May, 1879 and was murdered April. 1880.
She was ten years old. She came to live with
father by contract with the overSeer of
Charlotte. She was not al all times kind in
the family. My mother was not satisfied
with having the girl live at our house, and
complained to my father about it and wanted
him TO get another place for her My mother
often punished her severely. Twice she
stripped her from clothing and whipped her
bare body and drew blood About two weeks
before the murder my mother told me if ia
ther did not gel another place for her, she
should dispose of her In another way. Dur
ing that week, one day. | was in the
house and father was in the field, my
mother came into the pantry where |
was getting lunch, and asked me if | would
help her take Alice TO the mountain and leave
her there TO starvc. told her, no, would
not. II run along Il few days. and she urged
ne to help her to get rid OF her. She persist
ed In taking her Of and leaving her where
NJ one would find her and let her starvc. !
pr posed to take her back TO Charlotte, and
have them take her back. My mother would
not consent 10 this. My mother said if
won!d not assist her in taking the course she
wanted 10 take, she proposed to kill her out
right. She nrged me TO help her to do it {:
and did not consent until the Tuesday be-
lore. She continually urged me, and said il
could be done by poison, and 1t would be an
easy death. will say here that if | had
thought her death would have been so terri
may hn ga. 4 l..
She made the plan to procure sirychninc, and
! procured it of Druggist Carpenter of
Waterbury village, and paid ten cents for it.
This was Friday night, the night of the muir
der ] vent Immediately to Mr.. Bates, a
livery Keeper and got Il team, and went over
home and put the team lack Of the barn.
Mother had put Alice to bed with her clothes
on and mother took her out of the
window, telling her we were going to
ride My father was in bed Mother
and Alice walked short way up the hill
through the field, and came to the road where
had the team. They got in and drove
through the street, and gave the poison
On the "lIenry hill" below the street.
when we put it IN some sweet
ened water and gave II to her. We
drove on, and in about twenty minutes the
poison took effect and she went into conyul-
sons. My mother held her hand over her
mouth, to prevent her making noise We
started for sandbank towards Stowe, and
took shawl to bury her with. But she died
so soon We stopped at Il swamp, where the
body was shown Mr.. Alhcrton. | agreed
with my mother after we were arrested
(Which she urged me to do to take all the
blame on myself, and clear her, which
have done, until feel it duty to tell the
facts as above stated, No other person, or
persons had knowledge of the affair but my
mother aud myself, had no motive in
committing the act, and only did it-what /
did do-at the request and advice of my
mother. did not realize what was doing
nor consider its consequences.
ALMoN l.. MEAKER
Witness, WENDELL p. RICE
WINDSOR Co., IS. The above stat ement is
made, signed and sworn to this 10th day of
Oct, 1882, by the above named A. L. Meaker
before me and in the presence of w. p.
Rice, Supt.
W. II. II. BINGHAM Master in Chancery.
Mrs, Meaker is most repulsive looking