Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

pose Of her In another way. During thai
week, one day, I was in the house and father
was in the field, my mother came into the
pantry where was getting lunch, aud
asked If would help her take Alice to the
mountain and leave her there to slarve.
| told her, no, would not. 1t ran along
few days, and she urged Inc to
help her get rid Of her. She persisted in
taking her of and leaving her where no one
would find her and let her starve pro
posed to take her back to Charlotte, and have
them take her back. My mother would not
consent to this My mother said il I.would not
assist her in taking the course she wanted to
take, she proposed to kill her outright. She
urged me to help her to do 1t and did not
consent until the Tuesday before. She con-
tinually urged me aud said it could be done
by poison, and ii would by an easy death.
| will say here that If had thought her
death would have been so Terrible |
never could have consented to aid her. She
made the plan to procure strychninc, and
procured ii Of Druggist Carpenter of Water.
bury village, and paid ten cents for it This
was Friday night, the night of the murder.
went Immediately to Mr.. Bates, livery
keeper, and got team, and went over home
and put the team back of the barn. Mother
had put Alice to bed with her clothes on
and mother took her out Of the window tel
ling her that we were going to ride. My
father was in bed. Mother and Alice walked
a 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 "lIcnry hill
below the street, where we put it in some
sweetencd water and gave 1t to her. We
drove on, and in about twenty minutes the
poison took effect and she went into con
WILSON'S. 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 a swamp, where the
body was shown Mr.. Anterior. 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 1t duty to tell the facts
as above stated. No other person, or per.
sons, had knowledge of the affair but my
mother and myself. | had no motive in
committing the act, and only did t-what
did do-at the request and advice of my
mother. did not realize what was doing
nor consider its consequences.
AIMoN l.. MEAKER
Witness, WENDELL p. RICE.
WINDSOR Co., IS. The above statement il
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.
Before her trial in Washington County
court, Mrs Meaker was confined in Jail al
Montpelier, aud while there she displayet
the full fcrocity of her nature, once attempt
ing to set the Jail on fire, aud at another
time attacking the sheriff with all the feroc
ity of wild beast She was taken frou
Montpelier Jail and lodged in the House OF
Correction, awaiting the hearing on the ex.
captions carried up by her counsel to the
general term OF the Supreme Court. tpor
the final sentence of Judge Royce, Mrs.
Meaker and Almen were taken to the State.
prison, where they have remained ever since
As the close of her term of probation cx
pires, Mrs. Mcaker has gradually grown
less and less violent, and has spent much Of
the time quietly knitting in her cell. He,
last request has been, that she might hav,
an interview with Almon before she goes tC
the scaifold. She speaks regretfully of hi:
participation in the crime, and says that h,
will regret it ON his dying bed.