Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-18
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DEAD MEN OF THE JEANNETTE.
HOW THE MAYBEES WERE KILLED
CONFESSION OF ONE OF THE MuRDsReRS.
THE KENTUCKY AND MARYLAND SENATOR
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The RrnOkYiI.e Crnc-edr-

TIE MURDERERs OF TIE M,SBEES KNOWN ArrASr-s
CONFESSION MADE Br ONE OF THE MEN IMPLICATED
The STORY OF SHOCKING CHINE BY ONE or IHE
PARTICIPANTS.
HtNTER'S PoINT, L. J.. Jan 1S-Edmuni Taupin.
VINO Is under arrest on suspicion ~ being impIica-
ted IN the Townsend outrage. confessed this morn
ing that his broth her John and himself were Con-
cerned In the murder OF Mrs May be and her uaugh-
ter, Al Brookyile.
DETAILS OF TEE CONFESSION
HUNTERS PoINT. l. L.. Jan. lS-The following is
the confession OF Edmund Tappan. giving the nor
rtble details OF the manner In when his brother
John murdered Mrs. Nbse ani dsll.-hter- 4 know
who took the lives OF LYDIA and Anne Maybre on
the evening OF November Eth. II was John b.
Tappan. my brother. lie MAS IN the barn when
saw John go into the barn. lie went Ia the double
doors was al the front Side Of my house when
he went ill., feeding the pigs Mhen John
CHoKED THE OLD LADY
10 death, was out In front OF the baru: saw him.
he choked her 10 death the barn finuT: he
caught her by the wrist with one hand. and took
her 10y the throat with the other: SAW him do a.:
j was looking through the door II was hight enough
for 10 in the stable: when John mad her liy
the throat. she was on the ground: when she came
la for the leaves. john was standing fn the stable
where the leaves were; it tOOh from ten o. fifteen
minutes TO choke her 10 death: after She was dead
John picked her up and laid ner i'm the back of rh,
stable / saw him throw some leaves o,,r baI. Z
standing on the barn floor very near the OPEN
ing In the door that goes down Ia the stable; saw
the whole thing myself.
WAITING FOR ANNIE
After she was dead John said: II am going 10
wait for Annie. ] am going 10 choke her too. IL
choke her, too. no one VIII know about IT, Then I
can 60 10 the house and yet the money" Annie
opened the barn door about TWO feet wide. When
she stepped in the door John grabbed her by tue
right ann anu threw her down. | was on the floor
about three feet from where he grabbed her. lie
threw her down the floor: held ncr by the right
wrist pat his knee upon her iett arm, and with his
right hand took her 10y the throat. She tried TO
get away from him, when he grabbed her bv the
arm. She grabbed at his face. She reached his
face. saw her hand close over his hose and
nn
said Then he held her by The throat until she
was dead. She died in about ten or fifseen
minutes. He carried her into the stable. near her
mother aud covered her up with leaves and said,
"Now am going Ia the house" We both went,
and went Ill the kitchen door.
OLD MR.. MAyBEE SAID:
"Who is there?" John sid Its me- Then he
went up stairs In Mrs. MaybeeS room, when Mr.
Mayoee Knocked on the floor. stood 10y the door
went In front of Nr Naybee very close TO the hall
ran his hand up and down Mr. Maybees breast and
said: ~ want that Old watch you had two years
ago. Mr. Maybee sad II amt got it, | am biind
and can't 20 get it, 81 know that said John
John then said. Il must XII you, then" lie
struck him with it twice on the head. John went
up stairs again and came back said, 81 have all
want" We came out and he went TO the cedars
by the spring and went home. L suppose
He GAVE NE TEN DOLLARS
In bills. i have IL now, but not with me- | VIII
bring it TO you. / Will bring It to-day If l can
John showed Inc the pin aAd watch 10y the door
he said. He did not tell me how much money he
got. He did not tell me what he WAS going TO do
did with them. / have not since seen ny brother
alone 10 this day and this hour. l saw HIN
stand by the wagon-house al the May bee
auction when L was going up the hill
west OF my house. after dinner on my
way to work at Henry Ruslmores: that was the
only time have seen him since the night the May
bee murders were committed After John showed
me the watch and pin. L Went home by the old
bridge; this was aeout quarter TO six: know IL
not u O'Clock. 1 OF IL wife asked
me where had been and told her, "DOwn the
road" Ny wife does not know had hand in the
May bee murder.
Sworn to 10y Edmund S. Tappen. to Hasted and
Frost. unsolicited by them. believing IL 10 be NV
duty TO make a complete confession ia regard 10
the part took in the Maybee murder.