National Republican., 1884-01-19
TIE NrAYHEE NrunDER.

Edmund Tnppnn Tells How Its Brothcr
John Killed nrrs. Moybco and Her
Daughter.
HuNrER's poryr, J.. l., Jan. 1s.--The fol-
lowing is the confession Of Edmund yappan,
giving the Horrible details Of the manner in
which his brother John murdered Mrs. May
bee and daughter;
know who took tho lives f Bydia and
Annie Maybco on the evening OF Nov. H. 1t
was John y. Iapmn, my brother. lie was
in tho barn when Mrs. NiaybHo camc In. J
was not in the barn. | -Hw john 90 into the
barn lie went in the double doors ! was
at the front side Of my house when Ac won't
in, feeding tho jig3. NhUu John chokcd the
old lady TO fCath ! was ouO IN tront Vt the
barn. ] saw him. liu choked her to death
on the barn floor lie ragUht hgr by tho
wrist with one hand and took Jtcr hT tho
throat with the other | saw him TO II.
was looking through the door. IL was light
enough for me to see in the stable. Nhcn
john had her by the throat she was
on tho ground. When she came in ilf inc
leaves John was standing in tho sthblc EhcrS
the leaves were. Ii took from ten to hucen
minutes to choke her to death, After $40
was dead john picked her UP and laid her IN
the back of Tue stable. | saw bin throw
some leaves over her. ! was standing On the
barn floor very near the opcuiuE,i in the door
that goes down in the stable. stW the
whole thing myself. After she was dead
John said: "l am going to wait for Annie.
am going to choke her, too. II ] choke her
too. no one will know about it. Then can
60 to the house aud get the money annie
opened the barn door about two feet wide.
When she stepped In the door JOHN grabbed
her by the right arm and threw her down.
was on the floor about three feet from
where lie grabbed her. lie throw her down
on the floor, held her by the right wrist, put
his knee upon her left arm, and with his
right hand took her 10y tho throat. Siiu tried
to get away from him. When ho grabbed
her by the arm she grabbed at his face.
She reached his face. saw her hand
close over his nose and mouth. She said
" Lot me GO This is all she said. Then he
held her by the throat until she was dead.
She died in about ten or fifteen minutes. lie
carried her in the stable near hur mother,
aud covered hcr up with leaves, and said
Now am going to the house. We both
went, in the kitchen door. Old MIR.
MGybeo said, "Who is thcre" John
said, ITS me" Then he went upstairs in
Mrs. Maybees room, when Mr.. Maybee
knocked on the floor. I stood by the door.
! SAW him do IL. Then John came down
stairs, aud went in front of MIR. Maybeo very
close to the hall, ran his hand up and down
Mr.. Maybee5 breast, and said, :" want that
old watch you had two years ago" Mr..
Maybec said, ;" amt gobit ! am blind,
and can't see to get it,"
know that" said John. John
then said, 81 must kill you, then" lie
snatched the cane out of Mr.. Maybee's hand
and struck him with it twice on the head.
John won't up stairs again and came back. |
said, 81 have all | want" We came out and
he went to the CGdars by the spring and went
home | suppose he gave mo so in bills.
! have it now, but not with me. | will bring
it to you | will bring it to-day it can. John
showed me the pin aud watch by the door
outside. | could see them. lie got them up
| stairs, he said. lie did not tell me how much
money he got. lie did not tell me what he
do not know what he did with them. | have
not since seen my brother alone to this day
and this hour. | saw him stand by the
wagon house at the .Maybee auction, when
was going up the hill west
| of my house after dinner on my
way to work at Henry Rushmores. That
was the only time have seen him since the
night the Maybee murders We're committed.
After John showed me the watch and pin l
went home by the old bridge. This was
about 5:4j o'clock / know it was not
o'clock. l am sure of it. My wife asked me
whore l had been, and 1 told her down the
road" My wife does not know that had a
hand in the Maybeo murder.
''Sworn to by Edmund S. Tappap. to Hal
sted q Frost, unsolicited by them, Believing
it to be my dHty to make a complete oJnfes-
sion in regard to the part took in the May
bee murder" /. s.g--ss2s