The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-19
THE MAYBEE MURDERS.
THE HORRIBLE CRIME CONFESSED.
Edward Tappan Tells tho story Of One OF
tho Most Cold-Biooded and Meroenary
Grimes Ever Committed - lila
brother tho Cuiprit.
A nLooD-cuRpLIso CONFESSION.

A nLooD-cuRDLINo CONVERSION.
HUsTER's POINT, L. l., Jan, ls-Edward
Tappan, arrested for connection with the
Townsend outrages, has confessed that hls
brother John and himself were concerned In
the murder OF Mrs. Maybee and hor daugh-
tor at Brookyille Tho following Ia his con-
fesslon:
! know who took the lives OF Lydia and
Annie Mayboo on tho evening OF Novembor
was IN SS BARN barn whom s % MayybSe lay SSo'Ssn Ssso n
was not In tho barn, ! saw John 70 In tho
Dlrn no went IN tho double doorsi l was at
tho front a,de OF my house, whom ho went In,
When John ohokod the old lady 10 death
was AZ the front barn, l anw him, ho
ohokod her 20 death on the barn iloor Ho
caught her by tho wrist with ono hand
! saw him do 1t, II was light enough for
mo " 500 In tho stable, sh0 came In
Tor lohvos John wna standing In tho
stable whore tho lcayes were II took
her to death. Afior she was % doad John Picked SeHe
her up aud laid hor In tho back stable. ! say
MIN throw some leaves over heri l was ataiff
ing on tho barn iloor very near tho opening In
the door that goea down In tho stable, ] eaw
tho whole thing myself,
Aftor aho was dead John aaidi ~ am going
10 wait for Annie, | am going 10 choke hof
loot II choke her too, no ono viii know
n6on. moan y then can go TO tho house and got
Annie. opened tho barn door about two feot
Wide. When aho atoppOd IN the door John
grabbed her by tho right arm aud threw hor
uoWn' was on the iloor about three fcot
rom where ho grabbed her, He throw
Ino right wriet put his knee upon hor
lott arm aud with his right took her by tho
Throat She trlod 70 got away, from hln
,yl,Ea, When ho grabbed hor BY tho arm she
saw hor hand close ovor his nose and mouth;
she said; Lot mo go;" aud that Il all aho
said. Then he held her by tho throat until
she was dead She died In about ton or nftoon
hor mother and covered hor all up with
house"
awe both went and won't in tho Kitchen door.
said Its mo-" and then went up-sLelrs 10
Mra. Mnyboo's room, thon Mr., Muybco
knocked on tho floor | stood by the door.
John oumo downstairs and wont In front OF
up aud down Mr. ,Mayboo'e broast, aud sud n
want That god which you had two yonrs ago.
Mayboo said 81 aln't got IT," ~ know
that, said John, John then said 81 must
kill yot, thcn." Thon ho snatohod oano out
OF Mnyboo's hand and struck him with u twloo
oamo baok, saidi III havo ali want" Wo
came outi he went TO the oodara by tho spring
aud went homo. I suppose ho gave mo ton
dollara In bills, | have II now but not with
mo. 1 win bring II 10 you, | will bring II To-
day u can, John showed mo tho pin aud
watch by tho door outside. l could 500
thQm. ~ got thom upstairs" no said. Ho
did not tell mo how much money no rot; did
not toll mo what lo was going 70 do with the
watch and pin; do not know what no did
with them, 1 have not soon my brother John
since alone TO this day and thia hour. saw
HIN stand by tho wagon house NJ tho Mnyboo
auction whom was going up tho hill west OF
my house after dlnnor, on my way 20 work NJ
Henry hushmoro'a, That Ia tho only tlmo
havo soon him since tho night tho Mayb0o
murders woro committed. Aftor John
showed mo tho watch and pin | went homo
by the old bridge This was about u quarter
10 ak. know II was not sir O'Clock. l am
euro OF II. Ny wifo nakod mo whore l had
boon, and told hor, "Down tho road" My
wlfo docs not know had n hand IN tho May.
boz murder.
rappan swoars that tho confession made
was unsolicited, Ho sayai Believing II 10
bo my duty, l make q complete confession
In regard, 70 tho part took In tho Mayboo
murdorn."