Daily Republican., 1885-06-23
An I..s.e atr,,s sessisn.

An Iasane 0iri's COnfessl0n.
CHICAGO, june N.-Mary Klemau, o
girl In Jail here. who has heretofore
persistsntly asserted her innocence of
the crime with which she Is charged,
that of Administering poison TO she
family OF Mrs. Michael Freeres, her
sister, at Rose Hill. hear this city, has
now confessed TO q reporter that she Ii
guilty, not only Of the attempt upon
their lives, but Of causing the deaths Of
her mother, father and another sister in
Dubuque, Iowa. Her mother died in
July Of last year. her sister Lena in
August, aud her father, Michael, in
March Of this year. She assigns no mo-
was impelled to commit them, and Is
evidently insane. She is less than
% years old, slender and rather
pretty.
For the past two months she has
lived with her sister at Rose Hill, to
whom she came after the burial Of her
father In Dubuque. Several times
since she has lived with her sister she
has prepared the meals, and on nearly
every occasion when she has done 30
tho family, consisting of Michael
Freeres, his wife and two small chill
dren, have been taken with vomiting
inmed lately afterwards. Michael
Freeres found . package Of greyish'
colored powder in the yard q week age
last Tuesday morning. When he ate
mis- soup at noon he was seized with
vomiting and observed . sediment In
his soup plate and those of other mem
bers of the family which made them al
I'll and'proved on analysis to be poison
The girl, when seen by reporter
1 1ax, t.,A has nal1 In. cod NJ
rather hysterical condition.
"Did kill my father, my mothe
and Lena?" said she, reiterating th'
lquestioner's words, while her eye
were fixed on the wall. Then she hal
screamed, with bereyes diiatipg
: couldn't help II couldn't help 1t
ISotaething came to me and made m
! lido it."
Soon she broke into n passion of tears
FL" always loved my mother, but sh
Il was ailing, and 1t kept ut my side An
whispered In my ear ali day and /
q the night : lie her sleep in peace le
= her lie in the cool earth So j bough
!. the poison and gave her q little ut
10 time till she was gone. l was very sa
. IL loved her, except when 1t came {,
' me. Then when Lena came here
y pointed its finger at her all the tim,
4 and 30 gave her little too till 1t wa
y lover. When l was taken sick didn
remember, but had d medicine tbs
brought my senses back So whei
oIsprine came father wasn't we'll, and
= thought he'd be better along wit
u mother. When l came to my sister
u got another box of poison. Iput 1t O
=, my feet. II was good for the folks
= put them to rest, and thought 'twoul
De good for my feet. 1t stood on IL
10 lpantry shelf couldn't help putin
. it in the soup. I couldn't help it.
ss don't know why l did it. There
i nothing here to tell me why 1 did i
- Sometimes there is"
.O Was 1t to get the money that woul
"a come at your fathers death?"
III l." No. no; hated that money.
~ spent it as fast as l could. l cannt
:, tell why, oh cannot tell why
"a throwing her arms wildly over b.
70 head. VIII they put the rope on N
30 neck now and hang me? Will tt5
so hang me to o.motrow? Send for ..1lC
~ quick, quick, that 1 may confesG II
~ sins.- Don't let him wait moment.
IN must have this load away. and don
NJ leave me alone" she cried. L
!, afraid 10 stay alone, oh! I'm afraid
~ Then she flung herself on the cot, wee
"a ing piteously, and the matron stole /
bearing bottle of chloral and spool
:, Presently, Goo, a reverend father of &
a. church came and passed into the giS,
he cell.