The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-03

my shoulder and through the orchard
to path leading to the creek. Just
as we left the orchard fence where
the path commenced, Marshall took
the body of Harvey Keith on his
shoulder, then carried it down to the
creek to where they wash the tomato
seeds alongside of the creek, and up
the hill, where we stopped and rested.
Then ] took the body on my shoul-
der and carried it across the road to
the fence just west and south of the
old house near my house, then Mar
shall took the body and carried it
across the lot and across Twitchell's
lot, east of Euga's to Robinson's
woods, and on through the woods;
then through the open field to within
about 30 or 40 rods of the Max Lake,
near Robinson's landing, and there
threw him (Harvey) down, and said
he (Marshall would Here follows
a statement of the mutilation of the
body, substantially the same as that
given by M. G. Barker in his confess
sion published last week Marsh
then took the body of Harvey Keith
and threw it in the lake. We then
returned home about the same route
we came. We promised each other
not to say anything to anybody
about it, and we shook hands over it
and promised not to tell anyone, and
stick to the same thing all the way
through. | reached my home some
time between IL o'clock that night
and 2 o'clock the next morning. My
wife asked me when I got home,
what / was out so late for, or words
to that effect. / said l was not out
for much of anything, or words to
THAI effect. My brother came to see
me betwevse5. o'clock and z o'clock
a. M, and wanteavt.Eo on 90. to the
Annable House with him to see if
Harvey was there. We talked about
where he had been on Monday and
Tuesday on his trip away, and how
he had come home and found Harvey
there, and about Harvey's clothes,
and showed me the watch and account
book which he had with him, then
my boy called me to breakfast. i
then went to my house and ate my
breakfast, and told my wife not to go
down to Marsh's house that day, that
they had had fuss, and that Harvey
Keith had been caught in bed with
Lii, and had jumped out the window
and left without his clothes. | then
went on down to Mr.. Keith's to
thrash, and between z o'clock and s
o'clock Marsh came there and asked
me if had seen Harvey anywhere
around, and asked me TO see letter
that had been written to me by my
brother in-aw, j. G.. Wilmore, from
Stockbridge. | handed him the
letter, and he took it aud read it and
gave it back to me, and said, ''that
is all right" He left me and went
to see Mr.. Keith, and was talking to
him. Then he started to go away,
and went down to the road. | went
out to where he was, and told him he
had better tell Mr.. Keith about Har-
vey being at his house, and having
jumped out the window and his hav-
ing left his clothes. | thought Mr.
Keith ought to know, as he was Har-
vey's father. Marsh then went to
Mr.. Keith, and told him about having
Harvey's clothes and watch and ac-
count book, and having caught Har-
vey in bed with his wife, and showed
Mr. Keith the watch and memoran-
dunn book. Marsh then left, and
started towards the road. | walked
down the road north with Marsh, and
we talked about the letter had
shown him, and about my wife, and
Marsh thought they had been more
intimate than | had thought for, and
there was more in it than | thought
for. then turned back, and Marsh
went on home. After we finished
thrashing, which was between 2
o'clock and 3 O'clock | went home,
and Marsh came to my house and
began talking about Harvey Keith,
and said he thought he Harvey had
got clothes and money somewhere
of some of his friends, and had skip
ped the country, and gone west as
fast as steam could carry him. | said
| would jr tas soon think he was in
the lake as anywhere else. We
were sitting on the door step at this
time. We said this SO that my wife
could hear it, SO that she could tell
what we said. Then Mr.. Keith came,
and we quit talking about Harvey.
Then Mr.. Keith wanted to know
what | would charge him for thresh-
ing. | told him did not know
what the wages was for that work,
that had not done any of that work
this season, and when he settled with
the rest, he could pay me the same
as the rest. Mr. Keith then left, and
my brother Marsh left just few
minutes after, and went towards
home. This was the last seen OF
him that day. The next day, Thurs
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