Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-28
barclay Peak COnfesses.

barclay Peak COnfesses.
HIS OWN STORY OF THE MURDER OF HIS COUSIN
KATIE ANDERSON.
Barclay Peak has confessed to the killing NJ
Katie Anderson, at Mount Holly, ~ j. The Phila-
delphia Fress says: The young murderers own
story OF the shooting, as 1t will be told by his
counsel before the Supreme Court at Trenton in
June, Is substantially as follows: Barclay and his
cousin had been excepting company" together for
Two or three years, and the question OF their mar
rage mad been more than once discussed In their
respective families. katie's father was strongly
opposed 70 such match, owing to the closeness
., 'neif o,ood relationship they being FIRST cous-
ms; ana she herself was anxious to abide by her
fathers decision, while feeling affectionatey to-
ward Barclay. Therefore, when he suggested an en-.
gagement, she refused, on the ground OF her faith.
erS opposition, and could not be moved by threats
The shooting occurred on a Monday night, and
the Gay previous Katie had her Sunday on and
spent IL az PEAKS house, which was only q short
distance from Farmer COlquitt's, where she lived
at service. The people had q pleasant day to-
81 anu ,U,,h vi tner amusements was 70 shoot
had for some time. The weapon was broken so
that the chambers did not revolve, and had to be
the pistol with her when she returned 10 Farmer
COqutts on Monday morning: but the Opinion
OF those acquainted with the story Is that this is
not true.
THE FATAL MEETING
Before Katie left she made an appointment to
meet Barclay the next evening about $50 at Col.
quits The roads at this point form O perfect
cross, and narrow lane leads up to the farm
house just below the bridge The meeting has
hitherto been supposed to have taken place at the
bottom OF the lane, but instead Peak went up to
the house: He was few minutes late, and when
he arrived Katie and he walked down the lane
Peak endeavored to induce her to promise to
marry him, but she refused, repeating her fathers
objection TO frst cousins marrying. As they an
preached the end Of the lane walking SLOWLY
Peak pressed his cousin to make the desired
promise, but she still persisted In her refusal
Seak Is believed TO have at this point attempted
Amiliarities which his cousin repealed vigorously.
and according TO his statement produced the rs.
volver which she had carried away. He took IL
from her, and pointed II at her to enforce threat
again demanding that she should promise to be
MS Vile Then the shooting occurred. IL is not
clear how the weapon was fired. Peaks state
ments are contradictory, but he now adhereS 70
the version that the revolver was DISCHARGED
while Katie was endeavOring to wrest It from him
IL Is probable, however, that In moment OF PAS
sion or Jealousy he fired IT himself. Katie fell
Win low cry. the ball having entered her head
AFTER THE MURDER.
The girl lay hfeless and Peak dropped the pistol
In terror. He turned her over on her back, and.
believing she was dead, ran home quaking with
rear. He had only been gone about twenty min
uteS and he went to bed as soon as he could In
the meantime Katie had recovered consciousness
she struggled 10 her feet and seems TO have been
desirous or getting away from ColQuitts, for she
staggered along the road toward the bridge, about
hundred yards and then sank exhausted where
sne was found. Alter that she was never strictly
conscious II Is certain that up 70 this time there
never mad been any improper relations. between
feak ana his cousin, though the domestic arrange
mentS OF Peaks house were not conducive To
morality. when Katie visited there the young
people occupied only one ROOM In which Barclay,
his sisters and Katie slept