The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29

r,oht " uVui mutt, were tne neAL NiClnio'
They took lodging for the night at Hare's,
were treated to liquor and suffocated
shortly after midnight They stripped the
bodies, laid them side by side to cool, then
packed them in herring barrel. DIR.
Knox paid the assassins el8 for the two
subjects. As chance customers at this
this time became rare the regular dodgers
were requisitionized, and man known as
Joseph the Miller" who was well con-
nected and had once possessed consider
able means, was smothered during the
night and his body sold for el0 TO the ON
niyerous DIR. Knox. Shortly aiterward
Hare fell I'm with woman OF the town,
enticed her to his house, murdered her
single-handed and carried the body round
to the doctor, who gave him GS for il.
A cinder gatherer, known as "Effy,'
was induced by Burke TO enter stable &C.
cupied by Hare. Here she was dosed
with whisky. She fell asleep on truss of
hay and the two villains smothered her in
the usual way. For this body they received
Gl0. One night Burke encountered a
policeman dragging ahalfdrunken woman
TO the lookup. He induced the officer to
release her, promising to see her safe home
to her lodgings. The wretch took her
round TO Hare's house, where he and his
blood-stained partner speedily smothered
her and sold the body for el0.
James Wilson, commonly called 'Daft
jamie" was a well known character on
the streets OF the Scottish capital. He was
harmless idiot, but possessed OF prodig-
ious strength. Mrs. Hare persuaded him
10 accompany her home on the promise of
a drink OF whisky. She then left him with
her husband and Burke. In the latter's
confession he says that Mrs. Hare led poor
Jamie in rs dumb lamb TO the slaughter
and as sheep TO the shearer he
made almost constant inquiry in
his own way for his mother, and
was told that she would be there presently.
They smothered the poor daft creature
nevertheless, and the complacent DIR. Knox
cheerfully handed over ten 81 notes for
his corpse. Ann McDougal, n cousin of
llelen's, was the next to fall prey TO
these vampires. She was but recently
married and came on visit TO the Harcs.
Burke and Hare gave her whisky and dis
patched her in the customary way and dis
posed OF the body to their regular custo-
mer, Dr. Knox, for clio. Then the blood
thirsty wreiches fell back on the dodgers
again, and killed q Mrs. Ilaldane and her
daughter Peggy. DIR. Knox took the old
ladys body at full price, but would only
give eS for that OF the daughter.
The dodgers were now all exhausted with
the exception OF the Griys, and as drink
appeared to be no temptation To them the
whisky tray was tried upon Mrs. uostler,
poor woman who came once week 10 do
the washing. She speedily became inloxi.
Gated, was put to bed, and the wrclches,
as soon as she fell asleep, smothered her.
\ woman smOthered by Hare while
Burke was in the country and sold for es
makes up the awful tale OF murders 10
which the wretched man confessed. Il Is
from an exceedingly rare book published in
1920, containing Burkcs confession aud
full account Of his trial and conviction,
that the above facts are taken, as also the
illustrations which accompany the recital
Of the foul deeds Of these phenomenal
figures In the criminal rccorls OF the nine
tenth century. After Burke was hanged
Hare with great difficulty managed 10
make his way out Of the country. Finally,
accompanied by hs wife, he went 10 Aus.
tralia, but in 1855 he returned 70 Edn-
buigh alone, n broken down old man,
totally blind. II was some years before he
wis recognized. Meanwhile lac paraded
the streets, begging. led 10y a small dog
and carrying a tin cup 10 receive the con-
tributions OF tho benevolent. When he
found his identity was discovered, no
mysierious!y disappeared and has never
been heard OF since. DIR. Knox also gave
Evidence In the ease, and his protcstalions
10 the effect that the idea never entered
his mind that the subjects had died by
violence appears TO have been believed by
the authorities, ~ no subsequent proceed.
! ings were taken against him.
Whom the woman McDougal was re-
! leased she, with almost incredible audaci.
| ~, I once returned 10 her old haun.s in
West Port. she was at once set upon by
the people OF the neighborhood, and but
for the inct that the police watch Office, to
which shc ran for protection, WIS close Ut
hand, she would probably have been
/ lynchcd. She was subsequently hunted
out OF Edinburgh aud returned TO her ma.
tive place. Rcdding, in Stirlinghir,. From
thgre she aiterward went 10 Glasgow and
took up her abode with Constantine
Burke, her late husbands brother.