The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-19
FARMER FOOTE'S MURDER.
Hrs WIFE FINALLY CONFEsSEs MAT
SEE COMMITTED THE DEED.


She HsA Previously Charged Her Para
mour with the Crime. ana re Was Com
s-itted fer Trtai--she Says Tint They
QusrrcIlea and She Killed Her Husband.
BlxouAMros. Dec 1s.-Mrs Richard Poote
to-day made . confession to Sheriff Ockernlan
OF Broome county in which she admitted the
killing Of hor husband The flendishnoss OF
the crime stands unparalleled since tile Druse
murder in Steuben county. several years ago.
On Oct. % tho barn OF Richard Foote, q farmer
residing at East Windsor. sixteen milcs cast OF
this city. was burned to tho ground. Foote
disappeared at about the same time and the
ncighbors became suspicious. While search
ing in the ruins tho following Sunday ono of
the scarchers discovered what appeared
10 10 tho blacRened remains Of human
body. A coroner's inquest was called and
Mrs. Footo made q confession In which she
charged Lewis Furnan with having committed
tho crime She declared that Furman. her
parainour. admitted to her that he killed
footo with club and that he carried the body
into the barn At midnight. and. after saturat-
ing tho clothes with OIL set fire to the barn.
She said that Furmnn told her how no stunned
Foote with tho first blow Of his club. and
Drained him with tho second blow. Furman
was indicted by the Grand Jury. which met
here cn?ly In November, and his trial was set
down for the noxt Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
which meets here In February. Mrs. Foote
was hold as witness aud looked up,
sheriff 0ckern,an did not believe her story.
am. began quiet and careful investigation.
He found dried up pool OF blood on tho car
pct in tho Foote residence which tho othors
had overlooked. uo also found wearing mp
paeol Of Mrs. Foote'S that was spotted with
blood stains. The romans wore missed tho
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tho Sheriff discovered sufficient evidence to
convince him that tho bones were taken Into
tho house and thnt tho work Of incarceration
had been completed In tho COOK stova Mrs.
Ioota also began to give different accounts OF
her husbands murder To-day the Sheriff
had collected sufficient evidence to warrant
him in accusing Mrs. Foote Of the crime. and
she made the following confession:
II ard my husband did not live happily to-
gethvr. Wo quarrslled frequently. We had
some words on the Friday morning Of the
tragedy previous to hio going out. Ho came
hack and tho quarrel was repeated. He took
hold 81 mo and pushed mo back into the cor
ncr Of tho room and struck me In the face
with his fist. I got loose and rau out. An axe
was stAudine in the woodhouse. ] grabbed 1t
sd ran back to where my husband was. He
started toward me. and Itold him II he touched
MO would cut HE heart out or words to
that eflsct. He came for mo and / struck
him. I was excited and unRrS and. OF
s% h not We sas s.r Ssa
a ths top q e the head and stunned him. He
gathered up and started to come for me. AND
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Halls 10 nstghborl 70 the benson place. Lewis
between II and u O'clock. but he aid, not
down. About O'clock Lewis came to To-
fsf t aas. e 70 s Ss. would G. dsas
With the remains. LeYis suggested that
do building. 70 hide the crime: There was Q
bottle In the buttsry ON the shelf and ! took It
house and got tho oil can. He took the can
M Pa ana
lon can OF ker0sepe Lewis 1lled the can and
lxht Then W won't to the cow stable apd |
LTs poyFYd The so9tspts q III, can ,S On tho
We PLACED the bottle BIZ the side OF the body |
and put the can near the feet Lewis took j
We then went into the house Lewis waited
until the flames lowered above the barn and
stayed AROUND and wstcSed II burn TO the
III II rs aasn nspS
lors came and tried TO help me. but they came |