Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-27

this SectlOn Jar VIA HNA
+amneraturs to-6ay, increasing elouclnses 'e'
r;ebt snd rrobsbly light rain to morrow.
MugDssER's CONFESSION
Smith this morning Brought from Warren
ton snd lodged In tbs city jail Lse ID tiip
ono Ia charged With the murder # Mfa
Tamsp Einss and he7 tree children nsaf
Cplyerton, Earenier county, CT The 8 c INST.
end Ina DYE, who s chsrged Wild eeio
i,on!icsSed In The crlma The conuiImen'
was made or g lettaf troGn Judge Jas. * :lin
who requested tbs c!;y sergeant 10 seeD shS
pri:oners saisly til tael proper papers coulG
be forwarded acd eating thss tho prisoners .
had been buried f,cm WsrEaaton "l.uoS.
the fo.nslity OF sacE,ioG ina pFopecr, sapeio
lest violence might b3 done 'nsih' - A..
ter Ess endorsed By C5mnnoNe>. -
torney Jefftes. Of thas c'H3.5. a7 o..;rot
IN The GAZETTE yesterday ss''Saoe &c, s ~ IN.
HsA!n had been sccumaiaHxnhe s-I ~ 10 -.
, uisu n.o,.,e excited ii wes thought prudent
nv e 9Th, the men hers. Judge Keith gave
10. ~ - yesterday evening ana the men
~. 80 cn;etlv taken from the WaIrenton JAIL
va w." csrried cut irtc the country where they
20 kent TIL this morning, when they 7Fefe
mn nm train srd ntouGhb TO tbls city. Oa
,ha;r uav here Htli0 admitted to Detective
Sroi.h that he ha0 committed the murdeFs
9th Wtich no Is chsTged esd ezooe-atec
Dye. ,o,..os,
n iail reporter OF tbe GAzETTEs a7 them.
Jos. De ssid be knew nothing about me
murder except what Hee!n had admitted 60
Smith or their way here. He SAID HELM
atsvgd At his hcue & few Gays bafoFe tho mur-
der and slept Ia the ssr.a room "itn hie,
D.e's sor, but had told hiU, nothing OF the
affair. He hsd noticed nothing Suspicious
about the mems a';ioas.
Lac Helm, On being qnesiicned. sasa rs
was 90 years old eCd yes 6osn ead rstSed ID
Stafford. He we1t 20 Mr. Dga's house the
Sunday before the murder, heVicg secnsec
work on the farm OF which, Mr. Dye Wprs.
ed. He heard sooH efier reaching there thst
Mrs. Hines had soEoe money. aud OF Mon
dav evening, after getting through MS "o'k
In the cornfsG, be went to her hoaso reas
by end ssksd hes for it Sha told hin 81 a.
ar that she had NO moDey OF could not give
- 70 him vhen he gent 20 trunk IN The
rooyn ard attempted 80 open Ii. Mrs kines
cencht mold OF hin suG pulled hin from tie
rink. when he picked un stick os weed
and struck Der ca tho hsGd, killing her.
Her thrae cblidyen were IN thu room al The
time. ord sseinS biIu strike their mnther
haqan TO CRY and neke poisa One CT The
children tried 10 run out OF The room, when
he struck IL wish the same sick sud Killed
It. He then killed the other teo IL tae
same manner T'hia vas xG5ai DARK. al or
he had committed The murders nc cpaoa@
the trunk, occurred what EnoOev be cooid
find. took II TO tonca nsss mr. Dye's house
and buried it ct tee side Of 3 poet. Ee thea
washed aoMs Blood spo7 1:Grl bis saaes,
vent to DYES house, Esd sfteE aahcE MS
supper went 10 hcd W!thort sag Ing anything
about the matter 10 eDy crs .ite next
mornirs he sent brck 10 NtG knes' house
and fund the bodies Of CO mother eDd
children as ha left lbem !h9 nigd5 ohfo:e.
He then set fi.e 10 tins ho2se, and @fear The
flames got uoder wey weus cut inio tac
oorpfisld 20 wore. Ssgtng soma coovsd tasn
not far eff hs wentto them, told them inst
.he hon.e Uc1 CT FIRE and than vent to had
Mr.. Dee and others TO taIi ihet1 me house
was burning. The naxJ day he vas arrested
aud has been IL jail ever since. he toic no
one OF the murders tii this morning GA bis
Vsy to this city. when ha admitted tha crina
TO Dstec,iye Smith, who, ha eaid, kept Or
asking him about It, When sesed eg tie
reporIer yhy be had kisd hrs. Ki1ea and
her children he said he did 70 knoR, but
reckone6 it Tas icolishaets. Wnen oskeG
why he told Saith about The murders he
said 8. KEEP. oa asking him ard worrying
hira sud 90 thought be would tel! BIN. %
being asked |! lhs crime bad nat t:oISiso
him ever siaoe he committed it, hs seid, "ac,
not much, tho thiag that ia 7oErg:og n'-
most now Is to get something ear. es !
have not had anything since last aight."
rs also said he would ike to have sens
work to do while in Jail. and said to the Ill
attendant that he would Ike TO stay ii t6e
room in which he was ta!kiGg to The te-
porter. He was. however, pat in cell.
Helm is green, oopUiry locking man ead
no one would suppose from his appearance
that he was. capable If committing such 8
horrible crime as that to which he confeaass
During the conversation with thu reporter
Hehin sat on windoWsill smoking 6 pios
aud answering questions IL nG unccncsgned
manner.