The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-28
CONFESSES HIS AWFUL CRIME.
The Man Who EXtermInatsd the klnsS
Family Arrested aud Talks.
RELATES THE HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
lie Tells The Times Reporter How He Mur
dered n Defenceless Woma" aud her
Three Children.

ALEXANDRIA. VA, NOV. ZH-lopeciai.J-
The work Of tho fauquier authorities and de-
.ectives in the Hines family murder mystery
had grown 50 interesting and fruitful yester-
day that it was said that ono Of the men ar
rested was the right man, yet the people de-
clared that they were not yet ready to act.
The evidence against Heiilin grew so strong
that Attorney Je1ries aud Judge Keith or
dered the men quietly removed from tho jail
into the country and then conveyed 70
Alexandria by the first train for safe keeping
They were brought down by Detective Sinith
and deputies and are in jail here. where there
is no danger OF their being mOlested. not even
by the enlaeed fauquier people. WHO maze
just heard of Heillins confession.
TIKI BRUTE coNrEssEs.
On the way down Heiflin. on being repeat
edly questioned bv Smith. admitted that he
was the one who did the butchery, and later
in the day he confessed full particulars to
your reporter eXOnernting Dye. Saying that
hearing OF Mrs. Hines possessing money soon
alter lie began working for Dir. McNillam
aud on Monday evening he went to Mrs
Hines and asked her For some
money which she refused. lie then
went to her trunk, and as hc did
so she pulled him back and he picked up a
stick of wood and struck her on the head
with IL killing her almost instantly Inc
three children in the room at the time began
~ cry and make a noise. and az one OF them
ran 10 the door he struck her with the stick
and killed her and IN Ike manner quickly
killed the other two.
CAME RACK And FIRED THE HOUSE,.
II was about dark he SAYS. and then he
opened the trunk and secured the money and
took II 10 n fence near SIr. Dyes and buried
it,. and washing the blood on his hands and
shoes went 10 work next morning early. lie
went back to the house and found the bodies
as lie had lett them. lie fred the
house ami when it was fully sblaze
he LETT and informed the colored hands
telling them he we, afraid 10 60 there, as he
was a stranger in the neignbOrhoOd. He was
arrested next day, and last night was taken
from Jail INTO the country and early TO-DAY
brought here He SAID he told Detective
Smith that he did it because Smith gave him
no peace. and when asked why be did It, be
replied he did not know but reckoned 1t was
toolishness.
pERFECTLY UNCoSCERSED.
He seems unconcerned but perfectly sane
He smokes pipe aud cony erses glIbly as an
ordinary cOuntryman would and has nothing
in bus disposition that would tend to arouse
the slightest suspicion of committing such a
terrible crime. lie Is about twenty-nlne
years of age, and says he was born and
reared in Stafford and had only been IN
fauquier a short while He exOnerates
Dye, with whom be lived. and Dye declares
all be knows a.ou. the crime is what HELM
told Detective Smith coming down on the
train to-day. They are secure here and the
proper papers to keep them secure will be
here tomorrow. Tonight asked Warren
ton about last night there. lie replied If 1t
had been certain that Hefilin was the guilty
party lie would never have left there as he
would have been lynched or burned att stake