Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-02
THE CONFESSION.
Startling Cold BJooded
Murder.
WILSON'S CONFESSION.
How He Killed Little Mamie
Walsh at Oregon City.

How He Killed Little Mani
Walsh at Oregon City.
PORTLAND, July 2.--To reporte
Wilson has made the following
Statement "But ] did commit tn,
crime, and having confessed it,
feel better. Certainly / will tel
you all about 1t. 1 was work. z
that Wednesday afternoon, digging
postholes short distance from my
brothers house. I saw Mamie
picking berries, and when she ap-
preached within short distance of
me, an uncomfortable desire TO kill
her overcaIne me. / thought how
easily / could kill her. Like II
hound after a rabbit, spraDg to
ward her. 1t took me just three
bounds. l grasped her by the throat
before she knew my intentions. She
was pretty little thing and SO IT,.
nocept. She struggled hard bUl
could make no ouicry, for / had
firm bold on her throat. The blpn
oozed from her mouth, hut that d Il
mot effect me. But bow the it'll
thing did fight. was stronger
however, and she soon became in.
sensible. held on for awhile until
l thought she was dead. | then
dragged her into the bushes, and
went off to see If there was anyone
around who could have noticed
what had done. Satisfied that
hsc not been seen, returned and
after looking at the body / mutila.
ted her somewhat, and afIei
examining her to my satisfaction,
began to consider what dispositions |
. ehould make Of the remains. While |
Thinking, / noticed the body move.
] placed my hand over her heart,
and found 1t still beating. ! then
covered her mouth and nose witt |
NY hand until knew life was ex
tInct.
Then i shouldered the body, and |
carried IL west towards the lane. |
laid 1t down In the brush, aud went
to look up and down the road, See
Ing no one, i carried my burden TO
the fence, and in attempting to ift
II over IL fell to the ground, the hend
striking first, cutting cash aud
making sound that caused me 70
sbudder. This was the first and on
ly time that feeling of repentance
has come to me. Carrying the body
anross the lane, dragged it under
meath barbed-wire fence. Then |
took off my shoes, and picking up
Mamie resumed my way. / never
had any experience in carrying dead
bodies, and did not know how to
handle this one. She was very hoa-
Wy, and several times / had {, lay
her down. When j arrived at the
three stumrs | was almost exhaust
ed. | rested while. and then
threw the body over. 1t was terri
bic hard work, and did not feel
much like walking further. | found
q fairly convenient spot, under big
stump and laid the body down. |
thought then that IL was not the
best place, but was too tired to go ,
ahead. So | arranged the clothes
nicely about her limbs, and gather
Ing few ferns spread them over
her. then sat down and viewed
my work. felt that | would not !,
be found out, but did not care, was ;,
not In the least sorry, In fact | '
don't remember now just how / did :,
feel. But | went back to my work, =
and you know what interest have =,
since taken In the case. On my re "
turn l hid the bucket, and hat -
Mamie had, near the trail | had '.
followed. They were both In plain y
sight. and II is wonder the search
efs did not find them.
"suspioion pointed to me, and :"
hardly knew what TO do to overcome N
this. Sunday morning l heard my OF
brothers little girl talking about the 10
arrest OF RATES.. Here happy u
Thought struck me. | made up my u
mind to strengthen the suspicion a. pl
gainst Rates. went out and found c'
the bucket and hat. The latter | III
tried TO burn, but II had become wet, u
and after wasting several matches | =
buried II. | smashed the bucket with ST
my foot and took II 10 Rates. wig IL
wan, where | hid II near his door. &C
The hook 10 the bucket | threw In u'
the hollow stump. congratulated =
myself, that erased all traces behind
lne, but was doomed to disappoint. 10
ment. All l could do 10 throw the e'
officers of my trail was without sue "
cess, and at last they have struck "
upon the right man. Here am. I Ut
confess the crime and expect to die ce
for it.n
After he had finished the reporter
asked: 40
ibid you not outrage the girlPn a,
mo 1 did not. have told every ga
hing, and expect TO be hanged for N
he crime" II
"But the physicians say that AN tb
'xaminatlon shows that she was r
'utrased." nj
"fhen / did not do II, and |; could fo
.ot have been done" m
sWhat possessed you to kin her?p IN
~ can't tell. When | saw her AK
here, became like a wild beast Ia
md leaped upon my preyn
Now confess 10 me, was not your