The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-10-13
KEY CONFESSED
To . Minister Before tie Was Hanged at
Paris with Request that Il be Kept
Seeret-The Confession o. Full.

that Charles IL. Key, the murderer
and maligner who was hanged here
on the 18th of last month, made
confession of the crime for which he
was hanged to DR.. Fortune, pastor OF
the First Baptist church. II was
made on condition that is should not
be made public for n specified time,
out OF consideration for his father
and mother. The first intimation
that he had confessed was today
when United States Marshal VIII
liams gave il out with the statement
he believed that il should be publish
ed in the interest OF law and order
and the possibility OF bringing others
to Justice. Key said:
about five years ago old Lou
Handy and myself ran n gambling
house at Big Springs, Texas. We
employed n Mexican named Dalores
to deal monte. One night while Han
dy was Mt home drunk, Dalores made
large winnings OF a lot OF sheep
herders.I tried to get the Mexican to
divide the winnings between US and
say nothing 10 Handy about il, but
he refused That night when Dalores
was on his way home I laid for him
and shot him. There was another
Mexican with him who ran of.
went to the dead man and took $3.50
in greenbacks of him. He had $50
or $40 in silver on him, which I did
not take, to create the impression
that he had not been killed for his
money. When Handy got sober he
came to me and said that had kill
ed the Mexican and that il I did not
divide the money he would work up
the evidence against me, whereupon
| gave him $40.
Eight or ten years ago / married
n widow in Eastland county, Texas.
She had considerable property, but
spent nearly all Of il and left her.
The last time heard Of her she was
at Colorado City last year on her
way TO the Eighteen ranch in Nolan
county, twelve miles north OF Sweet
water"
II killed Smith McLothlin last year
near Colbert's Ferry in the Chicka-
saw Nation by beating his brains out
with a club. After I killed him went
I to the bridge and threw club and bed
clothes in the river. The govern
ment claimed that / did the killing
with an axe, but il was n put up job
I on me. Further than this viii only
say that my life has only been an
/ evil one, my associations bad and
my conduct entirely reckless In
conversation with others he said that
for nearly twenty years his avocation
had been that Of a horse thief and
gambler.
Fresh fruits and celery always on
hand at the Star grocery.
During September and up to the
present time in October the ARD
MoREIrE has added over fifty new
subscribers to the circulation
OF the daily, all or nearly all
Of which reside in the city. Such
increase in an equal length Of time
I Is unprecedented IN Ardmore Jour
nalism and is test Of popularity Of
which we very justly feel proud.
Fresh prunes have arrived at I. y.
Morgan's. They are very fine. ll-lt
The ARDMoREITE always up to the
times will soon add steam power TO
its already excellent facilities, after
which III will be better than ever
equipped for dispatching its con-
stantly increasing business.
Fresh eggs, wholesale and retail,
first door east federal court.
Mike Sneed, than whom n more
popular travelling salesman does not
exist, came in yesterday to observe
the Sabbath.
Special prices to dealers on apples
by the barrel at the the W. NJ. Nix
Grocer Co. stf
~ Looks Bad
Charity for the frailties Of mankind
, impclls Us TO forbear for the present
a. least from giving the particulars