The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14

stead of $1,000 policy. He was quito
angry and said: d her. Che hardly
ever swore) the fool, I'll kill her now.
anyhow, II don't ever get cent. I'll
make more out Of it now that she's
made such u oh bull out Of it, Then
he went into fathers office and made
out three notes on blank forms. These
were signed on Saturday,. Harry told
me the dressmaker was coming and
said I guess I'll have you sign them
as a Witness l said Il guess not. l
won't have anything to do with it,
Then Harry said, I'll get Jack for one,
then, and BliXt for the other If you
don't want to sign them you'd better
get out of here l then left to do some
He told me on Monday that the notes
were signed. On Tuesday he wanted
me to give him a large bill for some
one-dollar bills. I gave him a $50 and
Il IS bill. The next day he wanted me
to take fifty 81 bills to the bank, get
draft and then change my mind and
get other money in their place. He
offered me dollar to do it, but l re-
fused He was quite angry. and finally
took the money myself and used it
from time to time. The next day was
Friday. Harry came into the office
and asked me if it wasn't time to sac
rifice the dressmaker. I said: Harry,
you're not going to kill the dressmaker,
are you" He sad Yes, we are
She'll have to be the victim this time
l said: Harry, you mustn't do it; it's
awful He replied: She's got to 20
this time l said: Harry, you must
not do this. If you don't quit this idea
I'll report you His hands We're
clutching as he said that, and he
looked wild. I am not naturally afraid
Of anybody, but I was afraid of him
then. I moved slowly to where my
coat and hat were hanging, and was
just making for the door when Harry
came after me quick. I told him l
was going out to walk until he cooled
off. I went out to my rooms and got
my revolver and finally went back to
the office"
Kille dThree People.
Harry was still there, but was
cooler. repeated to Harry that he
mustn't think Of such thing. He
said that it was nothing to kill people.
He had caused the death of three
persons"
"We move to have that struck out"
put in Erwin.
Denied" said the court promptly.
"He said," went on the witness.
that he had killed two persons in the
East, and had killed third, but he
stopped there and would not say any
thing more. He also said he had
caused a fire in the East where the
loss was $45O,0OO. He said he got So
for doing it, He said there was moth
ing in haunting people. 1 had told him
that if he killed her she would haunt
him. He said: People may dream of
you would go out and kill somebody.
It don't make any difference who, so
long as you kill somebody. Kill a
cripple. It's better for them to die
than live anyway. Go out and kill
some one, and I will give you $780,
1 asked him how he would know that
I had done it, and he said he would see
it in the papers. I said I would not
do it. That was the last conversation
I had with him. I did not want to
say anything about it, as it was a
family affair, but I went and told
Elder STEWART
Hold on there" said Erwin, eve OBJ
jcct as immaterial."
The objection was sustained, but
Adry was allowed to state that he
made a confession to Mr.. Stewart.
"On Saturday following Harry
walked along with me as I was max
ing some collections. He said: You'd
better be a little careful where you are
for the next three or four days. Some
thing may happen talked to him
all could, and told him he must not
think Of such a thing. That evening
he came to my fat and said had bet
ter take my wife and go to the thea ter.
I told him I would do as I id
pleased. He said something might hap
pen, and that my wife's evidence as
to my whereabouts would be good. I
stayed at home all the evening. The
next morning Harry saw me looking
for paper. He smiled and asked me
if I though something had happened
"Shortly after 1870 on the night Of
the murder Harry came to my fiat and
asked me for SIS. I gave it to him,
and then he said You'd better go to the
theater tonight. Take your wife and
20.
Something Is Going to Happen
He seemed little excited-It was one
Of the few times I ever saw him ex-
cited. 1 took him by the arm and
tried to detain him. He shook him.
self loose and said: I've no time to
fool now, I'm in a hurry My wife
sat there rocking the baby. Then he
asked me to 90 into his room about
$50 and see if his revolver was under
his pillow. I refused, and he then
asked me to raise the curtain in my
room so that he could see the light
about 10 o'clock. I refused to do that,
too. Then he went away. I asked my
wife if she didn't want to go up and
make visit to her father. At first
she said she was too tired, but we
finally went. When we got home, or
shortly afterward, heard a quick step
in the hallway and then saw light in
Harry's room. I heard nothing more
until in the morning when Harry
came to the door and said: Something
has happened. Miss Cling has been
murdered She was found stone dead
in the road near Lake Calhoun He
asked me to come into his fiat. and