The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-09

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tho high sheriff. They crowded into
tho aiiling.room, Just as Phoebe Dole
came rushing in with Mr. Dix AMI
Muria Woods.
~ did itW PhGbo criOd ont to mo.
Il Am found out, and I have made up
my mind to confess She was going to
marry your iather-I found 1t oul, !
stopped It once before. This time |
knew l couldn't, unless | killed hun.
Shes lived with mo in that house for
over forty years There ara other ties
as strong as the marriage one, that are
jult Us sacred. What right had he to
take her away from me aud break up
my home?
II overheard your father and Rufus
Bennett having words. thought
folks would think no did 1t. REASONED
it all out. had watched your cat 90
in that little door, knew the ahed
door unlocked, | knew how long my
arm was; thought could undo 1t. !
stole over hero little atlOr midnight l
went all round the house to be sure no.
body was awake. Out in tho front
yard | happened TO think my shears
wore tied on my boit with ribbon, aud
united them. thought lput the rib.
bon in my pockat-it was a piece Of
yellow ribban-hHt | suppdsc ] didn't,
because they found It afterwards, and
thought 1t came OF your young mans
whip.
ri went round to the shed door, I'M.
hooked 1t aud went In. The moon gave
light enough. got out your fathers
ovcralls IRON the kitchen closet; knew
where they were went through tho
sitting room to tho parlor, In there l
slipped oil my dross and my skirts and
put on the overals. put handkor.
chief over my face, leaving only NV
eyes expo'ed, Gcrept out then into tho
sitting ROOM there | pulled of my
shoes and went into tho bedroom.
"Your father was fast asleep; II was
such hot night tho clothes wero
thrown back and his chest was bare.
The first thing saw was that pistol OF
tho stand beside his bed. suppose no
had soms fear Of Ruiul BauneIt coming
back after all. Suddenly thought I'd
better shoot him. II would be surer
aud quicker; aud il you were aroused |
knew that couId got away aud every
body would suppose no had shot him
sClL
II took up the pistol and hold Il close
to his head. had mover fred pistol,
but knew how It was done. pulled,
but It would not go oil. Your father
stirred ltttIO-t was mad with Terror
| struck ut his head with tho pistol,
lie opened his eyes and cried out; then
! dropped tho pistol and took these
Phoebe Dole pointed to tho goat shin.
ing shears hanging at her waiss-"ior ]
am strong tt tho wrists. only struck
twice, over his heart.
Then went back into tho sittinR.
room. Thought | heard q noise In tho
iilChsn.-I was iull OF terror thHn-and
slipped into the sitting.room closet ]
Jolt ~ II ] woro fatnting, and cuiched
tho shelf TO keep from falling.
~ iUlt that / must 70 upstairs TO 800
II you were asleCD-to DO snrO you had
not walked up when your father cried
out. | thought II you had | should
have to do tho BamO by You. ctopt
upstairs to your chamber You seemed
asleep, but "A watched you stirred
little. But instead Of striking you |
slipped into your closet. | heard moth.
ing more from YOU. felt myself wet
with blood. caught hold Of something
hanging Ia your closet, and wiped my.
sell Oh with 1t. know by tho feeling
It was your groom silk. You kept quiet
aud | saw YOU waro asleep, 40 Crnpt
out Of the closet aud down Tho stairs,
got my clothes and shoes, aud, ont In
tho ahOd, took oil tho ovOralla aud
dressed myself. rolled up tho Ov0ralll
aud took a board away FROM tho old
we'll and throw thOm In a' wont homo.
thought II lhOy wnro found II would
bO no clue 10 mo. Tho handkerchief,
which waa not much attained, nut to
soak that night aud washed ont next
morning before Maria was ~. lwRlhOi
my hands mud arms carefully that night,
and also my shears.
al expected Rufus Bennett would DO
nrcused OF thu murdoF md maybe hung
was prepared Tor that, but did not
ike TO think | had thrown suspicion
upon YOU by staining your droaL | llnd
nothing against YOU. | made IN my
mind ID got hold Of that dteW before
anybody rulpeclVd YOU and dive tbRCk.
came IN aud got II, " you know. ]
was n1toniahOl not to 500 my more
stains IN II, only found two or three
ltllo Slre1ks, TINT ncarcely anybody
would hayU noticed. / didn't know
what to think. suspected, Oi course,
that you had found tho slainA aud got
them Oft, tttnktnp tiiOy mtGhtbtftr SITS.
pCiOn upon YOU.
~ dill not SEQ how YOU cuul i po0Hibly
Ouapcct mo, In my case. was ynl
when your yOllna man WaS GlQatOl, l