Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-07-22
.MURDHR WILL Off,"
Companion Of Murdered Man MaIiss
q cOueesslon.

Moee Locke, who was with John
Is. Purvis, when the latter was muir.
dered and robbed ut Lowell on
Thursday night of last week, men
ton wac made III these columns al
the time, has confessed, and the fol-
lowing from the Gaiena Times tells
of the hellish deed:
The accused murderer of John s.
Purvis was arrested Monday morn.
ing after a full confession of the
horrible crime. by Nose Locke. just
two hours from the time that Locke
was placed in the "sweat box" by
Sheriff Sparkle, Officers Parker and
Calhoun and a Times reporter,
Locke made a full confession and
laid the crime to Will Carey, q
young fellow about IS years of age.
Following is Locke's full state
ment:
LocKE's CONFESSION.
about four weeks ago Carey said
to me, Lets enter into q scheme by
which we can make money easier
and faster than by working for it,
II was this, that we rob Purvis.
take his money and buy iron and
junk, the profits from which we
would divide equally between our.
selves and third party. sgree
10 II. Then he said we would hire
his grandfather team and pay
him one third of the profits for the
use of il. Then we formed our
plans as follows: II was under.
stood that Purvis aud I were to
start to Vinita, ne I have before
told land as was published In Sat-
urday's Times) We were to stop
on the river bank this side of Shoal
creek for the evening. Carey was
to meet us there and help rob Pur.
Wis. First Cary wanted me to do
the job alone, but I told him I was
afraid I couldn't do the job alone.
He said all right, for me 70 get a
shot gun, which did from Andy
RAIDER. Carey was to get some
chloroform and meet me at our
camping place. He got the chloro-
form Thursday morning, with Is
cents which I gave him, at q drug
store in Gaiena. Carey came to our
camp that night before rundown
aud hid around in the brush with.
out Purvis' knowledge.
AS 1 have said before Purvis
went to bed and must have dozed
of, but was suddenly awakened by
a pistol shot. Hooked up and saw
Carey about three feet away from
Purvis. I grabbed the shot gun
and fred the left barrel into the air.
I did that to carry out my part of
the play. did not want to kill
Purvis myself. Carey fred FIVE
more shots. The first one hit him
in the breast. Purvis jumped up
from the wagon seat and fell over
the wagon tongue, then struggled
and fell under the wagon. Another
shot from Cary's revolver struck
him in the leg. After the shooting
and before Purvis was dead Carey
poured a lot OF the chioroform upon
his head and on the ground under
his face. I don't know how long
Purvis lived after being shot.
Carey then went through Purvis'
clothes and took his money. l don't
know how much he got. He has
never given me any of Il. although
he offered me come small change,
but refused to take IL. saying that
I was afraid to do II, for IL took il
and spent it, people might suspi-
cion me of killing Purvis.
"Carey took my pocket knife aud
cut lariet from the horse; jumped
on to il. and took the other horse,
that was grazing around, and we
both rode toward Galena. coming
through Riceville. This side of
there we left the horses and started
to walk to town. When we got to
n pond he threw the shot gun into
il. We walked on together short
distance and separated. He went
home. II was the plan for me TO
come TO Gslena and notify the Off
cers, which I did. When within
about a mile of the center of town
commenced to run and continued
until I found Night Policeman
Lane and told him of the crime.
Carey made me promise never to
tell anything about the crime and
connect him with IL, and he said he
would kill me IL / did. Old man
Carey knew all about our plans.
The revolver that Will Carey used
was a 81 calibre, short bsrreled
double action Harrington & Rich
ardRon make. He said the revolver
belonged to Fred Carey his brother,
Old man Carey said to us that II we
did not get Purvis' money he
would. He encouraged us in car.
rying ont our plans.
N. A. LOCKE.
Subscribed aud sworn TO before
me this 18th day of July, 1899. Ny
commission expires Sept. ., 1899.
c. l.. Sawyer,
Notary Public.