The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-23

Fourth Was Resident of Kansas
-NebrasI<a the Scene of the Fifth
Crime-The Confession in De-
tniI.
SALTWATER, Mimi, Oct. 22.-(Spe-
cialD-Haunted by conscience and anxious
20 pay the penalty for numberless crimes.
Jesse G. Mcbride. a convict at the prison,
who SAYS his right name is George Bull
lock made a confession, which, if true,
Is startling in the extreme. Mcbride was
received at the prison from jackson couh-
~. Dec. 10. 1S9S to serve three years ana
five months for assault During MS IN
carceration in prison he has been we'll
behaved man, and attracted but httle al
tertion from the officers until rev days
ago. when he wrote a letter to Warueh
Wolfer in which he cOnfesses to tlVe muir
ders a highway robbery and numoer
of burglaries. According to his own
story he is one of the most dangerous
criminals in the institution, and Warden
Wolfer is now engaged in an inquiry as
to whether or not the confession is true
The warden has been in communication
with parties at Geneva, ILL.,, where three
of the murders are supposed to have been
committed, and, although he has heard
nothing directly from them, he has learn
ed that the murders were committed at
about the times stated in McBride's con-
fession. The first intimation Warden
WoIfer had of the affair was the follow
ing letter written TO him in the prison
Oct s:
LETTER OF CONFESSION.
Saltwater, Mimi, Oct. s, 1S99-Mr.
Henry Wolfer-Sir: I now take the plea
SIRE in writing you a few lines. 1t is not
my purpose to tire you with a long letter,
and above all, it is not my intention to
degrade myself. 1 make this assertion to
you for my conscience is troubled and
l wish 1t to be known to the world, for
I want to be right with my Creator and
my fellowmen. Mr.. Wolfer, it is hard to
think of giving myself up into the hands
of the law. I have looked at both sides
of this for about thirteen years, and may
be you can tell what kind of life have
led I would be far more happy to be i'll
prison for life with this known than to
go free with it unknown, and l ask you
to befriend me in this statement. state
to you that in the mont of August, on
the morning of the 29th, about l o'clock,
1856, I did shoot and murder two police
Mon in Geneva, Kane county, ILL.,, and a
short time from that L did murder
woman that lived on the east side of Ge-
neVa, Ill. The two polcemen's names are
Joseph Grant and John McNett. m also
wanted there for breaking into a mans
house by the name of Jones. If you wish
to know what 1 said to his daughter that
night, l am willing to state to you and
you can write them officers there and
also broke into large dry goods store
and have been arrested great MANY
tllnes IN that town. Father has lived
there since 1871. The officers all know
me. L told Officer McNett I would get the
best of him the last time he arrested ME
in the Jail office: and 1 will state to Won
that in small town in the state of Kan
sas, fifty-five miles from Karsas Citv.
south and west, in a postoffice robbery.
at Il o'clock at night, the night police
man
WAS SHOT AND KILLED
by pistol held in my hand, and at Guide
Rock, Neb., l am also one of the party
that broke into a hardware store and the
night man was shot. I don't know if he
did die Mr.. Wolfer, this is the kind of
life l have been leading since 1 was
eighteen years old 1 am now thirtv-
Nebraska, Illinois two times, and Mime
sofa once. If you wish to ask me anv
question, 1 am willing you should. I hone
you will remember my good Qualities
while l am here. 1 know that I have
greatly shocked your belief in the honesty
and uprightness of man, and 7 hone voI,
will make this known. I will acknoWledge
1t on the day of my discharge and or
my dying bed. l lave been going unde,
assumed name 1 cannot give up my
companions, only one he is at large. He
lives in Geneva, Ill. I will now close hon.
ing to hear from you soon My right
name is George Bullock
Jesse Collins Mcbride
Register number 5046, prison
WARDEN PURSUES THE NATTER
After noting the contents of this letter
Warden Wolfer decided to make closer
investigation of the facts outlined nv
Mcbride, and on the following dav he
was called into the warden's private of
fee, and there gave him the details o4
the various crimes committed The fol-
lowing is supplementary statement
made to Warden Wolfer at that time
given of McBride's free will and accord
II shot Joseph Grant and John McNett
two police officers. The circumstances
briefly stated are as follows. Three OF
u.s. two pals and myself, were In the act
of committing a burglary at Geneva. III.
in 1885, at about o'clock in the mornine
of Aug. %. We entered the house of an
undertaken for the purpose of robbery
About two blocks south Of the court
house and one block west My two pals
were arrested by these officers. I walk
ed some distance away from the place
of the robbery 70 the court house. secret
ed myself behind a maple tree, and wher
the officers came along with my two pals
I shot them, killing Officer McNett in.
stantly, and shot Officer Grant. Although
he lived till the next day, he never re-
gained consciousness. a1 also
MURDERED A WOMAN.
by the name of Julia Buckmeier in the
outskirts on the east side of Geneva. Ill.
about two weeks before I murdered these
officers. The object was that of robbery
cut her throat with razor. The leal
cause Of my cutting her throat was be-
cause she recognized me while I was in
the house in the act of committing he
robbery. After she was dead I carried
the body out to the hen coop in the rear
of the house and set fire to the hos,
Tie body was found in the hen coop the
next morning. never was suspected OF