The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
SExTON o Hlnki.E

We do not want Bernard to return home
. Il naked condition az :" pat you to the
iirouvrricIee of furnishing -em" clothing.
We hay" 1l-y orders IL cut his hair. 80
that something of himself shah remain in
n" grave. We enclose 4 sample II HAIR.
w" 90 not call for any scuS.ttiou. all
Ely" Ec'. time 10 rescue MIN ~! prepare
>".T =rav" Tor tn real funeral
W Seut You Il word TO oaii at the
cemetery. You must aokn. l"'i=" thh: We
4y" You much trouble, as it would ID. It
hard blew for yuu + you had IT, grave
occupied by bernard at the arrival OF the
w" also save you some work IS we do
rot I'LL IN" whole grave ami l~eEnar! tied
il his shroui Will he unabl" T. kick or
break tn box or soil ii. We hope that
You will alprccIat. all our ur"cautlnn.
THE ENEcTTIuNERS"
on tli" last page. 10 which the word
""""T' called attention. was written:
W advise YOU to carry Bernard IN his
shrgud To the Walt OF to the Toulouse while
you fH the grav" and attend to the funeral.
by keeping him a prisoner ia the vault
Won viii complete the punishment. Thu
wishes Of the relatives OF Il" tsa! man Is
that You handle Reruari roughly.
"Dur postal card signed e. II. Was IL
induce you to come early at the grave. the
surprise will not be flowers, bus u supposed
COruS..'
Enclosed in the letter was a clipping from
a newspaper, ~ follows:
"RpEEEEs EUElED HIiM N Celery"
Lebanon. Ia. Nov. b.-On suspicion o.
being the man who last night robbed the
telegraph operator at Rossmore. on tbs
Reading Riiiway. four tramps were arrest
90 tbs afternoon. The operator was bound,
gagged and buried under a pile OF celery"
On the bottom margin of the clippings
| Were rraw!ed in ink the words:
We ara not the only one to bury others
! The reference 10 4 postal card and notice
sent the gray" diggerS is probably q par;
Of the plan that WAS overlooked, as no sucI
notification was given.
4 small lock or hair referred to in the
letter was found tied with red wrapping
string.
Statements made by the police are to the
effect that while Badotlc;'s feet We're tight
" tied his hands were not bound as they
would have been had it been done by as.
it was tied in a hard knot about the lef'
wrist, but was only wrapped about the
| COEFESSES SELF-BURIAL.
Police Lieutenant Dempsey and Rounds
Sergeant BtFrauStr sweated the man.
Badollet acknowledged that his original
statement. was Il fabrication and that h
had done the deed alone.
so you buried yourself. did you?"
Yes responded the man.
How Oil you know there was an open
| grave at 81. Johns last night"
i saw il in a death notice .
How long did it take you to tie yourself
About half an hour. 1 suppose"
box with its weight Of dirt and rocks"
I worked It on gradually"
We're you not cold in the grave?'
NO"
Did You Sleep
No" Previously he had told the police
that he had slept for TWO hours after
o'clock.
d you feel any i'll effects"
None, except that my heart is giving ms
trouble. but that IS not new"
"N by did you use the name of Rernard"'
1T just occurred to me. l don't know
=, He would not explain the significance OF
the things found III the grave. bat said he
had written the letters in the Baltimore
Post Office.
Several persons who live in Wavcrly re-
member John Mare Badollet.
MIR. John Clark. who lives in Widemere
avenue. said that the man had at one time
boarded with him.