Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-08

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which she was found. Just after got
her in she came to. / don't know
whether I had the butcher knife "a
my hand or not. II not. I had it close
by. After 1 began to stab her then
she reached and grabbed the knife.
think 1t took her little longer to die
than the others.
ut was probably ten or fifteen min
utes between the time Cora came and
the boys. The boys didn't all come in
the house at once. They all came from
the corn field at once. We had an
animal shut up to feed. When Henry
and / went to the house the two little
boys Went and opened the door SO he
could get out to the pasture and for
water Henry and I went on to the
help the boys put the team away and
put the cows in.'
Nov, how did you feel when you
weer doing that, when you were doing
that work ~
Just the same as 1 had all the
time"
One Witnessed Awful Work.
Henry and l went up to the house
just as usual. We had gone up that
way many a time together. He was
ahead He was right at the door
when l hit him the same as Cora
was carrying the hammer with me all
the time. l think I had the hammer
In my pocket. He was standing with
his hand on the door knob just ready
to open the door when struck him.
He succumbed when struck him once.
think I struck him once afterwards
He fell on the porch outside the door,
just against the screen door, I took
him up at once and carried him in.
The boys weren't where they could
see it. The barn and, sheds were be-
tween me and the other boys. l stab
bed him before the other boys came
in John and George then came to-
gether. They hadn't closed the hog
house door and asked them which
one was going to close the hog house
door, and john says, I closed 1t last
night, it is Georges turn tonight so
he ran to close the hog house door.
Johnny was outside on the porch, right
close to the door. He fell on the
porch and I carried him in and placed
him where he was found. George
came in In just second. I didn't go
outside the door to meet him. met
him just at the threshold. When I
struck him he fell just at my feet. /
can't tell where struck him, but he
jumped up and got inside the house.
Then he saw the bodies. I couldn't
see the expression of his face as
was back of him, but could see the
oh tv,v as 10 q he 1nnxoI ~
all the bodies. George was the only
Others"
Butchered All in Half Hour.
well, now, when Cora recovered
and grabbed for the knife did she get
hold of it?"
Yes. She grasped the knife and
kept hold. She had hold near the up
per end OF it. 1 don't remember hav-
ing any time getting it away from her.
There was no great struggle. I can't
account for the knife cuts on the
snuckles. She must have struck her
hand against it some way before she
got hold Of 1t. I never struck her
hands, not to the best of my knowl-
edge. I think she grabbed the knife
as made the first stab, but l don't
know.
How long time do you think 1t
was from the time you first struck the
mother until you laid George aside?"
Probably half an hour. Then
washed and dressed and came to town.
I washed on the stapd in the kitchen.
that night. I don't remember. Henry
was the only one I spoke to as I
struck him. I just called his name.
Henry"
do you realize you were taking
your own flesh and blood?"
Eyes, / realize that. / never thought
very much about the bodies being dis
covered. / made no attempt to re-
move any blood stains, nor any traces
of it. When came to town that night
rode along as unconcerned as though
nothing had happened. Part Of the
time thought of the crime and part
Of the time did not. could fix my
mind on other things. The vision of
the room 1 had left at home did not
trouble me at all. I never thought of
burning the house, or burning my
clothes, and never thought Of hiding
them-it never occurred to me. don't
know why I denied the crime the first
day or two, that has troubled me
more than all of the rest"
About Punishment.
What do you expect the judge will
do in this matter?"
ooh, l don't know; I don't know
"Do you feel that you have any
care?"
'.Why, yes, of course; but I am will
ing to await whatever comes. There
have been times that I cared some for
the consequences"
well from your viewpoint, feeling
justified in doing the work as you have.
DONE what sentence do you think
ought to be melted to you?"
"why, surely, it hadn't ought to be
anything short Of life sentence"
Truant Officer Elected.
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Dec. 8.-Jonathan Edging-
ton has been elected truant officer by
tho cn1ooo1 hoard He will carafnl1v