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

calmly and with the same stofcal in-ss::
difference that he has assumed since
the crime was discovered.
McvviIliams Talks.
To representative Of the press yes-lE
terday McW1lliams, the murderer of
his wife and five children. gave a@de-s
tailed account, the first to be publish
ed, Of how he committed the crime. He,
talked freely and explained his attt-s
tude and the state Of his mind prior
to and after the terrible deed. When
asked for the real reason for the m1lr-
ders he said:
ssWhy the only real explanation that
could give, It just appeared to me
that 1t was my duty, I couldn' get rid
of It. There were half q dozen DIFF
ferent reasons; one was that ! could-s
MT in any way make them satisfied
financially. MY wife was dissatisfied
nearly all the time. She complained
all the time and abused me. We
have had scarcely any happiness for
the last SIX months. It has been grow
ing worse instead Of better. For the
last two months it has just seemed to
me couldn't endure 1t. This thought
to do away with them has been grove
ing on me slowly. really made un
my mind that 1t must be done about
four weeks ago, it just seemed that.
there was something told me Il must
do it, was working at the time ant
1t came to me as an inspiration; le
was pretty strong at first and / threw
it off,
ibid you pray over It q
.'I fought it. No, didn't pray ovefS
the matter particularly. i went On
with my usual prayers we always
have, but never prayed specially over
the matter, and after / !. threw that
spell off the next one that came, there
just seemed to be no possible way out
OF it. was working at the hog house.
when the thought first came to me. II
must have lasted fully half an hour
It would come and go, flash into my
mind, you know, and out. y never felt
entirely free from the feeling. The
same feeling came over me about g
week before the crime, I was husldng
corn at the time. That intense feeling
lasted me, then all one afternoon.
Then when I threw 1t on I didn't get
as entirely free Of the feeling as the
first time. During that entire week IS
was never free from the feeling that e
must do 1t. When the actual time
came the feeling just came on grad
ually and seemed to be more forcible.
The real reason that felt the deed
must be done was that I thought that
perhaps it might be worse I 1sloeked ats
1t that 1t would be worse Il she killed
me and her left with the children fn
the world than II they went and I was
left. MY wife made threats that she
would cut my throat in my sleep. Sha
also carried the idea that somebody
would shoot me some time. When
would come to town she made the ~
mark to me, she says: 7 was IN hopes
you wouldn't come back this time.
On the day that the deed was done
the thought that I must do It came
over me along before dinner when i
was l1usiring corn. came home to-
dinner and that day as I raj at the
dinner table I felt about as happy a.
I did any day for Ions, long time.
II don't know as ever passed .
pleasanter day when all the children
seemed to be 80 happy. They were
uncommonly happy all day long, bright
little fellows. We laughed and joked
that noon and they were singing g
they went around about their work.
I was happy with them. but !, feH that
they all had to go; felt that would
rather bury the children than to have
them left in the world alone: ! didn't
know what In the world would ever
do with them IL they were leet with
me. It didn't hurt me to do this deeds
in regard to my wife and children. and
my heart didn't rebel against It g.
any time; was perfectly at ease wheA
/ was doing IT,"
..What did you do In tho aftesnooa.3s
81 chored around - as to b. ~
ready to do the work. (0nurdsr).
nxed in my mind early In the day Whist
time It would be done. When ! had
Thought OF 1t before It occurred to me
that It would be some time In the
evening. I had thought Of doing it On
Tuesday before the "wednesday that !
did do It."
.eWhy didn't you do It that day
1well, 1 don't know. there was s6no-
thing that didn't work out right, thoI
didn't AFFORD itseh 40 GOOD.
] was watching all day Tuesday Aos1
the opportunity. was choring around
the barn all wednesday afterno0
waiting for evening.
IT thought OF the evening as the best
time. OF course they were an in at
noon, but some way It appeared 70 mo
that the. evening after they came -.
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