Evening journal., 1908-09-09

When the officers arrived at the
house Mrs JohansOn, the daughter,
had the weapon with which the crime
was committed. I'm her hand. and that
was the last seen of it until this morn
ing when Special officer Wardle,
after search of the house. found it
secreted behind a dresser downstairs.
It had been placed there by the girl.
who plainly evinced a desire that
nothing be done to her father The in
jured were taken to the hospital at
the same time their assailant was
taken to the police station.
Daughter Terribly Wounded
OF the three. Mrs. Johanson appears
to be the most terribly cut. The sharp
blade Of the broad-axe fell upon her
forehead and fact, and left an awful
mark. The brain was exposed, the
nose severed and left eye cut from the
socket and lying upon her cheek.
Mrs. Talley's wound was along tho
right side OF the head and the brain,
as in the case of her daughter, was
also exposed. Johanson was cut on
the back of the head and though seri-
ously wounded, he is expected TO re-
cover.
/ A strange thing is that all three Of
the victims retained consciousness and
were able to identify Talley when he
was taken TO the hospital this morn
ing at the time their depositions were
taken. This was due to the fact that
the cuts were clean and there was
nothing pressing against the brain TO
cause insensibility.
The depositions were taken by Mag
istrate Robertson and shortly after he
left the institution the women fell into
a deep stupor Little could be gotten
from Johanson. He recovered later
from the effects of ether administered
when the operation of trephening his
skull was performed.
That Talley was suffering with an al
tack Of mania at tha time he comm'tte
his terrible crime. the physicians are cor
hdent. DR.. Pierson thinks 1t is a case pun
and simple Of homicidal mania. DR.. Greer
wood said the man had been suffering wit
melancholia for some time.
Worried Over Employment.
Until five or six years ago, Taley was
farmer and lived at Fairville, Pa II
came to this city and has been living a
the West Sixth street address ever sinci
took as a child to raise and when she mar
ried Johanson. the two made their home
with the old folks.
He is a cabinet worker by occupation
but for sometime he was out OF work an
this seemed to worry him considerable
though he was not IN want. He owns III
house he lived in and another house an
also n piece of ground in the city. Fro
quently going 10 the grocery store on th
corner Taney would speak OF the har
times and that he would have TO do some
thing soon. yet / am not as bad of q
a good many others" he often said.
William S. Hilles has been the man
attorney and only recently Talley an
his wife. both made their Wills each leav
ing to the other what they had. bot
seemed contented and happy and ther
seemed TO be nothing in the family life {
the man to want him to commit such
crime.
Admits the Attack
At the police station to-day, whe
questioned by Chief of Police Georl
Black. Talley admitted the crime bl
why he did It. he could not say "Ther
never were two better women on th
earth than them" he said They were lih
angels. Now / want TO die. / won't liy
long"
He says he must have been crazy whe
he did the thing as he remembers nothln
about getting out Of the bed and goin
! after the axe
The deposition of Mrs. Talley made {