Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-19

of tn house with the bottle of milk
aud started to SO up the from: stairs
| stepped out OF the pArlor. She
saw me and screamed and | shot
her, The first load went into her
hip or side, and she fell in hear
by the steps. Then shot her again
AS sin, lay there, and guess the
shot went into her head.
Mr.. Sheppard. who was dress
ing, ran out OF the eed room anu
was half way down the stairs b fore
got the gun up to my shoulder He
was big man and was afraid he
would get me, ! was afraid lit
would tear me to pieces II ] iiint
shoe, quick, and pulled the trigger
while he was jumping down stairs.
The charge struck him when he was
about the middle Of the steps and
he jus, fell straght down ana top
Piled over Mrs. Sheppard's body
shot him again to make sure he was
dead, some place in the boNiy.
Jennie Rendy had heard the shoot
ing and WHEN got around TO the
kitchen she was standing by I'll" d'cr
that opens into the summer hoAs",
Just looking at me. l pulled UP the
gun and fired at her, and she tum-
blad down the short flight Of steps
and lay on the ground in the sum
MR. house. right by the cans OF milk
/ had left there. didn't shoot he.
again.
After that went upstairs TO the
bedroom and put my hands IN Hr.
Shcppard's coat pocket. where he
kent his wallet There was money
in il. a good deal. | thought. but
ri,,n't count IT, took IL ont and aug
a holr between two locust trees IN
the front yard.
Forgot the Baby.
why didn't you kill the baby?
somebody asked Iastera.
i don't know he said. Il never
thought about the baby"
they asked him particularly where
he had hidden the mon,y. He re-
peatei that he had hidden it under
the locusts. then nc SAIL his mind
was going back OH him again. hat he
had concealed it in the barn. TINS
morning Prosecutor Stokes and tint
detectives drove out to the farm ana
searched where Zastrera had indi-
Gated, but they found ,ipthing.
While Zastera- was 1eftAg his astofsst
he loked none OF them in the eye.
why don't you look at us while
you talk" asked Mr.. Stokes.
Il can't think wncn | do that, ne
said. i've got to keep my hand over
my eyes. II | let the light into them.
it makes me forget what happened.
Now AMI then AS he talked he ram
bled off into consequential things,
which had nothing to do with tn"
murder. and they had to bring him
back to the matter at hand. H@
talked without much display of emo
tiun. his voice flowing along evenly
even WIN he described how Mrs.
Sheppard. the lieutenan; and the ser
want girl were shot down.
Afraid to Run.
Why didn't you run away they
asked him. Why did you stay there
when you knew the chances werc
you would be suspected"
/ IL figured all that out for myself
after I had kill d them" the b.
hemian said II was sure that l
would be caught if I tried to run.
/ There were too many farmhouses
/ around ours. and so many people
were up already and along the road
! that I was certain 7 would be seen
, and run down"
Zastera was in the yard Saturday
when the farmers came running -
, the Sheppard place. and for hours no.
body gave a serious thought to the
possibility that he was the murdero'.
When they decided 10 hold him as a
witness at least he got frightened end
begged them not to be too nard OF
him. saying tba: he was only a half
! wittcd hoy. vino meant nobody any
harm and who had nothing TO do with