The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-12
CARMICHAEL
CUTS THROAT
IN ILLINOIS
Murderer of Gideon Browning
Leaves Letter Describing
His Awful Crime.
CLAIMS THE CARPENTER
PUT HIM UNDER A SPELL
UNABLE TO RESIST WHEN EVIL
EYE WAS TURNED UPON HIM
WAS DEcoYED TO CHURCH.

Carthage. ILL.,. Jan. fl.-Rev. John H
Carmichael. wanted for the murder OF
Gideon Browning at the Battle Run
Methodist church in Michigan last
Tuesday night, cut his throat in a
boarding house here last night and died
Al noon today.
Carmichael arrived here Friday even
ing and engaged board at the house OF
Miss MyranCa Hughes He had no
baggage with him and gave his name
as John Elder. said he was a cabinet
maker and thought of locating in Car
thage. Saturday morning he teIe-
eraphed to Burlington for his vaIfse anc
IL vas sent He appeared morose, had
little 10 say and would eat but little.
Refused to Eat.
On Sunday he slept most Of the time
ana refused to eat. saying his fast was
not over and leading Miss Hughes to
tank that he was a Catholic. He took
a short walk during the day.
This morning Hiss Hughes prepared
a special breakfast for him in an effort
TO get him TO eat. but he continued 10
fast he acted strangely, but the IanG-
lady thought little of it.
After breakfast he packed all his De
longings in his vaiise and left his room
iD perfect order paying his bill, and
asked Mss Hughes when the train
would leave for Bowen. twelve miles
south Of Carthage.
Suicide of the Minister.
At 40 he went out into the yard and
nothing more was seen OF heard of him
until after o'clock when Miss hughes
heard him scrambiing in an Outbuild-
ing. Miss Hughes, fearing some acct
dent. called the mail carrier, Andrew
Lowery. who was passing He dfscov-
cred that the minister had tried 10 kill
himself. They carried Carmichael into
the house and called DIS. B. II. CALI
han. ". T. Frazier aud William Blen-
der. The doctors found that Car
michael had made a small wound in his
breast but he knife had not touched
the Jusu'ar vein If he had not re-
manned 50 icng in the cold ana lost so
much blood. the doctors say they coulc
have restored him to consciousness. but
ss the thermometer was almost at zero
De- had become SO Thoroughly chilled
that he died at I2.40
Coroper j. A. Barr ordered an in
Quest Sheriff Bertschi was given Car
ft'NA.ftNA : oIfN Nc1GEs WHICH contained
Two letters. one addressed to Mrs. Car
michael and the other to the sheriff
The letter to the sheriff follows:
Confession of Carmichael.
To Mr.. N'aggonstefl, Port Huron,
Mich
'Honored Sir-I write this letter 10
'Nplain some things in connection with
tae columbus church tragedy. afi.
suiJy only because am a coward.
The man had such an hypnotic fnfiu-
ehee over me that ] felt that son.
ihing must be done. felt greaIiv
a named that man said TO be shor;-
minded should be able to compel me to
weld To his viii. but I said ncthiDe
SCOUT it. At first he said: It's al
ii-ht elder. don't be afraid then ne
At gan t0 talk about how we two could
get rich. Three times he came. 70 the
Iear Of my barn and talked to me
trough the manure hole: twice he was
"t tie river when 7 vert to water nv
SOCK and each time felt that he was
o'is something that he was proud OF.
p--e when ] was going 10 Columbus
ny vas ON the pike near the pink school
muse When I overlook him he asked
4,e 10 ride. which | could not refuse.
't AA.T u 4 tluu ever NFHNfH uF
,.e pike to Port Huron. To which I an
sacred No. Then he said.
srownins's Evil Eye.
81. Come. let's drive up.' to which
s'thleu but he kept on until he Per
s.a9ed me GO ga He sos out and stood
81 me corner while 7 went to the barn
Jun the IT'S. Then. after we had been
Z. lle restaurant for food. for which
< PAD, and also for the horse, he gave
s "at dollar and said he wanted
l 70 90 across there and buy small
ii.aleAeJ for his boy to play with. I
eah 10 tell him To 90 ard DO his own
4" ING when he set his eyes uDon me
- me queerest sort of a look. some 4
-ls IKE the look of a snakes ey--.
-,h } felt his influence tightening us
10y OF nv mind. so 7 went. intenGi1V /
So INTO the store and out of the back
ay 10 get the horse and rush off Tor
'e When J turned to close the door Z
>to'i looking az me through the [
....''". and I just bought the Ratchet /
came out again, but by that time F.
..ai disappeared. SO I went TO the I
.- sat my rjE and started for home. /
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