The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-12
CARMICHAEL
LEFT TWO
LE 7 TIERS
To the Sheriff Explaining g
IN Detail the Killing
Of Browning.

Carthage. Ill, Jan. 12.-Rev. John
Carmichael who murdered Brown
ins arrived here Friday even
ing and engaged board at the house Of
Miss Miranda 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 Carthage. Saturday
morning he telegraphed to Burlington
for his valise and it was sent.
He Appeared morose, had little to
say and would eat but little
On Sunday he slept most Of the time
and refused to eat. saying his fast was
not over and leading Miss Hughes to
think that he was Catholic. He took
a short walk during the day.
This morning Miss Hughes prepared
a special breakfast for him, In an ef.
fort To get him to eat, but he con-
tinued to fast, He acted strangely but
the landlady thought little of IT,
After breakfast ne packed all his
belongings In his valise and left his
room In perfect order, paying his
bill, and asked Miss Hughes when the
train would leave for Bowen, twelve
miles south OF Carthage.
AT 7:40 he went out into the yard
and nothing more was seen or heard
of him until after o'clock wnen Miss
Hughes, fearing some accident, called
the mail carrier. Andrew Lowery, who
was passing. He discovered that the
minister had tried to Kill himself They
carried Carmichael into the house.
The doctors found taat Carmichael
had made small wound in his breast,
but the knife had not touched the
juglar vein. II he had not remained
so long in the cold and lost so much
blood. the doctors say they could nave
restored him to consciousness. but
as the thermometer stood almost at
zero he had become so thoroughly
chilled that he died at 1924
Coroner j. A Barr ordered an in
quest Sheriff Bertscni was given
Carmichacl'S suit case containing two
letters. one addressed to Mrs Car
michael and the other to the sheriff.
The latter to the sheriff follows:
Carthage, Ill, Jan. 9-To Mr.. Wag-
gonsteil, Port Huron, Mich.
"Honored Sir:-I write this letter to
explain some tnings in connection with
the Columbus church tragedy / am
guilty only because l am a coward
The man had such hypnotic Influence
over me that I felt that something
must be done | felt greatly ashamed
that man said to be short minded
should be able to compel me TO Yield
to his will. but / said nothing about
It. At first he said IT'S all right,
Elder, don't be afraid" Then he be-
gan to talk about how we two could
get rich. Three times he came to
the rear of my barn and talked to me
through the manure mole; twice he
was at the river when ! went to water
my stock and each time l felt that
he was doing something that he was
proud of, Once when / was going out
10 Columbus, he was on the pike near
the Pink schoolhouse. When | over
took him, he asked me to ride. which
l could not refuse. He asked me II
ever / had driven up the Pike to Port
Huron, to which / answered no. Then
he said Come. let's drive up to which
| dissented, but he kept on until he
persuaded me to 60 He got out and
the barn with the rig. Then after
VIC nuu D5Su IL Luc TtSlauIalll lOl lOOu
for which he paid and also for the
horse, he gave me half dollar and
said he wanted me to so across there
and buy a small hatchet for his boy
to play with. | began TO tell him 10
go and do his own buying when he set
his eyes upon NE in the queerest
sort of a look, something like the look
of a snakes eyes. Then l felt his
influence Tightening his grip on my
mind SO | went, intending to go into
the store and out the back way to
get the horse and rush off for home,
When | turned 70 close the door he
stood looking upon me through the
window and l just bougnt the hatchet
and came out again, but by that time
he had disappeared, SO / went TO the
barn. got my rig and started for home.
Then. as | made the turn onto Mil
itary street, he was at the corner to
go In. He rode as far as to South