The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-12

Park, where he got out to take the
car. He took the hatchet with him and
said nothing. nor did thing anything
at the time about tho change. Once
at the depot at Adair, he came out
of the house in his shirt sleeves and
exercised me by compelling me to walk
the rails. ALL the time /
felt as small as q bantam chicken.
When he arranged with me
about the wedding ne said he
would go to Port Huron and meet
me on the road between that place
and the church. | thought he really
rieant to get married when he en-
gagged my services. but when we met
on the road and he was alone, | be.
gan to feel uneasy. bit he said II
was all right. that the others would
come in a carriage. When we went
into the church / wanted to light q
lamp, to which he dissented, saying,
No Elder, no light, unless they should
come but presently he said, maybe
+ you had better have little fire 50
went out and passed wood for nm
through the window. When / had
he said, Elder. the moon Is snin-
ing right in the front door and II you
go around there to come In. someone
may see you. Just put up some wood
here and come In at the window. 1
brought a few sticks. laid them across
each other from the top Of which he
helped me into the building. He let
the window nearly down again and
We kept looking through the opening
to see the others come down the
state road. Presently he took big,
hearty laugh and said. There amt 10
uge looking, for there amt going TO
be no wedding He was sitting where
the CLEANS of light shone on his face
and his eyes were so brilliant thai |
was thrilled through and through
With the queerest sort of feeling.
asked him why then he had made the
present arrangements, when he said:
Well. Elder, / just wanted to have a
little fun. You consider yourself nm
educated man and look down on a
poor ignorant fellow like me. And
Just thought l would show you what
| could do, | know if l could handle
YOU, l could handle other men too,
and make a big thing out of it Then
Lc said. Now IL l say raise up your
hand, up she goes, see; that's no
III eam.' and felt my hand raise with
out any effort whatever on my part
Then he said. If | say let your hand
down, down II goes, and / felt it 60
iLg down in singular manner. by
this time / was SO alarmed that |
tn
over to see If anyone might be on the
road when. he began to laugh and
saw that he was holding weapon of
some sort up his sleeve. Instantly 1
made a grab for 1t and got the hatchet
from him and asked what he meant
to do with that. He said, I'll show
you., and from his oyercoat pockets
drew knife In each hand He came
at ME, striking with both hands. while
| backed across the church, down toe
side aisle and across to the front
door, but | didn't dare to turn about
10 open the door. Then | threw the
hatchet and struck him and he fell
Then Pturned to open the door when
he grabbed me by the leg and threw
me down where my hands came down
upon the hatchet, There was a deS-
perate struggle in which | used the
hatchet until he laid quiet and still,
cannot tell all that happened after
that; | was wild TO dispose OF the
body. / was In horrible terror so 4
began pulling OFF his garments that
| might drag the body somewhere aud
Dide 1t Then when my eyes fell up
On one OF the knives | few into
rage and began to cut him when he
woke up and grabbed me again Then
for awhile | used the hatchet until
l was sure he was dead Then saw
that the fire was hot enough TO make
the stove pipe red nearly to the el-
bow, SO | grabbed him by the feet and
dragged him down there and cut him
to pieces, putting in each part as it
was dlsmembered. Then | began To
put the garments into the front OF the
stove, when | remembered that the
stove had a poor draft and the things
might not burn. Then ] saw that my
clothing was torn and bloody. while
some of his were yet whole. and ex
changed, and then took all but a few
Of mine and piled them in along with
the body / then went up nearly to
Tunnel Station, where | turned my
rig about and started 1t on the back
track My big coat hid my torn and
bloody garments until l got to Chi
cago. where l purchased others.
Il am tired of trying to hide. though
| have succeeded IN eludlng the de-
tectives go far. If you get this while
] am yet alive, come and get me.
shall not be far from Carthage. mi.
Lois. (Signed)
-. M CARMICHAEL"