The Detroit times., 1909-01-12

me murder WAS cOmmltted; that Ifof
tho time he killed Cid Brownin
- had been q maniac.
After ae killed Browning with
Ratchet. the minister says. he dismen
Y oered his body with a knife, piece b.
+ piece. and Moderated the humal
+ PARTS In the stove. He does not ex
plain satisfactorily how he and Brown
ing came to go TO the Rattle RuI
!. church. or why both seemed bent OIL
Keeping their presence there secret
except to say that Browning wanted
the preacher TO oflciate AT Browning.
Wedding that night. The account doe:
not explain the fact that the preacher
evidently knew that Browning already
had one wife. II not two.
Had Shaver Face.
Carmichael arrived In Carthage las
Friday evening. He alighted from q
Chicago train and sought boarding
place on Q-st He was six feet tall
with reddish brown hair and shaver
face. He had no baggage and gave bis
name TO Miss Hughes as John Elder
He said he was q cabinet maker and
thought OF opening shop in Carthage.
Saturday morning he telegraphed 10
Burlington. Ia. for his valise and II
came that day.
He appeared In happy frame OF
mind and discussed freely with every
one his plans for coming here and
starting q factory. Going carefully
about the town he inspected all the
business places. His keen interest In
Carthage aroused interest In his pro-
ject. The statement in his confession
that he constantly dreaded being sP-
tured by the detectives as he knew he
inevitably must be was not borne out
Ct all In his conduct here. Instead or
acting % one In fear, he appeared
cheerful, retired early and reappearcd
IN the morning as fresh as II he had
enjoyed q good nights rest.
CarmichaePs suit case arrived here
Saturday morning from Burlington.
having been rechecked from Donneli-
son. Iowa. This indicates that Car
michael had gone through Burlington
to ponpellson and thence returned TO
Burlington Friday. allowing his suit
case 20 follow him. IL Is thus prob
able that the minister left Chicago on
"Wednesday afternoon or that night.
arriving here on Wednesday evening
or Thursday aud going on to Donneli-
son. II IL thought that he was orisi-
naliy bound for Kansas City, but
changed his mind.
He went downtown Saturday fore
noon and also In the afternoon. and
told In the evening OF having visited a
poultry show. He talked and ate lit
lie.
Refused 70 Eat.
Saturday morning he asked Miss
Hughes for some wrapping paper, say
ing he wanted to send package away
by express. She did not have the pa
psr. and sent him downtown for it.
Sunday he slept most Of the tim ,
and refused TO eat, saying his fast
was not over. He led Miss Hughes to
think that he was q Catholic. He
went out on Sunday for q short walk,
but did not say where he had been.
Monday morning Miss Hughes placed
m. elaborate breakfast before him,
thinking that he would be hungry, nut
he ate little. He acted rather strange
II ali the while. but she thought little
about It at the time.
After Mondays breakfast he packed
al his belongings In his valise and.
leaving his room in perfect order. paid
his bill and asked Miss Hughes when
. train would leave for Bowen, u
miles south of Carthage. At 7:4O
o'clock he went out to the outho1se
and nothing more was seen or heard
or him until about 9 o'clock.
Then Miss Hughes went out to feed
her chickens. She heard moaning in
the Clubhouse. Looking in the door she
saw the man on the floor with mis-
throat cut. She ran to call her near
est neighbor, ]. w. Shepherd. AS he
Was not at home, she called the mail
carrier, Andy Lowery, who was pass
Inc, and he called Lee Price. The two
men carried the wounded man into
the house and called Drs. Callihan
Frazier and Blender.
\ The doctors found that the man had
cut . small slit In his throat. but the
knife had not touched the jugular
vein. II It had not been that he had
lain % long In the cold and lost so
much blood. the doctors said they
could have restored him to conscious
ness; but. as the thermometer stood
almost at zero. he had become so
thoroughly chilled that he never
aroused from his stupor and died
about 1870 o'clock.
Coroner j. A. Barr was summoned
from Fort Green and jury was EN-.
paneled. Sheriff Carl Bertschi came
and took charge of the mans suit
case. containing two letters. one ad'
dressed to Mrs. j. II. Carmichael and
the other to the sheriff OF St. Clair
county, Michigan. The opening OF
the letter addressed to the Michigan
sheriff showed at once that the
ofrange man was Rev. John II. Car
michael, OF Adair. Mich, wanted fol
the murder of Gideon Browning, Q
neighbor. In Rattle Run Methodist
church.
Late last night the sheriff decided
% open Carmichaers letter to hi
wife and found that 1t was practically
duplicate Of the confession to the
Michigan sheriff. He said Deal
Wife," and mentioned his three chill
drou By name.
Saturday morning Carmichael SEN
Wellsbprg, w. Va.
The coroner's Jury returned a yer
Dict late tonight as follows:
I'VE, the Jurors. find that the sup
posed John ii. Carmichael came e
hiS death by his own hand and expo
sure to cold"
The letter to his wife was forward
< ed to her and the other one was open
"a. II detailed the murder of Brown
Ing.
The confession or Rev. John II. Car
michael, left in letter to the sheriff
Of st. Clair county. follows:
-HL CARTHAGE Ill Ian 1910