The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-15
The horse and rush OF for home. When

The horse and rush on for home. When
turned to close the door he stood
looking upon me through the window,
and / just bought the Ratchet and
came out again, but by that time he
had disappeared, so / went to the
barn, got my rig and started for home
When i made the turn on to Military
street he was at the corner to get In,
He rode as far as South Park, where
he got out to take the car.
Compelled Him to Walk Track.
HE took the Ratchet with him and
said nothing, nor did / think anything
at the time about the change. Once
at the depot at Adair he came out OF
the house in his shirt sleeves and ex-
ercised me by compelling me to walk
the rails. All the while felt as small
as bantam chicken. When he ar
ranged with me about his wedding he
said he would go to Port Huron to
meet me on the road between that
place and the church. 1 thought he
really meant to get married when he
engaged my services, but when we
met on the road and he was alone
began to feel uneasy, but he said 1t
was all right, the others would come
In carriage.
when we went into the church
wanted to light a lamp, to which he
dissented, saying, No, elder; no light
unless they should come
Presently he said, Maybe you'd
better have a little fire. SO / went
out and passed wood to him through
the window. When ! had put In what
thought would be enough, he said,
Now, elder, the moon is shining right
on 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 this window
No Wedding.
II brought few sticks and laid
them across each other, from the top
OF which he helped me into the build
ing. He let the window nearly down
again, and we kept looking out
through the opening to see the others
come down the state road.
| Presently he took a big hearty
laugh and said, There amt no use of
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 that I was thrill.
| led through and through with the
| querest sort of feeling. asked him
why he had made the present arrange
ments, when he said: We'll, sir, just
| wanted to have a little fun. You con
slider yourself an educated man, and
| look down on poor, ignorant fellow
| like me. And I just thought l would
show you what / could do.
| 81 knowed if could handle you I
could handle other men, too, and make
| a big thing out Of it.
"Then he said Now, If say raise
up your hand, up she goes; see, that's
! no dream
Il felt my hand raise without effort
| whatever on my part. Then he said,
! If l say let down your hand, down it
goes And ! felt it going down in
singular manner. BY this time / was
| so alarmed that ! was in a cold sweat
| ! then leaned over to see if any one
might be on the road, when he began
| TO laugh again. and | saw that he was
| holding weapon of some sort up his
| sleeve.
| Drew Out Knives.
| Instantly l made a grab for it ap'
| got the Ratchet from him and asked
| him what he meant to do with that.
| He said I'll show YOU and from his
! overcoat pocket drew out a knife in
each hand. He came at me, striking
with both hands. while backed across
| the church down the side aisle and
| across the front. but | did not dare to
! turn about to open the front door
| Then / threw the Ratchet and struck
| him, and he fell.
Il then turned to open the door,
when he grabbed me by the leg and
| threw me down where my hands came
| upon the Ratchet. There was des.
| perate struggle in which 1 used tha
Ratchet until he laid quiet, and Still
| cannot tell all that happened after
| that
| 81 was wild to dispose of the body,
was in horrible terror, so l began
pulling off my garments that nigh;
drag the body away somewhere aM
hide it, when my eyes fell upon one
of those knives. / flew into rage
and began to cut it when he woke up
and grabbed me aslin.
"Then for a while used that hatch
ct until was sure he was dead. Then
saw that the fire was hot enough 10
make the stovepipe red nearly to the
elbow.
Cut Him to Pieces.
81 grabbed him by the feet and
dragged him down there and cut him
to pieces, putting in each part as IT
was dismembered. Then / began to
put the garments into the front stove.
when remembered that 1t 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 exchanged and then toob
all but few Of mine and piled them
in along with the body.
81 then went up nearly to Tunn =
station, where l turned my rig atout
and started it on the back track. My
| bip n0at hid NV torn and hlnody oa,.