The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-12
CARMICHAEL
CUTS THROAT
IN ILLINOIS
Continued from Page l


When l made the turn onto Mill
eary street ne was at the corner TO go
III. lie rode as ia as to South Park,
Nhere ne got out to take the car. He
TOOK the hatchet with him and said
nothing, nor did / think anything at
that time about the change. Once at
the depot at Adair he came out of the
house in his shirt sleeves and exercised
me by compelling Zoe to walk the rails.
and all the while ] felt as small as
bantam chicken. When he arranged
with me about the wedding he said
ne would go to Port Huron and meet
me on the road between that place and
the church | thought he really meant
10 get married when he engaged my
services. but when we met en- the road
and he was alone I began to feel IN
easy. When we went into the church
] wanted to light lamp. to whICn ne
dissented, saying, No. elder; no light
unless they should come but presently
he said, Maybe you had better have
little, IRE, so ] went out and passed
wood for him through the window
When had put in what I thought
would be enough. he said. Now. elder.
the moon is shining right in the IRON;
door. and if you go around there to
come in some one may see you. just
put up some wood here and come in at
this window
No Others to Come.
I 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. Pres
emily he took big hearty laugh and said.
There amt no use looking. for there ain
going to be no wedding He was sitting
where the CLEANS of the light shone on
his face and his eyes were so brilliant that
was thrilled through and through with
the queerest sort of feeling. | asked him
why. then, he had made the present ar
engagements when he said: Well. Elder,
I just wanted to have q little fun. You
consider yourself an educated man and |
look down on a poor ignorant fellow like
me- And I just thought / would show
you what 1 could do. knowed II I could
handle you I could handle other men. too, !
and make big thing out Of it.
Became Alarmed.
He said, Now if ! say raise up your
hands up she goes, see, that's no dream |
and I felt my hand raise without no effort |
whatever on my part Then he said. If 1
l say let your hand down, down it goes,
and I felt it going down in a singular |
manner. By this time I was so alarmed 1
that I was in a cold sweat. ] then leaned 1
over to see if any one might be on the /
saw that he was holding a weapon of /
some sort up his sleeve. Instantly | made |
a grab for ii and got the hatchet from |
him and asked him what he meant TO do /
with that He said, III 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 1
church. down the side aisle and across |
the front. but did not dare to turn about |
to open the door. Then threw the hatch |
ct and struck him and he fell. Then / |
turned to open the door when he grabbed |
me by the leg and threw me down where /
my hands came down upon the Ratchet /
There was desperate struggle In which /
crematins the Cody.
81 cannot tell all that happened after |
that ! was wild to dispose of the body |
| was in horrible terror. so / began pull |
ing off his garments that | might drag l
the body away somewhere and hide it. |
Then when my eyes fell upon one of those
knives / flew into a rage and began to /
cut him when he woke up and grabbed me /
again. Then for while used that hatch |
ct until | was sure he was dead Then l /
saw that the fire was hot enough to make i
the stove pipe red nearly to the elbow, so l
l grabbed him by the feet and dragged |
him down there and cut him to pieces /
nered. Then ! began TO put the garments /
into the front stove when 1 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 I exchanged |
and then took all but few of mine and /
piled them in along beside the body. |
then went up nearly to Kunnelston where /
I turned my rig about and started it on /
the back track. Ny big coat hid my torn /
and bloody garments until I got TO Chi |
csgo, where I purchased others.
Il am tired of trying to hide. though !
I have succeeded in eluding the detectives /
so far. If you get this while I am yet |
alive. come and get me. I shall not be |
far from Carthage, III.
81. II. CARMICHAEL"
The sheriff is expected here from Port /
T-.f a.