The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27
SEtRS'N CONFESSION.
Niuiaito Tells How Tie killed Mr. and
Mr.. ArmstronS.

TRENTON. y ! Nov 20 In his CON
fe-sion vi TN. murder of the Rev md Mr~.
Armstrong Scars says that at I o'clock
nn "Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Armstrong
told him that hr wanted him 20 go tn the
mill for feed Sears told Mr. Armstrong
that h" was preparing u go tn New Bruins
wick and that II he went tn the mill he
would b. late Nevertheless Mr. Arm
strong insisted AMI Sears said. Why
Didn't you wait until miinigh, 20 send me
To th. milf Sears sIAyS that Mr. Arm
strong thcr,'upon struck him on the TORE
head with his cane Having received IS
cents from MIR Armstrong IL pay for the
feed. Sears hItcheh up "A rig and went to-
the mill. Returning he reached the Arm
strong house at SD. N h" entered the
kitchen h" handed Mr. Armstrong . cents
change from IN" feed money. r"rnarkIng.
YOUR, no good. anyhow Mr., Arm
strong uverhcaring the remark. said
Wen have things done our own way
around here, and vnull have Ia do ~ ~"
NEn,.If YOU want Ia '''aT.
After supper Mr. Armstrong went into
his study and yICkiug up book OF com
merI,ari,- -sr down near hts desk Ia read
Mr. Arm-t rung went mo The study. got
q new -pupsr. and returned to the dining
room. wher,' IN" seated herself beside
IN" table S+ar>. having finished his
supper. entered IN" dining room and told
Mr. ARMSTRONG that he was gong To
NrS BrunSwl"k and wanted dollar
Mr. Armstrong entered her husbands
study and rn'u ned with s.. which she
handed TO S"ar=. r"rnarkIng, There. you
bl ClS Niger At the same tim. she in
- Icr"d him Ia buy M New brunswick
Sfth the extra dollar fruit TO b" served at
IN" Thanksgiving dinner ON the follow
Ing day r,,
nigger and my head hurt where Mr. Arm
strong hi' me-, Sears -ays IN his con
fcssIou went out into the kitchen
and then nv temper got up.
At that Tim" Sears mother had gon.
mp stair Sears picked up "a gun IN the
kitchen and holding u parallel and clos"
10 hI- body. passed through tn" room III
which Mrs Armstrong was sitting and
half way across the sitting room. There
he halted because h. saw Mr. Armstrong
approach hing him IN the doorway OF rhe
study H. raised IN" gun and fired and
Mr. Armstrong fell Turning h. saw Mr.
Armstrong about to step through tn.
sitting room door. through which he had
just passed Her arm was raised and
-h" hurled "A heavy glass vase at ham
H.. lodged II and It struck the sofa Then
he l,-"u al her and she fell clos. tn the
doorway
~ that moment Sears mother came
down stairs and h" told her that h" had
~npt them both Sh" said
Then II l. all right now
Sears stepp.d INTO the hallway. drew
the two empty shells from his gun threw
them on IN. floor near wher. Mr. Arm
srrong'- body lay and piacs.d two fresh
shells IN the gun Then h. mounted the
front stairs 10 the upper floor. entered
n" Arm-' rong bedroom. placed tn. gun
OH IN" bed and ran-acked the bureau
drawers IN search Of two rings that he
said Mr. Arm-tro had promised To give.
hum Failing To find them h" returned to
the lower floor, went through MIR Arm
<trong'- pockets. taking from on. Of IN"
vest poCk"t- ihr"" silver coins. which
ar" no~ IN IN. possession II ih., police
which Mr. Armstrong wore
Noting from ia" 'imapIece IN" hour
soar hurried {" m. wagon hOu-e hid
th" watch II = Mitch in IN. wall. from
which h.. later produced n in the presence
IT detectives and then sped 10 the DIIt ch
Neck trolley station. tie Just missed
the ~ New Brunswick car and waited
for the : " car. reaching New Bruins ~ ic X
AT about $50 He got back from New
Brunswick at about ll.l0. reaching the
Armstrong home about Is A. VI At
th. sid" uf tn" hous" no whistlad 20 his
mother. who came. down STAIRS and told
him 10 hurry To the neIghhors and tell
them that IrglarS had been IN the house.
He did 40. and IN" neighhor promptly
responded