Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15
(cOpyriGht BY r. L. NslsOn

He leaned toward me 80 that his
face was close to mine and Kissed an
insult In my ear. pushed his head
away and, he sunk back on the sofa. !
thought that would be the end of II,
but he jumped up suddenly and
caught hold Of the poker. He was
stronger than I, and took It from me.
He struck at me with It, and ut the
same time grabbed q carving knife
that had cut the food for both OF US.
I saw that he was not himself by the
look on his face. When he came to-
ward me retreated to the rear room.
Unfortunately there was q hammer
on a chair. Mechanically picked It
up. told Bodies he was making q
fool of himself. and had better 60
back to the sofa. He thrust at me
with the knife, and hit him in the
head with the hammer.
1t must have been fully q half hour
before realized that he was dead and
| had killed him.
How was l to get rid Of the bodyf
| thought Of burning It up, selling 1t
to medical students, throwing 1t over
board. Then hit upon what thought
was the best plan, but In my excite
ment | overlooked the very things
that would have saved me harmless.
I thought | was cool, but, in fact, l
must have been at white heat. On
the day following the murder l went
out and bought a saw and a large rub
Der cloth. I drank whisky to steady
my nerves. pulled out the body and
laid 1t on the rubber cloth, which !
had spread on the kitchen floor. The
very carving knife which Bodies had
intended to stick me with I used to
cut OF his head. It made me sick
at first, but l had flask Of whisky
which helped me.
put the head out Of sight, as the
eyes, which were wide open. made me
uneasy. Then the work was easier
for me. | used the knife and saw to
cut of the legs and arms. Then !
took the body and forced 1t into Bob
les trunk. put the legs and arms
on top Of the body.
The head l carefully wrapped up
in old clothes and newspapers, and
put in q bureau drawer.
l got the room cleaned up late in the
afternoon, and went out with the trunk
on my back. It was heavy, but !
managed to carry 1t to q liquor store
in Grand street, where l arranged to
leave 1t over night Then went to
the room and got the head. thought
as I walked along the streets that
everybody was looking at the head. l
could hear the voice Of Bodies In my
ears all the time. got on the Will
iamsburg ferryboat at Grand street.
and stood in the cold in the rear OF
the boat until the middle Of the river
was reached. Then dropped the
head overheard. l thought l heard
a cry rs it sank out Of sight. When
the head was disposed Of I felt that
the crime could never be discovered.
| slept easy at home that night
The next day was Saturday. / got
an Italian to help me carry the trunk
10 Henry Bense's saloon at 1876 Kent
avenue, Brooklyn. got label mark
ed "John A. Wilson, Baltimore, Nd,
to be called for" and pasted 1t on the
trunk. Then / made arrangements to
ship the trunk. called upon Mr..
Siegel In Brooklyn, a friend Of Bob
les, and told him Bodies had gone to
Chicago to live. had examined ev-
erything in the trunk, and did not
find any thing that would lead to iden-
tification, in my opinion. ! returned
to Bense's saloon on Sunday, and
learned that the trunk had been sent
l felt safe then. In the reaction /