The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-29
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1891. Do 1888. ~ tie szs of .. he
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state EefOru.atory ~ Jsmesbu-z
g0r biz year,. Good conduct Won
him . parole. bat ~ April ? 1902.
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fforns for Boy ScTeTzl time 49,
as Darole1 from there but var -
s5fieD returned. and finally ass dir
charged ~ Jan. .. 1901.
Twelve days later. according u
his beisted confession. pc murdered
Manning Riley " get square for :
beating zad then vent back %
EaztOn. Jnr -renty-alae day. Ia
-er BE- vs. coa Ticted NJ burglary
and larceny and sentenced % ten
Years ln tbe reformstDry ~ Hunt
r1ztOn p. There le caused 10
much trouble among rle other IN
mate mat ae wss transferred 10
Inc Ka,tern peaitentiary in this city
81 SO. -. 1901. and he was dis-
charge Oh March -. 1903.
The fDloHing September fOundl
him prisoner al Pennington. y. J..
but h. Eas released 10 be- almost
Immediately re-arrested on suspic-
ion of Highway robbery. He had a
loaded pistol. q blackjack, mask 4
ana a jimmy on his person lie vas /
-Dnyictrd Of carrying concealed .
seaDOna aud sent 10 ibe Trenton 4
Institution
Burd b. Of powerful physique
shOr, thlck-set ana Inclined 70 be
cullen He cannot write his own 1
name
Robert Darker acted - hh sec
rotary when he wanted - communi-
'ate bio confession 10 Sheriff David I
J.. HOlcombe at Pennington. n IT.
Thug transcribed by Darken:
A. long a. they all want 70 put
me away 20 badly, aill confess
- one " ny wrODgdOings which
sin pot me away. which H. a muir
der : committed seven years ago. II
has never been found out aud !,
want 10 rOnfess.'
Sheriff HOlcOmbe tOOk Judge ~.
y Herr. Of Pennington. into his
confidence and they visited Burd a.
his cell door
You got another man for life
IOr kniing Manning Riley" Burd
- raid 10 them. ''IIe il innocent
done r.. want 10 confess. Man
ming and me had fight in LOgtOwn
right after I got out 81 the reform
school n Was IN log stable there
and { vas only small boy lie
beat ne mp bad and ! said I would
get square ~ith him. and I did.
saw him coming out Of the hotel the
night be- was killed and followed
him up the PhilbOser road. looking
fOr rock 10 soak him with. but
could not see any because IL was
dark and there vas snow on the
ground. Then took a fence paling
on the fence and hit him with II.
he dropped. and soaked him
again, and then got away. The next
day I went down 10 Highbridge and
caught freight 10 PhilliDsburg and
then went over 10 EaEtOn. They
nsyer found me out.
Il aid not mean to kill him, but