The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-28
WILL FACE THE
GRAND JURY
Morrison Pesslee Is Held Without Bail
on the Charge Of Killing His
Father.

Concord, Y. H., Aug. 2s.-1n municipal
court yesterday morning after hearing
Morrison Peaslee, who is alleged to have
confessed TO the murder of his father
Howard w. Peaslee, in Henniker, on tho
night of May %, 1914, was held for the
October grand jury without bail by Judge
Clark and ordered committed TO the coun.
~ jail.
The hearing was brief so far as the
state was concerned, only sufficient evil
dence being put in TO establish the fact
of the murder and the probable connee.
ton of the son Herewith. Included was
the confession alleged TO have been made
in Portland, Ne, on Aug. 10, which Is
now made public for the first time.
The confession follows;
II, Morrison H. Peaslee. ~ years of
age, residing at Henniker, n. H., do here.
by depose and say that on the 22d Of
May. 1914, at about s;45 p. m, shot
my father. Howard W. Peaslee, as he was
sitting in his shop at Henniker.
early on the evening of May %
went to my fathers shop after he had
started for the village. ! took his shot
gun. which was near the cupboard. IL
was not loaded. / took two shells which
were in the cupboard, loaded the gun,
and then went outside the snop and hid
the loaded gun in woodpile nearby,
outside the shop.
"Then, together with my wife and son,
| drove in town. stopping al Buxton's
and DIR. Coles. On the way 10 the vii
lage ] saw fathers team near the post
Office.
when I got back home saw father
sitting in his shop. I unhitched the team,
carried my boy in the house and then
my wife followed me into the house.
Il undressed Raymond while my wife
got me some pic. put Raymond 10 bed
before ] ate the pie. then went out Of
the house by the rear door after eating
ne PIE ! picked up the gun al the place
had hidden Il and went % within about
two feet from the window and fired one
shot.
Il saw IL strike father. then I dropped /
he gun and went back into the house /
after ] had hidden the gun earlier in
ne evening. went out Of the house and /
srote a note. taxing q part Of the town
aster report ~ paper % wrote
Ipon. A. near ~ ] can determine. the
lofe Is the same one az shown me today.
aug ia. 1918. hy Mr.. sherman IN the
Iresenre If Inspector Quinn. left the
iote right near the shop 81 J went out 10
boot father. ] wrote THE note - BE- %
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