Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-05
ng turned over to Ruby Kirby. his

ing turned over to Ruby Kirby, his
wife.
The following is part of Kirby's
confession, relating to the time that
he entered the Hayward cottage on
the night of May 10, until the time
he left the Gray cottage:
Picked up whatever articles OF
jewelry I could find on the dresser.
Left the house. had to go up
stairs to get the jewelry. l asked
Miss Hayward if there was any
money in the house first and she said
there was some money in the cup
board and l tried to discover 1t. l
did not look there and didn't get any
money. There were two purses there,
with a couple of bills in them. did
not recall telling her to get some
clothes and get ready for 50-mile
drive. Anything is possible but
have no recollection Of it. Miss Hay
ward locked the doors, she must have
because when / returned the doors
were locked; can't remember If 1t
was my Instructions. Can give gen.
eral idea but cannot give details be-
cause not in right frame Of mind.
We went out of lakeside of cottage.
She said some things on the way up;
there was quite a lot said. She asked
me what was doing it for and why
she miss Hayward) should go with
me. Whatever l told her was suffi-
cient to cause her to go with me.
Don't think she recognized me. Had
on no mask. ! wore salt and pepper
suit which you have and a gray cap
in my bag now. She did not see re-
volver when we went out of cottage.
Miss Hayward had seen two revolt
vers in my hands; found one in the
cupboard which / took with me and
which was similar to mine.
We went onto car track. She had
on red dress, light coat and crushed
felt hat and sweater. We walked
towards the Gray cottage all the way
on the track. / had the revolver in
my pocket. I didn't know If she
knew had it. She made no outcry
or demonstration of any kind. She
talked on the way up.
We talked about books on the way
up. She asked me, when we were
half way up there, If l was really
Kirby and l said I was really Kirby
and not someone else. She asked me
what 1 was drinking and what I was
taking her to. She said something
about her aunts heart being bad,
that her aunt ought not to be alone.
Don't believe she knew her aunt was
injured. l said a few thousand dol
lars would straighten everything out.
had a flashlight with me, which l
used occasionally going up. / did not
know that this man Knapp was in
his cottage. We (Kirby and girD
talked pretty near all the way up.
Haven't any idea how long it took
to walk to Gray cottage. We botn
entered by kitchen door. I unlocked
the door and we went into the kitch-
en-. The door had a spring lock. We
went upstairs to the room where she
was found. made her lie down on
the bed, covered her with a quilt,
with her clothes on. Told her Ii she
moved or made any cutlery there
would be bodily harm. / told her
was going down stairs to get a cou-
pie of hours sleep. l wound up my
alarm clock in the room before r
went down stairs. She made no con-
versation, except she said she would
Keep quiet because she didn't want
to lose her life.
1 never tied her up while she was
alive. We will come to the pieces Of
torn sheet later. went down stairs
and went out by same door.N She
didn't know l went out because L
didn't make any sound. / stood out
side under pine tree. l heard creak-
ing. Went back. She was standing
In middle of room, undressing, having
red dress off by that time.
She undressed herself?
Yes sir, didn't even see her when
she was doing it. She was back in
bed when saw her again with cover
over her. Seems to me I put an
other blanket over her. repeated
my threats. She said she wouldn't
make any outcries but would lie
perfectly still. Said she was very
sleepy. She had nothing to drink,