Year: 1868

thrown into the river subsequently recovered He
was arrested Thursday morning the officers having
kept strict watch upon his movements since early
the previous day. After his arrest he said "I an
innocent This crime has been charged upon the
wrong You Ito the ocersl ought not to try and
got me into this scrape" He incareeraed and pub


Lie opinion turned against him-ouy his pastor, the
Rev. Mr.. Peckham, aud few friends believing in his in
uOcence. On Monday the 9Th day OF June he informed
one Of the officers that he had made confession the
previous Monday TO Mr.. Damon, Register of Probate
at Plymouth, and be then detailed TO the officer
tho confession which has been published. The
confession was written upon five pages Of letter
paper He stated that Mr.. Holmes at
templed to commit nameess crime upon HIM, and
that he accomplished his purpose and did 50 with his r
Homes'9 pantalOons all disarranged physician and
one other responsible person who examined the body
when found affirm that the pantaOOns vest, and coat
were all buttOned up tight, and there was no evidence
that had been arranged after the murder, by the
bloody hand Aforesaid ut any rate, as there were no
traces Of blood whatever that part the clothing In
addition to this, the undercothing had not been dis
turbed in the least and found properly arranged
There another fact in connection with the confession
which not been stated The Deacon told the officer
that will which Mr. Holmes had made year previous,
bequeatbng al his property to him. had been given by hm
to Mr. Damon tthe day which the body was found
The Deacon sad that he had had the Will In his posses
sion up tme but the officers claim that they can
show that IL was I'm the possession OF Mr. Holmes when
the murder committed. IL was found that MT
Damon did receive the will on the day In question,
though he did not seem inclined TO acknowledge 1t until
he found that the Deacon had mentioned the act Nheh
the confession presented before the Grand Jury the
condition in which the clothing upon the body was found
was shown and the DitrctAttomey, claiming that the
confession was utterly preposterous and absurd would
not admit IL as evidence One week TO day circum-
stance ranspred which led the officers to proceed to the
cellar of the Deacons residence to search IT, On ther
arrival they found that Mr. Damon who is counsel for the
Deacon In conjunction with the Judge OF Probate, had
preceded them, he present In the cellar They
told him he had no business there counsel, and was
usurpng the place OF detective When he aseertained
the errand OF the officers he requested them II they
found any money I'm the dwelling or cellar to secure IT,
as IL belonged TO the church. They saw that spot IN
the cellar had just freshly dug and the earth re-
placed and after some further conversation Mr. Damon
said he had dug up $50. which he exhibited which be
longed the church As has been stated true Dill mas
been found against Andrews ana no now lies IN
the ial at Plymouth awaiting his trial. which will take
pace In october or November.


Mrs Andrews, the Dcacon's wife has been suffering
for long time with aspina complaint. When her hus
band was arrested said she had knowledge Of
the matter aud II she had she should never conceal IT,
If 1t showed her husband TO be the real criminal
she is much affected by the she knew that
the will had been drawn up In her husbands favor ana
offered objections when Mr. Holmes stated in her house





or S2OOOOD to her husband TIM king Il might make
trouble she copied the will from rough original draft
and from her copy II was put in legal shape by Mr
Damon and executedln his office She had not seen u
from the time It executed Gn June, 1870 until she
saw in her husbands possession, the morning the body
was found.


Although the grandmother OF Deacon Andrews was
noted for insane freaks and his mother gave him brthn
an insane asylum hc had shown any symptoms OF
insanity up the time Of the murder, and he has ap
peared aud talked perfectly since then. He nay
have been temporarily insane when he killed Mr.
Holmes as he says after he threw the hrst stone
which stunned his nssailant he knew nothing more until
he found himself washing his hands I'm brook Some
maintain this theory, and hs pastor and few friends
maintain that he forced IN sefdefenso 70 do the
deed or was not sane. They believe he did not have
murder his heart the time he caused the death Of his
friend.


The Deacon was in the employ OF Mr.. Thomas New
comb and had charge Of IN a thread factory
carried 10y this gentleman. Mr. Newcomb also Owned


small mill, and night missed several bags Of neal
Since the Of his late cmpoy6. the bags which had
contained the meal found hidden away barrel
In the cellar at the DcacOns house which shows that he
may possibly have been afflicted with keptomania Tie
people IN tins section generally do not believe his con-
icssiOn. aud the TRIAL viii show that ts h OF the
most Interesting IN the criminal annals of this
country The Deacon s visited In ia by frOnds but
his wife has been unable yet TO have an interview
with him.