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criminal�察    �who    was   then   a  hired   man�察   �worked�察    �It  was   the  talk  of   the 

neighborhood that they had money。 This human fiend undertook to secure 

their ;loose change�察─�as he called it。 He procured a shotgun and an   axe�察�

and�察 �in   the  dead   hour   of   night�察 �went   to   the   house  of   the old   people。   He 

forced open the kitchen door and went in。 He had also brought with him a 

lantern。 He quietly stole to the bedside of the innocent and aged sleepers。 

He had no use for his lantern as the moonlight shone through the window 

opposite   and   fell   upon   the   faces   of   the   unconscious   victims。   Setting   his 

gun down by the side of the bed�察�so that he could have it handy for use�察�if 

necessary�察�he took the axe and struck each of his victims a blow upon the 

head。 He said�察�with a demoniac chuckle�察�that it was more difficult to kill a 

woman   than   a   man�察  �as   it   required   two   blows   from   the   axe   to   kill   the 

woman�察�while one was sufficient for the man。 He then ransacked the house�察�

and�察�between some blankets underneath the straw´bed upon which the old 

folks   were   sleeping�察  �he   found   a   small   bag�察  �which   contained   some   gold�察�

silver and paper money�察�amounting to over one thousand dollars。 In a cold´ 

blooded manner he further stated ��and as I pen his words my blood nearly 

freezes   in   my   veins���察  �in   order   to   search   the   bed upon   which his   victims 

were lying�察�it became necessary for him to remove the bodies�察�so he lifted 

them up one at a time�察�and placed them upon the floor�察�face downward�察�for 

the   reason�察  �as he   said�察  �that their   eyes   bulged out   and seemed   to stare   at 

him。 

     After securing the   money he   fled and returned to the   farm where   he 

worked。 He slept in the barn�察�as is very often the case with farm laborers 

during the summer season。 Entering the barn he procured an old bucket�察�



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places his money in it�察�covers the top with a piece of board�察�and buries it in 

the earth east of the barn。 He also buried the axe near the bucket。 He said 

there were clots of blood and hair on the axe�察�and he thought best to put it 

out   of  sight。  He   then   returned   to   the barn�察 �and�察 �strange   to   say�察 �soon   fell 

asleep and slept sweetly until morning。 He went to work the next day as 

usual�察�and his mind was taken up more by thinking of what a good time he 

would have after a little�察�spending that money�察�than in worrying over the 

terrible crime he had committed。 He reasoned that the money would do the 

old people no good�察�but that he could use it to advantage。 

     The discovery of the murder was made the next day about noon。 The 

alarm   was   given。   The   whole   country   was   aroused   and   excited   over   the 

commission   of   such   a   horrible   crime   two   innocent�察  �helpless   and   highly´ 

respected   old   people   murdered   for   their   money。 A  couple   of   tramps   had 

passed      through    the   neighborhood        the   day    before�察  �and�察   �of   course�察�

everybody       thought    it  must   have    been   the   tramps    that  committed      the 

murder。 The object now was to find them。 They were overtaken the next 

day and brought back to the scene of the murder。 They both stoutly denied 

any knowledge of the crime。 They were separated�察�and each was told that 

the other had confessed。 This was done that a confession might be forced 

from them。 They continued in their affirmation of innocence。 They were 

then taken to the woods near by and each hung up until life was almost 

extinct�察�but   they  still   denied the   commission of   the crime。 They   were   at 

length   taken   to   the   county   seat�察  �not   far   distant�察  �and�察  �on   a   preliminary 

examination�察 �were bound   over   to   appear   at   the   next   term  of   the   District 

Court�察�and put in the county jail。 The majority of the people believed that 

the perpetrators of this crime had been arrested and were now in durance 

vile�察�the excitement soon passed away�察�and very little was said about it。 

     ;It was at this time�察─�said my informant�察�that I made the mistake of my 

life。   I   had   worked   hard   on   the   farm   for   several   months�察  �and   thought   I 

would take a lay off。 I felt it was due me。 I now made up my mind to have 

a time。 I went to town and soon fell in with a harlot。 I got to drinking。 I am 

very fond of strong drink�察�it has been my ruin。 I became intoxicated�察�and 

during this time I must have betrayed my secret to this wicked woman。 A 

large reward had been offered for the murderer of these old people。 This 



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woman who kept me company having thus obtained my secret�察�went to the 

city marshal and made an arrangement that for half of the reward offered 

she   would   show   him   the   man   who   had   committed   the   crime。   This   was 

agreed   to。   While   I   was   drinking   and   having   a   good   time   with   my   'fast 

woman' three men were on the road to the farm where I had been working。 

They found and dug up the old bucket containing what money I had left in 

it�察�and the axe。 All this I learned at the trial。 I was arrested and bound over 

to the District Court on a charge of murder in the first degree。 The officers 

had    to  keep    me   secreted    for  some    time�察  �as  there   was    strong   talk  of 

lynching。 In due time I had my trial and got a life sentence。; 

     I asked him if he had any hope of pardon。 

     ;Oh yes�察─�said he�察 �in the course of eight or ten years I will be able to 

get out once more。; 

     ;What   became   of   the   tramps   that   came   so   near   being   compelled   to 

suffer the penalty of your crime�拭─�

     ;They   were   released   as   soon   as   I   was   arrested�察  �a   snug   little   sum   of 

money was raised for them�察�a new suit of clothes purchased�察�and they went 

on their way rejoicing�察�thinking themselves creatures of luck。; 

     As we sat together in a secluded place in the mines�察�with the faint light 

of my miner's lamp falling on his hideous face�察�the cool�察�deliberate manner 

in which he related his atrocious doings�察�the fiendish spirit he displayed�察�

led   me    to  regard   him   as   one   among     the  most    debased    and    hardened 

criminals I had met in the minesa human being utterly devoid of moral 

naturea very devil in the form of man� �

                              A NOTED COUNTERFEITER 

     One   of   my   companions   in   the   mines�察  �and   with   whom   I   worked   a 

couple of weeks�察�lying almost side by side with him as we dug coal in the 

same   room�察  �was   a   noted   counterfeiter。   He   had   plied   his   trade   for   many 

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