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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
year
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