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622 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

spell, waiting for the old woman to come out. She came near the
door, and I shot at her and hit her in the arm—and she ran about
the honse holding her arm. I then ran to the house, and asked her
if she knew who done it. She said she did not know. I told her to
go into the room, and go to bed. I said this for fear she would faint,
TI then brought ber a drink of water, God_bleas her! but I have
pitied her sinee! I thought a heap of her. I don’t know whether I
can be forgiven for being so wicked, (Here his voice faitered, and
he was ready to weep.) I then got the axe, and hit her above the
tight eye with the pole or side of the axe, 1 am not certain which.
She then fell over on the bed on which she was sitting, I then ent
her throat with the axe, to put her out of misery. I then threw 6
quilt over her. She was busy at the chest when I commenced. I do
not know whether she was making bread or not, may be abe waa.
(He here asked whether be must tell everything; and being answered,
“Yes, everything,” he proceeded to say)—I then went to Brown's
chest, and took from between seven and eight dollars from it—this
was all I could find. I also took some tobacco, a box of percussion
caps, and some lend; I then took them to the barn and hid them. I
then washed the blood off the axe, I did not serub the bonse; the
women had done it just before. (This waa said in reference to the
supposition that he had washed the floor.) I then fastened the win-
dows down, shut the door, and took the handle off, and went to the
barn. I then went up to my house, got some water to drink, and also
some Water and soap to wash my clothes. I then took my shirt, pan-
taloons and vest off; they were spotted with blood. I washed them
and hung them up in the sun to dry. I put on an old shirt and pan-
taloons, which I brought from my honse, while the others were dry-
ing. I sat there until John came home, When he eame, he got off,
and hitched his beast in the lane. He then went to the door, but as
T had the handle, he did not get it open, He turned round with his
faee toward the barn——I shot and hit him in the breast, He started
and ron, and climbed over the fence and halloed, and made a great
noise. He ran up the lane till he came to the bars leading to the
barn, about twenty-five or thirty yards, and Isid down, I went to
him with the gun in my hand, intending to shoot him again, if he
wes not dead. When about half way, I laid down the gun, thinking
he was dead. I found him dead. I took hold of him to drag him to
the house; I put my arms around him, under his arms. I Isid the
fence down as he was very heavy. I bad a hard siege in getting him
in. I dragged him across the floor into the little back room, and
pushed him under the bed. I found eleven dollars on him; some in
his pocket loose, and the rest in hia pocket book. I then went to the
barn, and waited for Brown. The money I got from John, I hid in
the barn. After awhile the old man came home; I shot at him and
missed him; and then I shot again. He then ran toward me. 1
then, jumped down and ran awuy, Brown swore in court I had a
jacket on at the time; Thad no jacket on. I then came back to the
barn, and got my clothes, money, powder-horn, or shot-pouch, and
the tin, and went over to Hare’s ~ I pulled off my clothea and

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