How Two Women Died

xne town oí lienton, aaune conuty s iu a state of bigli excitement in eonsè! quenco of the confessión of crime made y ïom Staner, confined in the $,. ine county jail on a charge of haviog cïlletl his aunt, Mrs. Harriet Staner, auij Mrs. Taylor, of tbat connty, on the 24ft of last íanuary. Thomas ötaner saij. 1 ' Some time last July I had a dream thaj [ had killed two or three people and s. cured a large Biirn of money. Thig dreaiu 'ollowed me oontinually, and I could not ;et rid of it. I knew my Uncle Mack :iad considerable in his house, and, oc Jie January following, when he ?one to Little Rock, I went to his house tor the purpose of killing Aunt Harritt and getting the money; I was workinj at Mrs. Gentry's, not far fron Uncle Mack's, and I went through the woedt ratlier quickly; found Aunt Harriet ai the wood-pile; Mre. Taylor, a neighbor wlio lived about 200 yards distant, wjj also in the yard, either boiling clotht or rendering out lard. My aunt told me to go in, which I did, and sat down bj the fire; aunt came in, went to the talle and eommenced cleaning some pig's fot and hogs' heals to make souse (hog's. head clieese); Mrs. Taylorrf!ame in aal sat down; she was knitting; the tn wonen asked me if I waa going to vstan the Widow Gentry, where I was wort ing, and asked me other questions pej. taining to farm and neighborhood mat. tere; Mrs. Taylor got up, went to tl f table and commenced to help Aunt Ha;, f riet; I thought I would murder tliem , they stood, and,, picking up the pokg [ for that purjos% walked toward thg I holding the weapon behind me. J, 1 heart failed me, however, and I sat doij I again witliout their observing myactioaj I or suspectirig my intentions. Auut H. Ü riet then went out to the crib to get so& S shuoks to pack the BOise in. AVhenii came bai;k Mrs. Taylor observed a nt' ï out down at lier house, and went don to put it up. When she was gone I to 1 the poker, and, without saying a wori jj walked up behind Aunt Harriet ui. struck her with all my power; she feu, I and I repeated the blow; I thought . was doad or I would have utruck agaii I she only made a gurgling noiso; I tooi { the keys from her pocket, secured tit I money and then stepped on the gailuj I to look for Mrs. Taylor, when just tl : she came in at the south door, and, s I ing Aunt Hamet on tlie floor, walkeil r, f to her and said, ' La, me, Torn, what I the matter with Mrs. Staner ?' I . I swered I did not know, and, walkiug c f in front of her, struck her on the hoc I with the poker, hitting her ngain afe I she feil. I feit very bad when I at them both lyüig in their blood dead,st would have given anything in the vaï I to have brought them to life; tbis m t about 11 o'clock; I was at the bot I maybe half au hour; I hid the moKj f. where it was found; I took out$25wtíi ■ I gave my lawyer, Major Latte; I lui inteuded to destroy the jewelry mii E keep the money."