Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1899 — BECKER TELLS AĹ [ARTICLE]

BECKER TELLS AĹ

BGfota Kfo WBfe wßfo * Wratettert and ■amtei Ker Amgtelt A_ Beatas. Gfar Cfiijragv* wflte , mnrdtwffl:. unade a semindi uonfosmim to ttbe ipuliee Tuesday niidin. Um a detailed -tttatemran tto JhafHcmmr Hunt he told of a .crime sub nuouftimg nfinc Str- some time swen the 3»rib<w> n«Cln«»d to believe at. ( In The juusunne off Chief off Pbliite Kiphy. tiHgeettirr Bimit. Chpttaihi Lavin and Asshttam Sbam«~s; Annmnu’F Fkimson. the ‘hnrty saususe miriletr ami said S»e had killed ibis wdifte Bgr stnrikmg her uu rihe Brand wiiifii < ttrUMiten ih> the ftiix’hen of his home.. Be tthem «utt tfot brafe to- pieces omd ’bulled iit iin ;a Hinge tatUdte. After w.atthing aftra -Ibshcegratanu. off rhe remains Str sttoenud htttnsi. amfi wh-u nothing w as Ihfftt UhHI mtsemiillttli ;n Human, botiy RedhHr says he n-tolk whut m-mainedi and ■burned it B» a med-lb<n stozun. the tire huv ing Steen ffnepuuiefi by him The bones, which wfitilfi mtn hmm. hi- ilinhetl om the jmiinie near his Junin: Redker OHeeirts nhe «nime was not premeditated. linn ohitt lie qjnmreh-tl' with his wife., amd iin nhe hem off puramm; he- struck her -on the head wiitfti the- htoefiet. Only -one hbtw w.as mue&td to- canse -leath and •nfttr that had hetm stnruifik ttlie sausage maher ssgys he- nhtughi off the- way n»- disptoseoff She awsmiinsoff his w.ifo iin order to dewtrfp- afll ohtmtte off tOetettriom Augnffl A_ Bbwhen kiiheii Uis- wife Jian. 2a. shirt was mrtt amnesnell Ben the murder uirr.il oifhur he had mimriirii » BT-yetm-edd girl named hila shriUeniliiL. JKliem Shelter lirougifl his ruiiffie- heme- it aunseed gossip; whirh aeuKhed tribe eurrs off tile poilire.. anil tonify Jed to Efirttaris ostrnsti. At first Beckeir detuied hirimc hllhdi his stating uhot she- had Ihffli him amli same- to- IEI- - Tmhu pnessune- Be- finally made I a ffrilee -cimSeewiini. iiu whvli. he- said that he had piwhad his wi'ffie iim»- the Ihlie at the foot off nhe Bhmfidbh srawet pier: This •was mm heiltoedl. amd muni: TkesdUy night ' nhe true stony off hiw Bbulier Hilled. His wife wns mm kmtwni.