People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1896 — A GALLOWS CONFESSION. [ARTICLE]

A GALLOWS CONFESSION.

William Grier Caused the Death of lllj Mother and Brother. Fredericton, N. 8., Jan. 22. —About six years ago a log cabin occupied by a widow named Grier, outside of this city, was burned and Mrs. Grier and her adqpted daughter cremated. A son, William, was also supposed to h; . j been lost in the fire, though no trace of his body could be found in the ruins. Another son, John, escaped. The latter afterward removed to Minneapolis. A letter has been received stating that John has been hanged for murdering a man "n a saloon in a Minnesota city, and taat just before the execution he confessed to murdering his . brother William, while on their way home, and then, on reaching the cabin, he fired the place in order to cover up his crime.