Show THE IOWA of llin sou or alio binn alron ll ron hf own t in fe crimp two amiri H liona ii crime aca iNKi IA april 31 jellerson boo ol 01 alio parties arrested for in audubon connie lias ilailo a confess loj implicating smith anil wilson in the tho two I itter arc bonsi inlaw in law 0 the murdered man konug saya that wilson was leader in the movement the motive or tto crime w ja hut loiue time sanco the murdered man hid been accused ot with one of his daughters who 13 wll sons wife the neighbors no credence lu tills accusation believing that the old man wai innocent aud that alio llio murder waa wholly unprovoked the following h cicero confession which under in abc courtroom court room in tha ol 01 n great crowd 0 people aay cinnic Is cicero B I 1 was la anty avo years old on alic day of this month I 1 reside in carroll county i luw formerly resided iu audubon 1 aim with he was my father the list almo I 1 saw him was friday night allm I 1 saw him under 0 J 1 allson and jolin A sinith were li ones who the deed allson and arc the onca ho alil it we left the residence ol 01 allon Vl lon in carroll county at smith radii his own horev aal wilson aud I 1 rode Wl loos hordes 0 o tied our herseg to trees a few lods from the house and stopped there and ined plans how wo should proceed took a hopu which be had broucht and aud wilson burst the door open vc all went inside then went to alic bed aud pulled father out rather said cicero in thit you nobody answered mother mid no tb it Is bohu smith we broucht him to alio llio front loom and choked ind smothered hain and one took the rope out of my liandi aud pul it on f a liars neck of us not to hurt lie had tin ropo on him and we started out doors with him anil went him alons by thu neck I 1 had hold ot the end of iott rope and smith and were behind As we ceru dragoiu drag siu him along pi dont joan dont hurl me ao wilson slopped and tightened ihu rope and john aud I 1 pulled him we got to the tree threw alic end of the rope over and I 1 helped pull father up wilton oaklus lold and the body we ground ailin up we tied hid bunja blui und wound the rope around hla body but I 1 dout know just how I 1 think he WAS about dead then as lie kicked or twice after wo pot him up lore falb cra open aud lied it oica his head the beitl was tho only cloth ln lia 03 we it frac and smith and put on their overcoats aud we our and and rode off we arrived at ten minutes four saturday morning it was quite daylight we father we took and cut holes lu than tor eyes aud wore them over our faces for masks I 1 threw into tho t toc aud burned it atar I 1 got home wilson bought the rope at chou a week used to diug father with ahey hid been talking to me rubout for a week or ten days buta ob and did not want to help do it came to Wll morning and we agreed to go that night they told me they would nuiko away me after they got night if 1 did not go along with them anil help them john bald we had belter go that night as it was dark and the roads were good aud we could get back before morning 1 told them we would get into trouble and get arrested but they mid we could go and get hack before daylight and go to work in the morning as usual aud one would I 1 went against my will but told them I 1 would go and they bindo arrangements where to mcca and about blut lime cacero t testimony coincides exactly with eliat of mrs nt the relative to the scene on alio night ot the murder it is stated upon good authority that J J allson bears a good bame and character in carroll county it seems his with lucy was brought about through the of john smith they were married fab cuiry 14 1882 ciceroa Ma lemeut Is that immediately after the marriage wilton clial abo had not wicy been virtuous and lie accused her ahe frankly admitted that she had repeatedly butiu with her father through compulsion and tint alic hid once been in trouble by him this enraged allson nud he said ho would leave her or kill the old man she wanted him to do neither lie consulted smith aud the tragedy of friday Is abo result of alio consultation believe that smith was the leal party who got alic girl or girls into trouble and caused it to the old nuu the prisoners arc in no dauger from citizens at A rumor llma their friends from carroll county would liisi ft mob and como down and ll berato them caused a of excitement but it isis only increased the sheriff herbert has the behind three birou doors aud the people will stand by him and ais alst him in tho of his lie will keep the jail wrongly guarded |