Show HE CONFESSED IT affected by a revival meeting mort trusdale tells how he killed a man in now repents cedar falls iowa feb 18 when mort trusdale of Kenos lia wie confessed at the revival meeting to the murder ot a man named sheldon at leadville colo sept as mentioned in these dispatches yesterday he said 1 I have been trying to lead a christian life for several years but have been conscious all the time that I 1 was a great sinner I 1 am guilty of murder and am ready to myself to the officers I 1 want to servo the lord and cannot do it without leaving off this awful burden to a reporter trusdale trus dale afterward made the following confession 1 I first met the man I 1 murdered at springfield III the day of july 1890 he and I 1 traveled from there to colorado together I 1 had been a private detective in tho state of I 1 was still a detective but had no authority outside of that state the fellows name was bill sheldon or I 1 dont know which at tennessee pass I 1 wits taken sick with tho mountain fever was sick only one night sheldon was then with me and while I 1 was in bed he rifled my pocket staking some private letters contained matter show ina that I 1 was a detective I 1 did not know be took the letters until we had trouble the next day in tho morn rag we started afoot for leadville when within a few miles of that city I 1 gave out and could go no further sheldon began swearing at mo and spoke of the lettera he had laken from my pockets he said he had found out I 1 was a detective and would give the worst of it for tho crookedness ho had told mo of ue became enraged and as he camo in front of me w ith a knife I 1 pulled a revolver and shot him in the head I 1 fired two shots atie first bullet struck him in the templo the other bullet took effect in the back of hia head after the shooting I 1 laid the revolver by sido and took the cuifo and a watch and rode into leadville Lead villo with a farmer I 1 dont know whether the body was ever found or not |