655 Page – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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ROBERT McCONAGHY

I changed and hid them; the money, shot-pouch, and the tin, I hid on the north side of Jack's Mountain, half or three-quarters of a mile from the path on the left-hand side, about halfway down the mountain. I put the things under an old log, near a deadened piece of woods; the money I put above the log and covered it with a piece of bark.

Going over, I did not take the path but went through the woods. After I had hidden the things and the money, I came out right above John Wall's; then went to Thomas Green's, and from there to Stever's, and then came home to my mother's, and there stayed all night with my woman; and next morning I went down to Brown's.

I did not like Brown and murdered them for their little bit of property; I thought I had as good a right to it as any of them. If I had killed Brown, I intended to put him in the house and burn them all up. I went to John the day before and asked him to come home, and he promised he would, if he got done ploughing the corn.

I was near making a confession three or four times before, but didn't like to do it because it would be a disgrace to my family.