Life and Confession of Ann Walters, the Female Murderess!!: Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, at Haverhill, N. H., May 23, 1849. To Which Is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder. — John Shaqi
Life and Confession of Ann Walters, the Female Murderess!!: Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, at Haverhill, N. H., May 23, 1849. To Which Is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder.Anonymous
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Life and Confession of Ann Walters, the Female Murderess!!: Also the Execution of Enos G. Dudley, at Haverhill, N. H., May 23, 1849. To Which Is Added the Confession of Mary Runkle, Who Was Executed for Murder.
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Dudley, Enos G., -1849; Runkle, Mary; Walters, Ann Smith, 1812-1844
But the jury found a verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree, and she received sentence. They have not as yet made any
public confession, but have acknowledged much of the guilt of which
they are charged and from which we select considerable of the above
atrocious crimes committed, and the mode of executing their plans.
But while in prison awaiting the day of execution, three days after
receiving sentence, she obtained a quantity of poison by some private
correspondent, yet unknown, which she took to avoid the exposure of a
public execution. She died a most terrible and awful death. After the
poison which she had taken began to operate, she raved like a maniac,
tearing the clothes from her body in handsful, attempting to lay hold
of and bite every thing within her reach, and cursing God and the hour
that gave her birth. After these fits of insanity had a little subsided
and reason had again returned, the pangs of a guilty conscience, and
remorse with all its horrors and bitter anguish, would seize her soul,
and she would cry out in the bitterness of her torments that she
already felt in flames of hell, reproaching herself in the most bitter
anguish for the awful crimes she had committed. Then she would again
rave like a maniac, cursing and swearing in the most horrible manner,
and attempting to destroy every thing within her reach, and so strong
was she in her fits of raving, that it was with difficulty that three
men were able to tie her on the bed. She appeared to be in great agony
and pain during the whole time until she died. About two hours before
her death, she was visited by a minister of the Episcopal Church, who
endeavored to console her, by telling her to acknowledge the crimes she
had committed with sorrow, and ask forgiveness, telling her that there
was no doubt that her soul would reign in happiness in heaven. Then she
felt a little consolation, and expressed the following--or rather, more
than we give here, as the narrative is principally compiled from her
confession, and the confessions of the other two who remain in prison
awaiting the reward of their cruel and atrocious crimes. Here follows
her confession:--
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