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lished in the New York papers,
The story which the murderer re-
lates is certainly untrue: If true, II
would make the murderer MCLEAN
who was indicted and tried in the
ST. Louis Criminal Court Tor the nur'
der of Major FLoro. Major Floyd
was the only man murdered near ST.
Louis in IS4l. There were three
men arrested-one, JOHNSON, was
hung; Mclean was tried and con-
victed, and got a new trial, and was
acquitted on the 18th Of April last,
two DAYS after the date Of Greens
letter; BuryALo BILL was tried and
acquitted Of the murder, convicted OF
another offence, and sent to the pen
i,enliary, from which he escaped
about Q year ago. II Green's state
ment is correct, tho murderer in Au-
burn cannot be either of these; bu,
he may have confused lie Gacis, and
the man may be DurrALo Bill. The
report Some time ago in circulation
his death in Arkansas, was
without foundation.
A, all events, the story ia earl-
Gus one, and may have some truth IN
it, although the statement does not
correspond with any facts in this VI
cini.v.
On my return TO the prison office,
| was introduced TO the Chaplain.
Rev. o. E. Morrill,, which reverend
gentleman informed me that n man
by the name Of Wyatt, thea confined
in one Of The cells, for The murder OF
Gordon, on the 18th Of March, in the
Auburn State Prison, hsd confessed
10 him that he had lived 4 gambler
several years in the srI,n and west,
and he wac,,u like | should cal! upon
accompanied him to the cell
Of the murderer. The door was
open upon lis grating hinges,
when the reverend gentleman INTRO
Iuced ne as an acquaintance OF his
who had travelled south several
'ears, and thought he Wyatt would
De glad TO converse with him. He
laid he was happy to see me, Il ask
ID me TO be seated. After Il short
DISCOURSE relative 10 the differently
Of men then in confinement,
asked him what he followed in his
through the south. He told
no gambling. asked him how long
had been engaged in tina, neiarious
'usiness? He sand twelve or thirteen
ears. asked him if he knew many
amblersl He said he did.
asked him If he knew one by the
amc Of Greent lie said he did,
asked him his namei He answer.
d John; said he knew him in 1882,
, 4, aud S, and saw him in 1912, in
t. Louis. | asked him II he was in
mate with Green! He said he
new him as one gambler knew ano-
Ter. l asked i'll favored hin9 lie |
I'D If would stand in the light he
ould tell me. did SC. He said
like the man. told him Iii
as the man, but that l never knew ,
by the name Of Wyatt. He said
a, Wyatt was nc, his real name.-l
9 then told me another, which was j
It his real name, and asked me If J
4 not hear Of a man being murder =
near ST. Louis, in the year as4l. =
ID Of two men having been arrest r
!, tried and convicted-ons having !,
new trial granted him, the o,her \
ing hung. told him ! though, III
d. He said he was the man that 4
d The new trial granted, and was n
quilted; sand" said he, "they hungo
e wrong man; he wal innocent: o
q the guilty man; but they hung O
n, and cleared me-" "But," said
'you we're under q different name q
II, at that time. lie said eyes, BY n
ne Of those names do you know Il
:, but my real name you are famil- s,
with; your name | knew in 1892; :,
3 gamblers called you John, but r,
nathan is your real name" NV \,
was highly excited at the a,
ange management Of the murder q,
But you may imagine ihe IN. .,
ease Of it when he tod me his real in
ne.
l looked at the murderer {, could Il,
freely believe my own eyes; yet n
stood before me a living marvel. II,
ave pledged secresy as to his real III
me until his execution. interro- ,y
led him on his first steps in vice, n,
4 how he became so hardened.-.,
told me 10 remember the treat. h,
mt he had received from the Lyn- i.
,r's last at Yicksburg. / did, but p,
Y eyes could scarcely credi, reali. co
had known him in 1922, 3, Aid
in the early part of'35, a, u bar
per in Vicksburg. He WIS new.
q sErewd ca%rd-player, but at that,