The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-03-09


1.-THE shot camel bounded into the air he
caught me 81 knoU nothing more" She said
he tainted her dreadful ly before she was shot.
She SAID that Mr. WALKER shot her, but she would
not say that he did it purposely.
Rev. Samuel L Southland, stated previous 20
being sworn that he violated no ministerial duty
in the testimony he should give, as the deceased
bound him to secrecy in case the recovered, but
il she died, he might answer any question put to
him. He then said, | am pastor OF Calvary
Church; resides near the corner oil 4th Avenue
and 2lst street; | came to the house on Wednes-
day morning, about haf-past 10 O'Clock deceas-
ed was on a cot in the back parlor; after had
been here little while, Mrs Walker desired that
| should come to her; went to the bed side and
with her alone; | asked her while minister
ing TO her il she herself had committed the act
she said "no;" | asked her il she was in any way
party to it; she said she was not; she then stat
ed to me this account, which was broken by
spasms of pain; she said that they met that day,
she with her feelings embittered by his SANDERS
and he jealous Of her; that he had pistol, and
that he always went armed; and that during their
angry discussion, she with the pistol in her hand
put it to her breast ami said "to be shot with this
pistol, would be less than to be slandered as you
have slandered me-" she then reproached herself
for seeing him while her feelings were embitter-
ed and said she ought not to have met him; she
was then convulsed with pain for near half min
ute, and on breathing again she said, "dd YOU
see"-(reierrng to her agony,) "but that was
less than have suffered for the last three years.
resuming her narrative, she said, "shortly alter
wards gave him the pistol, and told him to take
it and 60 away and leave me alone; oug bit not
TO have given it to him after what had passed il
seeming like tempting my fate; | endeavored
then to take the pistol from him, and there was
kind OF scutfle; | was afraid he would shoot me
did not get the pistol, but stepped back think,
two or three steps when felt the ball, screamed
bounded in the air, land came down, and he caught
me and said, horrid after that remember no
more OF what occurred; she said, but will not
say that he did it with intent to kill me | would
not hang him for the world perhaps he did not
mean it; perhaps it was an acedent;' the witness
asked her if he was of jealous disposition; she
said he was dreadfulIy so common civity was
enough, (meaning to excite his jealousy; she al
luded to their having had Il suit or some dificul-
ty law; said knew it, to save her talking;
she said Mr.. Walker charged her with making
statements which untrue but she added,
"he did threaten to cut my throat, and to throw
me out OF the carriage window
l asked her to tell Inc solemnly, if she had ever
given him cause for jealousy; she answered, 81
can say before God, that l am pure from infdeli-
ty towards him il religion and principle would
not have restrained me, at least, pride would;''
asked her il she could say she was in charity
with all the world; she said, 81 am not un(orgiy-
en-; even forgive him all he has donc;' | asked
her again II she induced him 10 shoot her. or dar-
ed him to shoot her; she said ''no,' 81 have been
TOO wicked to die, meant to live to lead godly
lie; how much have TO do, if God shall spare
me to retrace my steps,
She sad Mr. Walker was an atheist, and did
not believe in the restraints OF religion or prncl-
pie over virtue. He does not believe that there
Is VIrtuous womun; she was perfectly rational
and not excited by anything like delirum; she
was suffering excruciating physical pain, and
mental anxiety; | apprised her OF the dangerous
condition she was in, and she appeared to be con-
sclous OF it, she said, 81 think he (Mr Walker)
wanted to get rid of me, but had not courage -
she uniformly RETAINED from imputing the mo-
1--WE While stating the circumstances
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