True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-05-13

and Jim Williams In murder more cold
blooded aud allrocious than that Of White
and it can make il little worse on them
now il it could be ascerlained they CON-
mitted il also besides poor Mrs. White
is suspected by some persons as being
the guilty part, and was arrested only
few days ago on that suspicion. If you
know anything. for her sake you ought
to iell it now"
"Snr never killed Mr.. While." was
her reply.
"But who did,"
After some hesitancy, and with much
feeling she answered this question posi-
lively and emphatically-
"WHY OUR BILL AND jim WILLIAMS!
The feeling and excitement manifested
at this moment by Squire Clemens, as
well as our reporter, was almost over
whelming; and breathless silence soon
followed, only broken now and then by
the deep sobs Of the unfortunate woman.
Before the conversation was broken up,
our Reporter learned that Jones and
Williams were both destitute Of money
Immediately before the murder Of Mr..
White; but had plenty Immediately after;
Jones bought himself new suit ofClothes
as well as bonnet and some dresses for
his wife, in the town of Webster, Oppo.
site Columbia in this county; he also
sent some Of the money to the store Of
Ed. J. Morgan, in North Strabane town
ship, to buy yarn to knit him some stock
ings, He told Charlotte. when she
mentioned having seen Williams on the
morning Of the murder she had
looked, she Would have found lots of
peper money in the toes ofhis boOts!-
She says Williams is low. heavy sci
man, and both he and her brother wore
dark clothes and low black hats a, the
time, as they do now. In this they fill
Mrs, Whites description of the persons
she saw at the wood-pile. Charlotte
says her brother William committed the
murder, Williams doing The robbing con-
cesled his bloody clothes ut her Others
until he had chance to slip them out
and burn them; which he did in brush
heap in the woods above the house.
About this. time he brought home
pair Of dark pantaloons, nearly new,
with little white specks in them; she
thinks they have belonged TO Mr.. White;
they are at her fathers houee now. In
few days after, he went to Pittsburgh
and was gone week or ten days.
Williams and Jones. she said, both
make their living by killing and stealing;
they are always at it, and she has often
heard her brother say he would kill any
man for five dollars, when he needed
money. She knows Williams to have
bought suit of clothes soon after the
White murder, and had plenty of money,
he often came 10 the woods near her fa!h-
er's since, where her brother Bill would
NEE. him; they concerted the murder Of
her aunt and uncle there, and went to-
gether to M'Keesport from that place. =
They both admitted to her that they had
murdered Mr..
Thus ends our report at noon on Sal.
urday. VIII en- the other parties are ar
rested it will be duly announced, togeth-
er with all subsequent proceedings of in
terest to the general reader. A faithful
reporter must have no opinions 10 express
while in the harness Of duty; but ours
feels it proper 10 say that he does not
give absolute credence TO all that Char
lotte Jones has stated above: it may be
true TO the letter; il is more likely that it
is all true. than all false, and he thinks
the reader, like himself, has already dis
covered enough in her statements to JUS
tify belief that the murderers of Sam I
H. White are now known-and indefati-
gable efforts ought to be inflated 10 Sc
cure their conviction!
! 7. Sit has been ascertained that
File, mentioned in the foregoing. was in,
and left Hickory, on the morning of the
day the White murder took place,-a
significant fact, if true! He wen. thence
10 old Jones' along with Charlotte, and
arrived there in the afternoon of that day,
The persons sent out to arrest Jones and
Williams have just returned 10 Mononga
hela City with out finding them; rumOI
prevails that they were on board the
boat that went down at noon on Saturday
and under arrest, but it is not generally
believed. 1t is thought they are still al
large in this country. Now is the time
for Col. Byers 10 move himself; the evi,
dences tina. they murdered White begin
to thicken. May God bring their bloody
career TO speedy end!
i THE MURDERED.
George Wilson was about IS year!
old. He was a tenant OF Mrs. Gamble
and lived by making boat pins, for whicl
he found extensive sale along The river
) He was respected by all his neighbors, a.
good and useful citizen. His body pre-
sented horrible spectacle-dabbled il
blood-,he eyes staring fearfnlly--th,
mouth open aud The whole muscular
5 frame contracted with the last agony.
{ His sister was "grass widow" u
, years of age. She lived with her broth
/, vr. aud kept his house. Prudent in the
management they accumulated money
] until it was known that they had loane'
out considerable cum, and retained som
0 by them. 1t does not appear that NOR
= than 5000 was stolen.
a THE ALLEDGED MURDERERs.
t Charlotte Jones, or Mrs. Fife, is abou
q thirty years old---tall, muscular and larg
D framed--black eyes and dark, coarse hail
n with an Indian cast Of features, Sh
e has been noted as a disreputable woman
Y and disowned by many of her relatives.
Henry Fife IL about twenty-five year
Of age--small in stature--blue eyes an