Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-05-14


~infOnnsd Nn. Aksandsr that a murder had beer
com nisisa up Tie sYsugh /" that she heard il as
she cane aoun The rissr in a skif with marketing.
at hst 6our he murder had not been discovered
aud the tale that L bad occurred up the YOugh,
was told probably to mislead the citizens and
igise the guilty party Tina 10 escape. Charlotte
then took passage on the steamer "Col. Bayard'
for this city, and arrived here about II O'Clock.
Mr.. Gamble, the landlord ofthe Wilson's, hav.
ing business in that direction, stopped at tue house
dg morning, ana found the door slightly
ajar. % looking 10, he was Mortified with the
spectacle that met bis eyes and Immediately gave
the alarm. The house which the Wilson's Occu.
pied is made OF logs, and contained only one
apartment, in which we're two beds. Near the
front door, and close to bis bed, was found the
body ofMr. Wilson, 10 a pool OF blood which had
flowed from several wounds. lie was laying on
his back, and presented a Horrible appearance
the blood oozing from the numerous stabs which
covered bis body, Close to the body was found a
blpody case knife, which bad been broken in the
struggle for life and death.
The bOly Of Miss Wilson was found on the floor
with the face down, near the back door, and ad,
joining her bed. Her skull had been crushed in,
and The head lrightfullY mptilalod and disfgured.
From the position Of her body, il would appear
ihsl she had reached the dpoEaud was attempting
to escape fom being wurderrd. Near the body
was found a long heavy poker, with a heavy heal,
which was covered with the blood and hair Of The
deceased, &
The clothes on the bed in which deceased slept,
were merely turned down, and not tossed, from
which it would appear that some one had waken.
ed them, and they had arisen to let whoever il
! was in the house. Mr.. Feuton, the nephew n
I the murdered pair, states that his uncle had laid
d by him the sum of 5000 which has been taken by
the murderer.
b The greatest excitement prevails in the neigh
g borhood Of the murder, and public opinion points
to Charlotte Jones as the party who committed
9 the damning deed. Officer Cook, of McKeespor
d arrived in the city yesterday afternoon, aud com
menced a search for her.
n Charlotte Jones was since arrested at Monon
! gahela City and made the following confession il
relation to the horrid murder related above:
CONFESSION OF CHARLOTTE JONES'
! HENRY FIFk AND MONROE STEW
i. ART THE MURDERERS.
Yesterday morning Charlotte Jones seat 70
Jailor Philips, and informed him that she coul,
7" not rest, and was anxious to make a clean breas
of all concerning the murder. She wished MI
Philips to inform the Mayor Of the fact, and re
1t quested that none be present at the Interview bu
the mayor and his officers. Three O'Clock was ap
pointed as the hour for hearing her second state
ment, and the fact having been limited, a grea
crowd gathered about the Mayors Office to see III
woman, and hear what she had to say. From tn
statement, which may be regarded as a confession
it will be seen the commission Of the murder
fixed upon Henry Fife and Monroe Stewart
The following is her statement =;
= SECOND STATEMENT OF CHARLOTTE JONES.
10 On Monday last, 27th of April, 1857, Fiji
told me he wished to see me on Thursday ever
. ing at the bars above George Wilson's; asked BIZ
what for; he told me be would tell whe
u I m I left Monopgahela city on tn
= boat, ond got off at Elizabeth, and left there i
Il the afternoon and arrived at the appointed plac
E at dark; | waited there until about fifteen min
utes after 8 O'Clock, when Fife came; be had
bottle of brandy; Stewart came abount ten o'cloc
III he had bottle Of brandy; both were in liquo
u they gave me some brandy | drank a good de
Of it. Monroe Stewart then told me they wante
NJ me to 90 to unele Georges; | asked them VIII
n for; they said they wanted his money; | to
them did not waGtt to go when Monroe Stcwa
drew a knife and threatened it | did not the
st would kill me, Etlen went with them; Monr
ty Stewart then lold me to knock at the doc
in which | did. Uucle George asked me who W
there; | answered Charlotte Jones, he said |
would get up aud let me in; then Monroe Stewa
" and Fife allowed that they intended to kill then
n | told them for Gods sake not to do it; | did u
I'd think that they would do it, | thought the
said it to Tighten me; uncle then opened I'll
door, aud I walked in; he said "good evening
and | walked up to the bed where aunt was Iyir
ID / asked her how she was: she sud not very we
D she was sick. gau7
n Whilst | was talking to aunt, uncle went
/. the door; Stewart and Fife then rushed in; Fl
" bad a knife in his hand, and struck him (unelt
to in the breast with the knife; he fell and new
A. spoke, Stewart took hold Of aunt, who cried
n. GODS sake not to kill her; aunt jumped out Of bc
" and caught hold Of me for protection, crying +
et Gods sake not to. kill her; l then told them sga
We not 10 murder them that way, when they said
as shut up Or they wouldsa5 the same to me; Ste,
art first threw her down and then choked h
nd ard stamped on her with the heel Of his boot
to her head; he then called to Fife for knife wi
said il was ofno use-it was bent; be then got
~ case kLifc; that not killing her, he run to the &C
., ner ofthe room and took a poker and struck b
,os twice on the head, when | run out as could Il
tstonJ n onv lonnar. aftar I wac ont in fhe la