New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-06
THE DOUBLE MURDER.
CONFESSION OF CHARLOTTE JONES.
FROM The Pift,bpreh Di,pateh, hsyf.

had no money by them. and Wolf took down his slate
and charged the score which he had frequently zone
The next morning they called for oiink, ana Oh
was about taking down his slate to charge il, wher
stewart said "Hold on, I'll pay for this and threw
down quarter. These men were seen the previous
sunday in the neighborhOod Of Wilson's house in the
company Of Charlotte. 1t appears that they called
| her there while she putting up with Wilson, so
that thew must have known the locale Of everything in
and about the house The day previous to the muir
der a gentleman riding along the road, mile
or 80 from Wilson's, when his attention called to
something in LOT adjoining. He watched il and saw
il move. 1t afterward proved TO be the woman who
entered the highway, and when she met him, DIRE v
down her sunbOmet over her face to effectualy
| ceal her features, and passed on
The night Of the murder, as the Luserne was com
ing down 10 the city, between ] and o'clock, when
near NJ Keesport, two voices hailed the boat, from
| the YoughiOgheny side, opposite the landing. The
boat was under full headway and the Captain seeing
light, and noticing the peculiarly Of mailing a. an
unusual place, did not put IN. The voices prob
ably those Of Fife and Stewart. The same night be-
tween III and IL O'Clock, person on the shore OF the
| " YOugh saw two men unfasten skin and row
across from the M Keesport side TO that leading to
Elizabeth. II il, therefore, probable the murder was
| committed between the hours of II and :. The men
| in the skf were Fife and Stewart, probably, who
hailed the Luzerne on their return from the scene Of
the tragedy. From the fact that Charlotte Jones
| had been seen prowling about Wilson's house that
very day. il is probable that she accompanied the VIII
lans on their return to Keesport and being rowed
across after the lapse of an hour or 70, one OF them
accompanied her to Alexanders taver stopped at the
door, and secured her admission, and then both the
| men returned TO VOLTS tavern to their room. Alex
ander Speers slept in the room with Stewart and
Fife at VOLTS He states that Stewart did get up in
the night and was there in the morning, and that
Fife out all night, Stewart alleged, too drunk
10 be brought in Stewart admits that he did get up
but not absent half an hour that having
tester boil his cheek he had arisen went to the
pump and made application of cold water TO reduce
the inflammation and pain. He has such n sore upon
his face, and Dr. Campbell had advised the OF cold
wet congresses to ii.
Early in the morning. and not long after Charlotte
Jones gained admission TO Aexanders tavern, Fife
and Gardner called and drank round. The door TO the
in which Charlotte sitting with her nbon-
net on was aiar. Fife looked in and inquired of the
bartender, "What woman is that in there ~ After
this they went away but after returned, and
drank again, and in the of half an hour called
third time and drank. There must have been a
strong fascination TO them in the unknown wonany sit
ting with her sun-bOnnet on III the other room.
During the forenoon, about ii o'clock, Gardner
passed the shop OF Mr.. MCahan, where he was wont
to call and chat frequently. MCahan observed hin
and invited him in--that there was countrynGn
Scotch of his there who would like to chat with him.
He said he had not tme-that he was going 10 leave
the place. VI Cahan states that he was pale as a
sheet and kept looking in every direction as though
he feared dreadful revelation about to burst
upon him. That about the last seen of him. He
took the fer Brntons station, and undoubtedly
went TO Johnstown. He left letter for bis wife, in
closing dollar giving her some directions s to where
she would get money due him, and telling her he
would send more money in few days.
These incidents, together with the circumstances
already published induce the belief that the murder
was committed about O'Clock, Friday morning-that
Charlotte Jones, Fife and Stewart, together with Will
liams and her own brother, were participants IN IT,
prior to its preparation, and with Gardner the expect
ed epjoyers Of the spos of this horrible Transaction
Other evidence may exonerate some of them but that
the guilty parties among those arrested, or VINO
will be arrested in a short time will be conviction not
easily shaken in the public mind. May the innocent
be cleared and the guilty punished!
DEPOSITION OF CHARLOTTE FIFE.
After her arrest at Monongahela City, Charlotte
Jones made the following statement, under oath, De-
The CommonrcaM of Pennsylvania Washington
Comfy, ss.-On the lst day Of May A. d. 1857, be-
fore the undersigned, Jutics of the peeso IN and so
the said county, personally came Charlotte Jones,
intermarred with Henry Fife, who, being duly sworn,
maketh oath and saith:
That about three week6 ago, ut the residence OF my
father in this county my brother, VIM Jones told me
that he was going TO kill uncle George Wilson, and
aunt Elizabeth Wilson, alias McMaster, tor the pur
pose of getting their money; he saa ne wanted 10
nav Montgomery a. Gibson TO clear INN oil me person
Ing scrape, upon which he stood charged in ashing
ton: saw him in McKeespolt this morning; he gave
me 81 30 in money, and said that he had sloU more;
thet be had killed the old folks, MIR. ana MISS ,
during the night TO get the money; one james VII
Hams who broke ont of the Washington jail NJ the
same time my brother William did, was WIN MN ~
the time: they both were concerned IN the huiuer,
both said they were; Wnllams hi.so one aI Lnj
and clothes were bloody; Williams had knife tiat
saw. II was bloody and bent at the point; Wlllams
lived before this about five miles below CanohsDurg
after this conversation they both crossed the rver ana
went over the hill toward Washington County; they
said they were going to hi they didn't know where
else they would go first saw them al the whali oh
the "Yough" River on the Mckeesport SIDE, when
thew gave me dollar and half they both swofe
they would take my life if should ever tel; Wlams
drew bowie knife on me when he MADE ths Unrest
this was between FIVE and six o'clock this morning
"a we
heard Williams and my brother acknowledge thatthey
| had committed the murder. About three weeks ago
nv brother William came to my husband anu wan'su
him 10 90 and help murder uncle and aunt, out ne
Fife refused and they have not been ON good terms
eysr since. nv brother makes his home at father
near Dunnpgvle in this county and further dePoneht
saith not. "
Affer this statement was made Ohcer Wray OF this
civ ascertained from her that some OF the gang mgt
probably be found at her fathers some ni'eeh inss
distant and about four miles from Canonso aH
49, Connty and AT once proceeded there. The
bonse ain the woods half mile from the road AMY,
ing there very early on Saturday morning. they seemed
aware of his object and fully informed OF the Wilson
| murder He found none of the suspected Pafees
there-but the elder Jones informed INN tnat me was
there on the day ofthe murder of White, IN Washing
ton County March 30 brought the first news OF that
| tragedy and minated TO Jones that he feared ne
| might be suspected Of the bloody deed
| THE UNARRESrED.
| Washington County is in blaze of excitement
Hundreds of men out in all directors, 1ulng hlsn
and day in search of w illams and Jones. Williams
a desperate character He is fugitive from justice
and the most odious charges attach to his name ne
ia .phcated in viainous crimes. Jones IS also iu-
| citiye from Jail He stands charged III that county
with administering poison to young man iast all
an employee in railroad, VINO was supposed ~ pos
| ssss a considerable sum of money. He was drugged
! 80 Son+ aslsep for some DAYS, but luckily escaped