Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-15

sorry. are untrue; because have suffered con-
tinnaily since the preparation Of that offence
more than tongue can tel; and If had the pow
er 70 retrace my steps, and restore my uncle
and aunt TO life there is nothing would not pc
willing to do to accomplish IL The reason why
/ did this, was the great love had for Henry
Fife, and in order to get money to go 70 mouse
keeping With. A short time before this crime
Eas-conmitted, Fife left me, against my earnest
wish-giying me, as a reason for leaving me,
that be was too poor to support me, and that
he was compelled to leave me and go and hunt
work. He did leave me, and was under some
apprehension whether he would aeturn- Du.
ring his absence suffered great deal, aud
would have done anything in the world to be
yyith him. When next san him it was at Coz
Iumbia, Washington county, Pa was not
willing he should leave me again, and went
with him-he going tn M'KeekpOrt and1 to my
uncle's' Then when was at my uncies house
first formed the idea of committing the crime,
IN order TO get the money, 50 that could 1--we
with Fife, as was still afraid he would leave
me again.
/ also fully believed that Monre Stewart was
trying to get Fife to leave me, and therefore l
had great dislike for Stewart The deed was
planned and executed as have stated in my
confession to Mr.. Phillips, and the statement OF
the murder, rs gave It to Mr. Phillips, IS cor
rect all but this: | stated that started to
stop in Monongahela City and get it, and that l
tried there and failed to get it. but also stated
what Mr.. Phillips did not take down; that got
another person TO go for the poison, and this
person stated that the poison could not be got
without swearing what It was for. did not go
for it myself, and never intended to be so I'M
derstoOd. wished TO say in making my con-
fession that l did expect, from what Mr.. Phil
lips said, that | would be cleared and taken as a
witness for the Commonwealth, and the reason
that put Stewart in was that / did not like
him, because believed he tried to get Fife to
leave me, and was afraid that the morning af-
ter the murder was committed he might have
seen something and been used as a witness
against Fife and myself Since / have been in
the jail here / have always been well Treated by
Sheriff Patterson and Mr.. Phillips. Now ex-
pect to die, and have tried to make my peace
with everybody. know the awful situation in
which am placed, and now at this time shall
tell nothing but the truth, because 1 fully be-
lieVe that shall be accountable hereafter for
what say. With this full knowledge am
willing to state, before man and before God, that
Monroe Stewart is not guilty of the murder of
my uncle or aunt, and believe him 70 be en-
tirely innocent avn sorry that ever pat him
in the situation that he is now in. i have been
visited by cleTgymen and other religious people,
and feel as though am prepared to die.
fully confess my crime, and admit that my pun
ishmentis just.
In regard to the murder of AIr. White, in
Washington county, it is my wish to say that
[ do not know anything about it, and the first
time Fife ever saw my brother, VIM Jones, to
my knowledge, was the next evening after Mr.
White was killed. To my counsel, Mr. Howard
his services in my behalf He has done every.
thing for me that counsel could do. l now
bid the world and all my friends farewell, trust
in God, and hope to be forgixen.