New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14
THE WALTER LAND CASE,

Now that this case is concluded, and s the chief
facts at hand 1t ia well to call attention to some peca-
liar circumstances connected with the affair.
BY reason Of an insane jealousy, Land, resident Of
Princess Anne County, yrginis, shot bis brotberin-
law He then, for the sake Of securing or assisting
his own acquital induced his wife to make written
statement in the form of confession, by which /!
made to appear that the murdered brother-nlaw hal
terribly outraged her. After this statement had goas
FORTH Mrs Land was much troubled with remorse for
the step she had thus taken; moreover hannAd with
the thought that her sacrifice Of truth and personal
feeling might be, after all without avail to save her
husband shs prepared letter Of retrsc,ion which she
make it public only in the event Of Mr. Lands con-
viction. Q
Mrs. Land admitted to testify on the trial of her
husband and proceeded to tell nearly the same story az
she had before made known In the written statement
The letter Just referred to was then produced In Court
for the purpose of conradicpg her testimony It wss
handed to her for Identification and ate Immediately
tore it to fragments evidently in great mental excite
ment The Court was adjourned; the bits we're COL
lected and carefully pasted together. The letter thus
reproduced lie mainly follows, and gives clear
picture of the chef incidents Of the sair as well asa
vivid idea of the sacrifice Of womanly feeling made by
the writer for the sake of the man she loved:
LAND OF PROMISE, p. Anne Co., Jan. Is. 1869
BROTHER FRANK Here true statement Of the SD sdsr
that happened the 18th Of june 1889 and wish you show
il he /. not scquttsd On the tsh Of June und asi
my hT'SssS 1s oT to me and RSseS HIM for no
He always very kir and ssconae to No told
s s1 a S1; .o ss Ss
would not allow him 10 Rave but wife, asked bin Why
true before married him astonished didn't know that
he suspected SUCH and aksd him why did he brand
BIN thai could 4. him the contrary by two ny
had be sns him thai & Sns 700 had
always sre.:ed With ndnes and never said snytsny dis.
insane He walking and throwing himself all about the
house On the nth, in the morning started to 90 hr.
M go and caught up his gun and loaded t. asked h
what do but be made no reply Aner be loaded
aviuon. girl and .urprsed q him thinking othsrwise
also tod BIN would iOsye MN 'oi ns conduct t'wid me-
out asked him where he wss going and be said I'm the
the evening before he back and he brought
piece OfPsper Said he had been NJ wosdhoue,
Intended TO IN FIssn.ssn told him &. would .a g
S G I he Sss sa ara %ous mot az
think he was in earnest about Mr. Flanagan wrote sister
dOe did know what be intended to DO He weni.e
bed quiet that night but he woui not talk % u Neither ga
next morning but did no. 60 out Of The house s@ an.
ing 70 Laura the door, but thought he vas telling her yhss
saw Mr. Flanagan At the font door Laura slsd hI snd
he had w
him. screamed ran out and hinted, and when osme 70
found self behind the Kitchen Laura carried me nete sd
laid me on plank did not know that Waller had sent for
While wing behind the Kitchen Walter TO me- and told
noe that he was dead and said annie for ood se<e whist
sbsI dol" told him Nil and then Kill himself bat
he would no. agree this aud said NJ would make confession
snd .tste that Mr. Flanagan had sedueed would clear
M told him would be telling e and he said II did not
write the be would be hung so wrote vsrssm.
be wished IL took the confession and carried 70 H. NJ
Wodhouso advised him to leave and he come home aud
told ms TO get ready he going to Norfolk X. had
to Norfolk tod him that had rather stay and . him and
he got out Of danger would come him but ne would
heard from him several times while he fugitive aso whea
he was In CaIoua and intend ed to meet In the werern
country would os place Of safety 10 live Twas
res5y would have started In few days hs had been
refen This all true and Iwish 1t TO be shown AFTER thu
trial, II be Il not acquitted.
Your sfectionate sister, ANNIE 8. LAND.
From all this 1t is evident tina. Mrs. Land rads the
confession the retrscton at the earnest solicitation of
others.