The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-12-19
From the Chester Standard.
Confssslon Of London Jones, Preedna,

coAfssnen Of London Jones. Freedman.
In givisg the following confession Of
the above named notorious: robber snd
murderer, i, is necessary that / should
state that l have given the facts as nearly
~ can, in his own words, and that I
assume no responsibility, ss TO the truth.
fulssss Of his s,stena.nts. They wsrs
made TO me voluntarily on bis part, and
With the kuoslsdge ths. il ~as my in'
tsn.ion to make them, public. Hs says:
Il was born in Nswberry District, SO.
Ca, and am now abou. twenty two year,
ofasa Ny mother i. living. a. also my
wife. have no children. formerly
belonged - Mr.. Lambert, Jones, Of New,
berry District. lkuew Bolton Cline from
a boy. and regard him IS wanting 10 good
sense. ! j,iued the Methodist Church,
South, some years ago, under the minis
try Of the Rev. J. II. Pickett, tu, being
hired out to persons who treated me
roughly. coon lost all religious conceru
and became reckless. In 1864. went
into the army with my young Master.
and ?. f.msined with him until the clsse Of
tho vsr. About the lst Of April ] moved
TO Columbia. But before that. on the
hond+y nigh, before last Christmas, /
helped to kill J". Curnton. Ny gun
Vas nssr his body when I fired. He died
few days ahsr~ards. and il it WAS buck
shot that killed him, then am the man
tna, killed hun, for my gun was loaded
win buck shot. We vent into the house
shsr George Broom who lad married
Cusntons daughter. Intending TO ehoo,
him. but be 90, away. We did not in
ten! TO roh the house, or i.suE, the fs.
male. Bolton Cline brought Morris TO
ms in Columbia, and through their per
anA.ion, | axrsed to 90 to Chester tn ROB
Mr.. A. ID Walker. This va. on Fri,lav
night before The murder Of Mr.. Walker.
| never ssw Morri. until that night. /,
~as not onr in'en'ioa TO kill Ar. Walker,
IN, only t" rob him. We came on Sun-
dsv nigh, by tho train from Coumbia-
Morris gave us whi.ksv, but | VIVA no,
dusk-l k.s~ all I xas doing ,p-rfpcrly
veil M""s laid the plan, md we did
jns' q. 80 ~sr. told t." d.. Ijruped on
M. "slksr 6rt. whilst Brls ran after
Mr.. 'E'es H. (Wa'k-r) tnrnsi sudd-n
" sro"ni and asked. "Wha, d., YOU
mesnT ! threw him down and hv thn,
time M"r'ia .ni Bel! hnih came. I,hen
starred sh-, E-t~s. and when I had 20,
ah""t hundred wards I heard = pis'ei
fire believe that Belton Cline shc,
NJ. Walker. AS N IRIS ~.s ve,y ~nerv
.h""' his h-inr killed anil I.f, ia I'M na
d;s's'v. Belt and then went on to- the
house. and shot the pistol in'o the hon.s,
tH tha purl.~e ofsrnr.np E.'e-. W. did
not iutend 10 Aill Mrs Walker or Estes.
Is ~. c"ud s..ily have done 80 il va
~i-h-i 80, H.. ~a,drohe ~i,h An axe.
W. got o'.,v $6 s5 IN non-v. h.-iiss tho
watch sud cloti,inR. "A ~e can. hack
Beit ~ his hand IN Mr. W.lks,'s p,ck.,
,nh ."' "'t~" d"ll.n NOR. tTh,. E-rpaa
- -" the u'gh, ~ III. 22"i T Jny)-
ia the fo'io~iug W.h"-s,lav ~- vent
into 'hs n-'vhb. rr"oi "f N. Ian. in
Ne berry. and watched 'fnr . ck .nrs 70
murder and rob him nn j. F,idsv eight,
wh-s 40 sccmnpish-d IL There we're
az 1t VA 'sl.ses,he' .(M,, Cra'on. C, G.
rio'Ches'.r has ,hei' asmss on sfia.vu
made ~ Landon on Frdev morning jaS
h.to'e hi. -x-sut'on) We intended TO
un'ds- W. L&n-. aid ,h-o rob III. house
N'~,'s ~sIsd him NJ in tho vsrd shers
hs -. sleeping and w sv,-.'osn' male
before hsn,,. -hi's hs ~.s .s'k;ng to him,
siippsd svonnd behind him aud struck
him oo ~. he ID ~ III An Ak. The frst
hlo~ killed him bn, hit him the sscona
time 70 make Aur- work oft Belt and
! .hsn wont through the house, hunting
,hs money, 'he most Of which ~e gave
:" Morris who pm, !, in carpet bag
Wa pu sone in'o onr own pockets. ssd
tia, -ss sll ws over got. I hae soma
$500. and sh.'~ssds Bsts gave me 800
m"ss. in al 1900. Ih.ve No. seen Morris
since that sieh'. Belt AID usa, to