The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-21
TRAGEDY IN MASSACHUSETTS,.
Examinatto and Commitment of a
Murdered Mas Wife and MoGher-in-

law.
The Boston Journal of July 20 savs:-"Mrs.
MADDEN, the mo5her-in-law, and Mrs. Sarah
Jones, the wi OF Obed jones' arrested ou sus-
pcon OF belug the murderers of the latter, were
brought to Dorchester, and on Saturday morn
irg last were arragned before Trlai Justice
Temple, and the evIoence was deemed sufficient
10 hold them for trial. MIR. Jones was lying in
his bedroom on the moInIug OF the 9th of July,
dead from the effects OF pistol shot.
ltapIears that there had BEEN trouble between
MI. Jones and Airs. Madden, growing out OF the
tact that some parties had threatened TO prose-
cute Mrs. Madden for adultery, and she had
made threats against him in case ne should tes-
THY aealnst her. On the night OF the Fourth of
July Jones and his wife had some words ou re-
thing, when he denounced her in severe lau-
euage, and told her to get uD and 20 away, saying
that be would not live with her any longer. Sue
took her infant child and went to her mothers
bed.
Tie first story she told was that she went to
sleep and after a while waXed no aud went and
looked through a window into her husbands
room and saw him in the position in which he
was found on Sunday morning. The sto y she
now tells is that she was kept a "ake by the
baby Tor awhile, but at last went 10 sleep; that
she heard a noise which aWoke her, but she
went 10 sleep again and was awakened by her
mother, who told her that 0bed bad shot him
sell, when she got up and 70 md bin dead
The testimony offered on Saturday embraced
convef sations held between the accused while
in the lookup, which were overheard by State
G. Wood. The mother salu, sarah, are you
gong TO hang yo4 II mo- her, who has doue so
much tor you, for the sake OF your children?
What have you tod the otficerW Sarah
again replied, "You will know to-morro v;
it will not make you feel any better to kno v
to.night. The mother further said, sob, God
you have turned States evId, nee against your
mother; have LOtlced YOU have been jolly. Ii
you say l done it, | will swear you done it,
Sarah explained her APPARENT JOY as consisting
of singing TO her infant child, and a1ded:-
"Well, mother, l can't help it; you know
haG nothing TO do with it.n The mother 40
showed al ger, and said-"You deviltsh foot, if
you had kept Your tongue still we should both
have got out oit, they have no evidence" They
have good deal" replied Sarah. What did
you tell the officers" was repeated. "If
! tel you you will be mad" Il
them" Sarah replied to this, Mother, don't
you think my children are as dear to NE as you
are? You know that am innocent, aud can.
not be shut up from my children tor nothing.
have told nothing but the truth, and If they
punish ne for that | cannot hello it.r Tue
mother again reopened:-"If YOU had only keOt
your tongue still, and told the story told you
to, we should have got out of IT. 1t yOa ain't a
- fool, we can get out of it nov; say that Poll
DelaDo done it.n Sarah replied, Il made nv
statement and / can't do il.n "Say that we
heard a noise round the house, and the dog
barked. Tell Them in court you was so excited
and nervous you did not know what you told
the officer" Sarah still answered, II could not
help it,; did the best tor you could; could
not go to prison and leave my children" "Did
you not tell them shot Obed ?" Il told them
did not see ybody shoot him"