The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-24
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN NORFOLK, VA.
Remarkable Confession Of the Prison

Remarkable Confession of the Prisoner.
We recently gave some OF the particulars Of n horrible
attempt In the suburbs or Norfolk murder lady MIRA
winnnger) by her negro washerwoman, Sarah Cspps
alias Jefferson. who had been for several years
cpiens OF kndnesscs and charities the hand OF tho
person she so brutaiy attempted to murder Mrs Win
nnger, when found, was lying on the no0r with head
and face terribly gashed oy an axe and her skull irac
tured In two places large amount OF money, some
s, 800 was missing and very valuable gold watch.
All the money was recovered and there strong
hopes that Mrs Winnineer will get we'll II will be
from the annexed confession which copy from the
Norfolk VGndn Of the 18TH that The she-devil charges
another Of her race. sarah Thorou Who Mrs
wnningers cook, with taking part In her helllsh
work
This wretch yesterday afternoon made tho following
statement TO officers Harrison and Baker nj the Jail In
Portsmouth MIR Harrison, know God was not going
TO let me 60 with IT. God me do u and Il Is on
the judgment book and might well toll H. for II will
be known: did not want 10 hurt Miss Fannie:
prayed God to-day that she might get we'll know
,nas AZ ans made me 40 was s nn'a 80 tina.
then she could NOT get any work. carried the clothes
over TO her on saturday, and whc up stairs Miss Fannie
said she wanted mo to carry some things 10 her mother
Mrs Hewitt; went up stairs and got the bottles and
cleaned them; We then went down stairs, and after q
and folio we'd her and bid i in my clothes She had
lamp and pitcher in her hand; whom she got In her
room she laid them down. sarah Thoroughbred came up
little while after and went into The whore the
sleep before Sarah or went up Miss Fannie had been
up stairs long enough 70 make up her bed went into
ask you TO give her socks for the chidrs pair
that Willie Tom mie had worn out !" she went 10 the
bureau ana got bhem out ana gave them To me. she
thon wont to the basket and whils STOPPING the
clothes struck her with the eye Of the are she felt
between the chair and the bed and raised her head and
said 'sarah, don't kill mo-" struck hcr sgain and
she raised up and tried "a fend herself by putting her
hands over her head she caught hold Of the handle
OF the axe, and | snatched II away and hit her
the hands with the helve, and struck her
again. She fell down, and said Miss Fannie please
ma am, come here aud lay on the bed" she did not
say anything and picked her up and put her the
bed Sarah then came In we got money out OF the
wardrobe and went down stairs; when back
the door was locked wo broke II open and went 10
and found Miss Fannie lying the bed with pistol In
her hand; she said, mind, Sarah II has got ball In
IT, went up 70 her and took II out OF her band. car
RED II into smother room and hid H. came back and
struck MISS Fanny with the axe she rolled OF the bed
handls OF The when she Tell % tho bed because
something told mo not 10 DO any other way;
took all the money out Of the wardrobe,
some Of which SurAh said secssh, and
threw II on The iopl we took u down stairs 10 tho
kitchen aud divided u; you haye got what had
cont know anything about the other; washed the are
with some warm water which the stove and with
then carried the milk and things home tha. was all
Knew there lot OF money In the wardrobe because
she had paid me out Of III and pa don't moth
ing about IT. nobody but Sarah and myself about
IT. Sarah was In the mems room when I struck her
FIRST; Miss Fannie was . good woman, and don't know
why done II; some one has been conjuring me; I
threw black snake some time ago and have felt bad
people down on ms ana pa AZ they could not get sny
work feel that God has pardoned for what have
done; know have been converted did not want I'd
kill Miss Fannie, but did 10 because wanted MONEY:
was going TO gst married and Miss Fannie had ,romissd
me something