Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-16

and was postmarked at St Louis. Think.
ing the letter was from. the widow, he
came TO St. Louis 10 seek her out. He
called upon the chief OF police, who de-
tailed detective Garlick to assist in work.
ing up the case. They visited the house
where he was directed to send letters,
and ringing the bell, Inquired IL Mrs,
Fullerton was in. A girl giving that
name. said she was the person, but Mr.
Schooley insisted that she was not the
Mrs Fullerton he was in search Of, and
was about TO leave, when the officer de.
tected strange and suspicious look on
the woman's face, and desired her to ac-
company him to the Office Of the chief OF
police To this she readily consented ;
but they had gone but few steps when
she attempted to tear up small photo
graph. The detective seized II before II
was mutilated, andi Il turned out to be o
picture Of Hutton, who was hung by the
mob. When she reached Col. Fem 6
Office, and he had been Informed Of what
had transpired, he produced the letter
written at st. Louis, and charged her
with having written It; but she stoutly
denied it. He pressed her sore upon the
subject end she then said: IF ! did do
| it, / did what my husband told me to do. "
She positively denied ever being at Sar-
coxie or Sedalia. Fem then told her she
might go home, resolving, however, to
keep close watch upon all her move,
ments. The detective accompanied her
home, and apparently left her, but in
stead. took up a position which COM
manded a full view of the premises.
After awhile he observed her coming
| from the house and walk up the street.
| He followed her, and finally noticed that
she was crying. He then went upto her,
when recognizing him, she exclaimed,
II have no place 70 go-l have no
money; what shall / DOR Garlick adj
vised her to return to the house where
she had been employed as domestic,
| and he would have the woman keep her
all night She consented, and was &C.
commodated for the night The next
morning she was again taken before the
chief ofpolice, who told her he was well
| satisfied that she was the sick boy--and
| Hutton's first wife. To these accusa-
tons she ventured no response, and did
not manifest the slightest emotion for a
few moments, when bursting into tears
she confessed that she forged the name
of Mrs. Fullerton at Sedalia to the
power of attorney. Upon searching hel
| trunks, her hair, which had been cut off,
! in order that she should more closely re
sembIe one of the sterner sex, was found,
together with photograph of herself.
She was taken to Sedalia by Schooley
to whom she made full confession Of
the crime and her participation In It
| She said she saw Hutton and Miss Ful
lerton married, and represented herself
| as a sickly youth because her husband
desired her to- PCS
Her history is sad one, as she relates
| IT, and shows how frequently women, IN
the madness Of devotion, will cling tc
men even in the committal of the mos
revolving crimes. Her statement is al
| follows: X
1"My maiden name was Mary Williams
I was born in Scioto county, Ohio. !
went to Oxford to school, where / made
the acduaintance of Daniel Springer
with whom I ran away, and we were mar,
ried at Ironton, Ohio, in 1866. He hal
since assumed several aliases, such al
Joseph Lee and A. G. Hutton. Shortly
after our marriage we moved to Kansas
where year afterward child was born
which lived but short time. My hus-
band was gone from home a good deal
and frequently compelled me to accom-
pany him in male attire From the
Cherokee country we went to Lawrence
Kansas. to live, and finally took up 9
residence in St. Louis. He went to JAS.
per county about a year since, and two
months after sent for me to assume my
male attire and join him.. went, anc
found he was paying his addresses tt
Miss Fullerton, and afterwards married
her in my presence. In April, my hus
band, Mrs. Fullerton and myself started
| for Ohio. On the road the first night We
stopped for supper, when he made some
| coffee, of which we partook, after drink
ing which went to sleep, and | am con
1 yinced that it was drugged. did mo-
wake M till the next morning, when
| discovered that Mrs. Fullerton was miss
ing. l inquired of her whereabouts
when he abruptly babe me to ask no fur
ther questions concerning her, as she haC
gone back. His manner and subsequent
behavior convinced me that he had killeC
the widow. When we reached Sedalia, !
assumed my female attire, and he gav'
me directions how to sign the name o
Mrs. Fullerton to power OF at
torney to sell her personal effects. whIcct
he intended to have drawn up, and at th'
Office of Mr.. Wilkerson it was draw
up, and, / executed it by signing th'
name of M. M. Fullerton. Ithen left TO
St Louis, and saw no more of my hus
band"
Mrs. Springer is now an inmate of th'
Jasper county Jail, at Carthage, an'
search is being made for the body o
Mrs. Fullerton. The murdered womal
was thirty five years old, and leaves tou
| children. l'l.