The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-14
[FIFTH LETrBR. !

DEAR CAMILLA. Il nave ConCluuoQ W dlbtI bHo |
plan OF making confession. do II in order to !
make II easier for you. Instead of asking you
here, want you to go and see Mr. Bringhurst to-
morrow morning; go early, he does not know that
you will be there, and make q voluntary confess
sion to him; tell him you cannot endure the
thought of my being executed without telling what
you know about this murder; you must be positive
about my being in bed and asleep when 1t was
done. IL, when you 60 there, the girl should
tell you that he cannot be seen, you must IN
sist on seeing him. giving your name. Camilla,
you must make the confession that gave
you on Friday, hut wish you to alter it some.
wish to make this alterations Instead Of
being introduced to Mr.. Lee by Mr. Gilbert, you
must have it that you got acquainted with him in
an Eighth street car in this way: You got in the
car at Eighth and Spruce streets to take ride, as
you often did. A gentleman got in at Chestnut
street. and took seat alongside of you. After
riding q short distance the car became very much
crowded, and you dropped your parasol, and this
gentleman picked II up. You thanked him, and
he spoke about the nuisance OF riding in crowded
car. This opened conversation, and you talked
along quite pleasantly until he got out of
the car at Spring Garden street. In the
course of conversation he told you his name
was Lee, and then asked your name; you
told him. After this you often saw him on
Chestnut street and on Eighth street; he always
bowed to you and you returned his bow. After
awhile he would speak to you, and finally shook
hands with you, and after that you got quite fa-
miliar and used to meet like old friends. This
will avoid saving anything about Gilbert, and will
not bring him in the matter at all. You can con-
meet this theory with your after conversation with
him by degrees, until you make him the person who
was in the house on that night. This will not seem
strange, as such acquaintances are often made,
and the people think you bad enough for anything;
but you must not mind this now, for you have my
life to save. You need not be afraid Of this, be-
cause there is no such a man as L have
mentioned, so he can't come forward and
prove where he was, and Philadelphia is large
place to find such man; besides, such man as
you will describe him to be would be likely to
travel, and it is such long time since that even
il there was such man he could not be found
now. You can use any other name if you like.
IT, after you have made this confession to Mr..
Bringhurst, he should want you to make it to
any one else you must do it. Ask him to go with
you, and he will do it, and he will treat you kind
ly for my sake; but you must not even hint to him
that know anything about this. He thinks that
you know something about ths consequently this
will have weight. You must not forget that it was
you who proposed to throw the body out of the
window; this is plausible for a woman, but
not from man. Now, Camilla, wish you
to tell this if you can; but il you think
you will fail then write it, and give it to him any
he tells you to. If you should be asked if you
have seen Mr.. Lee since, you must say no. Now,
Camilla, don't make any mistake, and don't stop
to say you are afraid that it will not avail, or
that Mr.. O'Byrne thinks so, for 1 tell you it will
save me. 1 have got it from the best authority.
will mention some authority, but you must keep 1t
secret from O'Byrne or any one else, for / am
bound in confidence not to reveal It, but tell you
to assure you. A lawyer, whose word cannot be
doubted. has spent night with Governor Geary's
private secretary, Dr. GihOn, and he told him that
both himself and the Governor think that you are
the guilty party and that if anything new was to
turn up, or yeu was to come forward and confess,
the Governor would spare me. This Is from too
good source to be doubted. Nowyou can see the
need of confession; it Is the only thing that can
save me, and you must make it tomorrow morn
ing, for there is not an hour to be lost / have
laid the ground for this, and you must do the rest.
Here some questions that you may be asked, be-
sides those gave you before:
Question. Which way did those men go when
they left the house?
Answer. don't know; did not look; stood
behind the door.
Question. How were those men dressed?
Answer. In dark clothes.
Question. Were the clothes black?
Answer, don't know; they were dark; did
not take particular notice.
Question. Was the overcoat he had ON long Or
short?
Answer don It know; did not notice.
Question. Did you get any blood on you?
Answer got some spots on my night-cap.
Question. What did you do with the nightcap
Answer Burned it.
Question. Where?
Answer In the range in the kitchen.
Question. When did you first see that you had
blood on your nightcapH
Answer AS soon as / came in the kitchen. AZ
ter washing my hands looked in the looking
glass and saw 1t.
Question. Have you seen Mr.. Lee since that
night?
Answer. No.
Question. Have you heard from hime
Answer No.
Question. Did your mother and husband ever
quarrel?
Answer. No, he never quarreed with any one.
Question. Did you have candle?
Answer Yes; my mother had the entry gas
turned off, and the candle lit standing on a chair
went to wash my hands. and took it and put 1t on
the kitchen table.
Question. Did you hear the blows very loud
when you stood at the dining room door?
Answer No; could just hear them, that was
all.
Question. Was the door open or shutg
Answer. Shut.
Question. Who shut it?
Answer. / did.
Camilla these questions may be asked and they
may not:
Question. Why did you say to your husband,
when you were going to prison, " George, II you
know anything about it, tell 1t and save me?"
Answer. To throw suspicion of myself
Any other questions of like character about
remarks you have made, you must answer the
same.