Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-04-30

must answer very quickly. "How should
know anything about il p The ress1B Of
this, our "a, Dry j.. that IL you kBeS any
thing about it that you would deny Il, u.
you would show il In your NAME. Re
member this, aud act guilty. Aher you
answer this, will say to you SO ,b't you
know in your heart that | was in be- and
asleep when this murder was committed p
1O1 NUT hesitate a moment, when I will
repeat the question. Then you mist an
sEer-" Yes - Then l will ask - Do you
know anything about ?" You nut not say
anything. Then will say, Camilla, II
you know anything about this, say so before
it is too late" You must hot answer this.
Then I will sly" Do you know anything"
Then say" Yes ~ Then I will say--'Did
you DO it," Answer" helped "WhO
was With you p " You would not know
il II I told you" Then I will ask Mr.. Per-
kris to talk to you. lie wiu probably ask
you who vas With you. You must answer
-"Mr. Lee aud another mAn." Then you
Sill probably 10 asked Who Mr.. Lee is
Your answer will be-"A gentleman whom
Mr.. Gilbert introduced to your mOtber and
you, IN front Of the Continental last spring.
Then you will probably be asked What
time last Spring :" Your answer will be
-" Atolt May, think" You will also,
no doubt, be asked it your husband knew
him, or IL you ever spoke 10 your husband
about him. Answer" mol" "Wby did
sou not p Auswer-"I did not think it
necessary" You need ot go on aud tell
this whOle confession right through tell it
by peAeemeal, rs you are asked. Make all
your answers tfg-ther, and coincide With
this theory, aud 10 not contradict yourself.
Study this veil. You must not be surprised
At G1. or q oil -. g.
the best. 1 my speak unkindly to YOU,
but dou't let tLas worry you. will be
acting Sr my life. When ask the first
question, you must try 10 show coustrrna-
lion in your cOuntenanee. Life is the AXE
you will be acting for.
No doubt YOU will be asked a great many
questions. You must not be eager in your
replies, but rather reluctant. Ii you are
asked what motive you had to do this, You
must answer that your mother was very
cross to You she was willing to let your
husband have gcntlemen's company, but
would not let you have ladies' company at
the house, and you GIT 50 thai you hated
her for 1t, and you thought that IL she was
dead, that you could rent the house, and
Ee cUUlI live and be happy.
Camilla, the reason that I want YOU to
write the colfeseiJn twice is this wish you
Z -
that you caLnJt tell this theory, WY, af err
| ask il you don't know in your own heart
that was asleep, and answer yes, snI
ask you TO tell what you kuoS, you can, af-
ter little hesitation, open your dress aud
hand me the written confession.
II you are asked Why You wrote that ,
your answer il, that IL you we're 70 die it
wOuli be found and would clear ~ your
hUs1and's character. II asked If you did
not intend to make it known before yunS
husbands death, az sEer " No" WAY p"
A. You thought you would not be be i,vrd.
/ You must write nothing but the ennfe,s on,
aud that in your own language. Ifyou can
tell It l should prefer it.
/ Ia another Lstter the original confession
is entirely altered, and in another certain
q publications are suggested. The letter
concludes as follows:
/ Camilla, Il you wovld 81 We me from this
awful fate, make either Of these confessions
which EVER you like (; but you must make
/ one. Think VI my position. know it will
Do an awful mortifyiug thing for you to do,
/ but then Ii will not take long to do il, and
/ then my life will be s-ved. Ifyoa don't do
| h ;, it will be just the same as il you had
killed me, because you could have saved
/ me aud would OF. Camilla, for COTS sake,
don't stop to say I'm afraid il will do no
| good bat do il because I ak you to do il,
aud you must know would not ask y, u to
make your position any worse than it is
| without it would save my life"
"Y0u -Te told me several times you
would do il. Don't, for heavens sake, tail
me now. lis your last chance to help me,
and there is not an hour to b. lost. You
can say to Mr.. Bcinghurst, after il is al
done, to say to me that You have told What
you know, and tell him to ask me TO forgive
you this Eill look natural"
The rest Of the letters are simply devoted
to various minor chang,s Of the proposed
conf sslOn aud Of the plan Ct proceeding
with lists Of questions and answers, etc, al
ways ending with the most affect and COW
ardly appeals for help at the expense O
Mrs. Tw,teheli's honor aud happiness.