The New York herald., 1869-01-01

Elizabeth said, "Mrs Puiford says that because she
has got my brooch" Eliza5eth said she did
not want 20 quarrel with Mary. she nad .id SAID
Mary. she also said-I want you 70 keep he,
on the road. as | did not take me eggs"
she said her uncle replied, ~ capnot help her
taking SO, for they say you did stea. tile eggs.n
know there was n quarrel between Mary rnd Eliza
beth, and know that Pufords girls had said things
table that Elizabeth and Mary had made up friends
again and had an interview: Mary showing En1aoesa
June saw Mary at my place: saw Elizabeth go out
to feed Pig Mary running after her. little before
Mary on the farm across the fence from the new
house, some $50 or 100 rods from me. was WORK
then either dead or alve little before Ave O'Clock
my wife came out OF the house To me. she said.
THAT gir 1--WE Went away & with w p M Mary ana @ sne say 40.
considerable to do want her AMI don't know what
is keeping herr SAYS to her, Il win go and
see what Is keeping her, y and walked and saw her
coming and seeing her direction was to the house
did not speak to her ! saw her enter the house
work and we all had supper together. After supper
! directed the boys about the horses and oxen and
went again digging IN the garden ori Ie olS came
for her. was lying on the bed. Elizabeth hal
gone 10 bed and also the boys, My wiie was also in
ted. We had ccw. l heard her arhmbin2 about
the calf which was being weaned. The mother went
out TO the COW, and heard folks on tne road IN
asked me 10 go out to them and see what they
wanted. went out to the road to them. says
.4Yes; she was here this aftsrnoonn SAYS they,
'What time was she heres" | says, "Setween
three ana four.n They say, winch way did
she goi' I said "She Went across the ieiGs
there little before four O'clock says they "Who
was along with herr" said "ElizaDeth was with
her.n Mrs. Pnlford and Mary's mother 2otl replied
elizabeth has Killed hern saws 10 them NEVER
possible never.n so Gid not know anything or
the murder then / said .Wli you come Ia and have
talk with Elizabeth ~ They said no, they would
not: but asked nle TO bring her out. sad, '.Wel
now, look here as you refuse to go IN you hai bel
ter go home. That girl will be nome in the morn
ing,n believing she lost in the woods, having
been lost Ia them myself; they then upbreided me
with the same tilng agaia--that Elizabeth or me
had killed the girl. Nary said they ought TO be
hung up for saying 80; what meant by saying this
to them was that knew she had stayed up all night,
destroying all her neighbors cattle; mean Mary's
mother; then parted, and and my son returned
to the house: asked them to wait till asked Eliza
beth about r; went to Elizabeth's bedside as
. has become OF MaiTsh She made some bubbles
about telling me. told her she must tell me- She
sad:--sl went back the fields With her." She
tnen satd:-.We had fght.n said I--"Did You
plied-"She is dead" said I-"Aow could you do
thats'' She said Mary accused her OF stealing eggs
and told her she stunk. l asked her-.uow long did
you do this before you left the woodsS' She said
"Quite bitn SAID I-"Where does she lie2" and
she said, 'Do you know that path Just beside
maple treefr she said-"She lies there" ! then
came down stairs and talked with my oldest boy,
asking him II lie thought she would do Ii; the boy
replied he did not think she would do IL then went
and hallooed after the folks but got no answer; tney
went at once and got warrant during tnc ulght.
and and the family were arrested early the follow
ing morning. The conversation with Elizabeth was
about ten O'Clock in the evening, ana sne told me the
girl Mary was dead before five O'Clock. never said
anything time 10 counsel tile death OF the girl
Nary 10 Elizabeth.
JOHN OATS.