The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-14
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tThis was received on Good Friday.

ing confession II you would save me and vou muqt
do just exactly AS tell you here; nothing else can
save me but this and this will positively do Il
You have said You would give your life To do Il
but that will not do unless it was ACCOMPANIED nv
a confession, and would rather die myself than
have you to die; but you can do his without death
and this is the way to do It, You must write ouL
the following confession-wrte it out twIce-put
one away in some secret place so that after Won
have done tell you you can have one to look at
so that you will not forget it in case Won sbould
ever be wanted; If the Governor or any of the au-
thorities should ever send for you to ask you any
questions you could answer them correctly. You
must also learn this so that If you are asked any
questions you can answer so as not to contradict
them or this
CONFESSION.
One afternoon last spring, my mother and we're
walking up Chestnut street. and, as we passed the
Continental, Mr.. Gilbert came out and a gentle
man with him. He came up and spoke to US and
introduced his friend to us-his name was lee
Mr.. Lee. They walked up Chestnut street to
Tenth with us. they went on up Chestnut and we
took the Tenth-stIeet cars and came home A
few days after met Mr.. Gilbert in Ninth street;
he came over and walked with me to Chestnut
street; he went into the Continental; he asked
me how my mother was; he always did whenever
saw him, and asked me if she was any better
natured yet; he spoke about his friend Mr. Lee,
and said he was very elegant gentleman and
worth great deal Of money; that he always had
plenty of money. l asked where Mr.. Lee lived and
Mr.. Gilbert said that when he was in the city he
stopped at the Girard House, but he was great
traveller. saw Mr.. Lee as l was going down
Chestnut street; he bowed to me; he was a fine
looking man, rather tall, with a moustache and
military side whiskers, and dressed in the top of
the fashion. 1 often saw him after this, sOme-
times on Chestnut street, and sometimes on Eighth
street; occasionally he would join me; he was a
splendid talker, and got to like him very much.
After got right well acquainted with him found
out that he was gambler. He always asked me
how my mother was. After we got well acquainted
told him how my mother treated me when my
husband was away; how cross she was. He asked
me why did not put her out of the way, and
said could not do that. He then said, "Get your
husband to do it. " told him that my husband
would leave me if 1 ever limited such a thing to
him; and he replied, THAT would be no great
| loss, for you could get another one as
| good as him any day." 1 then told him
| that my husband was very kind to me. This
| conversation took place in Arch street be-
| tween Seventh and Ninth streets. / was looking
| at the pictures in Gutekunst's window when he
came up and spoke to me, and from there we
walked up to Ninth street, where he took car.
made an appointment with him to meet me that
day one week, which was Tuesday, at three
O'Clock in the afternoon, in Franklin Square.
told him would be standing around the fountain.
| He came at the time appointed, and we took seats
and talked matters over He asked me great
many questions about my mother; what her habits
were; when the servant was out; what time
she came in; If my husband stayed up to let her
| in; how much money my mother carried about
her and where she carried it; if my husband
| slept sOundy, &C. He then said he would
| fix it for me; but that he must have
| all the money and must let HIM see
the house. 1 told him to come to the house
| about half past four o'clock on Thursday after
noon; that the girl would be out and would get
mother to go out so that nobody would be home
but me. He came, and showed him all over the
house and the yard. We then fixed the time for
the next Sunday week; he said Sunday night was
the best time, because there would not be so many
| people about and this would be the girl night
out. He told me to unbolt the gate on Tenth
street as soon as it got dark, and that he would
bring somebody with him. that l must have the
dogs fed as much as they could eat, and put away
where they would make no noise, and that then
they would come in and hide themselves. told
him to 60 into the back privy; that no one ever
went in there, and that when mother was up
stairs 1 would get them into the cellar.
Our plan was that was to come out of
the kitchen singing if the way was clear;
and il he was there, he was to give slight cough.
This was to be done before 1 went to bed; then
after my husband was fast asleep was to come
| everything seemed to favor it that night. asked
him when would see him again, and he said we
must not see each other again till the night we had
fixed on, for il we seen together it might look
suspicious. He stayed at the house about half an
hour, and this was the last time saw him till that
Sunday night. Everything passed of as we had
expected. After my husband was fast asleep, L
got up and went down stairs very quietly in my
bare feet, and looked in the dining-room The
door was partly open and the gas was turned low,
but saw mother lying down on the sofa. went
up to her and found she was asleep went right
down stairs as quietly could opened the cellar
door and told them to come as quickly and as
quietly as they could; that she was asleep in the
dining room, and now was their time. Mr.. Lee
told the man who was with him to go out In the
yard; he then went up stairs into the dining
room, and shut the door and stayed outside.
heard several blows given. but do not know how
many, and then all was quiet waited moment
and then went in. He said he guessed that would
do. When went in did not see any blood and L
said to him, 'let us throw her out of the window,
and when the girl comes home she will think she
fell out. ~ / went and pulled up the blind and
raised the window. He then came and gave a
kind OF low hiss, which the man in the yard an
swered. He wished to see If anybody was
about. The man in the yard got on the ash
barrel, and in minute he gave kind of low
whistle Mr.. Lee told me to take hold OF the feet,
and he caught hold of her body and carried her
and threw her out. Then turned up the gas and
for the first time saw blood on the floor. said j
would wipe 1t up. We went down stairs, and the
man in the yard came in, and Mr.. Lee took his
overcOat from the man. think he called MIN
john opened the front door and let them out,
? and then shut it very quietly. i don't know