The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-18
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From the y. .. Times Saturday, Au-
gust. 18Th.
Louisa Murray. sister Of Ellen Toilet,
charged with being implicated iu the kid-
mapping of Mr.. Digb6'- child, reached the
city from Mobile Yesterday. Ana the custody
Of Special officer Jourdain. That officer
informs a. that size admitted seeing the
child ut Ellen Toilets house. and might
have called her tameliH. us She was white,
but insisted that the infant had been loft
there by q woman. Ihi-, according 60 her
account was on THE day. or that previous,
to hor departure FOR Mobile. lIy referring
Go the books of the mail line, 10 was asccr-
tanned ~hg IsfI NrW orleans ON thr 21ih OF
JuIv. The woman. Ellen Inllcr. when arr
rested. said the child was LETT az her home
ou "Wednesday. Aug ,, which would Zoe n
days after her sister left the house. Five
different statements a. to The time have al
ready been E'adc. The boy John Bias SAYS
the child had been iu the house "a month.
the cook three weeks, the little boy about
the same time, the lady boarding iu che
house saw II there on the 22l ofJuly: Ioul-
sa Murray admits she saw 10 on the 2i.h or
2Jth. and Ellen Follet insists it was August
2ud.
on reaching his office capt. Badger at
once put the woman iu bis cab and drove
with her 10 Mr.. Bigby's house. She was
u-hcrcd into the front room and seated
with Mr aud Mrs. Dighy. Contrary 10 the
general eXpectatiau there was little or no
y
Tho woman was dressed iu the hcigth Of
fashion. wearing quite a fancy white hat
ornamentCd with flowers. and q silk dress
Ncry shortly after her arrival Mr. bigby
went out and came back with little MolIc
10 his arms.
lie asked, "did you ever Sac this child be-
fore :"
Louisa Murray-"lcs."
Mr. Digby-"Was IT at the corner OF
Belle Castle and Camp street,"
Louisa Murray-"lcs.'
Mr.. D.-.Ilow long agoy'
Loai-a-'Last Tuesday two weeks ago."
Mr.. D.-"lloW did she get there -
Louisa--"She was brought there by lady
who had "a close veil ever her face
Mr.. D.. y our sister says she was brought
there on Wednesday. August ?. How do
you account for the difference between your
.tatements.'
Iouisa-~There mast be some mistake"
capt. Badger az this time dispatched his
cab b the corner OF Canal aud Rampant
street.-The residence of Mrs. German. %
bring Miss Rosa German, the young woman
v no saw the child carried OIL. 10 the house.
Nearly an hour elapsed before the vehicle
returned. During his time little or Moth
ing was said by any Of the parties. Capt.
Badger had previously spoken 20 the wo-
man, receiving no satisfactory answers, and
neither MIR. nor Mrs. Digby seemed iuciiu-
ed % say anything.
At the end Of thh time Mis-, German was
announced.
Louisa Murray vas requested 10. step out
on the banquetre, and lid so. standing in
front Of the door. Little George Digby. the
boy who went oHWith the women and wa
aiterward sent away % purchase some ba-
naua-. was standing quite near. When his
father mutiOned 10 him 10 look M the wO-
man lac seemed confused. apparently uucer-
tain. kontz St0llberger. the driver Of the
superintendent cab, in moment Of in-p l-
ration. took OF the seaside of a little color
ID fFf Iii fII
LOUISA Murray toput IT. Oh. To do this she
stepped back % tie room % tahcoN Der hat
/ and came out on the bIuquette. with the
seaside % her head. Little George in
that's hef." Mr. Digby requested him 20
tell Capt, Badger. and he came up saying,
That's leT, that's her.
Tie bJ then explained that this was the
woman : ho took the child iu her arms, aud
that il wus "a black woman VINO gave him
the twenty-five cents TO 20 aud buy banau-
Louisa Murray up 10 this had preserved
considerable calmuess, bat -he now trembled
aud r wa easy % perceive -he was greatly
I agitated. Miss German, after regarding
her with considerable attention. az Length
said, II beiye that's the woman" aud after
another losk. .-that'- the muiatto woman
who took rle child" Very little trans pircd
after this. and capt Badger after satisfying
himself tile Identification was CON plcte, in
ABOUT Ten minute. TOOK the woman lA Nl~
cab back 10 his office. There an hour, or
perhaps a lt.le longer time than that. was
spent in conversation IN bis private oiiice.
The woman was appealed 70 IN every way
that could possibly suggest itselfbut thought
there was much said By her that seemed I'M
possible, she still stuck 70 the story OF TIE
yelled woman. Sic insisted she could prove
that she was in Mobile on the Jih OF June.
but when asked how she conld account Tor
her nephew. Ellen Follet.s second son. say
ing AUNT louisa brought the child - the
house" she seemed greatly confused. when
asked if she had rot heard OF the visit %
| Ellen FoIlet's house o. sunday she answered
I eyes" and when questioned a. 10 how she
/ heard 10 said first by a letter from Alabama
| and afterwards that IL was NOT by letter az
all. Tie discrepancy between the time
given by her sister and herself che did not
attempt 70 explain.
We neglected to say, that before leaving
Digby's, aud after the Identification bad
been made she said: "I'm pretty well
showed up. Amt II l would do for exhibit
ton at the theatre" After a fruitlcss effort
70 induce her 70 give the motive for the Kid
mapping. or 10 name the person who induced
her 70 take the step, Capt. Badger sent her
10 the First District Station, where she was
locked up in one of the upper cells.
During the afternoon MIR. August Singler.
youth residing near Mf. Digby. and who
had been looking at the fire on the evening
of the 9th of June. called 40 the First Dis
trict Station and fully Identified Louisa
Murray a. the woman he saw carrying of
white child at that time. lie says; i was
standing at the corner Of PoydTas and How
ard streets, and had been near the fire, when