Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-08-14
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The Frankfort Ky.,) IcoD,aa contains an ac-
count of an interview with Mrs. Legge, wife of
the notorious Wilson alias Legge aiias Bryant
alias Lee alias Philip Jones, now in prison on
charge Of murder. The interview is as fol-
lows
Representatives. did you first meet Mr.
Mis- Lcgge-We were both born in Knox
county, Tennessee, and have been acquaint-
ed from infancy.
Rep.-What was Mr.. Legge's occupation?
Mrs, LIE was young man who had been
| farming on small scale, nine mile from Knox
Vile and near my residence, he being the son
| of John w. Lcgge, a merchant.
Rep.-Did he join the army during the
| war
Mrs. He joined Colonel Ashby's regi-
| ment and served during the whole war in the
| Confederate army.
Rep-When were you married
Mrs. I've were married when he was
soldier, in 1868.
Rep.IDo you really think that he fought dur
ing the war in the regular Confederate army,or
| was he a guerrilla2
| Mrs LII think he was a regular soldier.
Rep.-Where did you live from the date of
your marriage to Mr.. Legge till the close of the
| war (which, ityou were married in 'o3, must
have been about two years.
| Mrs Ii lived at my mothers and was Wis
tied frequently by my husband.
Rep.-Did not your husband get into some
difficulty before removing from Knox county
| to Alabama, and after the close of the war
Mrs. lie did but l will positively not
answer any questions in regard to it, but think
| that he was innocent.
Rcp.-Did he get into any difficulty in Geor-
gia ?
Mrs. lie did not but in 1869 he remov-
ed to Russelville, Hamhen county formerly
| Jefferson) county, Tennessee, where he also had
some relatives, and after he had left Cobb coun-
| ty Georgia, n short time, there was q negro Of
said county murdered, and the people of that
county all suspected Jim Legge of being the
murderer and they arrested his brother, who still
resides in Cobb county, as an accessory,
Rep.-Was your husband arrested on this
charge?
Mrs. Ills brother was cleared of being ac-
cessory, but my husba I'd was not arrested. |
don't know whether the authorities of Cobb
county knew where he had removed to or not.
Rep.-What did your husband do while in
Rogersville?
Mrs. LIE rented a house in town, and
work ed at the carpenters trade, and any other
employment he could get.
Rep.-How long did you live in Russell
vile?
Mrs. 1.-Two years, during 90 and 10
Rep.-Did your husband get into any more
complications at Russeville?
Mrs. He did. [She said that while in
| Russellvile there came requisitiOn las she
called it, but it was probably n warranty from
| Knox county, Tennessee for the arrest of her
| husband, who was charged with the murder of
one George Major, in that county, Immediately
AFTER tne war;
Rep.-What was George Major supposed to
have been murdered fOr2
Mrs. He was supposed to have had great
deal of money in bank,
Rep.-Was your husband taken to Knox
| county.
Mrs. LIE was; and was bailed out of Jail
by Colonel Gillespie, in bond of $1,000 which
bail he forfeited; and my husband and l re-
moved to Washington county, Virginia, seven
miles from Abingdon, where he lived six
months, and then removed to this place.
Rep.-Hsve you any relatives?
Mrs. L.-Yes my brother, Il. NJ. johnson,
lives in Knoxville, Tenn, and Mr.. Legge was
| arrested and carried to Knox county for trial,
my brother came to see me, and endesvered to
induce me to leave my husband and live with
| him.
Rep.-Why did you not do sol Did you not
| know that your husband had been living law
less life for some time before thst2
Mrs. LII did but loved him, and still had
hope of reforming him whom had loved from
infancy.
70 Mrs Legge is handsome, young woman,
twenty EIGHT years old, and says she is Just ten
days older than her husband. She is of medi-
| UNI SIZE dark hair and fair complexion, with
three interesting children. We are requested
by Mrs. Legge TO state that the certificate of her
! marriage to James Legge is at the Office of Mr..
| John W. Rodman of this city, where it may be
seen by any one who may doubt that they were
/ legally married.