Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-26
COLD BLooDED CRIME.
Especial Correspondence Norfolk JOurEaE.l

r Especial Correspondence Norfolk JourEah.l
, Jim Brown, the murderer of Mrs
Jones and Mrs. Dozier, having il
common with this whole community
become excited to an iDjeseribablt
extent fhe, of course, more than other
persou), naturally enough, in the re-
petitions of his confession, made
slight variations, each repetition, how
ever, being IN substance the same. To-
day his excited feelings are relaxed
and he is cool, collected aud able to
speake deliberately. This being the
case, the following repetition of his
confession made to-day and taken
down in writing Uerbatim etHteratim
as it came from his lips may be con-
sidered correct and true in every par
ticular, more especially as the whole
discovery and conclusion before the
making of the onlession were in ex-
act accordance with this statement
He says; II left home little alter
daylight Sunday morning Che day of
the murder); went down main road to
Mr.. Jones climbed over fence by
the shelter and up into the shell
ter loft, laid down on some planks so
| could sec through The cracks to the
house; got to Mr.. J's before sunrise;
saw no one moving about the house;
saw Mr.. J. when he lett for North
Carolina; saw Tom and Shepherd
(two white boys when they left, saw
Charlie Kane (another white boy).
and the three daughters when they
left for day School; climbed down
then; went through gate to back
porch of house; crawled under it; got
piece of heart pine lightwood, and
crawled out same way went under;
went to side porch, walked into house
and struck Mrs. Jones twice; did not
say anything to her; she said nothing
to me; Mrs, Dozier was then getting
up, and said; Jim, please don't kill
me-" said nothing to her; struck her
and knocked her down; struck her
twice while she was down, then threw
stick into FIRE; went to door, to see if
any one was coming; saw no one; shut
the door; thought the ladies not dead;
saw an oak stick behind door; took it
and struck Mrs, j. twice more and
Mrs. ID. three times more, then put
stick back behind door where it was
fJuud); caught hold Of Mrs. is dress
with ono hand and tore her pocket
out with tie other; went into cham
Der; shook the pocket until keys fell
out; then lall it on bureau (where 1t
was found opened bureau drawers;
found Mr.. 'spuekctbook in top draw
er: put it in my pocket; touched
nothing in next two drawers; went
up stairs; opened . trunk; found keys
in it, also ten cents; put latter in
pockctbook; took nothing else from
the trunk; saw 40 jewelry anywhere;
didn't look into al the drawers in the
room; came down stairs, out back
door on the grass to see if any one
was coniDg; saw 0 one; went through
back gate, over fence at back of garden,
down by fence over it, by side of
swamp to road, crossed road; went
around Captain Jctt's fence to new
road over fence towards home; came
out at corner Of fence; went to a fire
on other side ofroad; hid pock etbook
under oak bush four or five steps
from fire; then went home; didn't
tell wife about it; no one aided me;
10 one knew intended 10 DO it, COM
nit'ed the deed on purpose to rob
llone: had no bad feelings against
"amily; both ladies had been klnd 10
me ever since had been there; could
not sleep for thinking about what
Intended to do next morning"
Inasmuch Of lightwool splinters
we're found bcsjIe the dead bodies,
while vet the oak stick was Gov
cred with blood and hair and pieces
If the bark were on Mrs. is head,
al believed that there were two. or
more murderers, and that one used
he oak stick and the othera light
wood stick, which could not and has
not been found. All this is explained
away by the above confession. Brown
will be tried Mon day next court day,
fortunately). You shall have the
result of the trial. B.