Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-04

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sen said "this Wilkes came from Nashville
carrying seek and Ratchet; be missed
these about the house in some way, and
said be was going to have revenge; that be
was going to kill old Mrs. Housen; told
him if he talked that way / would tell
Will; he said II / did he would Kill me;
he asked if old Mrs. Housen didn't have
some money with her; l told him she had;
he asked me If he killed the old woman if
hs mlghtn't have the money she had about
her, and l told him he might" Mrs
Houssn told me the men were in the Jail
who done the killing. 1 asked her if she
meant Wilkes, Nolan and Stokes, and she
said "yes;;" L asked her if she was willing
70 make these statements under oath, and
she said she was; left Robertson with her
and came to the courthouse to get magis-
trate, Mr.. Brantley; l went into her cen
again with the magistrate, and myself and
Robertson commenced to talk to her; she
agreed that she had said everything we
mentioned until we came to the money, but
when | asked her if she did not agree that
the niggers should have all the money there
was in the house, she said she didn't say
that; the officer said he would not qualify
her, because she had denied part of what
she had said; the part she denied was that
she had agreed TO let the niggers have the
money,
As this testimony relative to the so-called
confession was elected, Housen dropped
bis head on his hand, while his wife seized
his hat and began tanning herself Vigor-
ously, the tears springing to her eyes.
Leaning forward, she addressed her has-
band, but he shook himself with an impa-
tent gesture, when she dropped her head
down on his shoulder.
Cross Examined By Mr.. Brien.-Housen
told me that he would give $500 for the ar
rest Of the murderers; he spoke of publish
ing rev ard, and told him wouldn't DO
It If l vas in his place in this interview in
The jail, didn't tel, Mrs. Houssn that
Wilkes had made confession,
saying she had agreed to give
him all the money there was in the house,
# he killed the old woman, and the land
after Lar. Housen's death, if he died with
out children; asked her who was with
Wilkes, and she said Jerry Stokes and Dick
Nolan; she told me Wilkes had asked her
20 make him fish line that night, and she
said she would If he would get her some
cotton; she didn't tell me that she and the
Did lady sat in the hall, after Win started
put to fish, until da:k, and that she aud the
Did lady sat By the fire until about dark,
the old lady smoking her pipe, aad that
then they went to bed; she said, after l
and the magistrate returned to the jail, that
abe was as .--.
e. INNOCENT OF THE MURDER
IS an angel; think Robertson remarked TO
her that Hshe knew anything about the
murder, and would make a statement, it
would be better to mako it now than after
The trial; she asked Robertson ifthe Eiggers
hadn't made confession; Robertson said
hey had made q confession, or part of a
confession; and that his understanding was
The niggers had brought her and Will both
into the murder; size asked me as friend,
whether it would do her and Will any
good to make this statement; 1 told her l
couldn't tel her whether it would do her
and VIII any good or not; when Robertson
md l first went into her cell, we represent
ID ourselves as being her friends; she ap-
1ealed to me and asked me to be her friend |
md promised her would be.
Here the court adjourned until O'Clock |
his morning.