Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-24
Nj. LamPuey Visits sts wife. aar-

A STRANGE INTERNiEw-NHERE rHE onKEN-
BACKS wEEE HID-wHAT MAS DoNs ~sra
il will be remembered that HolIohan, q
condemned murderer OF Mrs Lamp ia
in his recent confession that he had
three hundred dollars OF the money tAk,
the night of the robbery, and that the solver
taken at the same time was neVet siviaed,
as be and Nicholson considered that n va
dangerous property 10 handle ~ that time.
also that Hollohan in ms professions OF eonui-
ton has expressed a wish that u vac IN n
rover TO return III" money s'olen 20 the old
man" Prompted by desire - test the Sincerity
of these professions OF 'iOllohan, ard In the
hope that he nigh be abb 60 obtain from nm
such information n would lead Ia the discovery
of the hidden money stolen from him, MT.
Lampley determined to seek an interview Win
the prisoner. The sheriff promptly complied
with the desire of the unfortunate man, ana ~
was soon arranged that he should visit tbs con-
demned cell on Yesterday.
THE INTERVIEW
between the wretched criminal and the stricken
victim of this horrible crime took place yester-
day afternoon in the presence OF deputy
sheriff and officer Of the jail. The interview
was a strange one-cne which, for persons OF
certain temperaments and sensibilities, wouA
no doubt have proved a very exciting one. Bat
in this instance there WAS no excitement on
either side. On Mr.. Lampley entering the cell
and confronting Hollohan, the latter showed
very little, If any, embarrassment, but TOOK tne
| hand of the old man, which vas extenQs9 tp-
n ~ saTSrmssAnss. the condemned might
sympsthiaiRs friend. Mr.. Lsmpley 5s.ocssds
| ed te ask in q plain, blunt way a number OF
questions relative to the transactions OF the
| night on which his wife was murdered and his
house robbed, which Hollohan very freely an
swered, but what he said m reference 20 the
manner In which the dark deed was accom-
plished differed in no important particular from
the statements heretofore published. He, how
ever, dwelt particularly on what he claims 90
have been the fact .'that Josh Nicholson" ~
he Familiarity calls his companion in crime,
| "was the originator of the job" and, further.
"that Josh Insisted that the old woman must
| be crooked" and that her death WAS essential 20
| their safety. While HoIlohan related the par
ticulars of the horrible murder OF his victim,
| Mt. Lampley much distressed and wept
| freely. The account which he gave of the
blows struck by Nicholson seemed 70 add
/ greatly to the distress OF Mr.. Lampiey.
WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE MONEY.
1 Hollohan expressed his qualification Al seeing
| Mr.. Lampley in order, as he stated, that he
| might give him all the information he possessed
as TO where he had secreted the $500 In green
| backs which he refers To In his confession here
tofore published, and also that he might tell
l was part Of the plumber obtained At the time
| of the robbery, and which as he has heretofore
| stated, both he and Nicholson was afraid TO use
| lest II should betray them. H0llohan then went
on to describe the locality where he says he
secreted the 500 in greenbacks. In doing this
Hollohan drew q rough diagram Of the locality
MIR. Lsmpley, giving him certain directions
how TO proceed in his search, which the latter
very properly keeps to himself. Should this
| communication of Hollohan prove 70 be q
truthful one. the money may possibly be recov-
cred, unless the parties whom he says in his con-
fession got IL when, according 20 that state
ment, they were sent to find IL for him, not %
return TO Mr.. Lampley, but TO fee a lawyer
with, but who reported that they could not md
il.
Referring then ''to the silver, )" which he says
"was never divided between himself and Mich
olson, !" he undertook TO explain 20 Mr.. Lampley
what had been done with IL and where IL might
be found. This portion OF the plumber, $50 In
American silver coin, made up Of half and
| quarter-dollar pieces, was The says, thrown in
| to Jones Falls. Measures have been taken to
test the accuracy of Holloban's revelations rela-
| tive to the hidden money! dIt American 91kk