Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-06-13
Confession OF ~ Murderer.

| In the last number OF ibis paper, there
was given the full particulars Of the horri-
| bio murder Of the murder of Mrs. Dozler
and Mrs. Jones, two ladies' living near sul.
felix Va, on tie Sunday before. The trsg.
edy from the unusual horror attending it
has created intense feeling throughout the
State. The Norfolk journal" gives the
following details Of the arrest and confession
ofthe murderer aud tie statement OF bis
wife
| The scene at tie funeral and burial Of he
murdered ladies on June 81, beggars des-
cription Frantic with grief over the loss
of beloved and fond wife and sister. With
sensiblitles almost destroyed and with 'nea-
tsl aud physical faculties disordersd AIf.
Jones kaew not how Dor where t., seek re-
lief Wild in his actions beyond sslf COM
troll, he at one tiula approached some i-i-pds
and ezvlsimed. Help me-Oh /! hl,. sac
TO part with them !,
CONFESSION oE THE MURDERER
jim Brown the colored murderer. aFor
his arrest, made the following statement
II let bone Sunday morning for Mr..
Jones house at sunrise. | was der the
shelter near the house when the young Ia
dies left the house t, 90 to church. ] knew
that Mr.. Jones WAS not at home | want
into the ei3e door. Mrs Jones was sitting
near the window I asked Mrs Jones foe
money. She ssid If did not 90 away she
would tell on ne. I made grab for her
pccket to get the keys She attempted
to rise from her chair. and stru'k her
twice over the haal with piece of wsod
and Killed her Mrs Dozier got up cut
Of The chair where she was sting, an said,
JIM. DaN'r KILL Me-
iud started toward The door I struck her
three times with tbs same piece Of wood -
AS soon az saw that they were both dead
[ | cked the door and went into Mrs.
Jones rom an / took this pocket book out
Of the buTeau-drsws then vert up
stairs into Mira. Dozier's room and found
her keys in the drawers did not disturb
anything, | came down stairs and went
cut at the back door, and went up the road
as fer as Captain Jott's. left the pocket
book and contents in az oak bush b. tie
roadside. The pocket book for thu prs
session Of which the deed was consulted,
contained only some four or FIVE dollars =
I then weat homs. | did not intend to kill
Mrs Jones and Mrs Dozler if they you'd
give me money when sskcd for it | was
not in Mr. Jones' house over twenty min
ntes.''
DESCRIPTION OF TIE MURDERER
Jim Brown is very black, rerusve
looking negro, wish low, retreatlng fore-
head His eyes ars large. ami over the LIT
one il al ugly scar. which he said vas oc-
casionea by mule kicking him. H is Of
medium build, about fge feet ten or i van
inches in height. and weighs about one hun
dred ard sixty FIVE pounds. He generally
went barefo ted. He was raised 10 Gates
county, N. G.. where his mother still re-
sides.
STATEMENT CT THE MuRDERERs WIFE.
Myra Brown, the murderer's wife made
the following statement:
jim, my husband, l-f5 home Sunday
morning ahou: sunrise. He told me he vas
going 20 get something to put en- the fire..
Thst morning be had ou blea shed cotton
shirt (which has since been fouad with blood
upon iD' He came back about 10 O'Clock,
A NJ and eat his breakfast, but did not
seem TO be hungry; he is generally big
eater About II O'clock | got news of the
murder Jim went off to some Of the neigh
bors to Inform them Of the murder In the
afternoon went Gown to Mr. Jones' jim
didn't want me to go, bat I went, and he
finally went with NE. EIe didn't 90 into
Jones'
TO SEE TIE CoRPSEs.
lie left me there and came home 10 the
night some time. and commenced 10 t.lk
about parties searching his house. I was
talking pbout the murder, snd Jim told me
to hush, that somebody might hear me-
All Ibis happened on Sunday. On Monday
Jim got up in the morning snl commenced
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