Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-27
Strange Interview.

Ii will be remembered that HOi0han, the
condemned murderer of Mrs. Lampley, stated
in bis recent confession that he had hid some
three hundred dollars Of the money taken on
the night of the robbery, and that the silver
taken at the same time was never divided,
as he and Nicholson considered that it was
dangerous property to handle at that time,
also that Hollohan in his professions of contri
tion has expressed wish that it was in his
mao Prompted by desire to test the SIN
ccrity of these professions of Holohan, and in
the hope that he might be able to obtain from
him such information as would lead to the dis
covery Of the hidden money stolen from him,
Mr.. Lampley determined to seek an interview
with the prisoner The sheriff promptly COM
piled with the desire of the unfortunate man,
and it was soon arranged that he should visit
the condemned cell on yesterday. The inter
view between the wretched criminal and the
stricken victim of this horrible crime took place
Yesterday afternoon in the presence of deputy
sheriff and an officer of the jail The interview
wasa strange one-onc which, for persons of
certain tcmperaments and sensiblities, would
no doubt have proved very exciting ono. But
in this Instance there was no excitement on
either side. Ou Mr.. Lampey entering the cell
and confronting llollohan, the latter showed
very little, if any, embarrassment, but took
tho hand OF the old man, which was extended
toward him. 10 a locker on who knew nothing
of the circumstance, the condemned mig ht have
been supposed to be receiving the visit OF a
sympathizng friend. MIR. Lampley proceeded
to ask in plain blunt way number of ques-
tions relative to the transactions OF the night on
which his wife was murdered and his house
robbed, which Hoohan very freely answered,
but what he said in reference to the manner in
which the dark deed was accomplished differed
iu no important particular from the statements
heretofore published. He, however, dwet par
ticular on what he claims to have been the fact
that Josh Nicholson" as he famiiarly calls
his companion in crime, was the originator OF
the jcb, and, further, that Josh insisted
that tho old woman must be crooked, and that
her death was essential to their safety. While
Hollohan related the particulars OF the horrible
murder Of his victim, Mr.. Lampley was much
distressed and wept freely. The account which
he gave Of the blows struck by Nicholson seem
ed to add greatly to the distress of Mr.. Lamp
ley. Hoohan expressed his qualification at
seeing Mr.. Lamplcy in order, as he stated, that
he might give him all the information he possess
cd as to where he had secreted the 5000 In green
hacks which he refers to in his confession here.
tolore published, and also that be might tell
him what he had done with the silver coin
which was part Of the pluDder obtained at the
time Of the robbery, aud which he has hereto
fore stated, both he and Nicholson were afraid
to use lest it should betray them. Hollohan
then went on to describe the locality where he
says he secrcted the $500 10 greenbacks. ln
doing this Hollohan drew a rough diagram OF
the locality with pencil on a piece of paper,
and gave it to Mr.. Lampley, giving him GER
tain directions how to proceed in his search,
which the latter very properly keeps to him
self Should this communication OF Holohan
prove to be truthful one, the money may pos
sibly be recovered, unless the parties whom he
says in his confession got it, when, according
to that statement, they were sent to find it for
him, not to return to Mr.. Lampley, but to fee
lawyer with, but who reported that they
could not find it.
Referring then ito the silver which be
says was never divided between himself and
Nicholson he undertook to explain to Mr..
iampIey what had been done with it and
where it might be found. This portion Of the
plunder, $3.50 in American silver coin, made
up of half and quarter-dolar pieces, was, he
says, thrown into Jones Falls Measures have
been taken to test the accuracy of Hollohans
revelations relative to the hidden money
Bah. Amcrtcan
The CLIMATE OF South AFRICA is reported
to be wonderfully salubrious. A correspondent
says: "As to health, not doctor can subslst
In this locality; nobody has been known TO- die
here This may sound rather overdrawn, but
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