, 1873-04-07
THE eureka TRAGEDY.

THE EUREKA TRAGEDY.
Workman snys 1no In sttho EHond
DovN. that Has Cnusod All tho
Troublo.',
yo.topsx @ Il, r. reo.s r.tn @ n"S;" RfsSfEa A1[a ona,,
learn the 1fooltng and furthor particulars in ro-
gard to tho Holgca- Workman murder. Wo
found Mira. Workman In the shoriH's custody in
hletamora, but, notwithstanding tho almost posi-!
two proof that sIo committed tho mrrtior, 30
much sympathy is manifested In her favor that
aho 10 permitted to occupy roomb alone upstairs
III tho hotel, whilo tho Deputy y-sloriff romains
downstairs, whilo tho Jailor'a holso in tho jail
Is boing roparod c1eanod, and furnished for her
and AN, It certainly moods It bad enough, for
| dirtior hole wo havo not Boen in many days.
The prisoner was removed to lor quarters Inst
ner room In tho second story, where, If She 80
| choosos Bho can raso tho window and mako good
hcr escapo any night, Judge Nook aocompantcd
us to interview tho prisoner. Tho shoriI piloted
locked on tho inside, tho prisoner having tho
koy. Bho declined to open tho door. Tho sher-
| III aaid, "Thero aro two gontlonon to 800 you"
sho roplicd, ~ cannot do so. NY husband is
nway, md will 500 no one in my room In luis abb
| Bonco.'' --...
Tho Judge thon asked II shc would go to tho
parlor and bo interviewed by q newspaper ro-
porter sho eea M bavo slways been n to TO
| nbaenco."
The Judge Informed her that no ono would in
suit her, but tho answor camo tho same: ~
havo always been truo to my husband, and will
In tho afternoon nIr. Workman came out with
| his lttlo daughter. Our friond Mock again tried
| to obtain for ya IN intervow, but Alr. Workman,
"No,-f am tic head doviI in this, and that las
cauRod all tho trouble, and will answor no quoH-
| tionB."
On boing argued with TINT tho truth WAS what
own way then roplied, IT will consult my vito,
and then 300 yon." IN short tlmo ho camo
d down stairs, nna T. sa!d her nervous ayasom Tsa 80
want to 500 any. ono, and stated cmphatical1y
true, and It ought to DO. 11o then said: !" Mrs.
positively proven that my vito did it." va
asked Tho privilege Of asking him o question.
necoiving his permission, We asked, "Do you
believe thet your wife murdered Mra. Hedges 2" ;,
and declined to DO fnrthor questioned.
Workman is d mau near & feet 2 inohoa high,
looking, and full of aonauality. Mrs. Hedges a
S5ss'fn fa torn y 1ay and and a CoT o 1s hs
same, so and d. as oary % as ' soptombor last, he be
Commenced laylng bis net with which to ouanaro
tho bird. The first Of that month on dark,
rainy night, ho accompanied Mrs: Hedges home
enough. as sho was alone and so was Worlmln.
and both residing in tho Same direction from tho
church ua ministerial calls on Mrs. Hedges
wore quite froquont, but then aho waa widow
| and might noed good advice. Last February ho
took hoT buggy riding to an Unfair in the coun-
try. This Vas rather noticeable, and her broth
| er-in-law demonstrated with her ;also daughter
asked hor uncle to stop Workman's visits. Mr.
j. Barton callod On tho reverend gentleman and
said it must bo stopped. Then 6o reaorted to
from tho Cofon OF.
Tho letters TINT passed betweon tho parties
20 to show that he waB unhappy In his marriage
Relations and woro written IN 3 regular school
boy style, and those written By tho deceased
were Of M encouraging character, telling him to
bear up under his mlsfortunes and mako the best
Of It.
Tho rumor that tho deceasod wns encento is
without foundation.
Those lottors falling into tho hands OF Mrs.
Workman doubt1eBs aroused her anger to such q
pitch as to drive hor to commit the foul loed.
On the Friday before the murder was committed
Mrs. ". called at the roaidenco Of Mrs. Il. and
seen by any Of the family, and when the
children camo homo from school, to prevent
being seen, Mrs. Workman hid under q bed
Aftor loaving tho house 30 strange were her &C.
tions and what Bho said, frightened Mrs. Hedgef
so much that she Hont for her mother to stay
No doubt but this visit was to arrange the TO-
s,. n ,eosng. ena 1nns @ GhGy was t ,e t aa
Ausn money, ana mrs. T.; lntenoea 10 give tne
money and say to her mother IT was lonnoa. On
~ 9atutaay tne two laalee we're seea sosusnst,
'no ear e 81 tho 1no van
was Vas committed i ~ for somo time, and on