, 1875-12-03
Confession Of n WIFI, Who Hired
II Man to Kill Her {iuS-
band.
She Stands by and Directs The Assas-
sin.-.His Story Of the Bloody
DoUtl.
fh' New fork Supreme tanFt rttiass That Ellis,
Thompson, Keston, AID bolaa
iIn<t l.aag.

hucF1H ltathles, ono OF hta Deputies Robert
few'h and tho Jaler, we Visited tho CONDEMNED
to receive their 1nal confessions. They wcro
confined h separate roonls t,p.ttairh. but al our
request wero brought togothor IN tho Nomana
room, wheso wo fouu1 Afoeo Harris sitting Up II,
bod In one co;nor Of the room. Tho floor wan
cloan Rwent, and tho very for articles Of
furniture iu tho room woto vol arranged.
Toucy Nollum followed us N,sl, np-
parent composuro md took proifcrcd
esst. The,o was All hr OF solemnity At
breete. A!tea 1Iarrts Was flras addressed. and
OF tho purpose OF onr mission, Of tho
failure to Hecurc let pardon, and OF tbs ohlIga-
ti1ns ah1 owed To herself aud to llor God In tell
agltsscd. aud her voioo slombc1. but eho pro-
cceted readily In lie narration OF her guilt. Il
narration Married by very little contstt,on, but nj
tiinob by sudden exhibitions Of temper. 1horo
WHOM we 'asod ahout iern and Ilcnss's child, m
infant not yct 10 months old. We give htr onn
etntonlont III nonrly her omn Mor.ls:
s!tut,lay niGhi therr was PARTY IN MIS-. Richard
;9n rss III n ma m, 1tsty VT 1 into dspse and
BABY sn,1 run, and called IL thu,n 10 kes oary from
Selun, that hu waa eone to Ut! nc; Tcney sid,
Tu Henry iont Kill hrr before II hi hsr ia quit
hsr" ws1t ou Tsre we .ro,ssl TUG bayou whots
them Oh hs sic, and etosfetl on The raft with ocor5n
Noson. A.nry eroa.e! oTfr hume; ] WAS stttna On
Hv bA b'c kntfo with with lso sad lo ~sa going to
cut my t,rost. lic ai tho knife down. and apifd
y, on. snd shEfw tn sosc or.s Th!a wa Sunday
got breakfast. About MI hour ty enn hist e'e,siuv
~cn sercss Tbs lm}ou to McEnorys; when tasne
~aS dark; Henry and Cnrle Touay al our lioft
e" Tef} %,% a sct :e for % erry
fra ham mfr y ~
him." Tolcy uali to ns, /" I'm Tho on1!oss cnc can
s.tc ,onr I've and VI do Il II YOU will arry ma"
us had and fspaaled ernnts.] tala. ~ dout
e e1Fe what you 90 rh 1n - you gst him ous
wI4 sitting bs tho door Will Tho by him. This *as
alout o'co X. rhIIot Henry, md said Ret up hnd
o1, aud lid zlpht dawn ssa;u n tha ssnu pIsse bnt
md Ut. back to TIC tlooE. Uncle ronoyhays, "Iia gn
ng 70 Kin 4tnl now." said, ''So, unla Toney, watt
1"ent vi md vent most nr to Browns bou.o ngatn
.tI nat on loR. Abo. the tiEc got thsre hard
tho si:nn III tho led viii neMry. heard Tonsy hit
nnr5 oe iirt. ard then hoard Henry Froani1ng.
is aag gs11 o wys I'D
bed on tho floor. Then hcars une!o Toncy bit l.',n
Two nore heks then ila left tho re, ant, WAS about
satry hn o" rad. Mo, Toey % aot ai ssrry c,' hin in
It s M " upts ntSSH onss III i Ia ?s
! m going b carry hin, ~; JON ought hot hsvo 70.
re- re 10 XII! lin. and you not help car? h!n ,oit"
Iosey 'hs pulled III hfr rhirt asl rsut., and than
F Fl sye s s e III III s.yo 10
Toney to! no lt. wouldn't 90 tntn the loufc m
III unsle TonoY had cleaned up thu h,ae Tho child
two bn"kcs Of walter aud wnsheI MI tho bool anil
then nftsr = willis went In thn hunro and Toney
made light, and ~e ss u nca1y III tAa 'saace Of
thu night.
After Alcao Harris had concluded her stnta-
mcnt and IL WAS rcad 10 her wittl hor approval
Of ita correctness, wo tnnod 10 old 'roueY
kellun,t who Lad, during Alceo's statement, &C.
to ,lo noman's story Ut blood. Tho old tnhsi
MAS lndustEious|y chewing l,1H tobacco, but
showed doep intereat III what was pasyibB. 1lu
was valued Of tho hopnloasness Ut pardon, and
urged to toll tho truth. A fow inquiries con-
cerning hta hissory wore addressed to him. which
he snswered very readily, aud when 1ouliudipk
him again OF hin near approach to death and tho
soleamty Of tue mon,ont NO requested him to
tell ua what hc kucw Of the muldor of llonry
liarrit. ue gave lilo story In nearly tue follow
INK wor1s
Saturday ntaAt, at MIR. Richardson's, where wont
10 play tho adlc, Aioeo wnH the door dancing. and
young man came u, au1 put hia around her.
oricrel Acee to como ot. A. as ma uut he ttrck
!er with atck On tho sido u tho head. The party
baSte ssht " nd tlis yqx iae r,n On atu lelt
!sst,lTa.y nish.. wlscnl sot ivwn by ,ao bta OK
sty srs,, fs to III. nsis 81, tin
ronsY, r. as!nK i ,ilii H|ees;a I'll; :. no. r.:
e Il. Tasa ss aH sa ~ ..t sr rsa 1 Ss
CATION cats np 1leEry told AItoo to go gu homo.
sun3, ~ nt4g after d.nne1 Aces cane orr to
sai by wanted mo to 20 over and cut some wood.
x.asa ID. sns % e. nj Pn,s s x Acc e s
int s,;5 sttn.s c.ro s,,, 1tsa. ~ IT,,
.o'a hsr did MI sani . @ i, hse,nse nd f.I;
ne3, Az ops day Aees sai 70 ,ue1 could st e,,
.nd tt!l % %neary a.il No. bad no Eerder or xa1,;
aat t'sa SC S &c fu s1tSt PIT
soma sowdcr," told her atosies ABOUT THO gan fcr
two weeks, 70 keep onI of loIrg an,ttns. An, satd
!lcunao and marry you" This wss wcsk before
Henry NJ. ltlIc.. sa'd to her tLat didn't want 10
saia.y s IL: IT, he st s Mm + nisS t ba;s
:nss r "a tS'9s ~
i; T. $s M Hay ~ 'i ssS 9'ss :s4 Fl
aot,eshing noyfs .s:d d. hni hs,o II to do I'll do
~ ~ so s. ss 'pS pSea q
,' a : ss' +;
ssn esAaa @ tso uSn.e. isso aaa TuS., "s,s S.s
inttrsupted hy Aces, who denied sho had gone 10
e1 L.s 10 wa % eons to n e II it, tuth I'd aon
!iane.ll Henry !laf!. xss IAo<r, with tis CHILD
the led asleep Eehld him. rent To ihD he'd, and
IN, conseitnee checked me Est tho down. and
stood snl looke1 .wlio. Aeoo fto,9 TIC o4'4tle,
~. eu. h.e ,hi:ht, I'D . " ~ "a .st.ns down
~ Henry iell out Vt the bed. Latruet hln, two
l,eas on tbe head - ho !ay on tho hoog., AIc<o
thM naId "o-l In 5ony you will never kill me-"
After 'at tsa: "Aloce va got mo TO Xii hi aiut
yon song to heIp ms tnt h!aa ln tho ts,oa Y she
70 tsa.!h.' thsn took Hsnry Up and carried Him
nyself 10 tho bsFuu and threw him under tha logs.
h5sw Tue ~ III ths Lsyou. After calao back from
shc 'b-Jou vent Ia tho hoass and took lHchet of
w1ter and wished ZIP aho blood tho hcst coui Alceo
burned tho pillow nd boAset with soue boards fnm
the henhunae. hArs mora to aAy, believe ILta
II tbs truth. al the way through.
TonoS then recisel disconnected portions at
the hymp. when can read" etc, aud said
ste wanted that 6ung when ho was on The gai-
Ions. Thoy wers both asked II there had oyes
bcon knY illicit intercourse batw.sn them. aud
both replied ln deoded negative.
Afreo Hasr'a Ia iathet a gootl.looAia4 young
toloied numan, Above tho modium ho'ght,
of tashae black complexion, regular ueHro
fSHtIirAS, eY6a tHrrA Rtd fn1I lima fhIrk. aud