The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-29
A DAUGHTERS CONFESSION.
PFRJIRY THfT CONSIGNED HER
FfTHER TO THE GILLOWS.
a Mother nnd her son who had been Con-
denied to he Hanged on Fridny-A Con-
ir-sion that Niay rrovc the sons Innocence
aud his DHughtcrs GuiIt-A Respite.


Mo,asr ana srr so. VINO rr,a ss% Srea "on-
,"..,on ,Is, ,,n, rroyc the sons Innocence
a n,. n,ugh,c,,. .,,iI,-A u..rt,.
eH" W. "
I1IcA, Dec. IA short time ago Lodca
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tfedcho"rE" ui'u Hi"''' 'reue"o"IE"~ nc' sop'
were condemned TO be hanged at Hfrkmer on
inuN' '',' "a, ~. Wv " Wv ,,, '','9' o."
aged cripple IN the Town OF "raY' herhimer
county, last summer. They were convicted on
the evidence ot May DAVIS a Young married
daughter of Albert iredcnhurgh, and daughter
in-law Of tie victim, and a confessed accom-
iv' " w. ga, '.s''''Yu u' '',e 'l'.
himself intended TO KIN Orlo psyis.nnd that she
must assist them. or they would kill her also
thst she went to the barn aud held the light for
a time. until relieved by her father; that she
then stood guard while her father held the light.
and the old woman killed orlo with the axe;
that her father washed the blood from the axc'
and threatened to kill her II she told of the mur-
Usr i'., s'"Y was 'J,I ,I % IN suV1 ,, as"p.S anu
"'''eS' "''' """ wv s..' s.oou '"o soi'V","H
,i,o ,,,.'ners. t,a, tho court ni.,ric, Attornsy
Mills. and the jury hcncvcd 1t to be true. and tho
ola woman ana her son were lounu cully.
E,.t since his sentence Albert Frcdenburch
taa ner-istcntly maintained that II he could
ha,, au interview with his daughter who. with
hcr h.srand. Franklin Davis. is stil confined In
l'.' ,, 49, Us Us WV '
'' 80 w i'.'''"o' '"'' ''u"' "
tfn- about such an Interview and 1t was ar
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!'" '.S''""l "'''' '''''"' -N''r'' was n'S' ''hVH
into the parlor and seated in one corner. Then
HE daughter Mary was brought In and given a
" "-'''' '"', W. "a n''" So" "
seIt Va an opposite c"rhrt lhls was uone 10
enatle two persons. who were in adjoining
rooms. I, hear the conversation. wbich must
asu,nier a'' 0s 'o"u '''ue"oo'E" s''u " us
u,nv,s coNrrss,oS ro urp r,rurp
-. ~. AZ r'',.
wan y"i to tell tell Your % father the truth Win ref.
erence 20 the murder of Orlo Davis"
a aword. md iheo she merely said sonrtens
about the stove. Then her father a. skcd. "wh1
isd o.i pa's anl she re?',@sd' @ sne killed
firfL-r, zion. Mary e ii That her f.tn"r was
ani saen n ',hime a6out IT that size hoId the
i6.i wont ~, fn Iet An tb, cireumsi ,ncn,'f t;c
rAid a. given in Ter statement below. ihc
rcis'uS IN the ~ 'hins room isieued alton
At.r Il had been L d. tn, tvy. rer-on, stcpoed
H. ,nt' tnt r.'n. " r seetcd iiistrated At lirst'
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% M.gt. ddvo. ~. ina. auyboiy wsshst,rins
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.NDtr .f.t,.aot. s t0-cthe- iT.sf NJ from vh,
yog w. TON court We J, i,'s true.
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- u. u.Nius ~ salu sie wa N'ltnE 70 reptHt the
si,n"ueut ~ tue presence OF District Attorney
tr ,,, ~ Si9rsah' ,nr tne nt'sghet % egshisI pep,
.tN ,"ulb ''eIh Shltl, ohu ShtEH zen,
tsiSEiam "ns scht ior DlitrIct Attorney Mli-.
s1 n esnrfIh afnei rearneu ne E'iner IN me
& &DaN,> wa, 'aken lnt" room where the letsolis
nalvu u, SpvHe Wetr, ana naae tne ,on"winG