Richland beacon., 1877-03-03
Wore About the J Jefferson MyS-
tcry-DiamOnd Bessie, and
not Mrs. Kirby, the
Nicsini.

The following statement of he Cincinnati
Enquirer indicates that tie man who murder
ed the woman a, Jefferson, Texas, was one
Abe Ro;hschill, instead of Ferguson, and
ths, the victirG was Bessie Moore, commonly
known as Diamond Bessie instead of Mrs.
Kirby, OF Baltimore, who cloped with her
sisters husband, Ferguson, and tha, the mur-
Ierey has robbed the ga!ows Of lis dues Ly
committing suicide:
The disclosures attendant uron tie atemp-
ted suicide Of Abe Roih,chIli were the tain
of the town YESTERDAY. On the lT;h If Jan
nary man and woman arrived at Marshal,
Texas, aud registered at the hotel there a
A Rolhsch..d and wife. Cincinnati, OLiO
The pa,tirs, on the l9th, we,t to Jefferson on
4 mixed train, and registered as y. Monroe
aud " lie, ST Louis, Mo. On that night The
servants al the hotel and party in an adion-
iug room beard them quarrelIimG continuously.
la the quarrel the man made a remark that i.
IL hadn't been for her he would lave been at
the opera; she replying tIia, il i, was not fbr
him she wcull have been al home with her
muther.
taurant and called for some cctlrc aud lunch
and beer. They left the rcsiaurant ucar
noon, takirg a bn,tie rf beer each, and Il
lunch, and crossed the bayou AMI passed into
the tmbeT The man caue Lack 10 the Eutcl
alone late in the afternoon, and was asked
where lie had In his wife, ani replied " iih
her relatives over the river, Icmai kinc that
he did not believe she woulfeyer come back
Upon his fingers were two diamond rings,
one a tine cluster, which had beer conspicu-
ous on the hand Of the lady. He was OBJ
served TO be very restless, aud paced his room
most of The night, aud in The morning he
said he had tot slept very well. The SER
wants noticed in tie ashc, tha number oi
letters and napers had been burned by him
There beiug no northern bound train on Mon
day, lIe remained until / oclocA A VI. Tues
day, checking his trunk To Little Rock, and
,h-nc" to Memphis.
On the. 9th day oi February negro woman
discovered tue body oi the woman in the
timber, Just over a small bluH or kGOll that
concealed il fion the rodd less than one hun
dTed Yards. from -the road aud about three
quarters Of Il mile from the bridge. There
was liule hole in the LETT temple, the ball
ranging downward. and the hair siugcd 10y
the fire at the place OF entrance. The body
was IN gooi state of preservation, so that
there was no difficulty in its recognition as
that Of the woman who arrive rd with A Nor
roe. Within iilIy feet was fouDl the bcer
bottle, the pickle bottle, and the paper in
which the Lunch was carried, spread on, upon
the ground, with remnants OF chicken, crusts
of bread, &c. >. the debris Of the lunch fur
ni-h-d them two weeks before. The Sar-
rings. brcastpn, gold chain and cross. da
mond rings. aud everything, even. 10 the
pocket-handkechief, were gone, leavia.
nothing but tie usual Clothing, which was of
the best material
The woman hal never done any hard
work. had very snail )iands and fingers. and
was very heshy. She wa, buried in a
metallic case, procured hy Subscriptions OF
citizens. The oiih,ers Of justice sent circnlars
norlh containing descriptions OF the man and
won'a,.. but for a while they lrarned no clue
to their identity. The shooting Of Ro:hs, hiId
"n Jake Augs steps The oil,er morning il is
,hooght, gave t,,s desired clue. aad now our
POLICE are peraiiy eertain that the murdered
w6hpsn wss Bessie Moore, and that Ro,ehs-
child wSsi iots murderer.
lphtnond Bessie, as the murdered wou,au