The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-05


one that had 20 foully nsed her, but under
the impression that Il could row do no
good further than to satisfy a pruricnt GU
fiosity, he thought best ~ withhold H.
Subsequent developments, however, proved
10 him the necessity ofihc course suggested
and he went 10 Crab Orchard 10 clear his
skirts cf the lat vc-tige Of doubt. There
he obtained afidavits from Mrs. Tarrani
and Mrs W. +. Kennedy M to the authen-
ticiiy Of the letters in his possession, and a
further affidavit from Mrs. Kennedy that
she had never known or heard Of Colonel
WEIGH being in the company Of Miss Cole.
man, except in Mrs. Ks own room and
in her presence. There were several 9TH
er afIidaviis corroborative Of this, aud one
from Judge Carson, who was auctionccr nj
the renting of the Iingcnfelier farm, stat
ing that Col. welch had expressed desire
Ia go into n certain room In that house,
nnd they went in covering the real inien-
ton hy taking drink. lie obtained al-o
further aililavii-, that " he had ever been
In that house before, Il had never been
heard 81. Several other more conclusive
statements were gotten, and the Colonel
finally went to Bill Dillon, told him the
girls story and remarked, snow, Dillon,
there l. hut one 81 two courses you can
pursue either preserve q doggcd silence
aud let me, an innocent man, suffer, OF
come oui and acknowledge yourself the
author Of the poor girl'- shame" Burst
ing into tears, Dillon thought minute
and said, II know that the confession will
ruin me in the estimation of the public,
aud may cause my wife To leave me, hu, !
will die before an innocent man shall suffer.
! am the guilty party" Then he caused
10 he written his confession, which was
done by Judge W. q. IIansforl, and Is As
follows;
CaAn OncnAuD. XIV, February q, 1850.
CAPTAIN W. q. wELcH-Dear SIR Certain
publications In the Cincinnati and certain other
papers seeming. In the Judgment Of some people,
TO cast a suspicion on you as hsing the seueer Of
Miss Matte n. Coleman, Who died In Cincinnati
recently. 1 consider II my duty as an honest msn
10 make this voluntary statement In writing 10
you, Witch you are at liberty 10 use rs you deem
lr.t. may he a guilty man. bat am not such a
coward as to shirt the responsibility Of my acts,
nor 10 let an unjust suspicion rest w nv silence
upon an innocent man.
I did, during the spring Of 1879 maintain Illicit
relations with the deceased lady, Miss Matte
Coleman. IN Lincoln County, Ky. The opPoftun-
ty offered and was made use Of by mc-ihis Is all
propose 10 say on this point.
lived, In the years Of ISIS and 1872. on a hrm
about one mile east Of Grab Orchard. known A.
the Lingenfelter farm, and, - far - know and
believe, you, Captain Welsh, were never at my
house, except when you came TO rent the farm ss
Commissioner Of the Lincoln Circuit Court.
These two times were some time In March,
1879, aud In the latter part Of January, 1850
n, Al any time, you ever had any intimacy
Of any sort with Miss Matte Coleman, never
heard Of 10. Neither you nor Dr.. Craig acted Cor
me 10 any connection which you may have suhse-
quenily had with the young lady In question. I
vas In Cincinnati In the latter part Of October
1879, but did not see Miss Colemsn. nor did
know she was there. l am sorry IS eau be COZ
this whole wrctehed business, on the girls ac-
count. on my ianily's sccouni, and on my own
aecount hat suppose must hear II like a man
w.R DrLroS.
The foregoing letter to captain w o. "e'eh
from W. u. Dillon was this day written by me at
the laiier's request aud dictation, and by him
.,~neI An INV p,.,ence ami delivered 70 the said
NJ. q. weleh. W. o. HASsroEp.
Sworn 10 and .ul~crihcd hetore me by W. o.
u.n.lori. thi. 2sth day Of February, 1850.
STEPHEN BuRcu,
Police judge Town Of Crab Orchard.
IaxcAsrEa, February -, iss0.
\ have mi. day read the statement made by w.
A. MILAN. dated gs,h inst, and can say that said
p,llIon made substantially the sane statement to
me in Crab Orchard last spring or In the early
mari At last summer 10 relation 10 Miss Coleman.
r. N. BRApLEY.
sabserih..i and sworn 10 before me by u. NJ.
ns,lle,. this eeth day Of February, 1850.
W. u. mason,
Notary Public, Garrard County, Ky.
ANON, ,h. other afliJayits published in
Al, -, m. Oil,
"e'"e''"' '-"i" " s
setting forth the facts rs 10 DISCRIMINATION
Of the girl, his subsequent talk with her and
nj. suggestion As TO the probability that Col
welch would help her from the interest
he had manifested IN her sickneS-, nut ~
all this was given, substantially, last week
We do not deem il necessary to publish it
In his letter 10 the Eaqmirer Of the 3r,i
Col. welch writes as follows;
In the mueh-iaIsei Of letter from Mt. vernon
sm made to Ay ! inlendea WISHING MIS- ."'',
nam ,s.,., :" ... . ssr a,.o .,,l ,ha
whIle an a, the Llnseni,lier farm. a Few days b,
tore the letter vas written, had seen the MI
room aud the rery bed with deal Of curious IN
T,ss, Sos N"s" 49,. s"a N.Y." ca,aan ,a,d ms ma
NJ r. p,lIiou VA. her .~lueer. and that a ceriair
he'd in a certain room Of billions house was tn
scene Of her ruin. and when @r'her sas ina
pnoa .s "% ~, ,ss, P,'ss . ,"os ~ nav ma ee,
in nj. house until saturday, January sith. issO
on which occasion wen, there to rent 1t As Com
missioner Of the Lincoln Circuit Court y "as%
80 ,sa' qua, rs,s,,.s ma, 10 he'd and resm