The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1882-01-05

.z. at tie WAGON and showing t 90
NJ .Iam. he standing between me
lnI lle oxC. ] SAN sd weIe sound
s..coa QUO ra1jlj and whispered fe
am Bob hand me tie axe, witch he|
UI. It1oa "a position al about Che
bead ofluc beds DIE oldest Walker F.
was lying nearest the drs I killed F.
him GIsl hy chopp.n- As heed
: bard blow which was unae. q
Uaa.e. NE did not move lae.
uoNt oldest @. lle. Walkers was lying
un t4e other side &c the bed he wss
asleep and k.lIol linn next know
iGt That the l'dcbuy would oe more
easily managed DO Dee should wake up.
AU.r EUiu- ,ha $50 oldgs. Walkers
hI..yI Che Youngest, the little b.y,
al1 was boz the middle, between DIS
brothers who had jusl been ki,led
De asleep when Ait aud was killed
instantly ] then threw the sNe
away and began r9blIug them hy
raising The cover q, the side and
putting my band DO their pockets
got o watch and pocket HOOK oil the
oldest next 90 the fire, then went
around to the other side of The bed
and searched the next oldest, getting
a pocket hook oil OF him Did NOT
touch the boy We did not handle
the remains of ans of them, nor did
] OF William uncover them In my
presence We then went to the
wagon and took the trunk out Of the
front end and set IL on the ground, !
drew the bolt ont Of The double tree
and priced the hasp Off and opened
and searched the trunk; from it /
took purse that contained silver
money and vest to carry my watch
/ in: / took no other clothing ! did
not see William take anything uut OF
| The trunk. He did not search the
trunk while was there; We Put the
trunk back in the wagon when we
got through sesTchiugit. ] took a
saddle out of The back end Of the
wagon and o bride oGof the ground
/ In front of the wagon William then
/ asked me 20 divide; | told him ]
I didn't get enough TO divide; he in
{ sisted on some of t.; / would not
give him any; we got into o quarrel
/ he struck me 10 The breast and
/ grabbed OF him and tore his coat ]
/. gave him no money / carried The
saddle out q little ways towards th,
mule aud brought the mule, the best
In the lot Of The horses, to saddle
saddlod it and left, going lie west
. cr,y direction. William came back
/ towards Aberdeen William did not
put his hands on them, while I was
| there; De cot no money and no
/ clothing ! got no money hardly
can't read and don't know denoml-
nation Of money, hence ! can't say
/ how much I got know they bad
/ but little money, as ! heard one OF
! them say after we left the shop, I'll
we break down many more times W,
won't have money enough 90 gel
! through ou.' William Miller and
| killed the Walker brothers alone, no
/ one else helping us. and 10 tae way
! described above. William ] en-
very sure, had u0 blood On bis shirt
when ] JEFF. him near tie camp did
| not wash ln the water bucket did
/ not agree Co give William Miller
/ 200 20 help me kill tie Walker
brothers agreed give him halt
1 ] got; ! did DO. agree 10 meet VIII
liam Miller IN Aberdeen TIE Monday
followIugand give Linn $500 Irode
I all the remainder OF tle night OF lhf
murder and next day took dinner
with a man who bad mill slept b}
the side of The rosi sunday night,
on Monday, I tblak, / traded Jhc
mule 10 man ! met % the road tor.
O gray horse, getting $Ij difference
The trade was made before crossing
the II q O r. r. the second time.
that is, 90 the west of railroad and
river; got TO my brothers, Reuben
Jones, Wednesday night lete, len
on Thursday night for Wood VII
bOurnCs, In Walker county Travelled
three days stayed with him about d
week, and arranged % swap places
with him for one year, and II weiikeu
! exchange to trade Wood Wi
bourne, his brother, Sam WIiaourae.
and myself started back to my piac
in Tuscaloosa county, had Travelled
three days, when next morning be-
fore good daylight, but after we had
all gotten mp and dressed an setting
by the fire, the door vas suddenly
sprung open and after about two
bounds q man whom ! now know us
r O. Bean, had q pistol pointing iu
my face and said to me, II You
move I will Kin you" offered uo
resistance, as Bean had The drop on
me lie haujcufed me and We came
through the country to Leighton
Ala, and from there by rail convey
auce TO The Jail here Ny uncles had
heard nothing Of the murder aud cx
pressed surprise they went on down
to Tuscaloosa county ] stood at
corner Of bed, near the head Of bed
and struck The Oh So Walker an an
tchanded lick, hi ing on top Of bis
head, then with overhanded ticks hit
The others. aus left handed struck
rapidly,
sTATEuENT or .WILLIAu MILLER fool } |
I began work fcr1Mr. VIM. Morris
The lost Sunday in August, 1881 ; !
was 100 the habit Of coming to town |
every other Saturday; on the day /
.ha Walker brothers we're murdered |
came TO town with Mr.. VIM. Nor |
'is, Tay,or Buckingham and Owen
Whitfield 10 a wagon bought one
iunk Of whiskey at CHbb's saloon, |
Fasnot drunk at any time during the
iay on night ] met Mr. Robert
Tones at Mr.. Coicman's store; we
uttered into q general conversation !
Iirectly we walked of TO one side.
he asked me If wanted to 90 of on |
scout; asked him what kind Of a
cou. he said to make some money.
said yes Tie asked what roa1 I
'as going ] said West. II aid ,
10 right, tie wagons had gone taat
-ay ! replied al RIGHT. will be on !
ut tIere. J suiyUG Ito town thar, l,.f;l