Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-04

| lett nome on the day the Walkers wer
| at Alex Gilden's shop, in Tuscaloosa county, Ala
bama, intending to go TO the shop and collect som
| money, s., from Bud Gilden, and then 90 on /
| the railroad at Columbus or somewhere elss. an
II IT did not cost me too much TO go by train I
| Water Valley; if it cost too much, to wall
Jack Boothe, thought of arranging 10 live on
| there. and get wagon and return for my family
| when reached the shop
| FOUND THE WALKERS;
they invited me TO go along with them and hell
trade OF the old mule; was glad get to 81
along, and Joined them we travelled on togethe
until We reached Aberdeen had ever though
OF numbering robbing them up TO this time: In,
day of the murder remained in town until abou
night; the wagons went out and struck camp;
followed on; did not see William Miller in town
and never saw him before; after We all went tC
bed, the Walker boys on bed together and OF
some sacks on the opposite side OF the fire / went
70 sleep woke up in the night, suppose about
Misunderstanding two or three hours got up, ma S
up the fire, and laid down agail but didn't 20 tc
sleep any more: this is the time first conceived
the idea of robbing the Walker brothers; heard
noise out about tue road got up and walked
over toward the road;
SAW THIS NEGRO MAN, WILLIAM MILLER;
called him to me and spoke 10 him; he asked
Walker boys, and said 10 him they haEs-soIns
money, let us go up and kin thsm and get it; he
William said all right; wanted him to kill them;
this William refused to DO, but said he would help;
we walked up TO the fire together and chunkea il
the walkers; as we walked up to the fire one
growled a little nodded at him to be quiet; they
were hounds, not bad fierce dogs, and did not
bark; did not know William Miller. nor did he
know me; we were three-quarters of al, hour there
the time first met Miller until ali was over
and and he had left: L wanted so enc in with
after we got the fire to giving light having passed
the ak at the wagon and showing it ID William. he
standing between me and the ak, and saw all were
sound asleep, and nodded and whispered to him
to hand me the ak, which he lid; took position
at about the head OF the bed; the Oldest Walker
was lying nearest the fire;
I KILLED HIM FIRST BY CHOPPING HIS
HEAD
a hard blow which under blanket; he did
not move; the next Oldest of the Walkers was
lying on the other side OF the bed; he asleep,
and killed him next, knowing that the little boy
could be more easily managed ii he should wake
the youngest the little boy. who was in the mid
Ole between his brothers who had lust been killed;
| then threw the AK away and began robbing them
by raising the cover at the side and putting my
hand in their pockets; got a watch and pocket
book off the oldest next to The fire; then went
around TO the other side Of the bed and searched
the next oldest getting a pocketbook off of him;
did not touch the boy; we did not handle the re-
mains of any of them. nor did or William
wagon and took the trunk out OF the front end
and set i on the ground; | drew the bolt out Of
and searched the trunk; from it
TOOK PURSE THAT CONTAINED SILVER
MONEY
aud a vest 10 carry my watch in; took no other
clothing; die not see William take anything out
of the trunk: he did not search the trunk while
was there; we put the trunk b5ek in the wagon
out 81 the back END OF the wagon and bride OF
of the ground in front OF the wagon; William then
asked me to divide; told him didn'tget enough
to divide; he insisted on some OF it; would not
in the breast. and grabbed at him and re his
coat; / gave him no money: carried the saddle
best in the lot OF the horses-to saddle:
siddled it and left going in a westerly direction;
William came back toward Aberdeen William did
not put his hands ON them while / was there; he
got no money and no clothing; / got no money
hardly; can't read, and don't know denomination
hence how i /
know they had but little money, as heard one OF
down many more times we won't have money
enough to get through on"
WALKER BROTHERS ALONE,
no one else helping us, and in the way described
above; William, fam very sure, had no blood on
his shirt when left him near the camp; did not
wash in the water bucket; did not agree to give
william Miller $500 to help me kill the Walker
brothers, agreed to give him half got; did not
Monday following and give him s2O0r / rode all
the remainder Of the night of the murder and next
1sy took oinner with man who had mill slept
think traded the mule to man l met in the
%as g h1 Ssors $50 6a S s ths
Ohio Railroad the second time, that is, to the west
p \, the railroad and river; got to my brothers
night for Wood Wilbourne's, in Walker
,ountv Travelled three days; stayed with him
ARRANGED TO SWAP PLACES
with him for one yelr. and if we liked exchange
% trade; Wood wilborDe, his brother sam VIII
borne and myself started back to my place TO Tus
'aloosa county; had Travelled three days, when
iext morning before good daylight, but after we
lad all gotten up and dressed and setting by the
ire, the door was suddenly sprung open and after
.bout two bounds man whom l now know as r.
D. Bean, had pistol pointing in my face and
aid TO me: "lf you move will kill you;" / |
made no resistance as Bean had the drop on me: |
he handeuffed me and we came through the coun-
ny to leighton. Alabama, and from there by rail |
conveyance to the jail here my ancles had heard |
loth.Dg of the murder and expressed surprise: |
hcy went ON down " TUSCALOOSA cnunty- stood J
4 the corner Of the bed near the head OF the bed
nd 'ruek the oldest Walker underhand lick |
lifting on top of his head, then with overhanded |
ieks hit the others; am left handed; struck |
apidly.
His
w. R. u JONES.