Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-04


Gildeu's shop. in Tuscaloosa county Alabama. in
tending to 60 to the shop and collect some money,
road at Columbus or somewhere else. and il it did
not cost me too much to go by tTain to water Val
brother-in-law over there, Mr.. Jack Boothe
thought of arranging to live out there, and get .
wagon and return to my family; when reached
'''~ FOUND THE WALKERS;
they invited me to go along with them and help
along and Joined them; we Travelled ON together
until we reached Aberdeen; 1 had never thought
of numbering or ro6bing them up 10 this time; the
day OF the murder 1 remained in town until about
night; the wagons went out and struck camp;
followed on : 1 did not see William Miller in town.
and never saw him before; after we all went TO
bed. the Walker boys on a bed together and on
to sleep: woke up in the night. suppose about
midnight-after two or three hours; got up, made
up the fire, and laid down again, but didn't go 10
sleep any more: this Is the time ! first conceived
the idea OF roobing the walker orotners; heard
over toward the road;
SAW THIS NEGRO MAN, WILLIAM MILLER;
called him to me and spoke TO him; he asked who
boys. and saiA 10 him they have some money, let
go up and kill them aud get it. he sked me
& where they were going; tGId him IA ana & Miihm lam
W ltem refused to do, but said he would help;
we walked up To the fire together and chunked It
and made light; there were four dogs along with
the Walkers; we walked up 10 the fire one
growled little: nodded to 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 phree-qGarters of an hour there
and and he had left; / wanted some one in with
me- that should one wake he could help me:
the a at the wagon aud showing it TO William, he
standing between me and the AK, and saw all were
sound asleep and nodded and whispered to hun
TO hand me the ak, which he did took position
at aboGt the head OF the bed; the Oldest Walker
was Tying nearest the fire;
KILLED HIM FIRST BY CH0PPING HIS HEAD,
watch was under a blanket: he did not move:
the next Oldest OF the walkers was lying on
the other side of the bed; he was asleep and
1 killed him next, knowing that the little boy
cOSld ne more easily managed il he should wake
up; after killing the TWO Oldest Walkers killed
the youngest. the little boy, who was in the mid
die between his brothers who had Just been killed;
he was asleep when hit, and was Killed instantly;
then threw the AK away anu began rooolns thehl
by raising the cover st the side and putting my
around TO the other side OF the bed and searched
@ tae next olde getting p0ckGaDo6A ; @ on o, IN mn N
mains of any of them, nor did / or william un-
wagon snd II toof the trunk out Of the ront end
and set it on the ground l drew the bolt out of
the double-tree and priced the hasp OFF and opened
aud searched the trunk; from it
TOOK PURSE THAT CONTAINED SILVER
MONEY
and a vest to carry my watch in; took 10 other
OF the trunk; he did not search the trunk while
there; put the trunk back in the wagon
when we got thrsugh searching 1t; took a saddle
out of the back emu OF the wsgon and a bride off
OF the ground in front OF the wagon; William then
asked to ulNl0e. tOlu MIN QlQn get enough
to divide: he insisted some of it, would not
give him any; We got Into quarrel; he struck me
in the breast, and l grabbed at MIN and tore bis
coat gave him no money carried the saddle
out a little way toward the mule, and brought 1he
mule-the best in the lot of the horses-to saddle;
saddled il and left going In westerly dirt etion
William came back toward aberdeen; William did
not put his hands on them while was there; he
got 10 money aud no clothing; got no meney,
hardly; can't read. and don't know denomination
Of money, hence can't say how much got; l
know they had but little money, as heard one OF
them say, after We lett the shop, II we break
down many more times we wont have money
enough TO get through on.
WILLIAM MILLER AND l KILLED THE
WALKER BROTHERS ALONE
no one else helping US, and in the way described
above; WilllsIn, am very s1re, had no blood on
his shirt when l LETT him near the CAMP; did not
wash in the water-buoket; did not agree 70 give
W liam Miller $500 help me kill the Walker
br0thers-I agreed TO give him half got; did not
agree 10 meet William Miller IN Aberdeen the
MOnd ay following and give hlm s2OOi rode all
the remainder uf the night of the murder and next
day took dinner with msn who had d mill slept
by the side OF the road sunday night; on Monday,
1 think 1 traded the mule 10 man m in the
road for gTay horse. getting SD difference; the
fra,le was made before crossing the Mobile and
Ohio railroad the second time, that is the west
OF the railroad snd riveri got 10 my orother's
(Reuben JOnes'sl Wednesd y night late; LETT on
Thursday night for Wood Eilbeurne's. in Walker
county; travelled three days; stayed with him
about a week, and
ARRANGED TO SWAP PLACES
with him for one year. andif liked the exchange
10 trade; Wood WiibOurne, his brother. sam WI
bourne and myself started back to my place TO Ius-
CaiOosa county; had travelled three days, when
A-S- x DeI1te eiol d5N tlssI, out - -
had all gotten up and dressed and sitting oy the
fire, the door was suddenly sprung en-, and after
about two bounds WHOM now know ss X.
U. Bean, ned pistol pointed IN my tace aIu
said % ne: Ii YOU move viii Kill you;' made
no resistance. Bean had the drop on me; he
hcndcu fed me and we came through the country
Rnce 10 the jail here; my uncles had heard
nothing Of the murder, and expressed surprise