The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-03
back, for I knew that nay husband had

back, for / knew that my husband had
given him no cause to kill him.
When Mr.. Blackburn, the magistrate,
arrested me he asked II knew anything
about my husbands death, and that IL
did that I had better tell ali that i knew
about 1t, and II did not 1t would go
harder with me.
I told him ut that time that did not
know anything about IL. The reason that
made him that answer was because was
so much bothered In my mind that did
not know what to do. would have told
all about Charles Henry Lee killing my
husband IL had never been arrested, for
God knows loved my husband.
TRUTHFUL VOLUNTARY STATEMENT,
What have told is the truth as sure as
am true born child of God, and what j
have said is voluntary on my part. Lee
sent me word last night by prisoner who
brought me wood to kindle my fire with
that must not ago back on him, and
must not tell anybody about ii. cannot
do him any good, because he took the last
thing that had; that was my poor bus
band. and God viii be giorified at my tell
ing the truth about the death OF my hus-
band, and hope the people may be salts
fed at my telling them all about 1t.
| started to make q full confession to Mr..
Shaw, the jailer, on last Tuesday evening
about dark when he was locking me UP in
the cell. | wanted to tell him about the
killing OF my husband, when he SHAW
told me that II | had anything to tell him
voluntarily that he would listen to it. |
told him l would tell him, and | said that
Lee killed my husband and that did not
see him kill him. / was very excited at the
time, and Mr. Shaw asked me ii Charles
had killed my husband. and said, " Yes"
He then asked me il he killed him in the
house or out OF the house, and told him
that Charles killed him OFT Of the house.
The next question that Mr.. Shaw asked
me was, "What did Charles kill him
with 2" and told him with an axe. Mr..
Shaw then went out and told me that he
would come back in few minutes OF next
morning and hear the balance OF my state
ment.
Mr.. Shaw says that after having locked
the prisoner up for the night he went to
the clerks Office and found Mr.. Samuel =.
Waddill, the clerk Of the County Court,
and they together visited the prisoner,
when she made the same statement in
substance to them that she had made to this
reporter.
Sallie Harris, the cook at the Jail, says
that Barbara eats very little; hardly
enough to keep child alive; and that
sometimes she does not touch the food
upon her plate, but that Charles eats every
thing carried to him, and when his plate
comes out it is clean.
EXAMINATION.
The preliminary examination takes place
Wednesday, March Z. Major w. f. c..
Gregory is Lees counsel. She has none.
The County Court meets the second Mon
day, 10Th March, and special grand jury
will probably be summoned TO take cog
nizance OF the case.
All the confessions have been voluntary
Mr.. Shaw at first refused to hear her, and
Mr.. Waddill only heard her after stating to
her the grave consequences OF her adms-
sions. When the reporter visited her
she was, by direction Of the Common
wealth's Attorney, again cautioned. She
yesterday wanted to make confession to
the Commonwealth Attorney, but he de-
clined TO hear il.