The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-06-09
mrs. rHrE THOnPsou SPEAKS.

1 49,
aon speaks, aolemnly dsnying that
she Was guilty ofany wrong, and as
Solennly declaring that her hus-
band killed an innocent man. Her
explanation ofthe Cincinnati Hotel
episode is given, from which our
readers can make their own deduc-
tiOns:
CINCINNATI, May 31,--Mrs. Phil
Thompson to-day appeared in. print
with the first explanation she has
made other connection with the
Cincinnati episode Of the Thomp-
son DAVIS tragedy. She says that
she vent With her husband ID Cin-
cinnati on Monday, Nav. 27, and
stopped At the Bu rnet HOuse. Mr..
Thompson wrote note TO Jessie
Buckner, requesting her to call ut
the hotel, which che did, and took
supper with them. Phil ordered
his wife's baggage sent to the St.
Clair Hotel before he departed for
Washington, and she went with Jss.
sic Bucknsr to the St. Clair. AS TO
the occurrence at that hotel the
Aext day she says:
"Euesday morning Jessie and l
went shopping and met Walter Da-
Wis. He said that he had just come
from HArrOdsburg. Miss Bucknsr
told him where wo were stopping
and invited him to call. His card
was seat up at the st. Clair at
about our lanch time, and when
we left the dining room he walked
to the parlOr with US. While we
we're there Miss Buckner excused
herSelfto 60 down to the drug store,
and We went UP to her room. Was
there any harm, in thalS Walter
Davis and l had known each other
for years. His family and ours
|
were on the most intimate terms.
We traded at his grocery, and
whenever needcd any money my
husband told me 70 go lo'and get il
Of Walter Davis. When Jessie re,
lurned | was sitting at the piano
playing, presently card came M
tOraer Upon it was the name Of
N. ~ Threlkeld Of Harrodsburg,
who wanted to zee Miss Bucknor.
The young woman looked at it con-
temptnOusly, u threw 1t aside with
the remark: Il wiSh every striped.
pants gAloot from Harrodsburg
wouldn't come 10 see Miss Buckner.
| am tired Of il, and won't yes hims'
Walter Davis went dOwa with me
TO telegraph TO my little daughter
that l wouldn't be home that night.
de didn't tell me that thers was a
wreck on the road. Ny husband
dida't tell ms when | should 20
home, but before | left him he gave
me some money to do my shopping.
We went to the st. NichoIas to get
some oysters, and returned to the
hotel a. 5 o'clock. | was not
drunk, and The story Of the cham.
Psgae bottle is. an infamous lie.
Waiter Davis had purcha jed three
tickets for the theatre that night,
for Miss Buckner, me, and himself:
but Jessie said thai she had an en-,
gagemeat, and sould not 60. She
offered ac protest agaiAst aly going,
but rather insisted upon Il, and.
;nadsthe significant rsinark that
b
she vas asouad sleeper, and It
Emightbe hard 10 wake her when
We returned. Walter DAVIS called
icr me and requested Miss Buck.
ner - 60 with us, as be dad 4 tick.
st fcE her; but she persisted in her
declinations At about 8 s'cloek 1
was taken III, snd went back to the
hotel tried the door OE Jessie
Buckners room, but could not
wake her. Mr Davissaid: There
Il sanie Ohein there. Come tony
room, apd sit BY nv FIRE. The day
Was cold and Il bad been sncving
during the afternoon and night Il