The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-01

d piOSlitubc Hduicu WIS. hISSluS luti
caused the murder, and the very next
moment declared that he had no idea
what caused it. In answer to the re-
pOrter'S question as to how Howard
came to be in the woods 1T that time of
night, he made the following significant
but evidently unguarded reply:
"Archer had Mrs. Higgins up in the
woods, and | told him To take Howard
up where the woman was"
ARCHER's STATEMENT.
Fox came to me out in the timber
about one-fourth mile from where the
murder was committed. | was out
there with Mrs. Higgins. He took me
10 one side, about eighty yards, and
told ME that he had got into trouble,
and that as friend he wanted me to do
him a favor. said | would, what do
you want? Said he, | want you To 90
To town. | killed man last night.
Said |, guess not. Yes, said he; did
most positively. Says L, what did you
do that for? He then said, was over
there with Jane Rose, and | killed him
because he struck her, or was striking
him what he had done with the body
He says, left it laying over there. He
then said that he saw some men going
from the wreck over to where the man
had been killed, and he knew they
would find the body, and he wanted me
To come to town and see what | could
hear about il, and come back and let
HIM know. He had told me before this
that Howard WAS the man he had killed
and that people had seen Howard and
him drinking together all Saturday
evening, and would suspicion him on
that account. He said that he and
Howard had gone TO Bill Smiths, and
from there to frankie Phillips and from
there TO the cave. He then said that no
one knew anything about it except him.
self and Mrs. Rose.
then went back to where left Mrs.
Higgins, and told her all about il and
asked her what l had better do. She
said she did not believe the story-that
she thought he (Fox) was only trying
to get me (Archer) away so that he
could be with her alone. She and |
started and came together to this side
of the trestle work where she turned
and went back To different place, and
asked me To come TO her and let her
know if it was true.
came on To town and the first man
| met to speak to was John Hurt, and
he told me of the murder. | walked
with him 10 the opera house, and then
turned and went down Washington
street to the cemetery. He told me to
come through the cemetery and he
would see me. When | got over the
cemetery fence saw hun and man
by the name of Steele, and when
came up they were talking about the
murder. They asked me if knew any
thing about it, and told them didn't.
Steele then started off TO 90 over to
where the murder had been committed.
walked off and then Fox followed un-
til we had crossed both fences. | was
hurt and did not want To talk about il,
and didn't know what TO do. He said
90 and see Bob Wiswell. as he saw us
(Howard and FOx) together, and set
what he has to say about it. | told him
/ would ask no more questions about il.
He then said, "What would you do?"
Says l, al would 20 right up town and
make no effort To run off," He then
offered me thirty cents TO get something
to drink with, and L told him | did not
want it. He then said, "Take it any
how; and will 90 right up and see
Jane Rose and then go to town." | did
not see him any more TO speak 10 him,
until at the supper table Al Charley's
restaurant, where he whispered TO me,
sDon't leave me; | want To see YOU
after supper" 1 waited and studied
whether To talk to him or not. He came
into the Office, winked his eye ut me
and L followed him out To place be-
hind the grain eleya or, when he said
he believed he had given himself away
by telling that he was stopping with
Mrs Rose at night. | told him would
have nothing more To do with the mat
ter and turned and walked on lie said
he would 90 and post Jane Rose. That
was the last had To do with IT.
Marshal Duren: "Why didn't you
tell this sooner than You did?''
Archer: | didn't know what To do.
thought the people might get excited
and hang him, and before could en-
plain how l was mixed up in il, swing
me up too. | never was SO troubled i'm
my life about anything, and felt greatly
relieved when L told you and the sheriff
about it. Told Bill Pitcher all about il
about half an hour before told you.
Mrs. Rose, when questioned by the
reporter at the door of the cell in which
she is detained, denied all knowledge of
the murder and indignantly contradict
ed the rumOr that she enticed the man
to the woods and was present when the
fatal shots were fired.
The cOroner's jury, after examining
a number of witnesses, returned YER
dict to the effect that Thomas Howard
came to his death at the hands of Viii
liam Fox.
Mrs. Roses Confession.