Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-24
SULLIVAN'S CONFESSION
sn siLlrp PRrrrY ELLA w,rsu-. h.
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Howard sullivan, WHO has laid In Jail at
Salem, n. J for nearly . month, charged
with the mnfder VI r Ia Watson, has made
tuli confession of ms guilt l. viii bN
recalled that no altempt was niie srmo
time ago To entrsp Sullivan into Co0fesstug
his crime, aud " vas saI AZ the time fhst
ne bad made a 81, an breast OF it. la ftct,
however, hs merely Increased the su-p clons
against himself by ugusrded spssers -
questions put by the men who were en-
ployed to draw from him cooiessiuu.
Since then, and, indeed. throughout his
cou fnemept, he has been cheerful aud
ever def ant, constantly singing Campmeet-
ing BY INNS and freq lently calling from his
cell wiudos to pAssers 10y on the reat.
Tuesday, however, he broke down, aud .
his loss of COURAGE was speedily followed /
by the confession that is sure to secure .
his conviction.
snIIiv>n Breaks uowu.
The confession came about siuGularly /
enough, directly resultipg from the appre /
hensiou patural 10 an ignorant nature. !
sheriff Coles visited Sullivsn's cell, in !
company With Photographer Breeze,
for the purpose Of having the pris-
ouer's picture taken, as preeau-
ton against his escape. sullivan
seemed surprised that his picture should
be wanted, and was uneasy throughout the
sitting. When satisfactory negative had
been obtained and his visitors we're about
to leave him, Sullivan eagerly inquired the
reason for his being photog gTaphed, bat hs
inquiries were put aside aud he WAS left
slUne. From that mJmeut sullivan WAS
filed with gloom aud apprehension. he
evidently regarded the phUtngraphing pre-
liminaIy TO his death, and after BIeCitatiug
IN gloom for some tims he sent Tor the
sheriff
Sheriff Cole found his recently cheerful
prisoner the picture OF despair, ana, with
tears rolling down bis cheeks, the
frightened wretch saluted his visitor with
the words Sheriff, have made up my
mind to tell YOU ali about Ella Watson {; !
can't keep 1t. any longer"
The sheriff explained to him that any
confession he might make would be used
against him IN court, but to this he
replied /: /" don't care l must tell You
ALL"
The uurderer's ConIss.ioU.
| The sheriff then sent for Justice Caspar
SOD, who administered sn oath 10 the
prisoner aud then took down the following
confession
- | saw Ella Watson come into YJrke-
town-that evening, with the basket OF
poultry on her arm As she wet into
ElSelPs store TO sell the poultry, | SAID to
myself, Now, here's chance 10 70 On
the excursion to Atlantic City.' l knew
that she would carry the money home
with her. aud decided to wsylay her aud
take the money IRON her. That was my
only object. | watched Ella Watson 20
down the road toward home, and when
she got a distance away walked over 90
the corntield on the lett, and when
reached the woods = Just beyond | cut q
short and a long club with my knife. Tne
knife | used was not the one With kuick
in 1t, shown at the trial. but the hrst one
taken from me. | could see tue giri
walking along opposite ne, and then l raT
through The woods until | got a quaI5er ui
a mile ahead Of her, os-ed the road aud
hid in the woods along the road. IL Wa
at this place | concluded 20 stop her, bu
I looked up and saw CHARLES 5 caler cDm
} ing 10 a Carriage. This, OF course, sp"Itoc
my p ans, audi waited until both Scsiel
aud the girl passed. When sae got abOG
100 ards away from me, ran Along TIA.
edge OF the woods until within a lew fee
of her."
Here Sullivan completely broke down
the tears falling fast from HIS eyes aud D
was a mlDute before be could resume
"As got near the giyi the devil Lod nj
a. ,t' noi nua'' luo ',,''J " :
her | struck BIER twics on the head with
So 80 W. u t no ,''. IN! iI 'uv io-u, w
-, -. - - 81
liz rnnI,,na aws, and J,5 st,r, ., l.oo
her bnt sent hack and se,rched ne
nneksts ,or ths money A,rer strnrk he
x,tn the clnb ,hs nev.r noysd or snoss
vord was x,tb her h,t.sr n,rrutes
,.,,in, rho yooney .nd d,au1i,,, the nd
fron, ths r,ad 70 ,ha SUr,Gs ;,
H.. th, sbsriG and tho ;ustios c,oss
,,..,;orad Rim 90 tn tbs chaS,,., Of ontr.o
arh;ah :. hai;aaaJ % ad5 49, ,,,I, :
h,. o,;,,. hn, s,,II,y.n ,s,satfSu dsr,sa
and showeS a disnosit,an ro eva1s turtbe
on.s,;nn;n, Tb. shsria ,ha, ,Ijovad a.
~ nrooaad and he oonI,nneS b,s confa.
- o. foIio.s
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Oh. ~, ;n ,ha -oIsSs ~, as fssr ss
ao,,Id 80 80 ,bsoa' ,ha 60
oInh ana hsr b.rdtsrohis, in ,bs woo6s =
m, nd M a,,smn, 70 bida s;Ths,
t I 90, homs at da,s and az, nv snnns,
a oS Thnrsd.v w.,, 70 Atlantic or a
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-, iii ,ina ,hi,Lin., 5ftba ,,rI
! had s;Ii.S Th, 80 of ,b. 49, yn
e Lnaw " ~
Z Sullivan tben took tho nan and s;gne
:. that he fair he had done wnat WA best 4,