The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-11-21
FORD'S CONFESSION
UAe Really Killed Cap. Murphy.
States that It r1x He that FL
rcd TIE Fatal Shots, aud Not Has
Brother Pat. Nor Murphy.

AJsVtftCS Vts AVOS
The great interest taken by the pub
<Gc in the Ford Murphy case, and 5"
-many ruinors are prevailing ir the Gem
~muuity If u startling character the
9rAr 8 dispatched IL special reporter
In Eaton Rouge 10 interview Thomas
j. Ford and obtain from him, if he
would disclose il, such information
concerning the murder OF Cap Murphy
% would throw some light on tho If
.&A1r not yet seen The following il the
.xoeort of the interview had with him in
tho Penitentia,y thi. morning:
Special to the Daily States.
BATON RouGs, Nov II. visited
sh1 Pe~uitentinry u, 6:3O this morning.
anA saw r. j. F"rd and Buckley.
Ford was ut work on some books. At
tee the usual salutstion. | put the fol-
Aviue to him i: Il come TO ascertain
whether or not you can say something
4hst uill give II new appearance to the
oase. 1t il positively asserted by your
f1ouds that Pat Ford was not the q
who fred the fatal shots ; that he was
Mosnd the corner when Cap Murphy
fell, aud did not reach the body until
after the man who did FIRE the shots in
the dead body. had fired them AT
tar q short silence, Ford said Just
ffve me a lit IL time TO collect my
oonghts you cannot imagine what
uJ feelings have been since Monday.
You came upon me all Of a sudden"
After twenty minutes delay; the
writer was called and Ford spoke. rs
fellows "You remember on the first
trial the testimony OF Andy Fleming,
Madam Celicour, Richard Joel Smith,
Wd two or three others, whose names
i don't recollect. They testified that l
VA the one that shot on Dumtine
street, and that l wat the one hat f.
red the fatal shots. Well. they were
right , l did fire the fatal shots ran
down from tlletengine-house at q rapid
stride. quite as hard rs l could, upon
ihearing several shots fred. As .oon
Al I heard the shots l ran to the door Of
che engine house. l saw "a crowd rush
j1g in the direction Of Dumaine street.
>There was a dense smoke and l could
not we'll distinguish persons, but l saw
oDe very tall figure. and, jumping
At conclusions. l set it down for Cap
Aurdhy. saw him coming up Clai-
borne 10 the direction of d lmaine st.
!, With q pistol in his hand, and he would
have continued up Claiborne had he
0ot seen me-.
am snre that the sight Of me made
him turn into Dumaine street, and he
bad scarcely turned into Dumaine
when l cut across the stree, directly,
end. As Fleming testified. / fred on
Murphy from the corner. l was on the
ap-town side OF Dumaine street at the
6rse shot, and / crossed the street and
overlook him and followed him as des
csibed until lie reached the little shed
where he fell.
II fred two shots before he fell, and
do was not exactly down after the two
0rst shots, were fred. As I reached
hin ti,ei the lac. shot., but how
0asy | was SO excited that l cannot
s1y."
'.Some Of the witnesses testified tina,
q wat Pat that did the fatal shooting,
Whilst there is u difference in on,
Aeaghts, yet, at q di.tance Of twenty
1vs OF thirty feet, or probably more,
many would be mistaken 40 to whethe,
It. vas Pat or I. we resemble one auotl
q &C much. Fleming aud Celicourt,
vho know % personally, said it was I,
end they were right. 1t was only those
witnesses who did not know, u, thai
asserted it WAS Pat.
AFTER tho shooting I recro.sed d.
&ssine street to the uptown side. and
ran rapidly to orleans street, as va.
&assi6ed to by the shoemaker Saragosa
When I reached the corner of Oriean.
street I recognized Castanade who
cold me that my brother at had sho'
Cap. Murphy.
81 walked with him u Pire Com