Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19

Mnrdererss Experience With 30
gus Medium IN His Prison Cell.

IN October last Mrs. Marion AOxley OF
heytesYilie, No, died suddenly and, &C
cOFQinE 70 a correspondent n the -.
Lquls RsDubttc1R, under suspicious cir
cumst2nces. Her husband took his three
children and joined his father-in-laW 10
tne Indian Territory. After be nad gone
the body Of the dead woman was disin-
TERED, and il was found By the three doc
tors al the post mortem that the woman
neck was broken in two places. The re-
suit OF the inquest was verdict against
AOXley for murder.
be was brought back and iucarcerated
IN the county jail al Keytesyille and put
10 company with a young man named
Barton, who had been committed for
sEerlu Moore told Burton the clrcum-
stances Of Monkeys guilt, and asked him
70 elicit whatever acknowledgements be
could. Burton snrewdly pretended TO Oe
medium, and TO while sW ay time pro-
posed 70 bis fellow prisoner to make some
tests. The proposal being accepted, z
loose-jointed chair that responded in
teiligently TO adroit pressure was used in
place Of table.
4 system OF signals being agreed upon
between the medium and the supposed
spirits, the question was put: is any
spirit present acquainted with either
party in the flesh 20
Inc answer was three wraps for yes.
Burton then arranged the questions 50
as 70 elicit the fact that the wife Of the
murderer was present.
Did you die recentyF'
"Yes.U
Have you any recollection Of dyingP
Inree raps tOr yes, very decidedly.
q" III you try TO relate 10 US your ex-
perience By means OF direct questions
from usF'
Three raps, lively.
"Were you willing 10 diew
Two raps. "NO."
Did you die suddenly"
Three raps.
at this point Of the investigation Mox-
ley was in cold sweat, and declared his
convictions clear and.n curiosity graft
ned; but B0rtOn's zeal vas growing as be
found himself Increasing In ability to
delicately manipulateshis subject, and he
continued TO press questions upon the
spirits" and watched the effect upon
the culprit. The questions we're put so
as 70 establish the identity Of Mrs. Mox-
ley most thoroughly, and then the query.
"oince your death was attended by IN
happy experiences, please state If you
died what is called a natural DEATH"
The chair, responding 10 the intelli-
Eenceof Burton, gave two raps, NO"
did you die By accident?
MOP
"By foul meansF'
s'Yes.v
cat the hands of an unknown assas-
sin ~
MOP
Were you killed by a relatiYey"
Three loud Taps tor "Yes'' made Mox-
ley quail afresh and gasp.
In this manner the interrOgations we're
continued until the facts OF the case, as
they had been previously given to Bur
ton, were substantially brought out, land
the trembling culprit, unable 10 deny
anything, gave Burton all the money he
had 10 let him sleep with him that night,
for he dared not face his own conscience
IN the dark. Singular as it may seem
this novel method IN the end made Bur-
ton full pOssessOr Of Monkeys horrible
secret, that he had killed his wife by
breaking her neck, so he might be free to
marry her younger sister. He afterward
told Burton that he loved his wife, and
whatever possessed him to kill her was to
him unexpiainable. 1t was ascertained
that MOxley struck the woman twice,
each time breaking her neck; that the
murder occurred at u O'Clock at night,
and that he took his two children to
neighbours without stitch of clothes on.
All these facts have since been fully es-
tablished, and Moxley is likely TO hang
through the strategy Of bogus medium.