Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-04

inquest, stephenson SAID that he
had shot Nosby as he would shoot
a burglar. He told a story of how
he was reused from his sleep at
about IL o'clock by the noise of
someone walking on the porch.
The door was unlocked and the
person on the outside turned the
knob and walked in. AS he STEP
|ped into the room, Stephenson,
without word, fired the fatal shot.
The person in the door turned and
ran. Stephenson followed, firing
two more shots at the fleeing
figure. His testimony before the
coroner was corroborated by the
evidence of Mrs. Stephenson.
The remains Of unfortunate, we'll
liked Will Mosby were consigned to
mother earth and. in less than three
short months the story Of one of
the saddest and most deplorable
tragedies in the history of the
State has grown dim in the minds
of the many.
When it became known Friday
that Mark Stephenson and his wife
had been arrested for the killing
of W. S. Mosby, subsequently be-
ing refused bail, there was much
interest manifested about town.
Like all cases, however important
in their nature, the public had al
most lost sight of this one. Though
NO tragedy in the history of the
State has been more lamentable
than this, it was rapidly pass
ing from the public mind. With
the arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
enson the whole affair broke out
afresh. The details of the terrible
death of unfortunate Will Mosby
were again painted on the minds
of the many who had an interest in
the matter, with startling vivid
ness. The tragedy was again the
talk of the town and conjectures
as to the case were many and in
their nature covered wide field.
The story of detectives having
been on the case, as told iE the
LEDGER yesterday, was received
with as much surprise as the an
nouncement of the arrest of Steph-
enson and his wife. But it is never
theless a fact that men from the
Pinkerton Agency, of Chicago,
have been on the ground for sew
eral weeks. 1t is impossible to
learn what sort of case they have,
if any; but the arrests show that
there is something concerning the
case yet untold. Much evidence has
been gathered by friends of the
dead lawyer, which will be intro
duced before the grand jury. The
nature of the evidence cannot be
learned, as all those connected with
the prosecution are as quiet as
church mice.
A TALK AT THE JAIL.
Mark Stephenson was seen at the
Jail this morning by LEDGER re-
porter. At first he refused to say
a word concerning his case. 81
have nothing of interest to say"
he remarked, asand consequently
will net talk"
Other matters were discussed for
some minutes and when the sub
ject of Mosby's killing was again
broached by the reporter, the pris-
oner seemed to have forgotten his
declaration and in an easy, self
possessed manner, told how Mesby
entered his house and how he was
killed.
"Iwas lying on a bed made on
floor in our north room, as I told
you before, and my wife and /
were talking. The reason we were
on the floor was that the night was
warm and we found the floor more
comfortable than the bed. While
we were talking l heard a single
step on the porch. I had heard nc
noise of someone walking in the
yard, as [ have been reported, fol
the first noise that attracted my
attention was football on the east
porch. In a moment the knob OF
the unlocked door was grasped and
turned; moment later the door
was opened slightly. Then it was
pushed open and through the open
ing made at the back of the door
saw the form of man. The mar
stepped in and grasping the facing
of the door, closed it behind him
He then turned and faced me, be-
ing full in the house. l could moi
see who he was, as the room wa:
dark. AS he turned fully facing me
| I fired the shot. The man ther
opened the door. which was stand
ing slightly ajar and passed quick
ly out. I followed and fired two
more shots"
"Was it a common occurrence
for the outside door to remain un'
locked?"
"No: but I had been going out
some that night; | am occasionally
troubled with my kidneys"
MRS. sTEPHENsoN's STATEMENT.
/ Mrs. Stephenson was seen uI
stairs. She occupies neat cell or
the second floor. The window ant
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