Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-12-12
BRIDGET0N,fN. j., THURSDAY, DECEMBER Il, 1889

and he met John Knox on the road.
His left hand was covered with blood,
aud he was drunk. He asked where
that nigger woman lived" Knox
told Gunader that he bad got the blood
on his hand from killing beeves. This
was about balf-past four.
Anthony Lutz had met Knox just
after he parted with Gunader. He too
noticed the blood stained left hand.
Knox was drunk and ran up to Lutz
and the party he was with, and said
rather excitedly, II just killed a scab."
Afterward he said II killed a--black
-o Knox even told Lutz how the
deed was done. The accused repeatedly
asked Lutz if he wouldn't shoot him
or hang him, declaring he would be
hanged anyway. Several times Knox
mentioned Annie Baird's name dur
ing the conversation. A few minutes
later, Lutz said Knox wanted to fight
the whole crowd.
This was the story disclosed to the
jury and Coroner Miller said the State
would there rest.
STATEMENT BY KNOX.
Knox then arose, and facing the
jury, commenced a statement. He
said: I'm the forenoon of Thursday
little while after the train came in,
Bill Warrington and me was down by
the depot. Along came August Leetche
and Schuch. Bill wanted us to take
a walk down in the woods, 50 we
started down the woods with whiskey.
We each had bottle. We drank all
the way along till we got to an oldish
house. There was an old colored
woman in there sweeping. thought
she had broom in her hand. She
hoIered at Bill Warrington. We all
walked right up to the door. One or
two of us was inside and two on the
step. We were joking about a stove.
We told her we would try and get her
one. We stood there and talked that
way, and then started over to Roedle's.
sauer kraut, so we staid in there
little while, and Bill and August and
the other fellow wanted to go to Vine
land or somewhere, l don't know
where they went. Took two or three
more drinks and got full. l fell off
the woman's step. instead of walking
off, headfirst, and said, I guess I'll go
home.' l started towards Millville and
laid down and went to sleep in the
woods. When l woke up | looked
around and started toward Millville,
and there, as these fellows say, met
them on the Malaga pike. That's the
last 1 remember. That's all know" !"
In answer to the Prosecuting Attor-
ney, Knox said, "Last l seen of the
colored woman, she was standing in
her door. Don't remember meeting
anybody. Do no remember talking
with anyone. Don't remember how
long slept. I think I woke up about
four o'clock. Did not see my party
again. Was home a few minutes be-
fore five. Had another pair of pants.
l was home yesterday afternoon when
1 heard of the old woman's death. Had
been running about town Friday morn
ing. First heard of the murder was
my wife coming home Friday after
noon and told me, My God, John, l
heard you helped kill niger woman.
She said one OF the Lutz boys charged
me with it. The blood came from my
nose when fell off the steps. wiped
it off on my hands," Knox further
said that the blood on his evercoat
sleeve came from his nose. The inside
of the left sleeve of the overcoat was
we'll stained with blood, and the Prose-
cutor turned the coat over to Coroner
Miller for safe keeping.
Directly after the testimony the jury
rendered a verdict that Annie Borden
was wilfully and feloniously murdered
by John Knox. The Coroner held all
the witnesses in their own recognance
for Court. Knox was ordered COM
mitted to jail.
KNOX IN JAIL.
Saturday night John Knox was CON-
mitted to the Bridgeton Jail and safely
locked up by Sheriff Shaw. He seemed
to have little feeling about the matter.
Sunday morning the Sheriff took Knox
from the women's corridor to the East
side, where religious services were
he'i He manifested little concern.
Alb nut ten O'Clock Prosecutor Logue
gave the Sheriff orders to keep Knox
in close confinement, and allow no one
but his counsel and family to see him.
Accordingly he will be given one hour
morning and afternoon for exercise.
unday morning the father of Knox,
man of seventy-five, arrived in this
city on the train. With tears in his
eyes he asked the first person he met
for directions to the Jail. The meet
ing between the two was very