Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-09-24
Money to BUY silence.
How did this happeny / asked.

How did this happenY asked.
1--WE quarreled ana she grabbed the
knife from the table. ] pulled it out of
her hand. She rushed at me. thought
she would strike me. and sIaslled her
with the knife. did not know what
was doing. Oh, God, what will l do
he concluded.
Then" Murray continues, 1--WE stood
dumfounded, looking at the body on the
floor. After a few minutes Lec0neY
went up stairs. When he returned he
had both hands full of money. There
were $lOS in the pile. This he showed
into my hands, saying: DO not tell
II took the money and promised not
to tell. felt sorry for him, for he al-
ways treated me kindly. He walked
out to the pump and washed his hands
and face of the blood stains. He got the
mud on his slippers in the yard.
after that ne changed his clothes.
and / washed the blood stained shirt
and pantaloons. We then went together
to the citron patch. ChauIkley moaned
all the way, exclaiming i didn't mean
it, / didn't mean It'll God knows | did
not intend to kin herI'"
This Is the gist of Murray sconfcssion,
and Public Prosecutor Wilson IL. Jen-
kins admits that 1t is a correct resume.
Murdered for Money.
Avarice, it seems, was the motive
which prompted the deed. ChauIkiey
and hia two brothers were carpenters.
Richard drifted into G. B. Coles mill on
the EolestOwn road as wage worker.
Eventually he bought it. Then he built
the quaint little house nesting on the
hillside where the murder was COM.
nlitted. He bought it for his aged
father and mother to live in.
James drifted west to WaverIy. ..
Chaulkley lived with Richard. The
father and mother died, hastened to the
grave, It ID said, by the suit begun
against ChauIkley, the youngest son, BY
Matilda Stewart. who charged him with
being the father of her boy.
Then Annie came to keep house for
Richard and Chaulkley aud she looked
after them well until few months ago
Richard died of paralysis. He had al
ways promised to make her cnpartner
in the farm By his will when he died.
She Wanted Her Half
After hts death no viii could be found.
Neighbors knew that it had been his in.
tention to make viii, and suspicious
glances were cast on Chaulklev when no
win could be found. Thereafter Annie
and Chaulkley did not live as happily as
curing A1CAdfMS 1AfckAk1Gs Ole dc~
manded a half interest in the farm.
Chaulkley curtly refuseds
She threatened TO make trouble. The
willy farmer began to court her with q
view Of taking her TO wife. They be-
haved like lovers for time. but
Chaulkley would not give up the mill.
and the girl would not have him for
husband without it, It Is said.
Relations between the twain became
more and more strained, until the rent
up passion In the mans breast burst
forth and eliminated Ia the direfnl
tragedy ia the lonesome white cottage.
Kept cloks ID Murray.
From the moment the news of the
murder spread abroad and the CURIOUS
country people went huuying to the
scene Of the crime. Iec0ney spent All
the time he could in company with
Murray.
This was noticed BY the bright young
detectives Warner and Gala Ilez avh0
suspected Leconey.
Lingo was arrested IS i blind and
Prosecutor Jenkins publicly announced
his belief in Lingo's guilt. This was to
throw Leconey OF his guard and t'ls
fuz2 succeeded.