The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01
BONE ADMITS HIS GUILT.
tE CLAIMS THAT WOODWARD
DIsGRACED HIS DAUGHTER,

,e Denied His Guilt Until BE Became
Hopeiessly Entsngled in Web OF
Contradictions, and Had to Confess.
The Dead Mans Watch Found IN
the Daughters Possession.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 3L-To-morrow IS
re last day for state banks to file returns
II assessment under the new law creating
bank examiner and imposing upon them
os payment of his salary. Only nineteen
far have compiled with the law. Those
ailing TO make returns at once Will Do
ssessed upon their capital stock as SHOWN
the tax digests.
J. d. SteinheiTner & Co, wholesale dealers
cigars and tobacco, failed to-day
The robbery theory OF the motive for the
Woodward murder gained further support
o-daY by the finding Of Mr.. Woodward $
ratch ia Jessie Bones trunk. The coroners
ury continued Its investigation tonight.
CLAIMED 1T WAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
When asked by the coroner to explain the
resence of the watch among her effects,
essie Bone said that il had been given her
" Woodward on the night of the killing to
V kept until a gold one could be sub
tituted. She accepted it as a Christmas
resent. This statement was corroborated
IN
W. B. Walker, Western Union lineman
wore that old Bone, whom he met on the
treet about O'Clock on the night Of the
murder, asked him for a pistol, saving he
wanted to kill - rascal. Walker had
zone, and waited while Bone made an effort
o borrow one at a negro shanty. He failed,
md the two separated.
BONE RECALLED.
Bone was again brought before the jury.
de admitted that he had shot the two
cartridges which were missing when he re-
nrned the pistol to Vaughn, at adog. Last
hight be denied that the pistol had been
lred at all. He was confronted by Walker,
Who repeated his statement Bone then adj
nitted that he knew who shot Woodward,
md why he was shot, but declined TO tell.
e. BONE COMPRISES.
Later, having hopelessly entangled him
self in web of contradictions like that just
quoted, he broke down aud confessed that
ne shot him himself. He said he had told his
daughter, when he found Woodward in the
house. that it had to stop. He then went
but for the pistol. On his return he met
Woodward, who was leaving, and asked,
els this Mr.. Woodwardp
"Yes," was the only reply. He said
swell, Mr.. Woodward, do you think you
are treating my family rightF'
Woodward, he says, answered: "If am
moi. its none of your business" Then, Bone
declares. he got angry and fired. He shot
twice, but thinks the first bullet only took
effect.
WENT HOME AND TO BED.
He then went home to bed, and when the
officers arrived, good deal later, protested
that he had just come in. Bone declared
that he alone was guilty.
Young James Bone testified that Ellen
Twitty told him his father had said he had
woman had pretended to know nothing,
but, on being recalled, admitted that
she had sworn falsely. She said she had
done so because Bone had threatened to kill
her if she told the truth. The fact was,
Bone, ON finding Woodward at the house,
said TO her and several members of the
family that he proposed to put stop to the
thing, and that Woodward came for no
good. He would see that he came no more.
He would kill him, and if Ellen told it he
would kill her.
CAME BACK AND TOLD OF THE KILLING.
He then left the house. Some time after
he returned, trembling violently, and said:
81 got him"
When asked ''Did you kill him?o he
replied: Eyes. | shot him in the breast.
The announcement was made to the
members of the Bone family and Mrs.
Buralew, sister of Mrs. Bone She
finally told Jessie about it. The next
morning the whole household consulted,
and it was arranged that in case of old
Bones arrest they should all swear he had
not been out of the house that night, but
allude to the night previous when stating to
the officers that he had just returned.