The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-14
a TALK WITH MRS sIRcHALL
She is Broken Down. But WIN Not
Leave Canada Just Now.

Leave Canada Just Now.
WOODSTOCK, ONT, Nov. 11.-Mrs. Biz
hall is completely cast down as the fatal
hour approaches for her husband 70 suffer
the extreme penalty Of the law. A reporter
asked Mrs. Birchall: 'Now that you know
the worst. would it not be better TO leave
Tor EnglandI The pain aud anxiety will
wreck YOU physically" She replied: MY
clouds But / canno5 leave the poor lad
bsra alone. Think how much more hs would
s,,frar IL he knew had left the country, left
biT, 10 die alone. Oh, no, l must see the
last and let him feel am not far away"
.sYop must have had difficult task pro-
viding money for the trial and subsequent
etfortsp ON,
"Ves- but what did it matter If could save
hin or nrove to him l was doing all could.
There is the 81 800 received by the poor fell
low for this writing, aud my lawyers,
SIessrs RIsckstock and McMurchy, were so
Kind and so liberal they could have taken it
ali but refused. l hate money. 1t is the
price Of his life"
'What are your intentions as to the fu-
tureT
Now that know the worst. shall re-
main until all is over, and then-well,
trv. ard they will look after me-"
Her ewes filed with tears. and it was evi.
dent fearful mental struggle was going on.
NEW STORY FROM BUFFALO.
BrFFALo. n. ", Nov. 1.-THE latest
confession concerning the Benwell murder
is pnbllshed in the EUenibg NelUS to-day.
IT purports to be from a man in Buffalo, is
dated here, and postmarked yesterday. The
handwriting is pinched and unlike that of
Birchau. The letter is signed by j. j.
Titchfeld, who does not live here and
whose name does not appear in the city di-
rectoTy.
In effect the letter says:
Ihave Naited to give Birchall his last chance
TO defend himself from the death that now
awaits him for the crime of which he il inno-
cent. am a member of the band of conspir-
ators which dealt with moneyedsEnglishnien,
who we're brought out here to be ROBBED of their
wealth. We had an office in Cornhill, London,
England. until the arrest of Birchal. Previous
10 our holding office there we held il at Pen
tonyills Hill near st. Pancras Station, London
and our first victim was Augustus Anderson,
eldest son OF T. c. Anderson, rector Of Holdenby,
Northampton, England, and who is related to
Lord Salisbury.
We took him to hive money with him, and
we watched him closely during his stay in Can
ada until we found he squandered it all, and
then he returned homo At this time we were
working this alone; for years previous to Birch
al'scoming to this country.
acknowledge he is implicated in the robbery
o. Bnwell, and that he was aC Eastwood the
day Of the murder, and that all four of us were
at tie Blenheim Swamp when Benwell and
Birclall came along on Feb Il. We met them,
and tried to induce Benwell to swear to assist
us in our business or we would kill him. Ben
well would not listen or reason with us. and we
shot lin and then cut his name from his cloth
ing. We then told Birchall to get out of the
county, and gave him what articles we had
takenfrom Benwell We told Birchall that we
had clioroformed Benwell, and he did not know
that be had been murdered
As sire as Birchall dies not one board shall
beeft Of the buildings Of the iurynen who sent
him there. We have Judge McMahon spotted,
and Should we have to wreck a train to murder
him We will and we hereby notify him of the
death awaiting him and the jury also.
II lwere to give the history Of our past life it
would fill many pages Of the darkest crimes
ever known or thought Of in our present day,
and should Birchall be hung it will make two
men executed for our Deeds besides one under
going life imnrisOnment