The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
MARTIN CONFESSES.
THE MURDERER BREAKS DOWN AND
TELLS ALL ABOUT HIS CRIME.

The Horrible Story Related to the sbs,ir
Kissed His Victim ,;ood-bv, Altar
Choking Her to death and Throw tbo
Body In tho River.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Feb 2.-Waites
Martin has confessed that he killed
Alice Mcleod. Yesterday morning
Sheriff Rowan went into Martins CAGE.
where he was chained down to the floor.
ard sat down upon box near him. He
asked him whether he had an accomplicc
or not and what connection ANYBODY elso
had with the murder. IIo told Martin he
dld not wish him to implicatc himself, but
he wanted him to tell the truth as there
was already enough evidence against
hun to hang hirn. The question was
such that it could not be answered with
ease and the negro after mature dclibcra-
ton decided that it was best to make n
voluntary confession. After awhile hc
said:
~ Will tell you the truth,N and STAT
cd That he would relate the whole mat
ter. The Sheriff told him if he did not
tell the truth he would stop him. Mar
TN said all right and he told his story
substantially rs follows:
He said that on Friday evening, some
time before dark, he was standing on
NchultH's corner, one square from the
! shanty car, waiting for Alice to come
and 20 up street with him, when a man
Whom nc had never seen before came up
TO him and asked If that woman over by
f1,n
otald at Lena lIammOnds' during Fair
week. Martin told him "ycs,n and the
fellow said, "Wcll she owes me some
money whlcE l must have" Martin told
l.m that was none Of his business, and
:hc man went away.
Martin says he then went to the car
and asked Alice to 20 home. She re-
fused and he pushed her out into tho
darkness. She again refused and ho
caught her by the throat and chokcd her.
| lie turned her loose and she still refus-
cd; he then pulled h"r OH, and when
they were near tE% oil mill fence he
caught her by the throat and choked
her again. When he turned her loose he
| nOIlCcd She did not rise, and then it
flashed across his mind that nc had MUIR
dcrcd her.
Martin says after that discovery ho
WAS so scared that he did not know what
he was doing, but if he had it to do over
again he would come straight to the iail
and surrender himself.
The Sheriff asked him, 'Wcll, what
next"
Martin continued his story, and said
he then put the dead body on his back
and carried itas far rs he could down
The railroad track towards the quarry.
The body was 50 heavy that he had to
put it down and rest twice. Where the
path leads from the railroad to the quarry
ne again laid tho body down.
There he conceived the idea of
stripping it. He says he did not
know why he did it. At any rate
he lay the body down and stripped it of
It's clothing Just as it was found. He
threw the clothes in bundle to one
side and left them. He then took the
body on his back and carried it to the
river bank and laid 1t down. lie then
came back to the quarry and secured
the stone. He SAID he did not get it
from his yard. He then came up the
track to the compress platform, whcro
he got sack and then went back. Pick
ing up the rock on the yhc went back
to the body. lie said the sack he is said
house was taken on Friday morning aud
he had brought potatoes in it. Those
were the potatoes that Alice was sell
ing.
After going back to the body, he took
the bag and prepared to conceal it.
He fixed it Just as it was found, and
then nc says he drew it to APPOINT in the
river Just above where 1t was found. lie
says he kissed the dead wOman's cheeks
and threw her into the water. In doing
so he slid her down gently into the
water.
When the prisncr told Of kissing the
corps he broke completely down and
wcp like child. His subsequent
movements he seemed unable to des-
cribc, but says that when he went home
he did not 20 in the window, but went IN
the door. He positively asserted that
he had never seen Washington until he
saw him on the car. and that he had
nothing whatever to do with the murder
Martin told his tale in straghtfor.
ward manner. Some still hold the
theory that the woman was killed in bed
Sheriff Rowan yesterday Afternoon
made q hunt for the clothes, but cOul(
not find them, and he thinks some iapo
rant field hand has found t@ssc t@ciS on5 Ttrro -
them away '''"n' '''i'' ''hc
Martin says be~<KDows he must Il,
"'l', says ne wants 60 have his trIa, owe
ana sep1Gnce passed. on him as soon q
possible Record.
[ a National Alliance Ticket.
) OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 29-The Nationa
Farmers Alliance to-day decided to mi
in nomination in 1890 a full national
ticket, headed by candidates FOR Presi-
dent and Vice President Of the United