The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-08
MURDER OF FARMER FOOTE.
MS WIFE ACCUSES HER rARAMoUR
OF THE A1RoIoUs CRIME

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Firc-Iewts Furman. the Accused Me-
! Teiis . Dirre.s stery.
| BrSGHAMToS. Nov Mrs. Foote and Levi
| Fnrnan. who nre charged with the murder o
Farmer Richard Foote and afterward burne'
the body In n barn. the facts Of which appeared
| In yesterdays srS. were brought to this cit,
| to-day and lock cd up In the Broome County Jnil
Your correspondent had an interview with tn
alleged murderer. Furman Is powerfully built
~ years OF age. but large for his age. HI
looks like an honest, hard-working lad. ant
has tho air Of one who is always ready for {
| lark. He certainly would not Re taken for |
murderer He told his story In n straightfor
ward manner. without hesitation or confusion
He denied oil completely In the fendish crime
nsd said:
Il first met Foote last fall when my brother
made an agreement TO work his farm on shares
Mrs. Foote was away at the time. I learned
that she was In the village Of Couklip. thirtJ
miles distant. Footo married his vito in
Conklin. I heard tina. she went there fire..
aucntly and received visits from men.
She was usually gone two weeks
at time year ago last March
tho couple ouarrellcd and 3ra Foote
went to Conklin and STAYED eleven months.
Foote was jealous OF he because the boys used
to call and see her when he wasn't home.
He drank considerably and smoked a pipe
nearly all the time. lived most Of the
time with my brother. who resides mile dis.
mt from the Foote'S ! had rooms Mt Foote's
house. which occupied sometimes during
the busy season. Last Thursday morning
left the field where l was digging potatoes and
went to the house after some bags to put
them up Focte and his wife were having II
hot and heavy. You could hear them mile.
Mra Foote snii II sho was a man
she would brain him with m axe Foote
told her no hal n notion to kill her.
and no jury would find linn guilty.
II he did. That night they had It again. and
each threatened to kill the other. The following
morning met Fcote at the blacksmith shop.
about three rods from his house. He asked
me II lhad engaged IA man yot to repair stone
wall that needed fixing ut the house. I told
him had. but that the man had been too busy
to come around. He went nway and did not
see him again. That noon and my brother
went to the house after snme more bags. We
found Mrs. Foote crying. Ny brother asked
her what was the matter. and she replied.
nothing much That was oil she said.
stayed ut my brothers that night, and slept
with my nephew. The ucxt morning when we
went to work the barn was q smoking mass Of
hlackcned ruins. We asked Mrs. Foote how It
happened. but she said she didn't know. Ny
brother asked her where F"nte was. and she
eaid she had not seen him since Friday morn
ing"
Turman seems entirely unccncerned over
the shocking affair. and was playing
cards with some Of the other prisoners
when The Sun correspondent entered
the Jail corridor. The murdered man was
about 80 years old. Mrs. Foote Is about 80
years OF age and plain looking. She does not
appear to be over intelligent Furman has
not had what he terms much book learning"
but is a handsome looking fellow. and
naturally smart. He has retained ex-Con-
gressman s. C. Willard us counsel.
An interview with Mrs. Foote ELECTED the
following sensational account OF ono OF the
crimes IN sns
the Coroner. she said: ''''' ''.''
and To- s sso to Ro ss wa
years age last March: Inst sp5i,ne hEs st net
things into part II our house and came there to
to p.y FOR Ills board i thnk Lewis Farmsn
hasSssa 5o9 A90ut to Ind v sa sS
Inpe% think some time in J July ny husband
f%a sm Sft M
fix the matter up. About this time he stopped
somng e. x Kim our 70 to de cooked
husband ri tod him H he could t not come to our
my husband asked i me Il was not With chiltd
and told bin | was. and he accusedlF9rmsn
bsps na h nT Of sns9 tRe Sd
they met. and from that time until Oct 70
they had frrsslaent Guarren in regard to this
sS H5"n the trsubIe oI He and my s husband
9nart.iisd that morning and my husband tp 20
10 talk with me. he said, ,he would fix
any ar e. said Esu Would meet h
s%s T %sat S1 u fs'4as 81 ~ H. H. eaas -;
Footo where he would not bother Us |
ny more: asked how he had dong
.iestnyt tree not tar, from tie .,'arn; Hs sud
nSona ths he ara
tss up saa S 0 The and
IN ws TN.
table. There WAS blood on Furman's hands,
u Pd .. sSs' % blood on dok his hf ns
,arp and see Who're q he had put Jim. first
'atd did not want to 60. but he urged me. /
md put on my bonnet and went With HIN.
Shen y We got there he Epenssa ,,rm the
nillct of. uncovering his head and Shoulders.
recognized the body Of my husband The
rushed. but his lace was natural Furman
aid It would DO necessary, to burn
~ II bottle was leit near him people would
hink he had got fnI! and set the barn on IRE
md burned up while drunk. Furman said
arn s0s son. e sims sse darins the pishs
want back to ths house and he said he. would
e around thut night. In the afternoon he dug |
light he came along BY the barn and stopped
moment to get his team. On Saturday morn.
NO. between and 2. Lewis Furman came to my |
Suss and Knocked on the. door AND called
Mary ! Got W and unlocked the door and
he burn. h wanted 9 bottle. and gave hiH
bout q quart I took tho lamp and we
rent s.n. Into ~, the 3sllarway cav him p3%s
ack tnto the kitchen. and he went
nto tho pait OF tho. honse lie had
sHSsa AND FGt can W. e Int es s to Mss
H. Eo said hy, would saturat- the body