Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
1se KILLING OF MARY KING.
what Her Alleged niurderess ana ACCOM-
plice Have TO Say.


pIice Have 10 Say.
Martha King and Mack. Bradshaw, the
two negroes arrested Friday aiteinoon o
short Pump. in Henrico, 90 tne ednrted
numbering Mary King. the woman auQpttIba a
ann1btar will probably be tried at tne
Warcb term OF the County Court, winch
boc;ns one week from tomorrow. -
fheir case will be brought before th2
,,,and iurv nj that time anyhow, though
Tho trial. in the event of their Indictment
may be postponed. =. A. uonr;co
1'he prisoners were seen OF tho henIlo9
iail Yesterday by a Dispatch reporter anu
GueStioned concerning the glrfs dsat1'
Sherif Southwark first brought out brad
sbsw Who is held as the woman's accom-
phce. ~. ..,d 90 work
nm mo farm for Martha King and her HUSBAND,
John King who is now absent ~ "sH Iia ~
county. Pa Mary King. the deceased, did nos
seen 10 DO sick much last Tuesday evening, pus
enc was complaining some. ADJ = -.
"wednesday morning she died. WARNS hIns
was not in the habit OF whipplng TTr SI her
once OF twice a week. she did not oea' her ~ uch.
Last week Martina whipped both the poy anu
Mary"
STEALING CORN.
Unon being asked what the girl was whipped
for bradshaw said for stealing corn ron Nv
swItch-not AS large az your niger. l sIoulu
say the girl was twelve or thirteen years OIL ese'
After Martha found that Mary was SICK sue ASK
ed me 10 20 for her mother. Msrthe's motneI'
mean The dead girls mother Is living some
where I'm West Virginia. Martha used 70 let hhry
sit AT the table and eat what she ave. s s na N1
always treated well 90 far as could see. sht
was real sick whom came to mo hou5e AiIeI ny
wort ond she diod at o'clock wednesday
morning
THE woMAN's STATEMENT.
Martha being brought out said: "Tho dead
eirlis real nAme was Mary Esther Iuoy, out sho
took my name OF King when adopt9I neI. Sn5
had been with mo i've or SIX years. Her nolhsr
gave her TO me, seeing loved culdren 80 ~ ue i
sue was then about ten years old. She was no KIN
to me. Her mother was ivng tne IN e tsths
and mother wero nearly white, as was mary.
She preferred 10 live with US to neing WIN ne,
mother ia West Virginia. have not whipped
her since wednesday before Ihsl. Inen 1
whipped her with a dogwood switch-a small
one'H In answer 10 q question as 10 mo severity
OF the whipping, she said: u TOOK All OF nor
clothes of no blood was drawn mat saw. Dus
4 raised soIne Whelps. / whipped her because
she stole some OF Lawyer Jhcksons corn she
stole seven or eight ears. hardly ever whipped
her moro than once or twice week; always
kept her ct work about the house one he'of
worked In the field but twice In her me-
SHE DID NOT COMPLAIN.
usho Ala not compIaip much the day before
she dIed Shs said during tho day that she had
a pain in her stomach. The night she dle1 she
slept on lounge in my room. she never Slept
on the floor. Whom came nome from mr. JACK jazz.
sons found her standing bending down at the
pasture-ga,e. | asked her what was the matter,
but she paid no attention 10 me, put opened me
gate This was about O'Clock TUESDAY evening.
/ got down from the cart, and seeing that she
was sick, lead her Into the house. sne walked
half bent While leading her she sAiu, 1 nave
got such pain In my stoma,h.' then asked her
what she had boon eating. She repIied corr.
II oh |
ate aud destroyed together seven or eight ears.
After eating the corn che SAID she went III Iho
house and smoked Macks pipe ana told mo poy
who Was with her. " Brother, am drunk" Al
ter her brother loft her no heard her hallooiDg
40 loudly he thought the house was on nre lie
went in and found the blanket on nre' ohe was
putting 1t out by blowing on IL ano Deaung u
with a shovel 1hon she,went 10 inc oucEeI ana
drank all tho water In IL, and then went TO The
tub that catches the drippings and drank some
out Of IT, Afterwards she stopped down and put
her face IN 1t and began TO gotso SICK ErheS'
told me this.
A DOSE or OIL.
al eayo her q dose Of oil and teaspoonful OF
mustard aud water. Then ] gave her mustard
bath, and she said she felt better. Sho then
stood up by the ire, and propose1 TO her 20 cat
something. ] gave her some tea, ana she thIe lev.
IL up. Afterwards she threw up nothing but
WATER ] gave her second bath, and she faint-
ed TWAS a. much as could do 70 get her up.
dried her of and put on her n!ghi-clothes. aud
Dut n0r In the Deu. AilcE oHhlio noACN ASA
how she felt, and she replied Better then
went 70 bed. soon heard her falling about
ana got up with her, 49,
al sent for my mo'hor. While sitting up
Mary said 'lay me down. and before | could
do it she died IN my arms These were The last
words she ever spoke. love children, and have
adopted four Of them at different times. Three
OF them are now dead one died with It's mother
while visiting her. The boy, who is now with
me IL my adopted son. and Is a brother OK tho
dead girl. One died with cholera-infantum and
the other died with fits. He loved me so much;
he thought was his rsal mother, and would not
believe Otherwise"
AN AIR OF INNOCENCE.
The accused, Martha King, Is q sparely-built
black woman, about thirty years OF age, aRd
spoke with an air OF innocence OF tho dreadful
crime OF which she stands charged. Bradshaw
10 tyenty-one years Did. weighs about 1850 pounds,
is OF ginger. broad color, and has sinister OK
preston, which may Do partly due 10 tho nAtu-
raj deformiiy OF ono eye being much larger than
the otner.
Judge Minor yesterday directed Sheriff South
ward TO send after the boy, who Will be used as
witness. IL 10 said that the boy has also been
cruelty treated by the woman and shows the
MARKS on hts body.