The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-30

She told how she left the buggy In charge Of
Lille johnson and starred down the hill, the
tears flowing afresh as she said she wanted
to see Freda once more"
why did you follow her" asked Gen.
Peters.
'STo cut her throat" was the prompt re-
ply, given as though she was surprised at
the s%R Hs,'dtE id you wan. to cut her shross
asked Gen. Peters.
because knew sould not have her aud
didn't want any one else to have her,"
aud again the tears fell. She was then
asked TO tell what followed. She recovered
her composure quickly and, as though she
was relating the most commonplace Incl
dent, told the story of the murder, corroo-
Grating every eyewitness OF it, and not
emitting a single detail
'T took out the razor as / started down
the hill. When overlook Freda l at onoe
cut her throat. l intended to follow her TO
| the boat and kill her there, and then cut my
own throat l Thought it would BE- better
to do it on the boat in the ladies' cabin. 1t
would be quieter and less public than on the
street, but when l came up with her
thought l would do ii then. Freda tried to
say 20 or something like that when | cut
her. just then some one screamed, either
Joe Ward or Miss Purnell.
"Then Joe hit me with her umbrella and
dog, leave nay sister alone l saw she was
| going TO hit me again, and l struck at her
with the razor in my hand. 1t out her, |
| thought, on the chin. | did not mean to
cut her at all. Then l looked around and
saw Freda standing on the second railroad
track from the end of the sidewalk. l ran
after her aud cut her again on the face,
then, not stopping for my hat ran up che
hull to the buggy. put the razor in my
pocket. After I got in the buggy felt for
the razor and 1t was gone l thought it
had dropped behind the buggy, but after
ward found it in the bottom Of the buggy.
| told Lille what had done and drove
home"
You spoke of intending to kill yourself.
Why did you not do sol" asked Gen. Peters.
II did intend to oqt my throat, but Joe
made me mad when she called me a dirty
dog, and didn't know what was doing.
| Only for that would have cut Freda again
had out her throat, knew, and l only
aimed to cut her enough to kill her. 1
didn't mean TO cut her up that way. Joe
said, You will be hung for this and l an
swered. I've done what l wanted to do:
/ don't care il am funged for it,"
"Who did you love the best in all the
worldP asked Gen. Peters.
"FFeda Ward" was the answer.
did you not love your father and
motherG"
eyes, but. oh, nothing like loved
Freda, "and again she wept.
"Do you know she is dead ~
"Of course know it. They told nae and
l read it in the papers"
"Would you like to see Freda now ~
"Of course would, " she sobbed afresh.
"WouId you try to kill her again 2"
~ don't know what would do"
and you wanted to marry Freda ~
Eyes, sir"
"Did you not know that would be
wrong p
Eyes, but thought II 1 would wear mems
clothes no one would know the difference
would have taken her to st. Louis and
| worked for her. would have done any,
thing In the world she asked me TO. told
her If she wanted me to raise q mustache
| would shave and try to raise one."
Then, always with the same remarkable
GOODNESS, save when she was reminded of
her affections for Freda, Alice went on TO
tell how months before. when she learned
that Freda loved Ashley Roselle she tried
to kill her with laudanum. She bought the
poison and tried to pour it into Freda's
mouth while she slept. Freda woke up and
asked her what she was doing.
| 81 said would not take il that night
said the defendant. "Of course had no
idea of taking it, but I told her that to put
her Off her guard, hoping she would go to
sleep again.. but she stayed awake the rest
of the night. Then, as could not get her
to take it, 1 took it myself the nexeday. It
made me sick. do not know why it did
not kill me-"
Then she told how she had taken her
fathers razor on Nov. l, intending Co kill
Ereda the first chance she got. Shs had a
chance one day, but she could not get the
razor out OF her pocket and as Lille asked
her what she was doing and she did not
want her to know, she abandoned her pur-
| pose.
| To juror she said she still thought OF
and dReamed of Freda and carried her pict-
urs in her watch, She said she had wanted
to die ever since Freda died She still
wished to keep that thunbstal with Freda's
blood on u as q keepsake, and said she
thought 1t would do her good to look at it.
Then Alice was excused, and is minute,
| during q recess of court, was smiling and
laughing as she talked with her brother and
counsel. While she gave her testimony her
aged father and her brother bowed their
heads and never locked up. After brief
examination of Miss Purnell, both sides an
nounoed that they had nothing further to
offer. Both sides then agreed to submit the
case without argument The jury was then
discharged until Friday, when Judge Dubose
L rryfl Aaliw g.