Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-18

whole. and appeared to be not at all con-
Cerned over his deed he occasionally had
hystcrical flights and would cry and talk
iucohcrcntly. He appeared 20 be more
disturbed over his own wounds than those
he had inflicted on MS wife. He Is under
close police Surveillance at the almshouse.
In reply to the interrogation, why did
you kill your wife, he said: Because
she was liking of another man" Con
tinuing, then. he gave his version OF the
whole affair: Il had asked her a dozen
times" he said. mot to be 50 familiar
with Ben. He was always in her com
pany, even when ! was there. lie was
real familiar with her and used to sit
right lam up against her. / have caught
him sitting in her lap several times. and
when / entered ne jumped up, and she
TAXED me- ont of making any fuss about
IT, She could always talk me out at doing
things.
Yesterday | started down TO the city
Han 10 have the water turned on, and
instead Of going there ! went 10 Mr.. Lacy.
who owns the house 10 see about waste
pipe. | went back home about 10:3O
o'clock Bell was in the back room. his
face toward me- as | entered the door,
with his arm around my wifes shoulder
He saw me and bolted into the store and
went out into the street. My wife came
10 me and asked me to say nothing about
1t. and said if did would make against
the family and we would lose a boardor
She said il was only fun ] said il was
too much fun.
BELL WAS AWAY
then went down town to see about
the water being turned on. When |
came back | asked my wife where Bell
was, and she told me he had gone on
Church Hill | took a nap and got up a
when | came down stairs.
Everything passed off quietly. and |
went To- bed early. When | came down
stairs this morning | found my wife and
Lula in the dining-rOOm. Bell was in
the store. We ate breakfast as usual
and nothing unpleasant was said.
went down Broad street about
O'Clock to carry a tea washer that my
wife wanted to have fixed at Tinsley's.
| got back at 10 O'Clock, | went up to
my room and carried a little piece Of
tobacco that | had. She was downstairs,
while | was up there fixing 10 so down
the country. | had told her downstairs
that she did not care anything for me,
and | was going down the country. She
said | could go and stay three to four
weeks or as long as | wanted 10. She
came upstairs and commenced TO fix my
clothes. | told her that there was some
body she might like better than me:
that she didn't care for me. She said,
'Yes-ycs, | do to suit myself in every
respect / told her she had to stop her
familiarity with Bell; that she had
promised me she would. She told me
that if | made any disturbance Beli
would be sure TO knock me in the
head.
DARED HIM TO SHOOT.
had one Of my pistols in the valise.
The other was on the shelf ] stopped 10
pick the one out of the valise, ana no
ticing what was doing she dared me
TO shoot. | Then shot at her. She went
around and grabbed the pistol and called
out to Bell. | again pulled the trigger.
and the pistol kept going off. When /
first STOPPED down to pick up the pistol
she caught hold Of the barrel didn't
intend to shoot her as much as | did.
and | wouldn't have shot her at all IL
she hadn't gotten hold of the weapon.
INTENDED TO SHOOT HIMSELF.
picked the other pistol up to shoot
myself I did shoot at my head. but the
bali glanced and would not go in.
When Mr. Mallctt came in ! told him
not TO come near me, that l wanted to
shoot myself.
lie was reminded that he was still
NnGOtlnE
and this appeared TO disturb him. He
hesitated some little. and made some In
audible reply which he refused 10 repeat.
"Thc pistol that | shot her with he
continued. was a 32-calibre one. The one
| used on myself was 81
He denied having shot at Mallett as
he was taking his wife down the steps.
NOT IN HIS RIGHT MIND.
Il was not in my right mind" he said.
.'\yhen came down stairs i got the
hatchet from the meat-block. Let me see,
il was LAYING on the steps, l believe.
don't know whether IL was or no theh
went up and stood up ana chopped my
head as hard as | could with the hatchet'
I'pon being asked the point-blank ques-
ton. he told of having seen ms wire
and Bell In a compromising poslioh sOii'e
weeks ago. .,
81 have been told by my wife seVerai
times" said Blayton in concIusloh, 'ha'
| was losing my mind. but dia no. .niiN ia
so until to-day. j lost my hi'hu 'o"'''
eraby to-day"
lie stated that he had consiuerap.e pr
pcrty In New Kent county "hie" 'o '
decided TO his wife.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NiECh'
Miss Lula Crump. the neice OF the mur-
dercd woman TO whom reference mas os.i'
made above is only about u years ol
age, and Is quite pretty. She attehos
school on Main street between Nin,h anu
Tenth, being taught by Miss Poythress.
She was at school when the shoo'ihs was
done. When seen at the nome oi
neighbor by the Dispatch man she was
lying on a lounge in an almost hystericai
condition. She talked very inteiiisehty'
and willingly. her conversation being seNe-
raj tines broken by sobs.
II got up some time between and
O'Clock. and Aunt Dinda (as she called
the murdered womam came INTO my
room and / combed her hair for her. She
came down stairs first. and ! followed
her shortly afterwards When GOT