The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-23
Admits that She Tut Poison I'm the
Suggested by Josie Derrfpger.
THE MOTIVE OF THE CRIME
THE DERRINGER GIRL TOLD HER
SHE WOULD GET sARvERs MONEY.
hut Josie Denies All the Statements
view with Mrs. sarvcr.

Sleciai 10 the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR. Ind, July 22-Neyola or Doll
lie Belknap. as she is better known. the
chfd murderess of Fleming sarver. was
seen by Journal reporter. in the Jackson
county jail. at Brownstown. she Is a girl
OF fine appearance OF the brunette type,
with chestnut hair and dark brown eyes
and weighs 10 pounds. She is fluent con-
versasionalist. and has been spending her
time In singing and reading. intellectually.
she is superior TO Josie Derringer. the girl
whom she accuses OF having advised her tc
poison her foster parents. In response &C
a question she said MY real name is
Nevola Belknap but l 20 by thc nickname
Dollie. and am thirteen years old. never
thought of the poison until IL was suggested
by Josie Derringer. One day Josie asked me
IL Saryers had adopted me. and hcx long
intended TO stay with them. / told her I
did not know bow long I would si<s there:
that had not been adopted. Jasio said. II
were in your place / wca.1 ssye them
enough poison o make them sick ard scare
them so that they would think they were
going TO die: and then they would viii me
their property After she snS that she
gave me letter. claiming THAI isyes Rob-
ins had written IL. read the letter md II said
that IL my foster parents shoulc happen 10
name would get married anu we could
build house out on the road and hire
Josie Derringer TO do the work Ill we
would have 10 do then would be TO buggy
ride around. Hayes Ro0inss name was
signed to the letter. / asked her who had
given her the letter. and she told me that
Hayes. Robins had given II her the evening
before. About an hour after this she gave
me another letter, but only read few
| lines of il.
There have been mistakes i'm the story
| in the papers," she said. She was requested
to tell what the trouble was. She stepped
across the cell floor TO a little table and
got a copy OF local weekly paper. She
read the story OF the crime in a clear tone.
but with flushed face. and only faltered
when she reached the part telling OF Mr..
Sarvers death. when her voice trembled
and she choked: but she resained her cheer
fuIness in minute Her objection was 10
the story of her-arres She said: II was
not arrested. but I went-to ,-Grothersvllie
and gave myself up. William Sterling ssked-
me IL l wanted to give myself up and
said yes He then got carriage and took
me to Crothersvile. On the same day that
gave myself up James Keith and Ruth
Carpenter asked ME to go into the room and
ask Mr.. Sarver for his forgiveness"
Tears came to her eyes she spoke. and
| in sobbng voice she continued:
Il went into his room and he forgave me.
| lie said. holding out his hand, Ny dear
child. IL God can forgive you. ] do" Doilie
'"The evening before the Fourth OF July"
she continued. Josie and were In >oal
Wilson's cart taking a ride. During the ride
| told her had not She then told me that
Hayes Robins had said that If did not
inc TSs oney was se Pss bs ss time ber
TO speak to her. do not believe that Hayes
Robins wrote the letters, as they are in a
The correspondent here tore a page out OF
| his notebook upon which he had each OF
the Derringer girls write their names names ana
names OF the Derringer girls from view.
she was asked II either OF them looked
the letters which she had received. With
out hesitating second she pointed 20 one
and said: THAT looks just exactly like
! the one signed ~ the letter"
The name of the writer was disclosed.
and IL proved 10 have been written ~
Josie Derrtnger. Dollie was asked II there
was anyone else at her home the day that
Josie gave her the letter She said: Ze5
Bard, his wife and baby, and his mother
were there at the time"
When asked TO tell on what day II was
that she received the letter from Josie,
and James Keith saws that that was two
weeks ago last sunday. l never san HAYES
Robins I'm my life that / know OF. and
would not know him II | saw him. | stayed
at Derringer's house all day the following
"Wednesday. but we SAID nothing about the
s0's BUYING THE POISON.
~'T bought the poison OF Mrs. william
Lee. / went there with a dozen eggs and
got lamp chimney. The eggs were worth
s cents and the chimney cost cents. The
poison cost Is cents. I told Mrs. Lee &c put
IL all down on she book. owed them
IA cents. which was charged on the book
for straw hat. Mrs Lee asked me what
/ was going TO do with the poison. told
her that there was an old cat and rat
about the house. and / was going to poison
them. 1 bought the poison on Thursday
and put about as much into the coffee pot
on Friday evening would he on the end
OF my finger. 1 then went over TO James
Kelth's to take him e. letter , which Which ws had
opened the gate to go into the woods I
took the box from my pocket and threw 10
down beside stump
aDid you ever have any conversation
with Dottie Derringery was asked.
81 did. last winter she put Z into my
go out and get 81 week and my clothes,
while at home ! was only getting my board
night. and went to Dick Prlfchsrd's on
Tuesday. They were az home when ! got
there: told them lie
Dollie bowed her head. az II ashamed TO
acknowledge H. "Dottie told me-" she con-
tsnued ITO say. when I went there, that I
was Jesse Clymnes's girl. and that my moth
erss name was Alma Cymnes. and that nv
mothers name before she was married was
Alma jenkins. She told 10 tell them
that nv mother had died two weeks before
and that we lived at Sellersburg. She told
me 10 tell them that was orphan. that
INV parents owned a farm. on which there
was a mortgage OF 500. that they had sold
ali of the household goods and my clothes
TO paw the debts. Dotte stayed at James
Kefth's our neighbor. two summers and
during that time she put this INTO my head.
I STAYED al Dick Pritchard's that night.
and the next morning ] went 20 stay with
Mr. parnes. for he said that they would
take me II / would stay. The next day the
man with whom / was staying came and
Whom do you mean by the mang'
IL mean Mr.. Saryer"
..Have you been keeping company with
Il have never kept company with anyone
except Henry Harvey. OF Seymour. He
came TO once twice during the
summer when he worked for James Keith"
.Did any person else ever say anything
to you about poisoning Mr. and Mrs. sar-
very'
"xo. sir: Josie Derr.neer Is the only one
who said anything 10 about a..
Dollie Belknap told her entire story with
out moments hesitation. The Girl does
not seem to realize her position She told
the writer. just before he left. that she
was sorry that she had put the po;s<n n