The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-12
VElMYER'S CONFESSION.
II Is Said That BE Has SolVsd the Hys-
terry Of IshtKsspsf Williams, Death.
LArrER'S HIRgLcCUSED or THECRIHE
She fs Young and Pretty, and II 10 said
Wrote Damaging Note 10 Veimysr.
Mrs. Wslnsms Nal e',

cial.-Thc mysterious death Of Fred. VII
ilams the lightkeeper. and the arrest =,
hts widow and Albert Neimyer, charseu
with the crime. has cause d great s'hso~
ton in this section of the state Inc W.
mans friends assert that she Is innocent
and that she viii so prove when tne case
comes on.
yonne Vzmver. who is about twenty
xcars old has made a confession IN re-
yard 10 the killing Of r. Ferdinand VII
nans which Is 10 the effect that nc
received a note from Mrs. Williams re-
oueating him 10 meet her at the barn
Of Mr. williams at o'clock On tne eve
ring that Williams was Killed. me nots
was to The effect that she wCuid XII
Mr. Williams. but wanted MN III care
his assistance was needed, md that ne
met her al the appointed time. After
reaching there sne wanted him TO DO
the killing. but upon his refusal to do so
she said she had nerve enough 10 accom-
pllsh II herself. He remained In the barn
ard Mrs Williams went TO the mousse.
few minutes later he heard the re-
port OF a pistol and started TO run, when
the second report occurred.
IL will also be remembered that i'm
medlately sfter the shooting Mrs. Will
liams went to a church which was near
by. where prayer-meeting was being held.
and notified those present that her nus
hand had committed suicide Veimyer, 1t
seems, was present at the meeting.
having entered tie church few moments
before Mrs Williams arrived, and brought
the startling news Of her husbands SUI
eide. Veimyer, it is SAID, went with
the crowd TO Mrs. Williams residence
and remained most of the time until after
the burial. assisting in making arrange
menB for the funeral etc.
THg NOTE TO yrIMYER.
The note which Mrs. Williams is said to
have written to Neimyer mas been de-
stroyed. but the colored girl, TO whom
a was first given 10 convey 10 MN, ana
who read and kept it for several days,
not delivering IL, remembers about the
substance OF the same. Mrs Williams,
Il is said. called for the note. and had
IL delivered by another color"d girl. Ihe
note referred to is said to read about as
follows: MY Darling: The lighthouse is
gone; that old devil has come nome 10
stay He saw you at the barn and gave
YOU and the worst abusing ! ever had.
Meet me at the barn tonight. l VIII
kill him, but want you to be there TO
assist me in case ] need you. NJ.
A good deal of mystery still surrounds
the case. Friends OF Mrs. Williams stout
ly maintain her innocence, and are very
lndlSidllt AZ tHt bldNV NhdibNS "'N"o"N
against her.
TIE WIDOW INDICTED.
The grand jury of Northumberland
county has found true bills against
Mrs. Maggie Williams and Allen -.
VeimyeE for he murder Mrs Will
l:ams came to Heathsville Monday,
ana yesterday. upon being informed
Mrs. Williams. who was the wife Of 7.
r.. williams. came TO Heathsville Mon
lay, and yesterday. upon being Informed
If the action of the grand jury prompt
v answered the summons OF the court.
She was accompanied by her brother,
Mr. Fuller Jones. and Deputy Sheriff
flint She answered every question ask
"a by the judge. in regard TO her ability
% procure the required sum for bail, in
clear. steady voice. Commonwealth
Attorney Smith desired to have her
jail at once, but her coun-
sell BS& A. Jones' Informed the
Judge SsSSH pbysician. Dr. Tankard,
had written a letter stating that she was
from heart disease. ard the ex-
element of being committed 10 Jail might
prove fatal at any moment Under the
existing circumstances. the court allowed
bail in the sum of 5000 for her appear
ance at the May term of the court. Her
brothers, Fuller and Morgan Jones, and
A. y. Rice went security for The r.
Iuired amount.
PRETTY MRS. WILLIAMS.
In appearance, Mrs Williams is rather
pretty. She has brown hair and eyes.
and in height is about five feet and a
half. She is between thirty and thirty
i've years of age, although she could
pass for twenty-five. She was Miss
Maggie Jones. of Northumberland coun-
~. and was married to 7. Ferdinand
Williams. Veimyer is also under arrest
On February 10Th, T. f. Williams was
found dead in his room at his home, In
Fairnelds. near the Methodist Protestant
church. A prayer-meeting was in pro-
yress at the church. when the worship
pers were startled by pistol shots. ard
before any inquiry could be made as to
the cause of the shooting, Mrs. Williams
rushed on the scene, and very cXcitedly
that her husband had com
mitted suicide. The friends who return
I'd home with Mrs. Williams found Mr..
Williams lying dead in pool of blood.
A jury Of inquest was impanelled on the
day. post-mortem eXamina-
ton held. and when the body was ex-
amined the physicians found he had
been shot In the left breast. and also In
tie temple. They pronounced death
caused by the ball which penetrated the
brain. as the ball In the side struck a
rib. CHANGING of, only iniicting a painful
flesh wound.
HER STORY OF THE AFFAIR.
After hearing the testimony of the ply
sicians, Mrs. Williams testified that she
was IN the yard getting some wood when
she heard the first report: before she
,ould reach the house. she heard a sec
md. and by the time she arrived at the
house. her husband was dead. The jury
rendered verdict of suicide. The YER
lict caused much dissatisfaction among
Mr.. Williams brothers. who at once be-
gan Investigations, which resulted In the
arrest OF Mr.. Vemyer by Deputy Sheriff
Flint. The prisoner was lodged In Jail
at Heathsville. Va, Saturday afternoon
TO await the action of the grand jury.
More arrests are expected to follow.
T. +. Williams the victim. was assist
ant keeper OF the Smiths Point light,
near the mouth of the Great W.comico
river. His health had been very poor.
and he was heard to complain OF never
feeling well, and II is now claimed that
ne not only complained on the day OF
his death OF ill-health. but also said his
home troubles were of desperate ma
ture. This helped to strengthen the YER
dict OF suicide Since his death. many
rumors concerning troubles of domestic
nature have been freely circulated.