Evening star., 1896-08-06

because while the constables are in the
room she keeps her eyes fixed on the cell
Ing, but when they leave the room and &c
outside and watch her they notice that sh,
turns her head and rises from the bed
In order to see where they are and wha
they are doing. The consta bles on duty a
the house are keeping close watch over her
fearing she might possibly attempt suicide
but If she has any such notion the officer:
are determined that she shall not put then
In effect.
II is thought she might make an effort
to end her life by running down as far as
the stream and jumping in the water. and
this she might do IL she could slip out the
back door and get short start on the
constables. Then, too it is thought she
wanted to cut her throat or take poison,
for she continued all day yesterday and
the day before to ask for her valise In
the valise was a peculiarly shaped knife
and bottle containing some fluid, but
what the fluid was is not known. The
knife was taken from the valise. as was the
bottle, and then she did not want 1t.
Mrs. Twins Father Sees Her.
Her condition was SO much improved yes
terday that her father, John Jackson was
permitted to see her and converse with
her So long as the conversation did not
bear upon the awful tragedy the patient
appeared almost as well as she did last
Sunday, when she went with her husband
to Lower Cedar Point to give the childre
as well as herself outing. But when
the subject of the murder was mentioned
she became almost frantic.
Il know you are guilty of figuring in this
murder, and that George Matthews shot
Jim, ner father said to her; land l want
you to tell the truth"
Murdered Jim?" she muttered. "Oh no, -
and then she apparently unconscious
The father remained at fer bedside a while,
but was unable to get anything in the ma
ture of a confession from her Mrs Irwin
thought she should have better quarters
than she has at Swann's. This was heard
by States Attorney Posey and he offered
TO have her taken to hotel and cared for
but, evidently realizing that she might he
sent to JAIL she declined the offer and said
sic preferred to remain where she was.
Matthews in Jail.
While she has comfortable quarters in
the colored mans house, her love letter
writing friend Matthews-is languishing in
the Jail here. Most of his time Is spent In
the new Jail in solitary confinement, for
Wash. Burch. the colored jailer, spends but
little of his time in The new prison. The
alleged murderer being the first prisoner in
the new building. the structure has been
chrsteaed Matthews Prison." Last night
when The Stars representative visited tine
prison all was In darkness and the only
sound to be heard from the outside was the
rattling Of tin cup, from which the al
legged murderer was taking a drink OF
water. Yesterday morning he was asked
how he felt. He responded: LAS well as
man could feel under the circumstances"
We'll If you're guilty man. l guess you
feel rather bad
I'm innocent Of the charge, but I was
bothered very much during the night
The prisoner takes proper nourishment
now, and Is holding up WELL although when
the new evidence is given before him to-
morrow morning 1t is thought he may
weaken and tell something Of the crime
While some of the officers are laboring un.
der this delusion, others believe he will
maintain his innocence to the last.
His Whereabouts Sunday Night.
When the hearing before the coroner's
jury Tuesday was closed, and the prisoner
had made full statement of his side of the
case, States Attorney Posey and Constable
Joe Howard made start for Rock Point
down in Cobb's Neck, the home of the pris.
oner, to follow up the investigation, and II
was during this trip that the important eyi.
dence mentioned was obtained. In the
statement of the prisoner he said he had
been on the water Sunday night, and re.
turned home about 10 o'clock His claim
was that he went as far as "Stodda rd's
Bar to meet Alton Hayden for the sake OF
his company home, but he failed to see him
He left home two hours before sundown. he
said. and reached the Bar" Just about
dusk. 1t Is certain, however, that he dif
not reach the Bar" for he was seen scnlI
Ing away at lively rate up the river on the