New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
BOINAYS ACCOMPLICE CONFESSES.
WEEKS TELLS THE STORY OF THE MURDER OF
GEORGE NJ NICHOLS AT DANIELS
FARMS CONN

GEORGE VI NICHOLS Al DANIELS
FARMS. conn.
bridgeport. Conn., Dec. s-The second day Of the
trial Of Charles 4. Boinay. who stands charged In
the Superior Court'wth murder In the hrst desIee
In III, killing OF George Marcus Nichols. OF DANES
Farms brought a sensational climax TO tho pro-
credirgs David a. Weeks, Bonhys alleged &C
complete made a fun confession. not only OF inc
crime OF robbery and murder In the case o, "icho's
bu, also OF crimes committed elsewhere IN Con-
rec,icu, and In Sew-York State and Northwestern
PENNSYLVANIA He told his Story with "ohder'u'
.o.. and noncha.a ncc and answered all questions.
direct and cross-examinaton. without hesitation
He rehear.ed mnutely the awful details OF the
Daniels Farms crime. telling story "h'on Co"
c,dcd almost idenucaIiy with that told by MISS
Mary Nichols sister Of the murdered FARMER
M rho cross.examinailon he confessed 10 other
crimes prominent among which were the ROBBERY
Of John Nichols in May. and the shooting OF N"'o
u,e Booth. an aged woman IN Bosford. on Aprl
IN A crime for which james y. 1uttle' WIN ~'o'"
NJ. pootb lived was arrested. Weeks said that
neither he nor Rouay did the shooting III M's
,o.,.s casa hut tnnt they were both concerned IN
=, adding that the bullet which wounded MFs'
Hooth was one nred by futile in the latter EFFORTS
10 shoot Bolnay and Weeks.
Following IT, In substance. the story 'o'd ny
weeks We had planned for some time previous
- Mr. ,S,rhoIs Bolnay had learned. so he
A that Mr. Nichols possessed considerable
..aih Au,r We had perfected our plans We went
| from our house In Huntington to Danieis arms
., Monday night July 49, intending 10 roo the
<irholses at that time. We found. however that
| "a. wer. observed. and concluded to aoahnoh the
| atteupt for that night. and returned 10 hnn.hs-
| 6nniels Farms and Investigated The coast was
clear. and Wa decided to commit tne crime a.
coriingly we went into the barn OF Mr.. Nichois,
| ,',rn we stayed until after midnight: II WAS
raining heavily, and everything was fayoran DE,
We nrst tried the panc7 IN wnGoW' bVn @S ,'ied
! ont a window pane. opened the sash ana cra"ieh
IN ntiie later he Jet mr. IL through door o We
| had not been inside long before We heard n noise
"bSvt"tiSii,""g closely we saw Mr. Nichols and Misc
Nichos come downstairs Mr. Nichols lisht 1t
nhon' n short time returned to the house we
aUw' ,,nt To- The side door and burst Il In. to md
IL Vichols and Miss Nichols in the middle Of the
I TS"r hands MIR Nichols responded by striking
nornnS{, .,s,y nred two shots Mr. Nichols fell 10
ihe noor and Miss Nichols stopped. but. recovering
uTsSS1sa wH o b morn shots and anay oinay
| came downstairs with Miss Nichols We demanded
Of the woman money f nnn sV, Ni"hols secured
| from n closet some brandy. ., a..
| We then occupied some time IN searching IN,
house and after getting something TO eat we ief'
| the house and walked back 10 huntington wh>,,
| we were let into our house ny Mrs boihhXs ~.
our WAY S,, PACK a. ba nrs, one ever killed we threw
our our masks into a brook and reached horne sbon
oc9cE M ,s" We H %Sn, to shelton and from
| there 10 New Haven. Later went to New-iort
and thence 10 BrOGkn n %nsr@ NV cousin Thei
| we vent I'M The Hudson River and on the way ~
| Nv boat Ionny threw into the river Mr. Nichols
watch, We wandered about uh'' we were c"P'
In response to an inquiry by Mr., Lynch. on cross
examination. Weeks insisted mat ne was ihduG re-
told it simply because he was tired OF his way o
living" and wanted TO clear the whole thing u. up
Efforts on the part Of the attorney to corner Week
seemed futile