The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-15
CONFESSED CRIME
AFTER ACQUITTAL
Ell Shaw Acknowledges Murder Of
Mother and Grandmother.
TO TWO NEWSPAPER REPORTERS
Under the Constitution He Cannot BE
Twice Placed i'm Jeopardy aud Can
Consequently Not he Tried for
His Crime.

Yesterdays philadelphia Times says
that Eli Shaw. twice convicted by the
Camden County Court for the murder OF
his mother and grandmother, and finally
acquitted thereof. confessed TO The crime
Wednesday afternoon after being con-
fronted with the evidence Of his guilt by
TWO members Of the staff Of that paper
William u. Hay and Howard *. Sloan.
The Times gives the following account
OF the murder for which shaw was tried
and acquitted:
Early I'm the evening Of the murder he
started out Ia company with Eugene OAR
reu. with the intention OF seeing phases
OF fast Nfe I'm Camden.
They visited a certain house where they
spent much time and money The keeper
OF the house ls known Then they found
themselves short OF cash.
They returned to the Zane home IN
search III more money. They We're seen
20 enter the house together by woman
who lived nearby and who was sitting
ON ner steps waiting FOR her daughter 10
AN ACCIDENT
shaw went upstairs. He found his
mother IN bed. His grandmother was si--
ting I'm her room near the front WindoW.
tie had a revolver with him-a 3Z-cahore
wespon-.for which he had purcna ri
cartridges several days previously D rae
store OF James Rutherford. iiD Broadway.
% was a cheap affsir and set ON a hair
trigger While being examined by tht
police after 10 was found ID the Gimme!
after the murder it was discharged acci-
fUTnfL
TO handle firearms.
Shaw spoke TO his grancnother ana toie
her he must have money. she refused
him Meanwhile Darnell. becoming urea
of waiting in the hail. went mp TO Sna" s.
room on tho third floor and lay down on
tho bed. lie fell asleep.
Shaw. desperate at this granamoLet
refusal 90 supply the money to continue
his spree. became cxasperated ana drew
DIS revolver. 10 was cooked and loaded.
He aourlshed g. in her face. The weapon
exploded and scnt q bullet crashing INTO
her brain close 90 the temple. she Ten
in her chair easping. dying.
Shaw stood h0rr0r-struck. In q momenl
bis mother. clad 70 her night robe. appear
ed ln the doorway reused from her sleep
by the report The boy told her DE had
Injured he old woman accidentally. his
mother did not chen know the seriousness
OF the wound.
Running into the front room she opened
the bureau drawer and seized roll of
linen strips. Intending to use them TO
staunch the blood fas, running down her
mothers face.
To HIDE THE DEED.
Meanwhile Shaw had discovered the se-
robustness of the accident. He feared ar
rest Then. too. be was in a desperate
plight because Of other eutang.ements. He
needed money Ills mother muse be
sreuced He looked at the revolver I'm his
hand and at the doorway. Then be stole
into the darkness of the next rom, where
Doe knew the only witness stood bending
over the bureau drawer. a second shot
sounded. lis mother feii forward on her
face-dead
shaw by his own admission. is guilty
of murder. But he viA never Dee tried on
that charge by reason of the legal tech
nicautes bearing upon bis case.
But although the chain of evidence has
been forged without the elimination OF
single INK. Shaw is still "a free man. How
ever. the charge of perjury can be- estab-
lshei AGAINST him.