The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-24
SHE TELLS ANOTHER STORY.
Mrs. Graves Now Says Register
Killed Her Husband

Valdosta, Ca. June 23.-The presence of
Mrs Jane Graves in the Valdosta Jail I'M
der charge of numbering her husband was
hardly known to the people here until the
story of the crime which is alleged against
then the interest in her case has become
widespread and many people have visited
the jail to get a look at her and the little
boy who langushes with her there.
The Morning News correspondent, ac-
companied by Deputy Sheriff Bowling, had
a long talk with the woman to-day. For
the first time since her Incarceration she,
appeared to realize the enormity of the
charge against her. She is not downcast,
however. On the contrary, she believes
that she win be released in day or so
and that she will return to her home. She
told your correspondent that she was ex-
pecting a pardon" in day or so.
MY affairs at home worry me more
than staying here" she said. Me and
my husband had a good deal of property
and now that he has been killed, am
obliged to look after 1t myself"
She was questioned about the tragedy
and was gradually lead into talking about
it, When asked If she knew who COM
mitted the crime. she replied Il do"
who was it2" was asked her.
George Register" was her reply. NO
body but George Register killed him"
why didn't you tell the coroners jury
that at frst?'
Because / could not swear to it," she
said. II did not see him do the shooting.
NV husband went out 10 the shed which
adjoins the kitchen. I was in the kitchen
and George Register was near the shed.
NV husband was drunk on some kind OF
juice. He had threatened to Kill George
Register and had cursed him several
tfraas 1tfrinO fnp n,Oruinp When he went
into the shed | heard a pistol shot and
ran 10 him. / heard our baby 0he
adopted child screaming and saying,
George has killed papa ran to him
and then ran out on the front porch,
where a Mormon preacher was sitting
and told him that somebody had killed Mr..
Graves"
In a statement yesterday she told the
correspondent that the child was on the
bed when the shooting occurred. This
was in answer to a query as TO whether
or not the child knew anything Of the
killing.
1t is very evident that she has the little
one under thorough training. She told the
correspondent 10 ask the child about it
and to questions put to the child, he an
swered that George Register did the kill
ing. Mrs. Graves asked most of the ques-
lions of the enid and repeated questions
that were asked by the reporter.
She stated that friends of hers from
Echols county came TO see her at the jail
Yesterday. and that they told her they
were going to have Register arrested and
tried for the crime. She says that her
and her husband had lived happily to-
eether and that she could not have killed
him.
II is unfortunate for Mrs. Graves that
she has told different stories about the
AFFAIR. She was the first to advance the
.f1fA md In ri Of
George Registers testimony against her
that she tried to force him to make the
same kind of statement. 1T was difficult 10
get much out of hnn at the first coroner's
investigation, but later on he made a clean
breast of il and told that she had threat
ened to kin him IL he mentioned a word
about The killing
Register Is a young boy IA or Is
years old and has been working for
Graves He bears a good reputation and
his statement was generally credited. Mrs.
Graves on the other hand. does not bear
an enviabIe reputation In the community.
Some of the older citizens say that she
tried TO Kill her husband several years ago.
and that she shot hole through the side
of a house IN the attempt. She has been
auarrelsome and over-bearing, so much so
that she had few friends among the peo-
pie OF the community.
Mrs Graves has made two statements
before legal Investigations and several 10
those who have interviewed her. The
most damaging statement she has made
is one which the solicitor general has at
tributing the death of her husband to sui
eide. In that signed statement she says
that her husband became angry with her
and told her that he wanted a divorce.
and wanted her to sign a paper freeing
him. She says il was Sunday and she
told him thet II he would wait until Mon
day she would do 50; that 1t would not be
legal signed on Sunday. He replied that