The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-26
WIFE AIDED MURDER
MRS. DIXON'S LOVER KILLED HER
SLEEPING HUSBAND.
MAN AND WOMAN CONFESS.
TELL IN JAIL HOW THE AWFUL
CRIME WAS COMMITTED.

Lay in Bed - Walden Says the
Woman Took the AK and Hnstened
the Death of Her Husband-PubIac
Indignation at High Pitch-Prison-
ers Sent to Macon for safe Keep
ing.
Wrightsville. Ga, July 25.--The complete
story of the murder of w. G. Dixon last
Sunday night. a brief notice of which was
published in the Morning News. unfolds
a most horrible tale of crime.
Your correspondent has the confession
OF both the murderer, Mrs. Sarah Dixon
and Jerry Walden. from their own lips,
which was obtained this morning before
they were taken to Macon for safe keep,
ing.
The people of Wrightsville were highly
wrought up over the developments OF the
case. Some parts of the confession hav-
ing leaked out, Clerk of Superior Court w.
w. Anthony and Sheriff j. w. Rowland,
decided 1t would be advisable to take them
TO some other place for safe keeping.
Mr.. Anthony ,telephoned Solicitor
Rawlings at SandersvlIe the state of af-
fairs, and he instructed their removal to
Savannah or Macon. Macon being nearer,
was selected.
The confession. verbatim would be too
horrible and vulgar to publish. The con-
versation Of the murderers, while commit
ting the crime. was so extremsly vulgar
and extraordinary that no one cou'd possi-
bly, believe 1t, If they did not hear it
from the parties themselves.
Mrs. DixOn's story.
Mrs Dixon's story is: Mr.. Walden and
I went over TO Mr.. Billiards., about three
fourths of a mile, to sit up with a sick
child. leaving MI Dixon a home with the
three children. We left Mr.. Billiards.
about 10 minutes to IL and went home.
Mr.. Dixon was lying on a bed next 10 the
chimney l went to a bed in the back
corner. and Mr.. Walden to another bed in
the opposite corner. After I had been in
bed about thirty minutes l heard Mr..
Walden strike Mr. Dixon. and got up.
saw Mr.. Dixon on the floor and begging
for his life, while Walden was hitting
him on the head with an ak. l said, Stop
hitting that man and help him back on
the bed. Walden said, Dry up. or / will
give you lick Mr.. Dixon struggled and
begged for his life, and managed TO pull
himself up by the bed and get on it,
Then Walden struck him again several
times. i went after my brother, Mr.
Raines. Mr.. Dixon was still breathing
when we arrived l then went after Mr.
Blizzard. After crowd had gathered
at the house, Walden came TO me and
said: If you say anything to anybody
about this / will put a round of 32's in
you quicker than h can scorch a feather
The reason why / havn't told 1t before
was because 1 was afraid Walden would
kill me. Walden had told me he was
going to kill Mr.. Dixon, If 1t hung him in
twonty-tour hours. I begged him not TO
do it, but was afraid he would XII me
accused Walden of stealing a dollar from
him. That was why he killed him.
What Walden Says.
Walden's tale was more horrible and
some different in the particulars Wal
den said: When we returned from Biz
the head while he was sleeping. Mrs
Dixon then took the AK out of my hands
and struck him. Then he struggled and
relied eff the bed, and she handed the
ak back to me and said, kill the -"
lie struggled on the floor and caught hold
of the bed and pulled himself on it, when
we both took hand in finishing him."
Mrs. Dixon said that one reason why
she feared Walden was because she had
been crtminally intimate with him, and
she knew that he would kill her IL she
warned Dixon of his danger or told of
Naden's guilt before he was securely
Jailed.
Walden has a youthful appearance, but
his father. VINO came down from Gibson,
says he is 81 years old. He has been en-
ployed by Dixon since May 10, as a farm
hand. Dixon was about 45 years old.
Mrs. Dixon is probably 80. and has the
appearance of an ordinary overworked
and much troubled country woman. Mrs.
Dixon was Miss Raines before her mar
riage, and has two brothers In this coun-
ty, both of whom have the confidence of.
and are highly respected by the people of
the county.
Another Account of the, Affair.
Wrightsville. Ga. July 25.-The most
heinous crime ever committed in this sec
lion OF the state was the murder of w.
g. Dixon, farmer four miles west of
this place, on last Sunday night, between
~ and l o'clock, by his wife and a young
white man, Sam Weden, OF Glasscock
county, who has been living with Mr..
Dixon this year. The coroner's jury on
Monday rendered a verdict of murder
against Walden and accessory against the
wife.
The verdict was not mode public at the
time, as excitement over The affair was
very high, and 1t was withheld as a pre-
cautionary measure to prevent any at
tempted violence on the prisoners.
The accused stoutly denied having COM
mitted the deed, and strongly protested
their innocence, TIL yesterday, when II
was learned on good authority that they
had confessed to the killing
The confession was known to very few
TIL this morning. The authorities antici-
and made provision for a guard in case
Of emergency. The night passed. however,
very quietly, to the great surprise of all.
A part Of the confession Is that Walden
frst struck Dixon with an ak, stunning
him, though he sprang from the bed and
endeavored TO defend himself, and though
powerful man, Weighing about $50
pounds and his sssailant bout 1875 pounds,
the former was beaten to the floor. Then
he was picked up by his wife and Walden
and placed upon the bed, when his wife, so