The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-22
villo and now in Little Rock was that
OF her husband.
RATHB,JN'S sTATEMENT y

OF her husband.
RATHBUN'S 8 STATEMENT.
After asoertainipg these facts Gap
tain 9alliyan had Rathbun brought in
to his private Office and intorrogated
him about this phase Of tho oaso. Kath.
bur, said: II havo only told you part
Of the truth so far. l arranged this
matter with mr. wife in Little Rock
long ago, but did not want to bring her
into tho case. Now it looks liko [ will
have to. told her that | would fiud q
corpse, and that sho was to telegraph
for 10 to be buried, then collect tho In
surenco and in time l would desort
ssain from tho army and meet hor at
somc place and wo would divide it.
As to making this statoment Rsthbun
said that hio vito knew nothing OF any
plot to commit murdor or to act fro to
a hotel. 'lndoed," no said, $40 mur-
dor was committed for / did not kill
Goodman. might hAvo killed. him IL
necessary, but no diod from natural
oauses."
Ohe of tho most perploxing fosturoa
OF the case as IL now presents itsolf to
tho polioo il iu regard to tho real iden-
tity Of tho prisoner hore. That he has
been passing himsolf ovor tho oountry
40 Liout. Nowoll q. Rathbun; that he
Was marriod in Little Rook under that
namo, and that ho was insured for 81,
600 appear TO bo oertain, but tho dc.
tco.ivos axe convinced that it IL an alias
and that he has novor told his real
namo or hio real homo. Under tho ad-
Woo Of thoir attorneys Mira. Rathbun'e
|.relativos deolino to discuss ,no Ra,h-
bun 8 csso, and especially that part of
R,thbun Q oonfoBslon connecting hor
With tho alleged sohome to desraud tho
life Insurance GO onpany.
COMMITTED TO JAILA
Nathbl}n, who was arrested on suspioi-
on Ut having caused the doath Al j effsr-
sunvlllo, ind Of Uhas. Goodman who
WAS found duad in hotUl in tnat CITY
last TAursday week, death having re-
suited II 10 supposed, from tho lauda-
nulu poisoning, IL In tho Clark county,
lsd'1ns, jail on charge Of mulder.
! UAaoe >nstIuc ions from tho war do.
patSmon. at Washington, ,Ra hbun,
Hno IL dgsoitor from tho United
Ststos WAS Wednesday oyeniug lurnod
vyor 10 tho Indiana nutnorltios ana
,akon across the rivor.
lie Is IDENTIFIED.
! Rathbun Tas Iuontlhod by Deputy
ShpAItf Al UhionobLer ana E. j. GiOeok
iur from L.ttio Kouk.
Tao MGoSinH DotHeen the prisoner
and the 1ArAanSao vieltors whose trll
waB tho purpose Of idens,Iioaslon loui
Diao4 n Sosr IF ,vn,' ,tE,
lieiiu, R..nouuln said G!oookler
"Don't you know me2" was The h.s
ssiniation.
"Yoy, you arc GloeOkier," said tho
prisoner. i
s'Did you give that man the dopo9'
(, .sked Gloockl6r.
''l am noe guilty Of the crime q,
4 chsrged = sty =, sifssS .ss
,l,5l..ss g soaEw,fo y II know anything about
y 4
I.,s.Why dld pho idontiiy tho body d
i boing yours2" S8 4.
Il can't toll; sho is an oxeitablo wo.
man"
"What about tho statement Of Car
rio Pryor that you wanted her to gi
into sn insurance sHindle with you?"
Sine is al enemy OF mine"
As the conclusion Of the interview
Rsthbun signed tho following papers
for tho luiposo Of proving hin ideatity
in Libtlo Kook:
70 whom it may concern:
/ am in custody in j Jsffersonville
Ind, awaiting trial. [ Will sond this
by al Chichester and Il. j. Gloeckior
(Signed) N. y. Rsthbun.
The prisoner is becoming loss talk.
stive and evidently realizes no has al.
roAdy talked too much.