Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-30

der the window where John Weeks /
said ne had jumped from and could see
the deep impression Of his heels where /
he had landed. / talked with the peo-
pie that lived about the house. but
They knew nothing o. any value except |
that they al knew the different mem !
bers Of the murdered family. and none
had ever heard 81 an enemy. The
Jameses said that thev were very in
innate and never heard II any one that
they feared. That old uEln Weeks got
good pension from the government
and that Alfred was = hard working
blacksmith and John was the clerk in
IRE town drug store; that he was
studying 20 be q lawyer. When /
asked 4 they ever heard The Neekes
quarrclinr they said not much except
that John and his stepfather did not
get along well ! next talked 20 the
tramp iu Jail. but was soon convinced
that be knew less than any one about
the case. learned that the town had
been wei guarded against framps and
suspicious stranger. a. the railroad
had q special man there "a watch their
IL
stayed la town two DAYS. but accom-
p-ished nothing and left there for
home more puzzled than ever. After
long talk with my chief az the gency
my chief said the only man that could
have done that Job was Young Weeks.
You 60 and get IN with him and get
confession from him That is the only
way that crime viii ever be explained
have forgotten so say that Weeks had
left his home town shortly after get
ting the Insurance money and wus al
this time IN Cincinnati left for
there al once and knowing his address
tie next CAV ! was fellow boarier ~
has. We soon were fast friends and
az the last OF the week became room
mates. ] told him OF some assumed
troubles i had and seemed 20 have got
ten into his confidence He toic me q
the murder q his family. bun his story
cid not differ from the enc he told the
night ~ the crime. Another week
passed and we had talked q the crime
dozen times. but ] had gained moth
ing 4 received a letter from The
agency on Wednesday morning tell
ing me 70 drop the case Saturday i bot
successful before then. as the funds
subscribed 20 work the ease had about
ron out and 10 did not look as 4 could
accomplish anything. That afternoon
John and 1 were walking down .ide
street when he stopped in front q a
house that had sign in the front win
cow which read Madam Peia, ciairvoy-
ant John said less 60 in just FOR the
fun q she thing; 7 have heard
q her and they say she IS
good. A thought came 10 me
20 quick that IL made me dizzy
but managed 20 say not today. I'm
not feeling well; wen come round to-
morrow afternoon "A toon as We
reached our room made az excuse 20
Weeks. and in ten minutes was talking
20 Madam Pels- j. hail az hour she
, had from me q sum of money for her
services and the details q the crime
that wiped out the Weeks family. Ny
. plan WA this. she was 20 tell my for
tune first. ~ ! had told NY past 70
Weeks, and .hen she was 10 20 into a
. france and IN a. dramatic manner az
? possible tell the story u The murder
and wind UP Dy seeing John Weeks az
: tie murderer WITH smoking gun in la
hand. Rioating over bis work
The next day az =. r.. / had two
! central detectives hidden behind ear.
tain iD the ciairyOyant's room and sooE
, . after Weeks wac sitting beside ne
bearing the ciairyOyant tell ny story
lie came next After a few common
place remarks she began ibe tale q IA.
murder IL was the most dramatic
thing I ever Jaw. She sitting bacl
: against the red curtains, the sUbcues
I bght Oh her pale face. the METALS
sound q her voice Weeks leaning for
! ward IL his chair. trembling. grsa
Z drops q sweat rolling Of bis forehead
aud az abe ended. accusing him Of ID.
murder. ne gave . cry and fell prom
: upon the &oor ia a dead faint ] toi'
her so leave the room and soon bTough
him %. he said IA a scared whisper
sYon heard her, ifs true"
That night iD the jan he made ful
confession which was written dow
and signed ~ him. Tie details are TO
I, grGesonne 70 tell. lie only intended L
! xii his s2epfafheF. but the other
! having seen him he killed them all
his motive. the Insurance. lie wa
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