Evening journal., 1903-03-21
Found Wife Dead.

followed the path my wife would have
taken so as not to miss her. / stopped
at the pig-pen and showed the chill
dren the pigs. When / got back to The
house l called to my wife and she did
not answer. | went to the n-house
and called. but there was no answer /
went in the carriage house and called
just as l found my wife lying dead. II
went in and picked her up in my arms,
called her and kissed her. ] laid her
down as quietly as / could. Hazel said,
Oh, papa, she IS bloody" " Here the
prisoner broke down, sank in his chair
and wept. Il picked up the little baby,
and, taking Hazel by the hand, went
over to Heny They asked what was
the matter. and 7 said the colt or some
body has killed Ilda. After a few words
turned around and went back to the
house. Mr. Henry came back with me.
He said the colt could not have done
It
Feared Robbers.
81 asked some of them to go into
the house with me, fearing a robber
may have been there. asked Nh
Henry for his revolver / thought the
colt kicked her because / had often
seen her. slap him on the back. She
was not afraid Of a horse. She was 2S
years old at the time she was killed.
When l went to look for the money /
went into the pantry. II was kept in a
| shot-bag. did not find the shot-bag
or the money. Both were gone. | wore
a pair Of overalls and two shirts. | did
not wear a coat.
Il found some change I had in a pair
Of trousers. I was keeping the $50 to
pay for some fertilizer 1 had bought
early in the spring. l did not change
Imy clothes until dressed to go to the
inquest at Laurel. On Saturday night
I stayed at home with Luke Collins. his
wife, Miss Maud Collins and my sister,
Mrs. Minnie Walston.
cat the inquest / saw many people.
Ion Saturday night I did not remove
the clothes but lay down for a few min
flutes.
"Mr. Francis asked me for my over
alls on Sunday afternoon, and my shirt
on Monday after the funeral. got the
IblOOdy clothes for the detective. l re-
member a conversation l had with him
about my wife's death. After l came
home from Laurel on Sunday. Francis
and I went upstairs and had a talk
/ told him what l said to my wife about
4 the money. He asked me about the
/ clothes and / got them for him.
81 do not know when my wife's body
was brought in the house. asked some
of the people to bring it in the house,
but they did not seem to take much
stock in it until my father came.
remember the Revs. Corkran. Turner
and McCready being there, but do not
know about the time. I do remember
seeing Mr.. McCready. He seemed
rather aighty over my wife being MUIR
dered. / do remember throwing my
Earms around his neck. / do not know
what | said. am q member of Mt
Pleasant M. Z. Church. and have been
for sixteen years. My wife was a mem
Der Of Mr.. MeCready's church at Hor-
Isey's Grove. We went 70 Horseys
Grove Church every other Sunday if II
was fit. We often went to my wife S
Nfather's to spend Sunday.
Il do not recall having any conver-
sation with Mr.. McCready regarding
kmoney.
81 found the tomato seed on the day
Of the habeas corpus proceedings here
last April. They were given to Mrs.
Luther Elsey. They were found in the
bedroom near a trunk among some
flower seed. On Sunday afternoon ]
asked Mr.. Phillips if he had found
any clues. He said nothing more than
the bloody clothes. I told him / was
as innocent as he or any other man.
never told him that If I was arrested
il woul dmean me. After I was arrest
ed Detectove Francis asked me if had
a knife I told him had not. never
told Francis that l did not propose to
answer any more of his damn ques-
tions. never use profane language
I never saw Fitzgerald until saw him
on the witness stand"
do you know Henry Niblet?" was
Iasked.
81 know Of him. 1t is not time that
was in the loft at the time he says.
was not home after l was released on
bail / moved my fodder and corn and
kept my stock at my fathers home. All
II did there was to attend the COWS.
had no business there. and was not on
the premises very often. / had no busi-
ness there. and was not ON the prem
ises very often. I had no occasion K
be about the carriage house. In fact
II do not remember that l was in the
laarriage house after moved my thing:
until the fall when went down 10 pu'
in some fodder.
Says May Rhoads Lied.
"Do you know May Rhoads?' was
asked
"I know of her. / have known hei
since she was little kid. know he
father. He used to live on my father
place. l never called on her at ne
house. / was at her fathers house ono
o help her father strip blades. go
my supper there"
'I was never i'm the company Of Ma
Rhoads. I went TO the same school Wit
her when she was small. I never had an
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