Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-30
Confession by
Strange Means
H.
TEDDY WILLIAMS
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A FEW months ago ] WIS called into
"a ny CHIEFS oflce and there IN
-r0tuce6 20 the states attorney 81 Fast
slhio. after che introduction the attcr-
rex who. I had roticcd looking me over
from head TO foot. simply sall. II
ruess BE VIII do Ny chief turned 10
ne and sad. read this arc tel me what
vou fhink q if. handing nae Tsper
WIKI q marked ifem- IL sFas . smell
country paper. d weekly issue. and told
IL stcrv 81 the following manner
The people in TIE south end q town
were startled lass night by the worst
~rirne that has ever occurred ID our
county. = nos ir the state. Last night
al 1O-1l p III Mrs- james and her sun.
who lfxe next colr 20 the ~ eeks fam
Slv. as most - our readers knor, Were
aroused and frightened from Their
sleen bv the sound q cries and shots
from the Weeks home The Weeks fam
ilv consists q M. Weeks. Mr. NJ eeks
and her son John and daughter Nary,
tv BIZ frst husband. and the adopted
son Albert. TIE pistol shots "a
counted by Young james were nine in
ru-nte-. and he said De- heard Mrs
Weeks cry IN feeble tCues- -Dh. how
could vour- And feay minutes after
the shooting stopped young John
Weeks came 20 she door O. the James
house and shouted thaf some one had
Rotten f-,-o their house and killed al
but him. and Tor Goes sake 70 send 1or
helm. BY this time other neiEhbors
lad come and zoou the whole village
y g N...r
eyes rhtn they got into The house Was
one II horror NJ. and Ms Weeks lay
dead near the door q tLelr ROOM II
the hall q SeF fee1 from his coor LAP
The BODY q Alfred, and Nay the cauR b.
ser. Wa found half under the bed in
he- room. az u abe had craHF Ted uzlC er
Il IL f-ight or 70 avoid another shcr-
she was srIl breathing and Dr- Blmh
restored her 20 cCDsc- business long
enough 70 answer the sguire's question
q shs knew who had done the shoot
fuu. Sic SAID she did Rot know. asked
for her mother and died When the
squire asked young Weeks fvyho "a only
- how he escaped. he said that be- had
come into the hau when he heard hlE
mother scream. and thas just a. be did
xou uvanrT ny God, iE q yous" lie
grabbed . baseball bst that Wa in
his room and as ne started down The
haI be saw Alfred fail dead in front u
hsra. de then ran back ~ his room nd
Jumped out q The window. Ihat "a al.
xhe information The local police cOull
xsther. Onicers have been sent fos
from Other towus. snc 81 81 SAID thai
ne Iodge that Weeks bel0nged 20 Vii
hire Chicago detectives 70 work On rh'
case The Times iE just going ~ press
ard " ll. IL any further cefalis are cis.
coTersc. issue an extra The ingu-si
VII be I'D as soon 80 the corones
1rcu s. can get here
Instead q answering ny chief
turned 10 the attorney aid asked ssha'
further details he ha1. aS the psEe
was zlsree weeks old. he replied ma
-xhey had learned nothing ~ value
that parsof fhe Insurance money nas
beer pasd 70 the Young man Johr
Week. ard that nothing sas tskes
from the house, Do arrests Sad bees
made except that q = tramp who la
been found near the tonn the morning
after The murder. but - he h4c ~
weapon Oh him and proved tAat he has
come from q barn near tie town be "a.
not thought guilty. bat Nas ftiii hei'
sE Jail ca another charge. ! Nas tci'
70 get ready 70 leave town and tia
nfRht at . late hour ] WA IA y
smoked a cigar or two trying 70 In
a motive for the crime. and when .
last i feH asleep IL WAS pifh 1trsng
ideas Of motiFes- Nas = some swor
enemy Of The falniiy7 AS&s Il Dprs
l&r2 What reason would be have -
killing AL q them 0niess be was sou
one they kne~2 Nothing seemed 20 q
tie caee. did not sleep znuch an
early Ia the mOrDipg ] sas IS e
scene q the crime. Aothiag about a
house Ssgs me spy beIp. Hooked a