Evening journal., 1904-02-15
SHE DISPLAYS WON
DERFUL NERVE,
PASSING A GOOD
NIGHT AND EAT
ING 4 HEARTY
BREAKFAST
PLACED IN 4 CELL
WITH WHITE GIRL
AND LATTER so
TERRIFIED THAT
MRS. POWELL WAS
REMOVED

|.tan Correspondent Evening Journal.
Dover. Feb. dissatisfied that they
have in Mrs. Powell the murderer of
.sssie Albin, who was literally butcher
Ii in the attic of the Powell farm-
,ouse on Tuesday. the State detectives
Min make no further arrests. Some of
+ he men employed on the farm may
. e taken and held as witnesses.
+ The State has abandoned the theory
, hat Mrs. Powell had help. They now
believe she was the only person con-
serned in the brutal murder. Detec-
Z live Francis and Sheriff Melvin are
both authority for the statement that
o further arrests will be made. For
her Senator r. r. Kenney and A. B.
4iagee have been engaged to defend
he woman. 1t is said that they Will
bring habeas corpus proceedings to have
Mrs. Powell released. The object Of
his is to make the State show its
and.
Woman's Wonderful Nerve.
Mrs. Powell has not lost the wonder
til nerve she has displayed ever since
be crime was committed. When she
as taken into the jail last evening, it
.as first the intention to lock her up
Nth a young white girl who was ar
asted several weeks ago for living
A-ith a colored man. The girl scream
ID and showed such evidences Of fear
hen Mrs. Powell was taken TO the
Ill that the Sheriff decided TO place
4lrs. Powell in n cell by herself. She
Iii be kept in solitary confinement
ntil the trial. The heavy wooden
l. hu cIa wi
OF have q chance to converse with
Sny other prisoners.
No one IS allowed to see her. In an
& ver TO a question from Sheriff Melvin
his morning she said she had spent a
ood night. Sheate hearty breakfast.
ater she asked the sheriff to take her
her home that she might have a
hance to look over her effects. She
aid there were some matters pertaining
her Oldest children which she want
D to attend to as her husband could
OF read. The request was not granted.
Hides Injured Hand.
All the time she was talking she kept
er injured hand in folds Of her dress
his morning arrangements were made
ith DR.. Wilson to examine this mys-
.rious wound. The dirt under the
nger- nails will be scrubbed. out and
mt to an expert to be examined fol
ie presence Of blood.
This will make four murder cases &c
tried at this coming term Of court
hey are w. j. Dickson. charged witt
iurder: John Twilley. charged Will
,lonious assault and Thomas Warren
harged with murder.
State Detectives deny the rumor thai
rs. Powell had confessed. The detec-
yes further said they believed Powell
ad told ali he knew.
Hope For Confession.
+, The detectives have not given up hope
Mrs Powell confessng. This mornini
e was closeted with Detective Francis
icriT Melvin and Dr.. Wilson. They wen
over the case with her. Detectiy
rancis writing down her answers to tn
iestions asked.
She denied several times having strucl
e girl. She did admit, however. that sh
Id been Jealous of the Albin girl The OF
iais consider this an important point
bears out their theory.
Dr.. Wilson'S examination OF the injure
IND about whicn there has been som
ysiery, showed that Il was badly sprain
There also were several small cuts
here was no evidence Of a splinter caus
& the injury, as was claimed by tn
oman. When asked about the scratchs
cuts she said they were made b
linters.