Evening journal., 1904-05-04

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stopping him.
General Ward changed matters.
WAS this confession signed by Mrs.
Powen?"
1T was made on Monday evening and
she signed dt Tuesday morning"
Mr.. Ward then unsealed the book and
offered 1t to the scrutiny Of defendant
counsel. 1t was finally admitted.
Proved Confessions.
Mr.. Ward proceeded to prove all three
confessions before any were read.
Before making the three confessions
did che ask to see anybody"
''She asked to see the attorney-general,
you. sir. You came TO Dover and l in
troduced you to Mrs. Powell. You said
you understood she had made confess
sion. You told her that she didn't have
to make a confession, aud that If she did
it would be used against her"
Mr.. Ward then offered the third state
ment in evidence.
In whose presence was II signed?"
''In the presence Of yourself. Detective
Francis. Sheriff Melvin and myself"
Il offer the third confession, thus made
on February l6, in evidence"
Defendant counsel asked for time TO read
1t.
At l.2O RaueJge, while the judges com
manded silence, began reading the con-
fesslons.
The Confession.
Following is a transcript Of the con-
fessions by the court stenographer and
authorized by the attorney-general;
First confession Of Mary A. Powell
made February Is. 1904.
On Tuesday. February .. 1904. at $50 a.
m, put my dinner pot on. and put the
meat in it and then / picked up some
empty catsup bottles and glass fruit cans
and took them up in the garret and Essle
Albn came up there. / asked her what she
wanted and she grumbled out something
l could not understand and she looked so
i'll as il she would do something to me
If she had a chance and hit her three
times with a catsup bottle. The first time
hit her on the right side just above the
ear and she turned around and 1 hi
her on the left side and then she went
down on her knees and then hit her on
the back Of the head. She then fell over
on her face and I caught her by the shout
dcrs. Then | taken that knife OUT Of my
pocket. ] had IL to rip some Of my sow
ing was how 1 come 10 have It IN my
pocket. / then cut her throat. ! did not
cut her any other place Intentionally.
The cuts she had on her hands and face
was done by her trying to keep me from
cutting her throat. 1 don't know how
she was cut just above the forehead in
the edge Of her hadr. I might have struck
her there but l don't remember. I was SO
mad and excited. L can't remember just
how many times l did hih her:
Mr.. Ratledge. / was driven to this by
my husband misleading me over Essie.
/ had seen him hugging and kissing her
several different times. l caught them in
the closet together.
Csigned) Mary A. Powell.
Further confession Of Mrs. Mary A
Powell, February l6. 1904. 6.45 a. m:
>. After 1 cut her throat she turned over
on her right side and ] thought she was
about gone, and l stuck the knife in hel
right hand. l then went down stairs anc
left her, My apron was awful bloody an,
I burned It in the cook stove down stairs
The blood | got on my dress I just took q
little wet rag and wiped IL Of
The blood on my undershirt sleeve which
you have there is her blood. l did no.
know it was there, It soaked through m,
sleeve. 1 wiped the blood of my dres.
sleeve with wet rag.
y (Signed) Mary A. Powell.
Further statement Of Mary A. Powell
made at 1910 a. M, on Tuesday, the l6tl
of February. 190i
Mr.. Ratledge has read over in the pres
tightly.
ence Of T. W. Francis and II. II. Ward
encouragement. two statements mad,
, TO Mr.. Ratledge which 1 have signed
, These two statements were made by M
voluntarily without any promises, threat
or inducements made by any person 4
me. ] again say in tho presence Of sucl
persons that my statement Is true Tha
have been warned by the attorney-gen
eral before making this statement tina
my confession viii be used against me a
my trial. 1 make this further statemen
, voluntarily and willingly and without an,
promise Of any kind being mado to me b,
anybody and without any threats mad
to me by anybody.
(Signed) Mary A. Powell.
RatIedge Testifies.
!, Ratledge testified to going to get cloth
ing where she had hidden them in he
closets at home, just as she had dis
closed-and carried them to DR.. Robin
( whom he identified In court.