Richmond planet., 1904-02-20

Avenue, then l stopped at that over
head bridge, then two or three boot
backs came, going with them a piece, L
got up TO Commerce St they turned
Campbell ST., towards Commerce ST.,
then went out Henry St, to a livery
stable and / went into the stable and
went back TO the back part to the office.
did not see any one and l came out in
the street while and didn't see any
one.
IN MRS, SHIELDS KITCHEN.
Then / went down to this house on
Henry street, stopped there at the gate
and saw colored woman standing on
the porch"
WAS she young or old ?''
"She was a young woman She came
out and went around to the back door. 1
went up and knocked at the front door
myself No one answered. opened the
door and went on in. / went back to the
kitchen. / got into the little attic and
started TO eating some meat.
The prOprietress came in on me. |
didn't hear her un'il the door opened on
me. This was before 10 O'Clock Satur-
day. There's where / got excited
TERRIBLE RECITAL.
did she say any thing toyou2"
Il don't know whether she said any
thing or not My chance was to get out.
When che opened the door. she stepped
back TO the table and got the molasses
jar. Then i happened TO see the hatchet
laying on the shelf in front Of me. /
threw it at her.
Then in that time she started back, l
caught her by one arm, i don't know
which one it was. She said, Il am going
to have you arrested i She started to
following. 1 said, No, that amt right.
and hit her.
/ struck her with the same hatchet on
the head. Then she told me not to hit
her any more. If wanted any money,
watches or clothes, she would st ow me
where they were.
SHOWED HIM THE vALUABLEs.
Then she showed me where to fsd
her gold watch in the bureau drawer in
a white box. She said she had q dia-
mond ring. She said it was upstairs and
l could go up there and get it, and she
wouldn't say word. said, No, you go
up there with me and show me where it
is. couldn't find nothing.
Then she said No, You 60 ] wont
say a word about it, / wont tell nobody.
/ sand, The devil you wont. She said
III swear and kiss the Bible, / want
say q word about it,. Then told her
No. She said she was too weak to walk
up the steps.
FORCED HER TO GO UPSTAIRS.
She caught hold of my left hand and
walked up the steps. She went up
to the first room She said there
was a lady who had that room. Then
she showed me a black suit Of clothes
belonging to her husband and told me
to take it, told ner, No. She showed
me a place, a box with cover over 1t,
she said, Look here and see if there is any
money
I didn't find any there. She went
over to Mr.. Greenwood's room and
showed me a suit of clothes there Hook
ed at the coat and put it on. / looked
in the bureau and came across his watch
l put it in my left vest pocket.
CUT HER WITH THE RAZOR.
I started towards the steps, when / got
to the first step she came towards me
with a razor she had found in the bureau
drawer grabbed the razor. 1t came
open. / threw my hand back. must
have cut her somewhere about here.
He pointed to his breast in the neighbor-
hood of the throat. "The blood flew.
studied.
They are going to kill me! She
started towards the window. | told her
not to move, but to stand there She said,
My husband is coming, you ain got but
five minutes, said, you want to hol-
low.
PROMISED TO KEEP QUIET.
She said she wouldn't, she would sit