The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-10
CONDEMNED WOMAN TOLD ALL.
MRS. EDIJ ARDS GIVES DETAILS
or KILLING HER ~ SBiND.
Confession Nnl BE Used In nm Effort TO
Get a stay From the Pennsl Nania
supreme Court-It May Also Save the
Life OF Her Negro ParamOur, Grea son.

Get a StaN FROM lne fcnnSl wanna
supreme Court 1t May Also Save the
life OF Her Negro Psramour. Greason.
READING. Pa. Feb p-Counsel for Mrs
Kate Edwards Lawyers Lent and Devsher
called on the condemned woman at noon
to-day, and after being in her cell until
nearly O'Clock called in Notary Public
William A Oaks who took the sworn state.
ment Of the woman who is sentenced
10 be hanged in the Jail here on Feb 10
for the murder of her husband, John Ed
wards on July g. 1901
While public sentiment il growing that
the woman should not be hanged. there is
an emphatic demand that II the woman
expects clemeucy she must first tell the
truth II is thought that her counsel finally
prevailed upon the woman TO tell a plain
unvarnished story OF the crime, and all the
leading incidents OF her life that led up TO
the killing of her husband "a he lay In a
drunken stupor on the porch Of his home
near Stouchsburg. this county
At the conclusion Of the interview the
attorneys saw the newspaper men and
told them that It would be manifestly i'm
proper for them TO reveal what the woman
had said before the sworn statement was
presented TO the Supreme Court of the
State in Philadelphia tomorrow
John II kothermel tonight IL preparing
the papers 10 present TO the Supreme Court
in behalf Of Samuel Greason. the alleged
colored paramour Of the Edwards woman,
also sentenced 10 he hanged Feb, 10
Mr. Rothermel tonight would only say
that he hoped for the best. but could not
tell how the Supreme Court Judges would
view the matter. II they decide that what
the Edwards woman this afternoon con
fessed TO is worthy Of credence. the higher
court NAV direct "A new trial for treason.
which would stay the execution " both. at
Mrs Edwards would be used as witness
The inference j. that Mrs Edwards told
OF her lowly condition in pregnancy. that
she was beaten. badgered and ter1oiized
that her husband brought negroes to the
house; that she was made drunk; that she
sinned with Greason. and when her hrs-
band saw her condition six months later
he swore TO kill her in chldhed If the ba be
was black All this drove her TO frenzy.
On the night Of the tragedy she and sew
eral Of her children were drunk Edwa ris
was drunk They had Fourth Of July keg
Of beer and some Of the children staggered
to bed Driven TO frenzy that night and
when intoxicated she came downstairs
and il is believed she admits that with
many blows she killed her husband.
II j. altogether probable that she admits
that Samuel Greason was not there that
night Whether she explains why she
sworc that Greason was there il not known
II il n fact that the wounds on Edwards's
head were such pE would have been made
with a hammer in the hands Of n timid
woman and not 10y a strong man
An affidavit is made public this after
noon Of Mrs. Annie hutz, who swears that
MARY Edwards. the daughter told her
that Kate Edwards her mother had killed
| John Edwards her husband. with ham
mer, and that Greason was not there at
all.