The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-30
Mrs. Brockwell Now Claims An
other Man Is Implicated.
II She Was Influenced 60 XIII Chill
drcn, She May BE Shielding
the Man.
FUNERAL or THE CHILDREN.

The latest theory in regard to Mrs
Mary Brockwell, who is i'm Jail for
numbering her three little girls. Is
that II anyone at all inspired her to
commit the crime, II was some man
" HON she has thus far shielded. IL
is reasoned out by many that If a
man really induced her To murder
her own children, she has never ex-
posed him, but on the contrary has in
her effort TO shield him attempted to
fasten the responsibility of the crime
on other men. one, George Albfitton.
being arrested soon after. she eoA-
fessed. "a. 's
The other. Jerry Tubbs, issa cous-
in of Albritton, and she gave his
name to Detective Baker yesterday
afternoon late, as the other man who
persuaded her to give the children
morphine. The police do not believe
her, and will not arrest Tubbs. IL Is
D. obabe If they knew as much of
her at first as they know now, they
would never have arrested Albrit-
ton. The woman admits that she does
not care for either of the men, and
tie fact that she has caused one to
languish behind prison bars and is
trying to get the other one there, in
dicates that her estimate as to the
state of her affections is about right.
IL she cared enough for a man to kill
her children, It is argued, she would
care too much for him to expose him.
The theory that no one Influenced
her to commit the deed is gaining
supporters. From her appearance and
actions she could have committed it
through natural or acquired deprav-
lily. or temporary insanity.
Mrs. Brockwell has changed very
little, If any, In her demeanor, but
seems more composed and restedfrom
her Incarceration. A number of visit
ors have been admitted to see her
today, but her callers are not so
numerous as they were at first.
Accuses Another.
The police are beginning to lose
faith in Mrs. Brockwell. She now
claims that she has been so worried
over her deed that she forgot to
say that Jerry Tubbs. white man
of near Tyler. had as much to do
with persuading her to poison the
children as anyone. She says he
asked her to marry him, and adj
vised her to get rid of the children;
if she could not give them away to
poison them with morphine. Tubbs
made the suggestion before Albrit-
ton did, she says. The woman now
admits having been intimate with
both Tubbs and Albritton.
She says she cared nothing for
them except when she was with
them, and the police are beginning
to suspect that either she poisoned
the children because she wanted to,
or else she is trying to shield the
person who actually induced her to
commit the deed, by trying to i'm
plicate Tubbs and Albritton, inno-
cent men. ra'I
Has Relatives.
Mrs. Brockwell has married sis
ter in Marshall county, and two
half brothers in Graves county, but
none of them have come to her as
sistance and none is expected. Al
brltton's double cousin, officer Al
britton. of Mayfield, arrived yester-
day for a conference with mis- rela-
tive and II is likely that Albritton
will prove that he was not in any
way responsible for the murder OF
the three children.
Children To BE Taken.
Chief of Police Collins wants all
children without homes. mistreated,
or for any other reason likely 10
meet the fate of the three little
Brockwell children, to be reported
TO him. lie is in close touch with
Louisville Institutions that will take
children, and will try 20 get homes
for every child. no matter what tho
circumstances.
The Crowds Increase.
IL is probable that Mrs, Brock
well will have 10 be denied the
privilege of seeing visitors. The
people flock 10 the jail and look az
the prisoner as II she We're some
sort of strange wild animal on ex-
hibition. Jailer Jones and Deputy.