Evening journal., 1905-03-29
One Citizen Of ElktOn
; Declared He Would
Shoot Him If Second
Decree Should be the
Verdict
Confession Which Simp-
ers Made to the MUIR
der Of Mr.. Constable
Was Read and Ad-
mitted AS Evidence
Bv stan correspondent.


Elkton, Md. March 29.-The feeling
aiga: INST Iohn NJ. Shippers, the self-con-
fessed murderer of Lawyer Albert Con-
stable, sr.. who is now on trial for his
life in the Cecil county court here, is
intense. This was demonstrated to-day
when a wel-known citizen Of Elkton
stated to number of persons that if
the jury should bring in a verdict of
murder In the second degree that he
(the citizen) would shoot the prisoner
no matter what the consequences would
be.
Shortly before eleven o'clock last night
while the accused was being taken
from the court house to the Jail hand
cuffed to the detectives. a crowd of FIVE
hundred persons, which had congre-
gated I'm front of the court house, fol-
lowed. Some one shouted There he
goes" and the crowd closed in on the
murderer and his guards The latter
became alarmed and started on a brisk
walk
Warden Weyler. of the Maryland Pen
itentiary. who is in charge OF Shippers.
turned toward the crowd and sharply
told the assemblsge not 10 follow.
This had no effect; in fact the crowd
even went nearer to the prisoner. As
matters were beginning to look oninous
the Jail was reached and the slayer was
hustled inside and the door hastily
closed.
TRIED TO ENTER THE JAIL
One man attempted to enter the
prison and a dozen others were at his
heels but the guards were too quicl
for them and soon had the door bolted
The crowd remained about the jail foi
nearly half hour
Shippers slept but little last night ant
was guarded i'm his cell by four Of th'
officials from Baltimore. Harry w
Harris. the convicted wife murders
who was Instrumental in securing thu
confession from Shippers and who wep
as he gave his testimony to this effec
I'm count last evening. the jury mean
while behg taken from the room, di'
mot close his eyes throughout the night
stmpers was given breakfast at tn
Howard House this morning and at
the meal with Detectives Doughert.
and Weaver on either side. He main
tafned an air Of Indifference which ha
manifested itself during the trial.
An attempt made to-day to sub
stantiate the report that Shippers at
tempted to leap from a window in tn
grand jury room yesterday, was futile
The affair is generally regarded her
as being an inveRtion in the minds O
imaginative reporters. When the guard
Of Shippers were questioned on the sub
jeot this morning, their reply was
Significant smile.
SHIPPERS CONFESSION.
The confession which Shippers mad
TO Warden Weyler. in the Marylan
Penitentiary at Baltimore. on Februar
6 last, reads;
"Tlhe following confession was mad
under no threat neither were an
promises made to me whatever as
Immunity from punishment or lighter
snir of sentence was ia Elkton afts
a horse when tho murder Of Mr.. Cor
stable took place. Mr.. Constable W.
very close to me coming back over u
hill whom the thought came into m
mind to hold him up and rob him.
Il was in need OF money. having lol
all had by gambling. l did not inter
10 shoot AR. Constable or kill him. III
first tsno shot / aimed in an entire
diferent directioa. The second time
SHOT in aAs air and the third shot fire
oiuse to him to scare him. not intendir
TO lVsu h1rn He asked II 1 w'ant'
money and I said yes.
"EIe told me he only had quart
and throw It to me. 1 told him to thro
mis- watch along with it and he al
Then he commenced to groam ana
asked HIM where he was shot and
said that he Thought It was in the hi
He asked NE to tell the colored peoT
up the road that he was wounded
.leiapped and hallocd h some one in
yard that there was a sick man doV
rhc road and he wanted them to cor
down: thea went up the road, cross
Ford's cornfield and went across -
place where Richand Owens lives.
Then over to Iron Hnl and took I