The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-14
WOMEN EXPECT
TO BE PUNISHED
Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Cref-
field Prepared for Death
on ScaffoId.
NO REGRETS FOR MURDER
CRANK JUDGE SENDS ESTHER A
TELEGRAM.
NO REGRETS FOR MURDER

Seattle, July 13.-Mrs. Creffield while
in Seattle had three revolvers in her
possession at different times. After the
killing OF Joshua" she took a revolver
from her room. This she turned over
TO the police matron after her arrival
as a witness. While in the custody
CT the police matron and under the
closest surveillance she succeeded in
obtaining another weapon. This she
gave TO the matrOn Monday night
when she was released. Wednesday
morning she purchased at Spangen-
berg's cutlery store the gun with which
Esther Mitchell killed her brother. She
bought the revolver Wednesday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. a few minutes aft
er the store opened. She told the clerk
she wanted the weapon TO keep around
the house. Tuesday night when Mrs.
Creffield returned to the police ma
irons house TO get some clothes she
had left there she asked for the re-
turn of her two revolvers. The police
matron refused TO give them TO her.
She then said:
Why, you might as we'll give them
TO me. l have money enough to buy
another"
The revolver with which the killing
was done was bought with part of the
witness fees paid Esther Mitchell and
Creffield's widow for appearing as wit
nesses at George Mitchells trial
Esther Would Rather Hang.
Fully cognizant of the punishment
the law demands for the crime of muir
der i'm the first degree, Esther Mitch
ell declares that she had rather hang
than obtain her liberty. or even i'm
ha To- he dc
of insanity.
II am not insane" she insisted TO
an Associated Press reporter this
morning, and before shooting my
brother | gave all the possible results
of the act the fullest consideration.
] knew that l would be arrested and
that the excuse for doing what | did
would not be considered by the court
To a question as to whether or not
she thought more of the dead Holy
Roller leader. Creffield, than she did
Of the members of her own family the
girl replied that Creffield was a holy
man and that her brother George was
deied. She admitted that she had,
as was stated by Mrs. MaIde Creffield,
volunteered to kill her brother, know
ing that Mrs. Creffield would not be
able to do so.
The girl during the conversation
evinced no emotion and stated that
she was willing to plead guilty to the
crime of murder in the first degree and
take her punishment. She said she
had no money and knew no one who
would lend her any financial assist
ance, if she wanted any, which she says
she does not
Mrs. Creffield is also willing to sub
nit 10 whatever punishment may be i'm
store for her She too, declares that
she is perfectly sane, and the only ex-
cuse she offers for her share in the
killing is that she was as justified i'm
bringing about the death of Mitchell
as he was in killing her husband.
'I would have killed him myself if
it had been possible" she said. but
] knew it was not, and after we had
talked about il Esther Mitchell vol !
unteered To do it for me. After some /
hesitation | let her do it. L expected !
TO be punished at the time. and eX-
pect TO now. | have no money and |
will not admit that | am crazy, for |
/ am not. l am just as happy here |
as | have been at any time since my
husband was killed, and | don't care |
what comes now"
The women are kept separated in /
the jail Esther Mitchell being con- |
fined by herself in a small cell just /
off the Jail Office. while Mrs. Cheffield |
is in the woman's ward They have /
seen none of their friends.