Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-14
SISTERS DO NOT SHOW REGRET
Both Declare Mitchell Received Only
What Was Due Him
Rv Aeenciated Press.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 19,-Mrs.
Creffeld, while in Seattle had three re-
volvers in her possession at different
.sti1ras...-.Aftar the killing of Joshua
she took revolver from her room. rms
she turned over to the police matron
after her arrival as witness.
While in the custody of the police
matron and under the closest survei-
lance she succeeded in obtaining an
other weapon. This she gave to the
matron Monday night when she was
released.
Wednesday morning she purchased at
Spangenbergs cutlery store the gun
with which Esther Mitchell killed her
brother. She bought the revolver
Wednesday morning at 1880 O'Clock, a
few minutes after 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 natron's house
to get some clothes she had left there,
she asked for the return of her re-
volvers The police matron refused to
give them to her.
She then said; why, you might as
well give them to me. | 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
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George Mtchels trial.
Says She Is Not Insane
Fully cognizant of the punishment
the law demands for the crime of mur-
der in the first degree, Esther Mitchell
declares that she had rather hang than
obtain her liberty, or even immunity
from the law on the ground of insanity.
Il am not insane" she insisted to an
Associated Press reporter this morn
ing, land before shooting my brother l
gave all the possible results of the act
the fullest consideration. | knew that
| would be arrested and that the ex-
cuse for doing what ] did would not be
considered by the court"
To q question as to whether or not
she thought more of the 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 de-
filed. She admitted that she had, as
was stated by Mrs. Maude Creffield,
volunteered to kill her brother, know
ing that Mrs. Creffield would not be
able to do so,
Shows No Emotion
The girl evidenced 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 finan-
cial assistance if she wanted any, which
she says she does not.
Mrs. Creffield is also willing to sub
NIT to whatever punishment may be in
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 in
bringing about the death of Mitchell as
he was in killing her husband.
II would have killed him myself If
ii had been possible" she said, "but
knew it was not, and after we had
talked about it Esther Mitchell volun-
teered to do 1t for me.
after some hesitation ! let her do
it. l expected to be punished at the
time and expect to now. | have no
money and will not admit that | am
crazy, for I am not. | am just as
happy here as | have be9n at any time
since my husband was killed and /
don't care what comes now"
The women are kept separated in the
Jail. They have seen none of their
friends.