Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14
Before She Killed Her Brother
She Gave Matter Fullest
Consideration.
MRS. CREFFlELO ALSO READY
Two Women VIII be- Charged With
Murder In the First
Degree.

Seattle. July l3-Fully cogn.zlnt OF
the punishment the law demands for
the crime Of murder in the first de-.
gree, Esther Mitchell declares that she
had rather hang than obtain her lib
orty or even immunity from the law
on the grounds OF insanity Il am
not insane" she insisted today. and
before shooting my brother ! gave all
the possible results Of the act the full
est consideration. ] knew that ! would
be arrested and that the excuse for
doing what ! did would not be consid-
cred by the court
To "a question as to whether or not
she thought more Of the dead Holy
Roller leader. Credeld. than she did
Of the members Of her own family the
girl replied that Creflold was "a holy
man and that her brother. George. WAS
dcnled She admitted that she had.
MS was stated by Mrs. Maude Crpfled.
volunteered 10 kin her brother. know
ing that Mrs. Creheld would not be
able to do so.
The girl. during the conversation. evil
dcnced no emotion and stated that she
was willing 20 plead guilty 90 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 II she wanted any, which she says
she does not.
Mrs Crefield IS also willing % submit
10 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 n that she was as justified IN
bringing about the death Of Mitchell
a. he was IN killing her husband
81 would have killed him myself n
II had been possible" she said but
7 knew q was not. and after we had
talked about II Esther Mitchell yoluu-
teered 10 do Il for me After some
hesitation I Jet her do it ! expected
10 be punished al the time and OK
pcct 20 now. ] have no money ana
win not admit that I am crazy, for /
am not ! am just as happy here as
7 have been al any time since my
husband was killed and / don't care
what comes now"
The women are kept separated IN the
San. Esther Mitchell being confined by
herself IN a small cell Just on the
jail Office. while Mrs Creffield is I'm the
woman's ward They have seen none
Of their friends
Esther Mitchell and Mrs Crefheld
will be charged Jointly with murder
I'm the FIRST degree Tor the killing Of
George Mitchell by his sister. Esther
The information win be fled by Prose-
.utlng Atty Macintosh IN the morn
ing. The trial cannot occur before
fan. Both women will be tried TO-
gether. unless they demand a separate
trial.
Mrs Starr sister of Esther Mitchell
who slew her brother, George Mitchell
AT Seattle yesterday. was interviewed
today IN Portland. Mrs. Starr said:
u heard about Georges death last
evening. and ] am not a bit surprised
that he was klll.d."
"Did you know that there was plan
on foot 10 kin him n he were acqult-
ted7"
81 don't care 10 answer that"
Didn't you discuss this matter with
your sister Esther while you were In
Scatter
81 talked with her about the trial
a good many times"
Wasn't the plot TO KIN Gtorge mem
toned 90 any Of these talks ~
No answer
In Seattle they say you knew an
about H."
"Who says sou
Georges friends Nj. Hurt thinks
so. and your own husband hint, at
it,
"Oh. they don't know what they are
talking about
low, Mrs. Starr ana sou or did you
not know that George was 10 be
killed."
Il suppose almost anything might
have happened
"wnl you attend Georges funeral?"
NO"
Mrs. Creaeld. while IN Seattle. had
three revolyers in her possession at dit-
fereut times. After the killing Of
Joshua" she took revolver from her
room. This she turned over 10 the
police matron after her arrival as. a
witness. While ln the custody Of the
police matron and under the closest
surveillance she succeeded in obtain
ing another weapon. This she gave
20 the matron Monday night when she
was released. Wednesday morning she
purchased az Spaugenberg's cutlery
store the gun with which Esther
Mitchell Killed her brother
The revolver with which the killing
was done was bought with part OF
the witness fees paid Esther Mitchell
and Crenieds widow for appearing
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