The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-03
FULL CONFESSION MADE
BY THE T0LAND BOYS
admit THAT THEY MURDERED
MRS. ELLISON.
There Was No Third $Party-Brack
Toland Broke Down and Told
Whole Story When Sep
arated From His
Brother.
Tho State.

Ne" ana bfack roland, the two ne
groes VINO were arrested for the muir.
uer OF the aged Mrs. Paul d. Ellison
yesterday made a full and complete
confession at the State penitcntiary
IN the presence of Capt. Griffith,
Capt. Roberts, Corporal Harling and
others. The story they told to the Of
dicers the day following their arrest
was, according to their admission
yesterday, c"ncoctcd in The Newbcrry
Jail Wednesday night.
They now admit killing Mrs. Eli
sor and throwing her body into the
basket and then robbing tao house of
such articles OF value rs they could
lind. No inducements OF any kind
were offered the negroes to make n
clean breast of their connection with
The dastardl,y crime; it was volun-
tory, free and apparently without
the least reservation as to anv of thr
facts.
Yesterday afternoon a gentleman
living mean Columbia called at the
Pcnltcntlary and asked to be allowed
TO look at the smaller Of The two neg
Toes, thinking that this one had been
employed for him on one occasion.
Capt. Griffith sent for Brack Toland.
nut ne proved aot to be the boy who
mad worked for This gentleman. But
at seems that Brack was brought be-
tore the officers at the psychological
moment. Capt. Griffith, Corr oral 7
j.: l%1arlin" and Corporal S. NJ. Me-
lHll wrr" present, be, sides IN, "cn
tlcman who had ca'.cd for the pur-
pose Of identifying th, negro. Rr,cl,
sac that he w>..htcd to tell the truth
about the whole matter.
ne Sahl that his brother, Neil,
m'"c>riim leave home Monday and
come with him to Cayces. They stay.
: ed at Cayccs Monday and Tuesday
nights, spending most of their time
IN the depot at that place. Bracli
SAID that his brother had been there
before, but That he had never seen
the 2)pce before in his life.
Wednesday mornin" he saws thai
at the suggestion Of his brother, hi
and Ned went up to "that house,
Nm"anln% Mir. Ellisor's) and that the,
went in AID asked for five cents
worth of bread. The woman paid very
little attention to them and didn't an.
pear to welcome their coming. lIe
says that they then went into tho
house and said something about thei,
'brnE up TO something's lie say:
that they told her that they were not
that they Just wanted to warm. A.
s""A rs they got into the house h,
ranuiht Mrs. Ellison and his brother
Knocked her in the head with an axe
'Thcy then put her body in the bask
ct and his brother struck the woman
tive" more blows with the X after
ward.
Rrack said that they went through
the house, but found no money. The,
searched the trunk, but no none,
was in sight. They then proceeded
to take what they could get th.i,
hands ON. Rrack said tnat ne ran I,
The I""r omr time and looked on t,
see II anyo:r WAS coming. bul saw
no "nr. They took Il coat. Il razor
n watch chain. Il woman's Jacket
three silk handkcrchiefs. n gun an,
some ~hcllr. They left The house an,
went towards the woods. and whc,
they discovered that they had a wo
man : jacket they hid il hrhiil
log and wen ON towards Brookland
Thcy sold the gun in Brookland (,
he man who went to Newbcrry t,
see them, Mr.. Fox. Then they cross
ed the bridge and took the c.. n. !
Il. train whirh leaves Columbia Il
ll:20 and went rs far us Irmo. tr'
miles north OF the city. They go
OF the trai:l N lrnlo and walked III
the railroad track to Hilton. min
miles farther. Tagging the mike
tram which leaves Columbia at So
just before il reached Hilton. The
were placed under arrest bcfor
reaching Ncwhrr"v. Wh,r they 20
to H~"whrrry Jail he and us hrn,hr
talked the Ma'' i over - lrmgtn IN,
made up the story which they tol,
the officers the next day.
"A Few tears gathered in Brack'
eyes while he was telling his stor,
yesterday and pity was excited in al
those who heard the boys story, be
cause it was felt that he had been !c,
into This crime by his brother.