The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-11

George denied having made this
statement. Then he was confronted
by William Johnson, another brother
;n-law. He corroborated Lafe's testi-
mony. George still denied making the
alleged statement, but admitted minor
parts. He tried to explain why he had
never held the family conference.
The interview between George and his
brothersfn-law was most dramatic.
Breaks Down at Last.
For hours the struggle between
George Tennyson and the two lawyers
lions or remained sullen and silent.
The terrific ordeal at times brought
tears to his eyes. He admitted that he
had certain suspicious and said that
he thought Horace Trosper knew
something about it. He would not
answer questions affecting the guilt or
innocence of his sister Flora and de-
clared he would rather go to the peni>
tertiary or be hanged than to tell
anything to bring grief to his mother.
At last however. County Attorney
Helvering said to him:
This thing has gone far enough.
am going to give you one more
chance. If you don't talk and tell
what you know, L will have you lock-
ed up and will prosecute you for the
murder of your father"
This broke down George Tennyson' s
nerve and he commenced to sob and
said:
Well, if 1 have got to tell this, I
might as well tell it now. 1t is a Sc
cret that 1 have kept since my sister
Flora's death. The day before my sis
ter died she confessed to me that she
was responsible for fathers death, and
she gave me written confession. That
confession is in the Ottawa County
bank. You can have it in the morning.
was sitting by her bed tanning her
the day before her death. 1t was about
noon. She had not been able to talk
or hear for days. She signed for a pa
per and pencil. 1 gave her large tab
let which lay by the bed. She wrote:
George, I was the cause of fathers
death. Don't tell anyone unless you
have to-
IT wrote: What did you do it for?' -
She shook her head and fell back on
the pillows Just then Mrs. Harry
Trosper, my sister-in-law, came in
When she came in 1 was very much ag-
itated. 1 tried to conceal the paper
my sister had given me. She asked me
why l looked so queer. told her there
was nothing the matter.
when she went away again 1 got out
the paper and wrote: Sign your name,
and she wrote her name Flora
She did this to protect me because
she knew that l was suspected. 1 don t
| believe she was into this alone. 1 don t
| believe that she could handle that big
gun. 1 believe that Horace Trosper had
something to do with it,
| After making this statement. George
| Tennysons whole deneanor changed.
He talked freely about the relations
between Flora and Horace Trooper. He
said that Flora had asked him if she
could not get a divorce from a man
named Brock whom she had married
when mere girl. George Tennyson
| asked her why she wanted a divorce
and she told him that she wanted to
marry Horace Trosper.
George Tennyson also said that he
had been told by some of Trosper's
neighbors that Trosper's horse was
found in his barn the night of the
murder harnessed, blanketed and very
sweaty. Tennyson gave the names OF
the parties who had told him.
The officers suspect that Tennyson
may be withholding some important
facts duplicating himself in the crime
! and decided to take no chances. Ten
nyson was not allowed to return to
| his bride last night, but spent the
night in cell at the county jail and
taken to MarysviIle today.
1t was nearly 2 o'clock this morn
| ing when the examination was finally
concluded