The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
HAS CONFESSED
Mrs. Faulling, Widow Of Slain Man, Says
Gordon Is Guilty.
SENSATIONAL WITNESS
Trial at Hinesville, Ga, OF Anegeo
Slayer Of Former Berkeley Man
Reaches Sensational ClimaS-Nars
Faulling Claims Gordon Threaten
ed to Kill Her IL She TOLD.

oil To Kill Her If She Told.
A dispatch from Hinesvlle' Ga.
saws Mrs. Helen Faulling, widow OF
slain William n. Faulling, Jr.' 1ol
whose murder Charles A. Gordon Is
on trial at that place. "Wednesday
on the witness stand made a sensa'
tional confession of intimacy with
Gordon and ended her story by De
claring that he told her he killed ner
husband and threatened to Kill nef
If she should tell on him.
The confession was unexpected u
the big crowd in the court room
though many believed to be true JUST
what Mrs. Faulling declared Is true
II. am confessing because don I
want to go to Heaven or hell WIN
a lie on my lips" walled the unhappy
woman through her tears at the u
of her sordid narrative. ,
In part her confession follows. ana
since it has been made 1t is believer
Cordon's trial will end IN rather
short order. -
"The last time I saw my hus-
hand alive" said Mrs. Fauiling, was
on March &c, 1909, when he LETT
our home about shutdown to mali d
,etter TO his father at Monck's Cor
ner, S. c.
81 met Mr.. Gordon in Florida and
have known him three years. MY nus
hand and l moved to several places
IN Florida, and each time MI. Coz
don moved also. We first oecame
intimate at LOTHIAN, Fla. Our meet
ings continued up to the time or MS
arrest. The night lefore the omcers
came for Mr.. Gordon, he spent WIFI
me.
"My husband left at shutdown and
at supper time he had not returned
and so several friends had supper
with me and We did not wait Tor
him. lust before We finished sup
per Mr.. Gordon came in and Gaining
me aside said: I have done II. l
have killed the d. ,
81 was very much frightened ana
nearly tainted. but Mr.. oraon
caught me and told me to be calm as
he was not afraid. He then tried
to get me to go and help him bury
the body, but l refused. So he left
the house and returned In about an
hour. telling me he had buried the
bodv. He said he had had a grea1
deal of trouble taking the pooy u
the place as it was so stiff.
"Mr. Gordon told he that last
night that If | told he would Kill me
within the next twenty-four hours.
That was the reason for my silence.
Since he has been in jail he has VIII
ten me a letter trying to concoct d
scheme to prove an alibi for him.
Gordon Convicted.
A later dispatch says for the muir
der of William F. Faulling' Jr.. at
Walthourville, Liberty county, Ga,
charles A Gordon has been found
guilty and sentenced to life imprlson.
ment. Mrs. Helen Faulling. wife OF
the slain man and confessed
of the murder, was tried as a result
of her confession Of intimacy Win
Gordon and was given her choice Oh
6 months in jail or exile from Geor-
pia. She chose exile and before the
Gordon jury returned Its YER
dict was on the way to Florida
Rumor that relatives OF Goroon
would attempt a rescue snouio tne
verdict be adverse were apparently
unfounded as there was no demon
stration.
Judge Paul E. Seabrook. sentenc,
ing Gordon, told him he shouid teei
grateful the sentence was no worse
Gordon killed Faullins. the widow
said. as a result of her husband
knowledge of her Illicit relations WIZ
Gordon, the slayer fearing that ne
and the woman would be punished