The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-06
Ex. Faaans. Widow s San Han, Says
Csgdoa Is GzAy.
SENSATIONAL WITNESS
Trial at Einesviile. Ga, os Alleged
Slayer Of Former Berkeley Maa.
Eesehes Sensational C1imax-No.
Fauihng Claims Gordon Th-eateo-
ed 70 Kil, Her II she Told.

4 dispatch from Hinesv!se. Ga
says Ncs. Helen Faulling. widow o
slain William "a Faul!!ng. J... fo'
whose murder Charles A. Gordon il
On trial at that place. Wedoesda!
on the witness Stand made sens2
eioaa, confession Of intimacy witt
Gordon and ended her story By Dc
cla-;ng that he told be. be killed be;
husband and threatened to Kill be:
Il she should tell on him
The confession was unexpected sc
the big crowd in the court roou'
though many believed to be true sus'
what Mrs. Faullsns declared - true
81 an eonfessing because doa
want 70 so TO Heaven or bel! w!eh
a lie on my lips" walled the unhappy
woman through Der tears at the END
OF he. sord.d narrative.
In part her confession follows. and
s.nee It has been made It Is believed
Gordon's trial Will end n rather
short order.
..Thc last time ! saw Oy bus
hand alive" said MIS- Faui:iag. was
On March IS. 1909. when be .ess
our home sbout suadowa' to nall \
letter to his father at &onck,s Cor
ner. s. c.
II met Gr. Gordon in Florida and
have known him three years. Ay ars-
hand and ! moved 70 several places
In y,os!ds, and each time Mt. Cos
don moved also. We frst became
intimate at Los,nan. Fla Our meet
inss continued up to the time OF bis
arrest. The night BEFORE the officers
came sor M-- Gordon. be spent sssa
mo.
.My husband left a, suuaown and
q. supper time he had not returned
and 80 several friends bad supper
with me- and we did not walt Tor
him. Just before We finished sup
De, Nr. Gordon came IN and. calling
me aside said: 7 have done Il
have killed the d..
.T was very much frightened and
nearly tainted. but &S- Goreon
caught Ms and tol6 ne 70 be calm as
he was not afraid. He chen tTiea
70 yet ne 70 go and help him bury
tho BODY. out I refused. So he ieit
the house and returned IN about an
hor-. telling me he had buried ene
body. He said he had had S7eas
deal Of trouble tsk.ns the body 70
the place as Il was so sssS-
"Mr. Gordon told ne chat lass
night that II told he would XIII ne
w,ehi. the next sweney-sour hours-
That was the reason fos, my silence
s;aee he has been in jai! he has writ
ten re q letter trying to eoneoct
scheme 70 prove an alsos for hin
Gordon Convicted
A later dispatch says for the nus-
der Of William F. Faullins. Jr.. At
walshonSvilie. Liberty county. Ca.
Charles 4 Gordon has been found
guilty and sentenced to life imprssoa-
uene. Mrs. Helen Faul!ins. wife Of
the slain man and confessed cause
Of the murder. was tried IS result
OF her confession OF intimacy WITH
Gordon aad was given her choice OF
s months In jail o. exile from Geos-
sia. She chose exile and before the
: Gordon jury returned It's res
Diet was on the way 70 FTori6a-
Ru:no- that relatives OF Gordon
would attempt a rescue should the
verdict be adverse were apparently
unfornded as there was no demon
stration-
Judge Paul z. SeabcooS. seotenc-
ing Gordon, told him be should feel
grasefui tie sentence was no worse
Gordon killed Fau.iing. the wldo"
sasd. a. e result OF her husbands
knowledge o; her Illicit relations With
Gordon, the slayer fearing that &c
and the woman would 30 punished