The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-04-06
THE CHIEF WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Mrs. Neil Located In Vicksbure. viii
Return to Jackson and Furnish
Sensational Testimony.

Vicksburg. Miss. April 2.-Ac-
cording to her statement, Mrs. G.
IN. Neil. whose name has figured in
the jackson dispatches concerning
the alleged Senatorial bribery
charges. has been in Yicksburg
1since last Saturday. and intends to
remain here until Monday. when
she says she will return TO Jackson
to answer to a subpoena to appear
/ before the Senate. which she says
she understands is out for her.
II have not been here under COW
Ter, but have walked the streets of
lVicksburg daily and have not cared
whether my identity was known or
mot, = she said. at an East China
street private boarding house to-
night.
When asked if she would make a
complete statement concerning her
connection with the jackson scan
dal, Mrs. Neil evaded the direct
question.
She is a middle-aged woman,
neatly dressed, intelligent looking
land comes up to her looks in this
regard in her manner and conversa-
ton.
Asked what she thought of Bill
bo's statement, as published in
newspaper dispatches from jackson.
as follows: When BiIbo was ask
led if DR.. Culpepper and Mrs. Neil
were to accompany him to an alleg-
ed immoral house, he replied that
Mrs. Neil was to 60 with him. but
he did not intend to take the min
lister along /"
IF Bilbo made this statement
then | think that be is losing his
mind. said Mrs. Neil. 4 do not
believe he made the statement. In
fact, I have been informed by tele-
phone from Jackson today what is
going on.
Mrs. Neil stated that she would
return to Jackson and call upon Mr..
Bilbo for an explanation.
Mrs. Neil stated that she was, as
d girl Miss e. G.. Johnston of Alb
bington, Va. She is now a widow,
and before going to jackson, Dec
IA. she lived in Chattanooga,
Tenn, where she was engaged in
the real estate business. Later she
was engaged in what was called the
Standard Home Company of Bir-
mingham, lending money on proper
ty. She admitted that she was the
entire concern, correcting former
statement and saying she wished to
be accurate. Mrs. Neil stated that
after going to jackson she found
prospects that had been painted to
her as good in Mississippi were
anything but encouraging for her
money lending proposition, SO she
was willing to become interested
| in the political game. This, she
says, she played until she became
disgusted, but she refused to GO
into details. She first stated that
she would tell the full story, Civ
ing dates and name of prominent
people. which she said would I'll
four or five newspaper columns,
but afterward said that, for fear
she might violate her oath, given
twice before the Kinds county
grand jury, she would prefer to
want until she is questioned in the
Senate; then she would feel at
liberty to talk freely.
In explaining her presence in
Vicksburg Mrs. Neil said that re-
Gently she took the agency for a
female medicine. which she was
selling. She visited Clinton and
Bolton after leaving Jackson and
has been here since Saturday:
Mrs. Neil says she is thirty y-five
years old. is well proportioned,
with 4 high forehead and brown
eyes. She might be described as a
business woman Of the world, to all
appearances. and il manner and adj
dress.