The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
HAS HER HUSBAND KILLED BY HER PARAMouR TO SECURE
 $2,ooo LIFE INSURANCE.
CONFEssEs TO THE CRIME
Murdered Man Was a Prominent Georgia Planter-Woman Breaks Down When Confronted With
 Confession of Her Lover.

Macon, Ga, Dec. 27.--Mrs James King, w0ow of the prominent Round Oak. Ga. planter, who was killed near here, 'Decm i2. tonight, confessed that she plotted with Nicholas Wilburn, a farm hand, to kill her husband so that she might marry Wilburn and secure $2.0O0 life insurance carried by her husband.
 In his confession today to the DO. lice Wilburn is quoted as saying
 Mrs. King offered me $600 to kill her husband. She said she wanted to get rid of him and promised to marry me if l killed him.
 "On Dec 12, l was passing the King home. She called to me and told me Mir King had gone hunting and for me to go through the woods. find him and shoot him. I followed him and when he stopped to rest, sneaked up behind him, grabbed his gun and then shot him just over the heart. He begged me not to shoot him any more. Jist then he fell over
 T put his gun in his hands and ar ranged the body so as to make it look like he had shot himself, then went back to ths house and told Mrs. King what l had done. She said l was a good boy and she thought a lot Of me
 The widow of the dead man was ar rested today after Wilburn had con fessed to the police he had shot and killed King because Mrs, King offer ed him $500 10 commit the crime and promised to marry him.
 In her confession Mrs. King de- clared that if 1t had not been for the s2,o00 insurance policy, she never would have planned to kill her hus- band.
 For more than two hours after her arrest. the woman refused to discuss the tragedy Detectives related to her details of Wilburns confession and finally she collapsed crying: Do you think God will forgive me?v then, with God as my help, l will tell you all. for cannot meet my God with a lie on my lips. Ask the people to have mercy on me, not for myself. but for my children.'
 Last March" added Mrs. King, Nick Wilburn and myself were sit ting alone in my dining room. NICK told me that he didn't have a friend in the world, ard batting him on the back, I told him would be his friend. From that time on our relations were most intimate. We met at frequent intervals and had signals so hhat could let Nick know when my hus- band was away from home
 Had it not been for the S2,Gao we would never have planned to Kill my husband. My first attempt was to Kill him with strychnine. Nick bought the strychnine and we put 1t Tn my husbands whiskey Then he became deathly sick, he took an antidote and recovered.
 sTt was then that we planned to shoot him. Nick told me that we could catch him out hunting and Kill him with his own gun. Tue day ol the killing MT. King was SICK Ihe doctor told him that he shonld not eat porlx so he took his gun and went into the woods to kill some birds. lie left home about 3:30 in the afternoon and when he had been gone about an hour. Nick came. told him my nus band had gone hunting and he sald now is our time and l said yes
 "When my husband did not return I knew he was dead. and sent Johnny Gordon and Frank Wilburn. my son in-law to hunt for him. After they had gone Nick told me that 1t was all over. We did not discuss the kill- ing until Dec. IT, when Detective Moore called to talk with me. After Moore left Nick told me he knew they suspected him but l told him to brace up and give nothing away even if he was on a scaffold with rope around his neck. did not pe- lieve he would give me away When Nick was arrested, made up my mind to go to ths gallows before wAuld tell a word
 q ater [ came 10 the conclusion that couldn't meet my God with lie on my lips.
 q was good christian woman be- fore met Neck Wilburn and had Inever done wrong in my life. l have been a member of the church for fourteen years, am 5 years old and have six children. The oldest is | 1S- and tale youngest 9.
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