St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-23

That He Killed Her Husband
On Repeated Request.
Interesting Account Leading
Up to the Murder.
Shreveport Nov. 19.-For the first
time since his Incarceration in the
Caddo parish jail for the murder of
c. c. Bailey. 1t Metcalffi, La, Albert
L. Watson. awaiting sentence Of
death on tho gallows today told the
real, complete unexpurgated story OF
his life and Of the murder. pact be-
tween himself and Mrs. Eva Wall
Bailey, Wife Of the dead man, where
BY two lives were sacrificed, another
stands IN the shadow Of the grave and
still another has been blighted by
conviction Of Z hideous crime.
The story was related by Watson
from his cell In the parish prison,
while tho writer Of this article sat
on Z rlckety chair outside the cell
door and took It down with pains
taking care. In the relation OF the
complete tale. Bailey declares that the
woman who occupies cell on the
door above him was directly respon-
sible TOR the death Of the first victim
Of the murder pact. Mrs. LAME Cham
pion watson; and that she was the
lnstigo3or and prime mover In the
whole miserable business.
In his original confession, he made
70 sh0ri6 Flourny and District A.
torney J. N. Foster the morning after
biz arrest for the murder OF Bailey,
the ID OF September. last, Watson
told i part Of the details. When this
confession had been amended under
direction Of Mrs. Eva Wall Bailey
on the same day, some OF these de-
tails were missing. On the witness
stand for the prosecution, when MRS:
Bailey was being tried for admins
tering poison to her husband, Wat
son told even less. endeavorfne to
shield the woman as far as possible,
and even after she had been convict
Cd Of attempting to administer poi
son to her husband. Watson argued
that she would have gone free, mas
much q he had taken all the blame
upon himself.
Puts Blame Up to Woman.
Today, however, Watson is OF
different frame Of mind. He is de-
sirous Of having his sentence COM
muted from death to life imprison-
ment-and his only hope, In view Of
his previous confession and convlc-
tion. 10 to give the world the whole
story and permit the people to Judge
whether he - the cool, calculating
murderous brute he acknowledged
himself to be when he confessed to
the slaying Of Bailey a. he slept, or
ID, rather, the weak and partly IT.
responsible tool Of the most danger
Gus and cold blooded woman VINO
ever dragged man down to his ruin.
A week ago Watson was willing to
take upon himself all the blame Tor
the two heniouS crimes-the admin
istering Of poison to his own wife
and the Draining Of Bailey with an
axe. To-day he declares that Mrs.
Bailey actually handed to the invalid
Mrs. Watson the capsule containing
tho strychnine which caused her
death In ton minutes, and that she
was the originator Of the murder
pact and urged him hourly for weeks
to put her husband out OF the way SC
that they might be free to pursue
their illicit passion. Today, also,
Watson declares that Mrs. Bailey
tried not only once, but three times
to poison her husband. G. G. Bailey,
using laudanum once and acen1te the
second time the use OF strychnine
for which Mrs. Bailey was convicted
before Z jury Of twelve men last Wed
nesday night. was the third unsuc-
cessful attempt by the woman upon
her husbands Mfe-after she had
failed tho third time Watson, accord
ing to his statement, agreed to use
the axe.
When the writer called upon Wat
SON in the parish jail 1t his written
invitation, 1t was for the purpose o.
taking down, As he said, . complete
history OF his life. And for an hour
or more the condemned man stuck
to his purpose to relate for publ1ca-
ton nothing except facts Of this char
aoter. but before the interview ended
Watson had dictated the whole ter
r.tle stoiy.
Married Life Unhappy.
After dcvoting some time to his
birth In Macon County, Georgia, In
1869. and his early career. Watson
told OF his marriage as youth OF
twenty to Miss LAME Champion. OF
Lincoln, Ala.
He told Of going to Texas. and SIX
months after sending for his wife IN
the hope of being able to i've peace
ably with her. One son, William:
was driven away from home by his
mother when but fifteen years OF age
He married 1T Alvin, Texas, and is
now living ct Dyesrdale. near Hous.
ton. ON the Santa Fe. A married
daughter Il living 1t Jefferson, Tex
Two grandchildren are Twins.
He raid he never drank whisky
It all until two and = half years ago
when his troubles Ut home drove MIN
to it, and then he drank fearfuily
hard, consuming = quart Of WHISKY
: day for eight months.
Woman Made First Advances.
Il first met Mrs. Eva Wells Bailey
1t Jefferson. Tex. two days before
ve went to live at Flanagan.
went to her house to see MI. Bailey,
10 witness contract between him
and the Sabine Lumber Company
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