The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-31
PLOTTED WITH
FARM HAND tn
KILL HER HUSBAND
Mrs. James King, Widow of
the Georgia Planter, Con-
fesses to the Crime
FOLLOWING HER ARREST
Became Infatuated With "Nick"
Nilhurn. Who Committed
The Murder
FOLLOWING HER ARREST
WAS TO MARRY THE WIDOW
tHy the Associated Press.

Macon, Ga, Dec. 27.-Mrs. james
King, widow Of the prominent Round
oak, Ga. planter. who was killed
near here December y, tonight con-
fessed that she plotted with Nicholas
Wilburn, u farm hand. to Kill her hus-
band in order that she might marry
Wilburn and secure $1,000 life in
Surance carried by her husband.
The widow OF the dead man was
arrested today after Wilburn had con
fesSed to the police that he shot and
killed King, because Mrs. King Of
fercd him $500 to commit the crime,
and promised TO marry him. In her
confession, Mrs. King declared that
ii it had not been ion q $1,000 In
snrance policy she never would have
planned TO kill her husband.
For more than two hours after her
arrest the woman refused to discuss
the tragedy. Detectives related to
her details of Wilburn's confession
and linally she collapsed, crying;
Her i'itiful Story.
"I,o YOU think God will forgive me-
Chen With God as my help | will tell
you all For | cannot meet my God
with 4 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 We're sit
ting alone in my dining room. Nick
told me that he did not have a friend
in the world, and. patting him on he
back. | told him | would be his
friend. From that time on. our reia-
tons were most m We met
at frequent intervals and had signals
50 tina | could let Nick know when
my husband was away from home.
Had 1t not becn for the $1,000 in
ran we would never have planned
TO Kill my husband. My first attempt
WAS to kill him with ~strychnine. Nick
bought the strychnine and W. put It
in my husbands whiskey. When ne
became deathly sick he tool an anti
date and recovered
1T was then We planned to shoot
him. Nick old me that We would
catch him out hunting and kill him
with his own gun. The day or ire
killink Mr.. King was sick. The doctor
told him that he should not eat pork,
so he took his gun and went into th-
woods to Kill some birds. lie let
home about $50 in the afternoon and
when he had been gone about al
hour Nick came. | tolG nm my
husband had gone hunting and ne
said. Now is our time ana ! SAT-
yes.
when my husband did not return
I knew he was dead and sent Johnn,
Gordon and Frank Wilburn, by son
in-law. 10 hunt for him. After theS
had gone. Nick told me that it wa!
all over. we ui(ui | NlS\ 80
KILN until December II. when De
tactive NJ ore called to talk with me
After Moore left Nick told me n
knew they suspected him, but | tol'
him to brace W and give nOthins
away, sven il he was on a scaffol,
with q rope around his neck. | didn'
believe he would give me away
When Nick was arrested | made III
my mind | would go 10 the galloW
before | would tell q word. Late
- 49,, ,nra3,,cinn that come
not meet my God with 4 lie on m
lips
Il was Il good Christian woman be
fore met Nick Wilburn, and Ia
never done Il wrong IN my NE.
have been a member Of The churcl
for fourteen years: am 3a years OIL
and have six children. The Oldest
IS and the youngest four