The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-22
.UNMOyED BY SENTENCE
Says He is Inn o &c n t.
Nj u n d a v Woman is
Charged Because of
Bottle Note. To be
Tried in February.
Guilty"
II am innocent. I"

Il am innocent"
The one the verdict OF twelve good
men and true; the other the state
ment of one man, accused OF one OF
the most atrocious crimes in the his
tory of the state, the prcmeditated
murder of his two little girls in order
that with their insurance money he
might enjoy more weeks Of debauch-
cry with the woman in the case. tue
notorious BERTHE Munday. who short
h after the verdict against r. j.
Fudge yesterday afternoon. was
charged with murder M the first de-
gree--the murder OF the same blue
eyed. flaxen haired babies.
Bertic Munday Charged.
II was the Munday woman aha
was proved to have written the hottie
note. to divert suspicion from her
nitsed lover. Eudgc 1nis xvas lar-
ing fridays Sensational nroeeeaing
which read like an Arthur II Isaa
mystery story. when a aandvritiie
expert was able 70 single out from .
city's thousands the author az ting
scrap of paper put into bottir
dropped into the sea and later picket
up by crab MISUNDERSTANDING lat
er TO confront the author with a con
fession, at least, of completely.
The woman has not yet been in.
dicted by the grand jury but accord
ing to Prosecuting Attorney Stokes
the state will try TO prove colIuxion
between her and Fudge. TO the ex-
tent at least of her suggesting fhc
murder, IL she did not actually fur
nish the poison from which Tennie
died in the morning. while little
Ethel merely sickened and had to be
shot by her father when he sent Bas-
com through the wilderness. or black
jacks down 10 Aunt Etta's house or
the fatal afternoon, and then sent a
bullet through Tennie as she lay cold
and stark, her arms and legs twisted
in the agony OF poison. In order that
suspicion might be diverted.
Dehauchery's Reward.
Fudge. convicted of murder in The
first degree or his babies-Bertie
Munday charged with participation
in the crime-a fitting and debauch-
ed love that originated in a bar
room.
The trial of BERTHE Mlfuday will he
held at the next meeting OF the cir
cult court, which will be on the first
Monday n February. r. A. Me-
Geachy of Santa Rosa county. win
be state attorney.
Charges the jury
Judge Campbell's charge 10 the
Jury. which was read az gao yester.
day afternoon, was short and confin-
! ed to a discussion of the different DE-
! grees Of murder also, TO defining
reasonable doubt. and q discussion
of the adnissibility OF circumstan-
tiaI evidence.
The jury Files Out.
The charge took but fifteen min
utes TO read, and at a quarter TO
! three the jury filed ont, The court
room Immediately broke into knafs
of eager takers. discussing the prob
able verdict. More and more people
drifted in as the minutes sped on
and the sun dropping into the Ian of
the horizon. sent lengthening slants
of different eolored light from the
western windows until they touched
the judges desk with unwonted
splendor
I The Judge. the reporters. witnesses
lawyers for the defense ad prosecu-
4 ton walked about, finally settled
down. and Fudge was left all alone.
Occasionally a laugh was heard. once
or twice baby's cry. for the crowd,
as always, was a mixed one.
Cold Water.
i In about half an hour the door
opened. and a hush fell upon the as
sembly But II was only a water
pitcher that the jurymen wanted re-
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