Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-11-18

Twin Falls, (Idaho) Times of her life
and sufferings. She says she only
wants chance to prove her inno-
cence.
"Eo matter what the verdict of the
jury may have been, no matter what
public opinion is, my conscience is
clear with my god.
II do not want a pardon. All that
/ ask is vindication.
"From my earliest recollection 4
have been taught to pray; taught to
believe in God, that He was my ref
uge in time of sorrow, in His own due
time the world win know that / am
innocent of these crimes.
"My heart bleeds for my father and
mother in this their hour Of shame.
In their aged years their head Is
bowed, yet l feel that they must
know that am innocent of the awful
crimes with which / am charged.
"My heart bleeds for the dear boy
who left me Saturday. Nothing that
has been said against me has changed
his love or faith. l only wish that
every woman who has been saying
things about me as some have said,
had husband as true as / have got.
"Any talk that / will kill myself
is but foolish. Why should l, an I'M
nocent woman, commit suicide /? 1t
would be confession Of guilt, in tine
mind of many at least.
81 have nothing against Deputy
Sheriff ~0rmsby, he has acted the
gentleman at all times when he has
had me in charge. 1t was his sworn
duty to do what he has done.
81 have nothing against Judge Bah
cock. He is fair, think that where
ever he could he gave me the benefit
| of the doubt.
IL viii be glad to get away from
this Jail. 1t has been called . roof
lgarden. you may judge for yourself.
s.Pnblic opinion convicted me, In the
minds Of many within n hours after
l was arrested in Honolulu, public
opinion in Twin Falls had me con-
victed before I arrived here in charge
Of Deputy Sheriff ormsby; public
opinion had convicted me throughout
the nation before the first juryman
was selected.
II pray that ! may live long enough
to prove, beyond a shadow of doubt,
that public opinion has done me an
injustice and that the jury was wrong
in its verdict"
The above is but a few of the state
ments made to the Times representa-
tive by Mrs. Southland in her cell at
the top of the Twin Falls county
building. 1t is the first interview
thai. she has granted to representa-
tive Of the press, with duration Of
over an hour, since she was arrested;
it is the first interview of over five
minutes that has been granted to any
newspaper man since she was placed
on trial for her life.
The so-ealled "roof garden is on
1.-THE fourth floor Of the county build
| ing. 1t is a room about 20x30 feet
| II has two beds, two chairs, one little
lpiece of home made carpet at the
side of one of the beds. The two lit
tie windows look out on solid brick
Iwall, with just a little light coming
| in from each side. Perhaps ths
prisoner in the cell might look out or
the lawn below, out to the trees
| in the city park to the east il
she were to put one of the two chairs
j other and then pull herself uI
! by the bars and look on just a few
yards of the big world outside.
Yet this remarkable woman, the
u Icalmest and most selfpossessed mar
or woman it has been my privilege tc
meet did not complain about hel
lquarters.
i For nearly one hour she discussed
"her lifes from the time that she
knelt at her mothers knee in child
hood to her hopes for the future AM
complete vindication.
Il Tears welled in the eyes Of this wo.
| man as she talked Of her babyhooC
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