New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
TEXT OF JACKSON MURDER NOTES
 IS MADE PUBLIC Wife of Slain Detective Wrote King Of Fight With Her
 Husband SPEAKS OF ROW OYER
 PHYSICAL CONDITION

Message to Attorney Found in Her
 Stocking After Suicide Says Rice
 Knew Nothing of Argument-As-
 .umes Full Blame for Shooting
 Jackson and Tells of Ills Alleged
 Abuse.
 Willimantic, March 2s RrText Of the notes winch Mrs. Gertrude Jackson, widow of County Detective William E. Jackson wrote before she killed herself on Feb. l3. and which were reported to have a bearing upon the case of Trenor A. Rice, deputy sherif indicted for the mur- der Of Jackson were made public this afternoon.
 Copies of the notes were obtained yesterday. under court orders by counsel for Rice. The original notes found in an envelope in Mrs. Jack sons. stocking at the inquest. were addressed to Rice and to William A. King. The letter to Mir. King fol- lows:
 "I alone was here with him. It was either he or I would have to be killed. I would not leave Juanita alone with him. She knows the life I have lived. Trenor can tell what I put up with. Eleanor and Han nah can tell you he threatened my life six weeks ago over a scrap about milking the COWS.
 He has threatened me several times. was never afraid of him until that day. He choked me almost to death.
 Then he grabbed the gun. I wrestled it from him and in the few words that followed, I shot him.
 says Rice Is lnntHrnt
 This Is a true confession. They must not harm Trenor. l love him as my own son. He knew nothing of it. They say he is guilty. He isn't. flushed the shell down the toilet. They are prosecuting him. not prosecuting him. Give him my love-" The Second Letter
 The following letter was written to Trenor A. Rice:
 Dear Son: Forgive me for the suffering this has caused you. l am to blame. You are not in any way responsible. Your name was never brought into the argument. It was over Wills physical condition.
 He has threatened to kill me twice before. This time it was either he or me and got the first shot. Hickey is too sure he has the case locked tight but he is not so smart.
 He says he has the shell and more, but l flushed the shell down the toilet and picked up the room.
 My dress had the sleeves torn out but in the excitement no one saw it.
 He choked me almost to death and would have shot me If ] hadn't shot him. Be good.
 Lovingly,
 Mother.
 Obtained Alter Rattle
 The notes which were held by Coroner Arthur G. Bill of Danielson. since the day early last February when the widow of the county de- tective took her own life. presaged a battle by King and Harvey to obtain them. One of the notes. alleged to contain a confession that Mrs. Jack son committed the shooting of her husband was addressed to Rice. a constable and friend of the family. The other was intended for King.
 Since his efforts to obtain the notes began King has been thwarted at every turn, first by State Attorney Bradford and Coroner Bill, and later when he sought legislative action to have made available as defense evil dence in a murder case. confession letters by a person who committed suicide not accused of the crime. The bill was considered by committee but was not reported to the general assembly.
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