Evening star., 1933-01-20
ANOTHER ACCUSED
AS |LSLEY SLAYER
Crawford Now Denies He
Killed Virginia Sports
woman and Maid.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, January 20. = Virginia
officers were en- route here today to get
George Crawford. 26. colored. who made
a partial confession to being an acces-
sorry to the Staying Of Mrs. Agnes
Boeing Ilsley. Virginia sportswcman,
and her maid. Mrs. Nina Buckner.
The actual slayings he laid to another
colored man, whom he said he knew
only as Charlie Jackson.
John Galleher, commonwealth attor-
ney of Loudoun County, Va, questioned
Crawford three hours yesterday before
obtaining the partial confession.
Denies Murder.
Galleher said the prisoner admitted
entering Mrs. Ilsley's cottage on her
2OO-acre Virginia estate and stealing
some money and a watch. but denied
beating either of the two women to
death. The slayings occurred January
49, 1882.
Galleher made public but part OF
the proceedings during the questioning,
withholding the text of Crawford'S con-
fession for prosecution purposes. The
colored man had been picked up here
fer a small store robbery and had been
identified as the wanted man by his
fingerprints.
The Virginia attorney said Crawford
at first denied any knowledge Of the
crime. but finally admitted we had
the goods on him. and said he wanted
to be right with his God
Galleher planned to return to Vir-
ginia today. He said officers would
come to Boston for Crawford tomorrow.
Meanwhile, arrangements were under
way to nolle PROSE- the robbery charge
here against Crawford so that he
could be extradited. Crawford said he
would not fight the eXtradition.
Quoting from the colored mans con-
fession, Galleher said Crawford claims
he doesn't know who Jackson is and
that he never saw MIN before or since
the Staying.
Puts Blame On Jackson.
Crawford. according to Galleher,
claimed jackson suggested they go into
the Ilsley cottage. but that he didn't
want to go because he once worked
there.
that he watched outside while Jackson
went in the house. Jackson. Crawford
said. went into a kitchen and down a
corridor toward a bed room. Crawford
said he heard a scream and that jack
son came running out to the kitchen
as he stood in the doorway.
''The two men then went back to-
ward the bed room and Crawford said
he saw Mrs Ilsley there on the floor
near her bed and thought she was dead.
Crawford said he took wrist watch
and SIS from a pocketbook and that
both returned to the kitchen. Jackson.
he said, returned to the bed room for
more loot
Stole Automobile.
Galleher said Crawford told him they
then left in Mrs Ilsleys car. drove to-
ward Washington and deserted the
machine on the Virginia side Of the
Potomac.
Crawford said he had fuss with
Jackson in Washington" Galleher said.
"and that he hoped freight to
Philadelphia. He (Crawford) then
made his way to Boston"
The Virginia attorney said the stone
Crawford claimed Jackson had in his
possession during the murders had not
been found, but that the colored man
said he could take him right where
it is if I took him there Galleher
said a blood-stained bootjack had been
found in Mrs IlsleyS room.
Crawford is being held without bail
pending a hearing on the fugitive
charge.