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1 Continued From Page* 1prisoners. County officers are intercepting the notes and in fact are writing some of the messages. Much information was obtained from the notes, they said.Widow Makes New Confession Mrs, Burton in tier confession said in part: I wanted Bill killed because he was mean to me ami was jealous of (jrover. Joe wanted Bill killed because be was mean to him and so that he con id la* with Carrie. Grover wanted Bill killed so that he could be with me. We were together every chance we got ami while Bill wag in jail for maklug liquor. They ail made liquor and I sold it.Joe told me then that dav he was going to kill Bill. 1 saw' Joe get the gun. He had It hidden at the creek. At dark Joe left the house to take some tools to a neighbor and Bill said hurry back. Joe looked at me and grinned. He first planned to wait for Bill to walk out onto the back porch to shoot him. When Joe left I knew he was going to kill Bill and I sat lu the kitchen waiting for the shot.Three Planned Murder Joe, Grover and I planned the murder. Joe told (Jrover he was going to kill Bill and Grover, said go ahead and don’t my anything a fiout it. He wanted me to give him $50 but I refused. Grover told Joe to toss the gun Into the creek.Three days after the shooting Joe told me lie put the gun against the glass and ft red. He said he had to wait while automobiles juassefi. After the shooting he tossed the gun into the creek and wanted Grover to help him find it Iwfore the officers made the search.”In her new confession, Mrs. Burton said Joseph was out of the house lit) minutes before the shot was fired. Previously she claimed j he was gone a hour, five minims
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Tue, Oct 30, 1934
Page 2
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Boyd C.
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