Show I WOMAN CONFESSES The Te preliminary hearing of Andrew Murray colored charged with complicity com corn in the robbery of f Ah Sing on January 12 19 1901 1 was begun this morning morning morning morn morn- ing before Judge Diehl Diehl The States State's first witness was wa Tillie Tiie Williams Iams the woman alleged to have been connected with the defendant On Ona a previous trial she was was was' convicted of the offense and sentenced to the peni peni- On the stand this morning she told the story of the robbery of Ah Sing which took place in a rooming-house rooming on Commercial street The amount stolen was 79 in cash and two checks amounting to Under oath the Williams woman stated that while she engaged the Chinaman's attention Murray stole the purse from his pocket After this th the two went down do to the city and county building where she waited for Murray Murry to get a carriage They drove down State street to the roadhouse near Murray Murry where they remained un until until un- un nt n- n til t the next day when Policemen Roberts and Gillespie arrived and put them under arrest The Williams weman woman wo we- wo man was charged wih with the robbery An attempt was made to Indict Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray rayon on the same me charge but the evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence dece against him was not sufficient The womans woman's confession set the of officers officers of- of on his track again The State now ow relies on her confession confession confession confes confes- sion and on being able to Impeach the testimony of several several- witnesses who were before examined in Murrays Murray's de de- de- de The hearing Is still sti in progress |