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Show BOY CONFESSES KILLING FATHER Says He Acted In Self Defense; De-fense; That Statement Not Believed. BOOKVTLLE, lad.. Auf. t. Weakened by eontiauous questioaing for almost tairty konra, Willlaa Lee lata yesterday made a written statement state-ment ia waieh ha said kg bad killed kia father, Richard Lee, ia self defense, after tha fatkar kad murdered kia wile and younger son, Clarence. Tha bodies of Lea 'a father, mother and brother wara found ia their burn iag home early yeaterdar aad Lee waa charged with their murder. After his statement todaa. Sheriff fraJes. fearing fear-ing the prisoner would be lynched, secretly sec-retly took kin ta Evaaarille. Starr la Doubted. - , Little credence ia placed ia the coa fear-ion. Lee, who ia St years old, reiterated re-iterated kia gtory that ka kaew nothing noth-ing of the eirremstaecee of tha killing of his family nntil lata Friday, when he suddenly changed hia mind, aad calling call-ing for' paper aad pencil, he wrote as followa: ' I waa awakeaed by a poise aad west into tke bedroom where aiy father, fath-er, mother aad brother slept. As I opened the door I saw that air mother aad brother wara murdered. My father prang at me, axe ia haad, exclaiming. I will get you, too.' I grabbed the axe away from him aad bit him over tha head -with it. I could smell eoal oil aad I found oil had already beea poured ever tha bed. Juat because matches were haady and I dida't kaow what alas to do, I sat' fire to tha bed clothing aad thea gars tha alarm of fire." Threats of Lyachlng. The streets about tha jail ware crowded all day with tawv people aad farmers. Threats of mob violence were heard on every hand and tha sheriff feared that wbea Lee 'a statement bees be-es me public, it would ba Impossible to protect him. A motor ear waa obtained and Lea waa hurried to Evanrvilie under un-der heavy guard. The motive ascribed br the officials in charging Lee with tha murders is that he wished to obtain money with which ta be married ta bis fiancee, Mina Tavlor. f'aeh ameuntiag to a hundred dollara. said to have beea la the Lee house oa Wednesday, haa aot beea found. Tha Urea- of Richard and Clarence Lea were insured for $700. William Lee id known to have quarreled quar-reled with kia parents because they opposed kia marriage. At a cemetery near Kewbarg. where tha burial af the Leea took place yeeterday, yee-terday, Mina Tavlor, William Lea' fieeeee, faiated when the three coffins were lowered lata oaa wide grave. She was carried lo her home in a serious condition. A crowd of severs thousand thou-sand persons watched tke hearse and carriage leave thia city for Newburg. |