Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-06-29

hoped ihH TIE directory Oh that bank VIII ini out
hat there Is a difference between cash and cred
L End ,here Is a great want OF confidence 90
his bank here, arising from the fact that some
hfse or four oommission-h houses Of no credit 10
his city, are connected with the present directory
Il the Union Bank, through whom i is said, ali
her exchange openions are being made A
commission house IN this city, once failed for Sc
senleen millions and haif-largs failures may
lake place again.
fear ! have spun out this spistlo to too great
a length indeed It looks SO formidable that
cannot attempt TO read It over much less correct
It so that you must make oil due allowance for
the old excuse Of haste and a bad PEN"
You may hear again Of inc from Texas.
Yours Sc.
ISTAaoUs NlLLAINY ASD TERRIBLE Re-
TRBuTIoS.--Th annexed revolving and horn.
bic story --"auo over true talen-comes 10 US from
tho Upton tEngland) Journal" so circum.
s,antay Is the whole account related, that we
think there can DO no doub, Of its ruth yet II is
terrible strange" stranger than felton, II Is
not often tina, NO publish statements so full OF
narrowing interest; but the singulan,y Of tho
events at their denouement, Impans 10 them a
saerhcial solsmniy. like that which hung about
the corse Of Joan Of Arc. or Charlotte Corday.
Whatever mar be thought Of tho maddened hero.
ism Of the desperate will Of the mother by whose
dread hands the sangmnary catastrophe was coa-
gummated language cannot sufficiently execraie
the unreasonable wckedness by which il was
excited.
In the spring Of 1893, two young ladies', sis.
iers; named Louisa and Ellen Price, Of LIange-
noch Park. were placed by their widowed mother
II Tho boarding school Of tho celebrated Mrs.
Sherwood between Powic and Worcester. three
miles from the latter place. Louisa was then a.
bout l6, and Ellen II years Of age. II appears
that Mrs Sherwood was in the habit Of assem-.
bling her pupils and friends of both sexes every
other week, iot the purpose Of performing con,
ceHs OF sacred music. To these parties there
came, among others, two young merchants from
Worcester, named Harris and Benson.
Wo pass over the occurrences Of three years
during which Time 'hese two young creatures. ma
turally interesting, and gifted with superior abIll.
lies, we're singled out by Harris aud Benson, for
their marked and undivided attentions; these be-.
coming obvious, were communicated by Mrs. 5.
to the mother, between whom and the young men
an explanation took place, and they we're uIii.
molcly received nj her house as the future hus.
bands of her daughters. A brother Of Mrs
Prices dying in 1895, left them, il seems, sum
Of money, on condition Of then not marrying un-
III they attained, respectively, the age Of twenty
five; and as tho mother refused her sanction 10
tho marriage OF her daughters until the arrival Of
that time, the circumstance was made prelext by
their protested loves TO induce thom 10 consent
TO al elopcment. aud private marriage and in
evil hour. these two innocent girl., with all the
fond affection Of young aud confding hearts, EN-.
barkcd their future worldly hopes and happiness
in ono fail bark---ihe honor Of their admirers
and cloped with them before dnyhreak from Mrs.
ShCrwood's house. They proceeded to n neigh.
boring church tliallow, few miles Off the keys
Of which they had obtained by brbing the sex
ton, who asserts tina, he was totally ignorant Of
their intention. Here mock ceremony of mar.
riago was performed by an accomplce who was
dressed III tlo hauiiIniUnts % "a OicIgy uan. They
resided for some months after this in cottage
ornce in the suburbs Worcester and hero in
April, 1897, LpuIsp, tho eldest gave birth TO a
daughter, the child OF Mr. Benson, to whom she
thought herself married. In June, OF tho same
wear, Harris proceeded to Lisbon, on business
connected with the firm, where, az il subsequently,
turned out, he married daughter Of Kent a wine
merchant Of the firm of Kent 4 Brothers, He
returned TO England in February Of this year.
bringing his ronl wife with him, and purchased
house At kempsey, on the banks Of the Severn.
Soon ailcr Harris return, Benson left Louisa,
then the mother oi two children, with whom and
her sister he had been constantly living up to that
time, and took up his residence in Harris house,
from whence he sent the unfortunate victims a
letter, stating the facts in relation to tho yillainy
prac,ised upon them, and offering IN the name of
himself and partner TO make settlement upon
them by way OF PREPARATION.
Words would fail describing the shock pro.
duced by the communication Of this totally unex
peotcd blow, which robbed them Of all that rem.
dered life ~ their estimation worth preserving.
Ellen died fortnight after in tho lnatic asy-
lum, aear Drotwiuh, IN the arms OF her sister,
whose mind, II seems, was sustained by her de-
termination to execute fearful vengeance on the
guilty causers Of their bitter suierngs, which she
too faithfully performed
Learning that her pretended husband was to
be married on the 10Th of March, and that he
was 10 return fom Worcester 10 kenpsey, on
the preceding evening IN gig with Harris, TO the
latter, she planned and put in operation the fol.
loving fnshIul mode Of retaliation.
After strangllng her two infants, and leaving a
letter on the table, stating that she would not let
them live to hear Of their molher's disgrace, she
dressed in mans Globes, armed herself With n
brace Of pistols, aud knowing the probable time
Of their approach, took her station in small
shTubbsry, midway up steep ascent, where the
road overhangs the rtyer. On the approach Of
the gig, appears she discharged both the pistols,
one Of which took effect IN the blain Of MIR.
Benson, who was driving, ard who fell from his
seat the horse taking fright, started oil, and be-
fore Mr.. Harris could seize the rcins 10 arrest
hun, plunged over the cliff into the river, where
both horse and rider were drowned. The poor
girl was found quite dead, wellerlng in her blood,