Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1846-01-21
Awful Tragedy il, AI.sbs, .,,s,.

AWinl Tragedy in AIsasa sissa.
One Of the most horritle tragedies eve.
enacted in real life, occurred in Dalla-
county, Alabsna. on the 18th ul,., q
which the "A labama Independents give,
the following account. We we'll recoi!
lectthe bank robbery which was lie pre-.
lu,le TO all these dreadful crimes. Il oc-
Cured but few years ago:
Oar readers well remember fhos. G,
Mexican, Of bank robbing memory. Ere
yious 10 his ou,breaking depreaations,
MEX. occupied fair standing in comm,i.
nifty, icing Of highly respectable family,
and man Of insinuating address. lie
succeeded ia obtaining the alIsctisns Of q
young and artless school girl, in Marion,
Perry county, and in opposition TO the
wishes and advice Of her friends, ran of
with and married her. This young and
unsnspecting girl was the dangfter Of Mr..
J. x. G. Poole, ef Perry county. Ane
amid all the hardships TO which her con-
nection with such a man as Mckean sub
jecled her, She remained firmly sttached
TO him, and could not be prevailed upon
10 leave him, until the cemmissioh OF the
Columbus bank robbery, from which time
she has never seen him. Being intelll-
gent and remarkably beautiful, and her
frierds having determined 10: preeura her
divorce from her unfortunate marriage,
she soon became an object 81 considerable
attraction, and many have been the saitors
for her hand. Among these was The un-
( III IT al o,,, .,
highly respected and esteemed in Dallas
county, where he resided. On the even
ing Of Saturday the 29,h Nov. at, the
house Of Col. Wm. II. Richardson, who
had married the sister of Mrs. Mexican,
and where this unhappy ladg was spene-
ing portion other time, Holmes pcrpe-
trated the horrid deed.
at seems from what We learn from
other sources. that Hslmes nlediiated Ibis
double murder for weeks The letter
says--sAfter dinner on SatuHday, Holmes
ordered his horse. Alter i: was brought
out, lie told the servant CIR 10 GO. up and
tell Mrs. Mexican that 81 wished To
speak with her in the parloE. Size came
down anc he closed the dttr. The girl
remained outside and iisten:d ut The door.
She heard him ask her il she was Wiling
to promise 10 marry him. 'S::Ae Answered
she had already requested liin never
again to mention. the subject TO her, for
she would never marry hun: Immediate
" AFTER she heard her etelaim, Lord
have lacrcy on my son, als.l.a HE same
momsl,, report OF a pistol hen another
and another, and fail. She then open
ed the door, and saw him fail 1.-THE floor.
The pistol had fallen gu OF his hand, ana
he was feeling to iipd il to fire again; she
screamed to the boy Who was boiling the
horse at the door, that Mr.. ffolties lad
shot himself. She ran in anii brought out
The pistol. fearing that he wplild get hold
OF il. Unfortunately Mr.. K. has gone to
the Clubhouse, anu Mrs. r. had also gone
out into the yard somewhere. TWo or
three gentlemen happened to be riding
b. on horseback. They disnauntsd and
4cam.into tie house At TIC aamc nlensra
that Dir. and Mrs. r. got there and all
went IN together. At first they did not
ese Mrs. alcKsan size was sitting up
III d IHCniiS C.aii3 sttc Wa Si'e iiSiiI
through the temples (insteai Of lI:. heart }
and from her position he must have held
her It'll one hand, AM! shot her with the
other. He then, It supposed, aimed at
his own temple, but poiited Too Zig /; for
the ball glanced from the upper part of
his head and lodged in the ceiling above
He then fred again, but too low for the
temple; the ball entered belgm' he cheek
bone, tearing his face all 70 pieces. They
neither Of them spoke. AIRS. Mexican
lived an hour and bali; he lived about
three hours. On his person two letters
were fund, one direesed to Major Poole !,
begging pardon :or the act lie had commit
ted, and requesting him TO aasc both DO
dies laid III one grave.