The Arkansas banner., 1848-05-16

We find Tn the Lexington .ii!as. oI saturday las', the following recital ol most horrible affair of recent occurrence ia shelby couL,y;
 seduction and attempted Murder.
 FRANKFORT, Aptii P, lsis. To fhs E3i'ofs q Me Ltringtoa .hias:
 Shelby county has been, within few days past, the scene ot an outrage, almost without parallel in inc history of crime in this sinful world. The ias's connected with ihis affair, as have learned them from an authentic source, are as follows
 physician by the name of Ni'chussea, who r,si les in shelby county, has been for sometime the family physician of gentleman named Gath- re, citiz-n of shelby county. The wi'e of Gath- re was Indisposef some time since, and N iebusson Was cal"d in. The wife Was several years the Ju- nior of her husband, though the disparity in their sges was not very great; she was a woman oi fine peIsoa and atirsciiye. Milchasson Is himselt mar. ei man. the father of family oG interesting chiidrt n, sed member oi The Birtis' Church. H. became ena'Rofed with Ms. C. and s-daced her she says, by adH,ihis'ering 10 her S iine.Es Of Caa- aa1IeS: and ~h ben she became fully seB-i5 of her deg ada'iOn, and the great wrong she had done her husbahd, she deeply distracted; ha! ias sia l9s agaia asai agaia repeoted,
 It was finally suggested hy Mitehu+son, thai theiT Happiness eoull ney CT be complete while the obstacle 10 he full qualification Ot their desires re- inai0ed eaih and, iR order to place themselves Ih position 10 become ia law, u was proposed that he (MiiebussOn} should ril himself 0; his Nlle and Mrs. G. 10 take the lie of her husband,- She, it seems was not steeped in crime and in fanny, but that she al first revoited at the m 4gnitue of the crime proposed. Bat she Was finally over. cone by the wi.es oi be seGucer and con .ented to lhe proposition. Among the many argrmen,s ad- dfessed her by her destroyer, were many addressed from scIiPiuIe-the holy ieachjog's Of God were rTssttated to the infamous purposes ei the wretch
 A fss ia since, Mf, GutAsis was slightly in- dispoted. and Mitchusson was called to see bim- lie Aaa eJase fer fss accomplishment ef tAsr esAss The Doctor D eseribei for Mir. c.. and left sal ing tha; he would send other medicine 10 be asimiaisteI- eli that evening The medicine came, there were several papers, marked "whiie powder" and ''ysl- low powdei '-w ith secret iastyse'toas 10 the wife how they to De administered. The white romdet" was prsPared for the patient. IL oid mol loeA Ike the medicine he had taken on former oc- cssions, and be was indacea ID e1aFoiae it more closely, though hs had suspicion thai zay tliag wrong was intended He heid the spoon contain Bg the medicine n bis hana, and walked to the window to examine U, his wtfe followed him, sis1 leaning hls arm, fainied, affected b fsiat, and lr la af;n. to AToar tak eficRs 0a. 0f tAs ipo3s. He raised her ap and bore her to the ped , and Iii op~ nins her dress 10 relieve hsT, he ioa a1 several other pzpeTs of the same medicine She was perfectly frantic. fke husband was confoun 4ed ior ae sui without suspicion. She however in spite o5 5e1sei, told everything and in eonfrma ,ion Of her story produced the letters of Mehusson addressed 10 her, which are 6iiea with inc mos 4deni Proestationso oi tcSe and with hints of thcl plans
 She Nas.imnIaiaiely seAt of D her friends w ks prnIle oi great wSsth aa he b. she,i TrSHects tiilty, legal seae.l-u aa.t i'rc- -,sy ,o fl-A