Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-30

female assassin.
sit is she," he exclaimed; II have
discovered her; and my fortune is
made"
He turned back and entered into
conversation with her. She at first
denied her disguise, but finally ac-
knowledged it, and the young man
prevailed on the nymph to accompa-
ny him home, in the character of a
young relation from the country.
"Where do you liye?" she inquir-
ed.
He named hotel in which one of
the mysterious murders had been
committed.
"Oh, no; l cannot CO."
"Whyw
Because | am known there
These words confirmed the suspi-
cions of the police agent. He allu-
ded to his property, and mentioned
two hundred louis which his uncle
had given him, of which he said he
had spent the twentieth part, adding,
"Well, then, if you will not go to
my lodging, where else shall we go!"
The female mentioned a hotel, to
which they Immediately repaired.
The young man was about to leave
the room to order supper, when the
woman called him back.
"Will it be safe" said she, "to
leave your money all night at your
lodgings? Isl not likely you may be
robbedl Suppose you go and bring it
here"
"Ah!" thought the young man,
''the veil is now raised;" and then,
without the least appearance of sus-
picion, he thanked her for her pru-
dent hint, and went away, under
pretext of going to fetch his money.
He immediately repaired to the
office of the police minister, and gave
information of the discovery he had
made. Furnished with the sum of
one hundred and eighty louis, he re-
turned to the house where he had
left the woman. He was accompa-
MED by several agents of the police,
who stationed themselves at the door
of the apartment. The murderess
and her pretended lover sat down to
supper. She requested him to hand
her her handkerchief, which she had
left on a consols behind her chair.
He rose to get it, and during the in
stant his back was turned, she pour
ed a powerful narcotic into his glass.
He did not perceive this and drank
off his glass of wine hastily; but he
had no sooner swallowed it, than he
exclaimed, ,--"What wretched wine!"
The lady made the came complaint.
a second glass was poured out and
pronounced better.
Meanwhile the young man felt
his head becoming confused, and his
lips growing stiff. With well-acted
concern, the woman rose, and threw
her arms around his neck, apparent
iy with the intention of supporting
his dropping head. At this moment
he mechanically raised his hand, and
ne felt the hammer in the side pock-
ct OF line coat worn by the female.
He felt conscious of the danger of
his situation; he attempted to rise and
leave the room, but his strength failed
him. He tried to speak, but his
tongue was paralysed. BY one des-
perate effort he made faint outcry,
and then fell on the floor in a state of
utter insensibility.
The woman drew her little ham
mer from her pocket, and laid it on
the floor. She then searched her
victim, took his purse, and deposited
it in the pocket of the waistcoat she
wore. She placed his head in the
requisite position to receive the dead
ly blow, and she raised her right
arm for the purpose of inflicting it,
when the fatal hammer was suddenly
wrested from her grasp. The police
agents opportunely entered the room
at that moment.
On her examination, she gave the
following romantic account of her
self: She was of Il respectable family
and of irreproachable conduct; but
having bestowed her affections on
young man. who had treacherous!y
forsaken her, she had from that mo-
ment vowed iLlplacable hatred to all
the male sex; and the murders she
had committed were actuated by no
other motive but vengeance for the
injury inflicted on her feelings.
Would it be believed that there were
persons weak enough to pity this un-
fortunate victim of betrayed affec-
tons? The sensibilities Of the world,
especially of the great world, is often
very ridiculous and sometimes very
blameable. An effort was made to
screen the wretched victim from The