The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-05-20

found his door WINS ~ geRetl with
in. He entsrd4, and ,falled, bat no
ono s6swersd-he fast54led the door,
and went up to his bedroom, where hs
fouud; his wife air1ady ii bed, and
seemanSly lhsf asleep This was the
first time ale had not sat up for him,
He made great noise, ever,urning
stools ard bexss, ard .saadrY Other
things and then crsing H. them sf-
ter the manner ofdrunkcn men-but
his wife still seemed 10 sleep sound.
ly; he spoke to her. but she made no
answer. Really believing she was
asleep. he got into bed, and protein
ded himself to sleep, and 10 sncre-
still she lay quiet.
For two hours after he got into bed
she never moved; but then She quick
~ but silently slipped from the bed,
hurried, but still without noise, to a
stool near the fss. took from under
one Of the cushions a small iron laeile
and. what Martyr knew again Tor the
leaden weight he had seen in the
morning-this she put into the ladle,
! and knceling upon one knee, set il
upon tue fire; in about minute she
turned her face to the bed, aid then
raised them up, and Martyr s|w that
though her features were frightfuliy
writhen with bad passions, there were
tears in her eyes that bespoke an in
ward struggle. She rose, notwith-
standing, and whispercd--"Now-
no Hinehing-and walked up to the
bed, with the ladle containing the mol.
ten lead in her RICH, hand; lust as
she brought this forward to Dour in
her husbands ear, he started up with
loud outcry. seized her hand and
and jumped out Of bed, at the snme
time saying. Shameless assassin
have | caught theel Help, ho! help
neighbors uelp--murder Alice did
not scream-nor start even--but star
ed in her husbands face, and with a
strong effort freed her hand, flung
the iadie into the fire, sank on a stool
behind her, and hid her face in her
hands. Lcssomour continued calling
for help. which call his neighbours.
to d" them justice. were not slow t3
obry-bnt to the number of two
score and odd. well armed, they fore
ed the outer door. and were hasten
ing up the stairs. As they were close
upon the bedroom door, Alice took
her hands from the face, and with n
hollow voice said-"Martyn Lesso-
mou~, before the ever living God, f.
am glad this hath sohappened." Be,
fore he could reply, his neighbours
and the watcl, were in the room, and
upon his charge, seized his wife.
The next day the coiiins OF her
former husbands were all opened, and
in the skulls Of each was found :,
quantity of lead, which had plainly
been poured in through one os, slic
cars Mrs Alice was soon after tried
upon tl;s evidence of her living Eus-
band. and thai of her dead oae-,
I which thoug': mute, was 40 less
strong. She would say nothing in
her defence indeed after the W ,rds
she spoke To her husband in the bed
rn".n ON the night OF her appsr'cn-
7 sion, s!Ic never uttered another: oall.,
in he court, during her tr;a. ..ke:,
iessomour was bearing witness that
he pretended drunkenness to try
what effect ii would have upon her
t-WttSu lie sWorc 10 TINS, Alice,
whose face had hitherto been towards
him, turned rapidly round, fixed
her Glazing eve upon his, and utter
ing n shrek of piercing anguish,
would have fallen, but that her iailor
caught her in his arms; and that
look, and that sound, MARVIN Lesso-
tnrour never forgot to hiss dying day.
: His. Wit. was found guilty of petit
treason, and was burnt to death in
Snithfeld, according to the law of
the land.
+ And so great noise did this story
. make, that in the course of tina. year
Il statute was passed, more determin-
asely TO settle the office of Coroner.
: and the powers and duties of him
and the jury he should summon to-
J the Inquest.
, Martyr Lessomour lived to be very
, old, aud, as had been foretold of him,
very rich man-but he never was
happy man.,
Not so Plentiful liter Alive
have been led to infer. says the Vicks-
. burg Wing, from the Northern papers
that there was an abundance Of every
. thing wherewith to provide the vol
. unteers who are focking to the Fed
. e.rai CAPITOL, but the following extract