The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-15
a Rnmanca Of Crime.
of the Chicago Tribune

| disturbed by an lnciaeHt % 5feat Hiph'ehs -
us, and one which forcibly illustrates the old
saws that " murder will out, and "a woman
cannot keep secret About eleven years
\ ago there came to this county, anu settled
about FIVE miles from this town, man named
I Hudson of South Carolina, in which State he
abandoned his wife and three children. One
of his neighbors, named Belcher, was the
father of two buxom daughters, between the
Younger Of whom, aged Is, and Hudson, there
sprang up an intimacy which resulted IN the
seduction of the girl. Nine years ago, this
month, Hudson committed suicide, and was
4 found in the garnet Of his house hanging by
the neck, his knees touching the floor He
must have committed the deed some four or
FIVE days before his body was discovered, as
the remains had commenced to decay, and one
side of tile face and ear was much eaten away
by rats A coroner's inquest was held over
the body and verdict Of suicide returned.
One Of the jurors, however, noticed something
i like piece of iron in the ear OF the deceased,
but did not examine it very infinitely, nor did
he mention the fact for some time after.
The younger Belcher girl married man
named McNabb, with whom she has since
lived very happily, notwithstanding she be
came mother in few months after mar
rage The family prospered. The elder sis
ter likewise married and was much respected,
none of the neighbors having aught 10 say
} AGAINST either of the girls. But there was
Skeleton in both households; and the sisters,
as they plodded along the journey OF life, were
continually harasscd by fears and doubts,
each striving in vain to lay the irightful visions
which haunted their nllnds.
? A few weeks Size. during fit Of despond-
ency, the younger sister dlvulged TO neigh
bor the terrible secret which had SO long
weighed upon her conscience and made her
lie torment It was that herself, with her
: sister and husband, had murdered Hudson
4 Her story was, -hatin company with McNabo'
/ whom she afterwards married, and her elder
: sister, she called upon Hudson, and telling
4 him Of her situation, upbraided him with her
: betrayal. Hudson attempted TO laugh away
the affair, and for the first time.niormlng her
of his being a married man.
This inccnsed both the sisters and McNaoo'
u all of whom commenced an assault upon HUG
> son. as had been previously agreed upon IN
case he refused to render Justice to the Siri he
+ had so foully wronged. Hudson was easl' y
: oyerpowered and killed, by driving INTO his
ear portion of the iron spindle belonging tc
: the spinning wheel. After the murder was
n accomplished the body was taken to the lot
IS of the cabin, and left hanging by the neck a:
+ it was found, as before stated, several DAY
{ thereafter
d The woman to whom this fearful secret was
o impaired, divulged the facts before the grant
n Jury at the present term of the circuit court
e who at once found bill against McNabb, h'
s wife and sster-in- law and on yesterday thu
|, parties were arrested, broughtto this town ant
J securely placed in Jail,
1t The women are both decidedly cookbook
inc, but their countenances seem to lndlcat
e that they have no hope.
/ This is one ofthc most singular cases thu
" has ever come before any court in Kentucky
Is and shows that oft times "truth is strange
s. than fiction"
3r AN EXCHANGE OF W1vEs-FoLLowED 3
Is MrRDER.-A murderer is to be tried at S.
r vannah, Georgia, under the following crcuu
to stances, according to the Republican of thu
n city:
!, / Another murder occurred about ten milo
" from the city on Sunday night, about elgl
G. o'clock. in which the victim was a colored MAJ
A. who, with the murderer, was residing on ii
rt plantation of, Captain John F. Tucker.
of annears that the deceased, Cain Cumming
lis conceived great passion for the wife of or
a Julv Green. He made known his love tor he
ne and by steady application of his suit SUI
adj ceeded in inducing her to desert with ma
ey unknown to her husband. They left The pla
as tation together, Cummings leaving his WI
on behind, As soon as Green became convince
Gil of the intention of his faithiess wife, he SUI
of ceeded in inducing the wife OF Cummings
all come and live with him. They lived togeth
in about fourteen days, when Cummings, ait
Of nassno his scandaIous and unlawful hone
as moon, returned. Upon finding that his WI
,bt had taken I'D with Green, he became great
his incensed, and challenged Green to NOR
Is. combat. Green refused to accept, when Cn'
ter n,inas left, swearing that he would berevenge
,us He returned in short time, armed With
lev oun and apparently convinced that both pa
tbs lies were wrong. He again challenged Gree
ish who AGAIN refused to fight Cummings IN
M Deliberately raised the gun and fired, the ST
mn taking effect in Green's arm, producing We
ble DANGEROUS wound Maddened by the pa
of Green snrang upon Cummings, and beng
If verv nowerfui man, be felled him to the grou'
he and seizng a club, he beat him to death, lit
eri- allv MASKING the skull to a jelly. After
no. had committed the murder he ran TO the riv
and humping ttlto " oo'et P's"N'N
han DINA side. This was evidently ruSe
div avoid detection, as be came to this city,
eat was pointed out to policeman by colo
,ht, man and was arrested and taken to the b
Ills. racks, from whence he was taken before u'
,ro- eRusser, who committed him to Jail for exa
. nation.
Nv TUE VALUE OF T1ME.-One fine sunni
no. morning, when Franklin was BUSY pFePa'
MISE his newspaper for the press a Younger ssep
'l Nv into the store and spent an hour OF more
y lookinu over the books, etc, and finally tax
oo'. one in his hand asked the Office boy It's pr
tod tod .One dollar was The answer.
~ come dollar'' said the lounger "c'
lion you take less than that?,' J., ),
. ro ssNo, indeed ; enc dollar IS The price
a a. Another hour nearly passed, when the lc
tout ger said .,..9,
by a Is MI. fialAili oV oa;.o