The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-05-17
Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
Supposed Suicide Nine Years Ago.

BLANDvILLE, Ballard county, KY,
April II, 1S67.-The usual quiet of this
little village has been disturbed by an in
cident of great moment to US, and one
which forcibly illustrates the old saws
that "murder will out and ga woman can
not keep secret" About eleven years
ago there came to this county, aud settled
about five miles from this town, man
named Hudson, of South Carolina, in
which State he abandoned his wife and
three children. One of bis neighbors,
named Belcher, was the father OF two
buxom daughters, between the younger of
whom aged fifteen, and Hudson there
sprung up an intimacy which resulted in
the seduction Of the girl. Nine years
ago this month Hudson committed sui
eide, and was found in the garrett of his
house hanging by the neck, his knees
touching the floor. He must have com
nitted the deed some four or five days
before his body was discovered, as the
remains had commenced to decay, and
one side of the face and ear were much
eaten away by the rats. A coroner's in
quest was held over the body and yer.
dict of suicide was returned. One of the
jurors, however, noticed something like a
piece of iron in the ear uf the deceased,
but did mot examine in very infinitely,
nor did he mention the fact for some time
after.
The younger Belcher girl married a
man named McNabb, with whom she has
since lived very happily, notwithstanding
she became a mother in few months after
she married. The family prospered.-
The elder sis ter likewise married, aud was
much respected, none of the neighbors
having aught to say against either of the
girls. But there was skeleton in both
of the households; aud the sisters, as they
plodded along the journey of life, we're
continually harassed by fears and doubts,
each striving in vain to lay the visions
which haunted their minds.
A few weeks since, during fit Of de-
spondency, the younger sister divulged to
a neighbor the terrible secret which had
so long weighed upon her conscience and
made her life torment. 1t was that
herself, with her sister and husband, had
murdered Hudson Her story was that
in company with MeNabb, whom she af-
forwards married, and her elder sister, she
called upon Hudson, and, telling him of
her situation, she upbraided him with
her betrayal. Hudson attempted to laugh
away the affair, and for the first time in
formed her of his being married man.
This incensed both the sisters and Nc
Nabb, all of whom commenced an as
sault upon Hudson as had been previous
ly agreed upon in case he refused to rem
der justice to the girl he had SO foully
wronged. Hudson was easily overpower-
ed aud killed by driving into his ear a
portion of the iron spindle belonging to a
spinning wheel After the murder was
accomplished the body was taken to the
loft of the cabin, and left hanging by the
neck, as it was found several days there
after.
The woman to whom the fearful secret
was impaired divulged the facts before
the grand jury at the present term of the
Circuit Court, who at once found bill
against McNabb, his wife, and sister-in-
law and yesterday the parties were ar.
rested, brought to this town, and placed
in Jail.
The women are both decidedly good
looking, but their countenances seem to
indicate that they have no hope.