Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-06
A Fearful Trasedy---A Nan Killed by Dog

On yesterday, We came into possession Of
the particulars Of a most singular and
fearful tragedy, which recently occurred
in one Of the moun,ain Counties Of this
Stale. The gentleman from whom we
receive our information has requested us
to gire neither'the name Of the County in
which the horrible scene took place, nor
the names the actors in it; in. the first
place, because tho families CT the parties
arc amouug the best and most respectable
in the County, aud should not be suljec..
cI 10 this additional modification for M
act which they can, in TO manner, be held
resPonsib!e; and, in the second place, be-
cause publicity would now, in no way,
~ntse've the ends Of Justice, as the guilty
parry has already expiated his crime by SO
fearful a punishment. We viii! only pre-
face our account Of the matter, by stating
that our information WAS derived from {,
welleknown md highly esteemed gentle
nan Of this city, and may Ue safely relied
upon as perfectly correct i'll every particu
lar. 81 ...
In one of the mountain G, unt:es oil
Georgia, there lives two families, each be-
fore the war noted for its wealth and re-
fiaemens. Since the war, the families,
(whon we shall call respectively II. and
L.D though they had, like nenrly every
one else, lost everything by the conflict,
still 'eteined tile high position in society
which they had so long time f lel. One
of them, the LIS, lost several Of it's mem-
bers, as we'll as its fortune, by the war, a nd
ut the commence Of our story consist
e1 Ct Mr.. L., gentleman R,y-6ve years
OF age, his wife, nearly tire same age. and
an unmarried daughter Of about twenty five.
In about a, lnarer Of a mile OF their house,
lived one the Rs, young man.. who had
recently married. Il very beautiful young
lady Of tho County, and ha~ins left the
Patern"l mansion, was farming by himself
o" small tract Of ground. The two fam
lilies lived some distance from tue County
town. in sparsely inhabited section OF
Country, aud being each the nearest neigh
hor Of the other, were, Of course, ON terms
of great intimacy. Betwern The young
wife and the daughter Of Mr.. l.. a fas,
friendship was soon. formed, being nearly
the same age and Of similar tastes and
disposition. aud relying upon each other
!or company in the daily absence of The
two gen'lea'es, who were engaged in. su-
perin'ending the business Of their farms. ,
A. few days since, Mr.. r. informs
ed his wife that be I'nd received letter,
which would compel immediate attendance
in Atlanta, where lie would have TO remain
Tor several days, and as it would be incon-
venient for him to take her with him TO
that city, advised that she should ask he,
young neighbor to stay with her during his
absence. The next morning lie set out in
bis buggy for Atlanta: and his vile during
the morning went over TO L---'s house
for the purpose Of inviting Ler yenug
friend TO stay with her. When she ar
rived there she told the young lady Of the
absence Of her husband representing how
lonely she wonld find her house at nig ght,
from the fact that she employed no house
servant. and her eock, together with the
few Iaborers employed on tle; farm, slept
at the ""egro quarter" nearly l,aIfva mile
from tile dwelling house, and ended by
asking Miss L----io spend the nights
with her until her husband, returned. The
young Indy, after consuItat,on with her
mother, readily assented to the proposition
aud promised TO vo,ne7over during the af
ernoon. Having accomplished her purI,
bose and feeling very much relieved in +
nind:' Mrs. Is----.-4- re.uroed home, ana
pe"s the'day performing the ususl house
'old2 duties. When the morping 'had
'assed away and the afternoon ean.e and1.
hen:the snn'sct, without yLriag;ag he,
'iend, she ielt no alarm, but thought that &
he latter had decided lot to come until l
fter tea, when the father, across the FIELD,
'bich separated the two b6uses, would 'ss-
ost her, Accordingly tbei evening meal
'as eaten, household affairs arranged, and
,e cook dismissed 'forths ightto Her dis +
lot >cabis al thsr "qnsfter."9 About e4
CLOCK; Mrs. sR! began to fssfa littls un ia
ny, as Mics i. bad not yes como, wheB d f1
'madt Dame eup 10 the house and broueht
noss ffotd .bsr expected fiiead,,i statingF
'at she would 'ba unable to- spend tEsI..
gilt ~'th her, al She 'Iiad proaiised,.s fot .
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