The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-30

There was a man in the case. He was one
George Gills, gay and Efestive ield-hand, who,
though possessing dark skn rejoices in the
reputation of Lothario of the first water. Until
a few months ago Julia Aun Gills, who lives on
neighboring plantation, was the happy posses
sor of his affections, and although never united
by the parson, they were living together, in the
slavery fashion, as man and wife. Like most
married people, they were supposed to be happy
in the connubial relation, until one black day
when the shining star of Ella Woodson arose
upon Georges horizon, and this sable beauty
won his heart, and he-a naughty man-hung
tother ones away.
THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
To cut sad story short, Georges amatorial
advances eliminated in the desertion of Julia,
whose heart he soon had gained. Jealousy was
rife between the two women. They backbit
each other, they sneered, they "Jawed," they
quarrelled they threatened, and, finally, they
fought it out on line rather new in the his
tory of female pugilistic encounters.
CHALLENGE PASSED.
On Sunday morning Julia's wrath boiled over,
and, no longer able to restrain her temper, she
went over to the negro quarters" on Colonel
Knights place, and, standing at the door, boldly
challenged her rival to fair fight, with nobody
to interfere. Ella promptly took the gauntlet
up, and together they went to the duelling-
ground, without the seconds or surgeons whe
generally accompany more civilized persons
engaged upon Suc0 MuruerOub eTrauuSs
THE FIGHT BEGINS.
The spot chosen was deep rayine, long
distance from any dWelhng-house, and COM
pletely hidden from the view of persons who
travelled by the ordinary country roads. Each
woman had a good stout walking-stick, with
which they were to fight, though the use of
teeth, fists feet, and inger-nails was not inter-
dicted by their CODE Side by side they walked
into the glade and then, without moments
parley to agree upon distance and signals, they
flew at one another with the fury OF enraged
wildcats. Sticks were soon abandoned as un-
wieldy and requiring too long range to be of
use and then the cOmbatants closed in, armed
only with the weapons God had given them for
defense.
HORRIBLE.
They wrestled a moment in silence-one
woman, with all the hate of an outraged wife
bubbling to her finger-ends, and the other burn
ing with jealousy and fighting for life itself,
Presently they fell to the ground. Ella though
the stoutest and strongest, was beneath. By
some means one finger of her antagonists hand
got between her teeth, and she bit it to the bone
DEATH, AND WHAT FOLLOWED.
Then came the death struggle With her
other hand, which was free, julia as she admits
managed, in spite of all resistance, to choke her
antagonist until the breath left her body. This
done, she relinquished her hold, and her dusky
rival lay dead at her feet.
The murderess enjoyed but for a moment the
wicked sweetness of revenge A sense of her
crime and dread of punishment induced her to
give the PROSTATE form one last blow, to make
sure that no tales would be told by those icy
lips, and then she dragged it towards the ditch,
hoping to hide it from human sight But this
design was frustrated by negro, who, happen
ing to take a short cut through the woods on his
way to church, was horror struck by the sight
of wild-looking woman dragging a corpse
through the briery underground in the ravine
below him. He gave the alarm at once; and
upon his information the negress who committed
the murder was speedily arrested
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
jury of inquest, summoned by order of JUS
tice Woodwork, viewed the body on yesterday
morning. Julia made her appearance before
the Coroner and acknowledged the commission
JQf the bloody deed, and an account OF the cir