The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-28
TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY in
GEORGIA.
wife Protected from DishOnOr by Faith.
ful Dog-The Man Killed-lIRterial for a
Local Sensation Drama.

A wife Protected from DishOnOr by n Faith.
ful Dog-The Man Killed-NIateriaI for a
Local Sensation Drama.
From the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, July 251
on yesterday we came into possession Of the par.
recently occurred In one OF the mountain counties OF
this State. The gentleman from whom we received
the iniomstion has requested us to give neher the
place nor the names Of the actors In it, In the first
place, because the families OF the parties are among
The best and most respectable in the county aud
should not be subjected to this additional mortiHca.
ton for an act which they in no manner be held
Responsible, a and' IN me second place, because
ends OF Justice the guilty party has already expl
ated his crime by 80 fearful o punishment. We win
that our information was derived from well known
and highly esteemed gentleman of this CITY, and may
DO safely relied upon as perfectly correct i'll every
In one Of the mountain counties OF Georgia there
live TWO families, each before the war noted for
whom we shall call respectively II. and L. though
they bad like nearly every one else, lost everything
by she conflict, s retained the high position in
One OF them, the LIZ, lost several Of its mem
bers, as well as Its fortune, by the war,
Mr.. L.. gentleman ffty.fve years oil age, his wife,
nearly the same age, and an unmarried daughter Of
about TWENTY-FIVE. Within q quarter OF a mile OF
had recently married very beautiful young lady of
the country. and having left the paternal mansion
The two families lived some distance from the
county town, In sparsely Inhabited section OF
county, and being each the nearest neighbor of the
other were Of course on terms OF great intimacy.
Between the young wife and the daughter oil Mr.. H.
fast friendship was soon formed, both being nearly
the same age and OF similar tastes and dispositions,
and relying upon each other for company In the
daily absence Of the two gentlemen, who were en-
gagged in experimenting the business OF their farms
A few days since Mr.. X. informed his wife
that he had received letter, which would compel
immediate attendance In Atlanta, where he would
hav IN a 40 waf,l1 ha
mconvenient for him to take her with him to that
city, advised that she should ask her young neigh
Dor to stay with her during his absence. The next
morning he set out In his buggy for Atlanta and his
wife uring the morning went over TO LIS house
for the purpose Of inviting her young friend to stay
lady Of the absence OF her husband, representing
how lonely she would find her house at night from
the fact rS that che Cool employed house
few laborers employed on the farm. slept
a. the ., NEGRO quarter" nearly half mile from
to spend the s1shts with her until her husband
turned Tht yoapg lady, after consultation with
promised to come over during the afternoon. Hav-
Ing accomplished her purpose and feeling very
spent the day. performing the usaaI household a
| ties. When the morning had passed away and the
afternoon came and then the sun set without bring
ing ner friend she felt no ALARM but thought that
| the latter had decided not 10 come till after tea,
when her father, across the field, which separated
the two houses, would escort her. Accord
iDgly the evening meal was eaten, household ssais
arranged and the COOK dismissed for the night TO
her distant cabin at the quarter About nine
| O'Clock Mrs. II. began TO feel little uneasy, as
Miss l.. mad not yet come, when a servant came IN
to the house aud brought note from her expec ed
friend, stating that she would be unable to spend
the night with her, AZ she had promised for her
rather, from some cause or other had positively re-
fused to give his consent TO the arrangement. After
delivering the note the servant took his departure
and the brave woman prepared to spend the NIGH
by herself. Feeling that she had a protector III
| large and very fierce yard dog belonging to her hns
| band, she took him into her bedroom, and, alte
securing the house lay down and resigned herself e
| sleep.
| About twelve O'Clock she was awakened from hei
slumbers by noise IN the house and the anGr,
| growing OF the dog, and discovered that the hal
door bad been forced and that some one was stand
ing at her room door seeking an entrance. Speakln!
a. loudly as her fright would let her Mrs H. asked
| "Wno 10 thereW mans voice which she dd no
recognize replied by telling her to "Open the door,
| Again she asked the same question and again re
celved the same reply the stranger adding tnat
| she refused he would ''break the id door down.
During this dialogue the dog still growing crouche
upon the floor az II ready to spring. Thinking 10 IN
tlmldae this man. who sought her ruin, Mrs. H. CREE
| TO him that II be forced the door she would shoe
hun Laughing scornfully the ruflan Threw III
weight against the light door, burst IL open an
entered the room, when, quick ~ thouRh
the savage dog spraDR forward anu ~
Nned on his neck. Inc man, pst0nIshed VI TIL