The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-21
4 TERRIBLE CLINE.

foor woman Draws her Pension Money
"A Nin'fs Loo inE In the Mountain Set
ilfmentS Of Tenn ssr she sleeps with
the Wife Of Moun'n'ncer-she Chnug
her Position In Bed-FearfuI Blundor Of
Murderer.
Corcspondence of The sun.
MAnrvILus, East Tennessee, April IA teri.
o'e Tragedy was enacted on Thursday or last wash
IN one OF the upoer districts OF SEWER county A
poor widow WOMAN Of the narnc Of strtton hOa
been to Knoxville to receive pension none, to tho
amount OF Ssj On her return ~ g souqht and nh.
tanned lodging, on tat Thursday e,onin-. at thu
house Of one joe Burlhard ia tho border OF one Of
tho mountain settlements.
Beinr much worn with tho long journey nor.
formei on foot the y OMAN retired az I'm early rour
occupying a be with Burklirrd's VIE The man
himself wcht on, Immediately alter sunrer, and dll
not return until the lour at Which the women vero
GOING TO bod He sat tcsdc tie fire short time
then thkered about toe room Il few Minutes and
finally departed tho second time.
Some line In the nipnt Nirs Strat,on aworo from,
an unpleas Mt dream. She was greatly disturbed in
MIND, and evidently apprehensive OF danger. shs
tried to calm her acitntod thou hts and sleep ogan
but found It impossible. TIC oppressive sense Of
peril became intensified. TIE room WAS silent and
utterly dark; yet tie women forciei sro heard
sounds without that bodied no good. The moues Ia
her possession was comforter then.
Finally, unable to endure this state OF suspenss
LONGER, size nwakored Mrs. Purkhard. and begged
TO be permitted to occupy the back side OF tho bed
saving that she was afraid to lie in 'front.' Mrs b.,
evidently considering ills freak of ,imldity. at
once changed places with the woman, and I'm short
time nsice agaih.
Not 20 tho other, however Weary as she was
she could not sleep drive fear from her mind An
hour raised in usu7l siiercc. Finally a movement
vas beard without The mufie tread or feet sound
ed before the house The door was soulv pushed
OMEN, and two human figures stcal'hily entered tho
apartment Noseessly they crossed tie puncncon
floor and approached tho be side where tie two
women were lying. Muto and brc1thless with ter
ror, Mrs $: saw ono of tho ruillans lay his hand
the other hand ne drew long knife across her throat
She distinctly heard the low Kissing sound made Ivy
the keen oude az It cut is WV tnrOuyi tie Yield.
In flesh then the dull Grating % II GRO scd the bone
and fe't tie warm blood Of the victim it spurted
across tie bed AM fell u1In her ace
Overcome - ith the horror IF this bioolv scene
enacted by her very side In the midst Of silence and
darkness the ter o. similar fate pir,l'zed tho
noor conan, ana she thou>ht size was dying. Dur
ing not In move or make sound, yet scarcely able
to control herself she lay with closed eyes ard
wildly beating heart, heplossy awaiting the terni-
Tho murderers laid hold of the lfeless body o.
Mrs. r., believing 4 OF course to be that Of tho
rer, and dragged Il TO the floor and thence
out iuto the ward, doubt to selrch fur the money
which Burkhard know MR.. $. carried in hei
The lattor, tho moment she saw them dsappen
hruu"h the Omen door, srriny ron tho be-, in the
hope " mnkinc her esc1De. Sac well knew that as
soon rs the assassins disc vered the mistake they
had made, they woull destroy or without mercy.
The miserable cabin possessed one wretched excuse
for trepluce. II WIS built oi split timber lined
with mud, and outside extended up perhaps q foot
above the level or the mante! log,
Through this broad opening Mrs. s. the HINT
shining IRON wiihoui, AMI there sho sought an exit
Punging through the hot ashes and buried coils.
with ieet unciothel, she clnnbered over the low
wall OF the fireplace. aud hed toward the nearest
house, hal.-milo distant
TIE alarm siyen, and In remarkably short
space OF time small conp1nv OF citizens emblsd,
and proceeded to the scene TIE murder ThoV
hnpoily reached the pace IN time surprise ana
capture BurkhHrd, WHO was engl .cd in pac ling up
few articles or clothing, rrepardOry Ia flight. His
daughter, girl Of II or IS years, was assisting him
III this operation.
Tie hardened wretch manifested very little " any
concern Tor what had TRANSFERRED. and seemed nry to
regret the iniue Of HE ori inal design His accom-
plce had escaped. but every effort IL being made to
secure his arrest The unn1ppy victim OF tins
Voting crime found partially secretod beside
the corncrib, some distance In the rear OF tho
house.