The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-06-23
COURIER.
An indiana LMcretia DOrgi.s.


The Louisville Commercial gives III,
following incidents in the life Of Mrs
Bachelor, of Rockport, who is charged
with having murdered two husband
and the wife Of one all melted by a dc
monicsl love Of money. The CONNER
cial says:
We have already noticed in the Com
mcrcial the arrest and commitment &c
answer the charge Of murder in the ii rs
degree, Of Mrs. Catherine Batchelor, O
Rockport, whose husband died 50 sud.
denly recently from strychninc. Fic
teen years ago this woman, then Catha.
rinc shoemaker, and a very beautiful
and attractive girl, went 10 service in
the family ofan aged and wealthy citi.
zen Of Spencer county, named Matthias
Sharp, for the purpose of relieving has
aged wife Of the responsibilities OF tho
household. She made herself very use
full aud agreeable in the family, and was
beloved by both Mr.. Sharpe and wife.
Two wears after she entered the family
Mrs. Sharp died very suddenly. A year
later, she still remaining in charge Of tho
household, the girl married Sharp, he
paying her $1,000 cash in hand, and
agreeing to deed her his farm, the most
valuable in Spencer county. A couple
Of years later Sharp was taken to his
he'd with singular illness, and his
Young wife, while he was in scmi-de-
lrous condition, induced him to deed
her his farm. When he had done so he
rapidly grew worse, and in o few days
died. 1t is now remembered that his
illness was characterized By all the
symptoms Of poisoning. The relatives
Of Sharp, after his death, expressed their
suspicious that his taking of was most
foul, but after awhile the expressions of
their suspicious ceased. Catherine
Sharp, the widow, was very beautiful.
with sparkling eyes, black and as bright
as polished jet; her form was faultlcss,
her carriage graceful, her conversation
animated and vivacious. She Of course
attracted admirers, among others Mr..
Samuel T. BatchelOr. a gentleman of
cultivated mind and attractive address.
Two years after burying Sharp. her first
husband, she was led to the hymcnial
altar for the second time by Mr.. Batchc-
lor After this marriage the relatives
Of Sharp instituted legal proceedings
against Mrs. Bachelor for the recovery
ofthe property decided her by her first
husband, and gained the snit. This wa
the blow that, rs IL believed, for the
third time awakened u mur.lcrous spirit
in this modern Lucrctia Boryia. ard
iIniin" herself again poor. she deter
mined to rih herself Of her husband,
Bstc!ic!or, AMI resortc,l to strychninc .
% accomplish the purpose. The hus-
band died and was buried but he was
Master Mason, and the ever vigilant
'ncni'"r- Of the order were not willing :
That their brother should thus perish !,
without avenging his death. So they
i.i his body disintrrrcd, the stomach
sScn ont and sent 10 DR.. jenkins. Of /,
Louisville. for analyzatiou Of its con- !,
enfs. and the analysis developed the 9
'ystancc Of sufficient strychninc 10 pro- :
luce death. Our readers have been :
h'l the rest Of the story; how the Ma
onic fraternity had tile murdcrcss ar ,
csrd. and her commitment in bonds Of
tloOOO to answer the crime. This IL
ne brief record Of tho latest developed \
indiana tragcdy,a as we make 1t mp from
long letter received from gentleman
= Kockport. Ten years ago we knew
ne woman ms ono among the most Il
'ealtifur and respected ladies in Spencer
onnty. Such are lifc's deccptions and ~ :,
uncertainties. =.