The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-01-04
1Wo Girls Killed by a Ruff
nan.

additional particulars Of tho lat,
tragedy at Wichita, in which tw,
women were brutality murdcrc,
ny the notorious rutlian and mur
derer' jim Curry, which, if true
arc horrible. 1t seems that on,
OF the girls, Ida May, had beer
hv'ng with this Curry for som,
time, but he having tired Of her
resolved to get rid of her, aud made
rretenco of being Jealous of her.
and abused her shamcrully.
AT last, one night, no camo in
drunk to the house whcro shc was
staying, in company with another
E'rl' AS ho cutorcd tho door he
drew his revolver, and toll Ida
that he was going to kill her
Nhr threw herself upon her knees
| an" begged him not to, that she
was not fit to die. But murder
was IN his cowarlly heart, an,.
his r"tlian hand woald not lc
stayed ny the pleading OF II weak
"r'rncclcss wnman. His rcvolvrr
WAS pointed at her forehead and
with the coolncss Of an incarn,tr
h'"d, he pulled tho trigger, and
the soul Of the wrctccd girl went
"nrrrrarcd into the presence ,r.
It's maker.
But this did not satiato tho
mnr'!'rons appetite of this iicnd
IN human shape. In tho person
OF the girl Niua he saw ono,hcr
"'''"c''rSS victim. She, fallen rs
she was, had attempted to inter.
''re and stay the murtlrrous hand
Jury, after satisfying himself
that his victim was dca,, ,urnrd
to |ina, who was stricken with
horror, and said:
''-d d-n you, l guess I'll kill
you too, while I'm at it," and
Sn''lnS the action to his words
slot her dcad
That the citizens of Wichita
'H""ld tolerate tho presence Of
'"ch notorious murderer and
is singular, but tho man.
n'r ~ which ho treated the ,wo
victims of his hcllish rcvcnrc if ;
'"e' SHOWS " greater degree Of ,
''"'"Ihy t"an NO supposed civil :
"'' BEINGS were possessed off,
" G hop" f'r the good name Of the.
''''%'ns Of that place that it is not .
- h"t we were told by one who =,
''aI'n"d to be posted, that the -,
''"'"s Of the two girls wcro tum. :,
'''d nnr1rrmoniouSly into II hole ;
''h"nL even II collin.-Leurrn- r
'~riA 'h,""a"$) HuHciin.
"'||IAN l'ApIES.-1'hc ladies IN II
'"NSia arc very anxious TO marry t
rranS" they have no liberty be. C
'rc marriage. They arc kept n
'hS'"ntly under the maternal a
- "h''I gwen up to their hus- o
''''"*' ANA then they take their "
Wh course. Almost rs soon as = |
ri is horn, in the better ranks or Il
'c'''N, her pan cnts begin to pre-. 1!
i!r" the dowry she must have p
men she goes to her husband. - IT.
ne mn~t furnish everything for &C
= o"'it in life, cvrn to a dozen
'W shirts for her coming bus- =,
'"". The yonns man g,c, to =,
!" h"""" Of the proposed bride ;,
!" counts over her dresses, OK ~.
ninr" he furniture, and secs tLc. l.,
h"'r "'ih his own eyes be core r.,
commits himself TO the irrcyo- %,
i bargain. In high Iiro such l.;
inGS are conducted with more -,
parent dclicacy. but the ruc,s ,
c a'c'r'a'ned with accuracy, the or
"lnrsh being in the hunds Of q l.,
"k'r or notary. Tho trousscau -;
exposed in public before the ~
'"ding day.
NAN "I"" " oHK.--Ituskin says, bl;
Il well says, that at il no MANS th'
whether ho has genius or The
; work he must, whatever he III;
h"1 quietly and steadily; and the
natural and unforccd results ito
'nrh work will be always the is
NS Goa meant him to do, and as
bo h'S bc~L No agonics or DO
ri'rrndl"!ss will enable him to soc
any better. If ho is great and
y they will bo great things, ,
always, if thus peacefully ,.on
@ E""d and right; always, if 20, Con-
|"SS!y and ambiliousIy done, ,,on
p hollow and dcspicabIc." !"