Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-06-14

arose earlier than usual, went to her
mothers room to attend to her, and
then was seen to take from her sons
satchel his small pistol. Her mother
supposed she was getting it for him.
Taking the pistol, Mrs. Harold went
out some distance from the house into
thicket, and there shot herself thro'
the left brest, and through the heart.
Three shots were heard, the alarm was
given, and soon after she was
found in a dying condition. It was
supposed the first shot was fatal, as it
set fire to her clothing which were
burning when found. She was carried
&c the house but died before she reach
ed it, never uttering word. Her re-
mains were taken home for interment.
The suicide following so close the 9TH
er excitement, threw Mr.. Harold, an
invalid, into dangerous state, from
which he has hardly yet recovered.
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF 1T.
Mr.. Harold, who is quiet man of
few words, fears now, that though he
assured her more than once of his con-
fidence in her, she had some fears. that
he and others did not entirely believe
her innocent, and that it weighed so
heavily upon her mind. Her son new
er heard of the cause of his mothers
taking her life, until the Rev. S. V.
McCorkle at her funeral sermon very
justly and properly referred in severe
language to the terrible lesson the
event afforded the idle slanderers who
had brought about the trouble.
We found all of the good citizens of
Greeneville, irrespective of religion or
politics, denouncing the SANDER as
false. Mr. Johnson declared the lady
never had been in his library. He
said she had been friend of Mrs.
Johnson's for half life time, but that
he had not spoken to her for week
before or at the time of the alleged Wis
it to his library.
A citizen of Greeneville, esteemed
for his veracity, showed us pair of
pants Mrs. Harold had made about
the time of the scandal. She had
made them for tailor who occupies
JOhnson's old shop next door to the
library, and second from Mrs. Ha-
rold's. 1t had been necessary while
making these for Mrs. Harold 10 go
several times to the shop, and thus
passing back and forth by Johnson's
library, is supposed to have been used
as some foundation for the story.
AS said before, Mrs. Harold was an
exemplary Christian woman of high
character, universally esteemed for
many noble qualities, ardently attach
ed to her husband and children, and n
lady of great energy and warm heart.
She was literally broken down by
these false scandals, and in an hour of
arrangement with q burning con-
science of innocence and without pow
err to resist the temptation she took
her life. The family have the deepest
sympathy of all the good people Of
GreenevIlle and the satisfaction of
knowing that no one who knows them
or whose good opinion they care for,
believes the scandal.
The author of the SANDER, we I'M
derstand, has fled. If ever found, be
and those who have encouraged and
aided him, should be punished.
We have thus given the Islander and
the facts to the end that the story
might be arrested. a general denial
ought to be enough, but denial in
detail and circumstances refuting the
SANDERS can do no harm. These are
our motives for again referring to the
unfortunate affair.