Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-27

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 il for him. Taking the pis-
tOl, Mrs. Harold went out some distance
from the house into thicket, and there
shot herself through the left breast, and
through the heart. The shots were
heard, the alarm was given, and soon
after she was found in a dying cOndi-
ton. 1t was supposed the first shot was
iatal, as it set fire to her clothing which
was burning when found. She was car
ried to the house, but died before she
reached il, never uttering q word. Her
remains were taken home for inter-
ment The suicide following so close on
the other excitement, threw Mr.. Harold,
an invalid, into dangerous state, from
which he has hardly yet recovered.
WHAT is THOUGHT OF IT.
Mr.. Harold, who is quiet man Of
few words, fears now, that though he
assured her more than once Of his conf
dence in her, she had some fears that he
and Others did not entirely believe her
innocent, and that it weighed so heavily
upon her as to unbalance her mind.
mothers taking her life, until the Rev.
S. V. McCOrkle at her funeral sermon
very Justly and properly referred in Sc
we're 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 slander as false,
Mr.. johnson declared the lady never
had been in his library. He said she
had been a friend of Mrs. JohnsOn's for
half life time, but that he had not spO-
ken TO her for a week before or at the
time of the alleged visit to his library.
A citizen of Greenville, esteemed for
his veracity, showed US a 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. HarOldis. 1t had been necessary,
while making these for Mrs. Harold
to 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 attached
to her husband and children and lady
of great energy and warm heart.
She was literally broken down
by these false scandals, and, in
an hour of mental arrangement, |
with a burning consciousness of innO- |
cence and without power to resist the |
temptation she took her life. The fam
lily have the deepest sympathy of all the |
good people of GFeenville, and the sat |
Of knowing that no one who |
knows them or whose good opinion they
care for, believes the scandal.
The author of the slander, we under
stand, has fed. If ever found he and |
those who have encouraged and aided |
him should be punished.
We have thus given the slander and |
the facts to the end that the story might |
be arrested. A general denial ought to |
be enough, but a denial in detail, and /
refuting the ISLANDERS, can |
do no harm. These are our motives for |
again referring to the unfortunate affair." |