The New York herald., 1873-10-14
Pearls gni diamonds kind words mean,
TOads On vioers vile words seem.
An Unfnithful Wife, Whom Her Husba N ]
offered 60 Sell for SiOO 20 Her Lover,
Blows Her Head of.

Blows Her Head OF.
At Kansas city. No., on the 9Th, in "McGec's Ad.
dition.- Mrs. Catharine Selman was found in her
house. with her head blown to pieces. The Times
OF that city says that she committed suicide, owing
10 domestic troubles. Upon the walls and ceiling
OF the room pieces OF nesh and clots OF blood
spattered upon the whitcwash, showing that the
the force OF the explosion must have been very
powerful nieed. Death must have cnsucd almost
lnstantaneously.
Mrs. Selman has been upon very intimate terms
with a man named Rudolf Enscl, a clerk In the
avenue. Last week Mr.. Lorie dispensed with
Ehsei's services on account OF his intimacy with
Mr.: selman; This intimacy between taese two
trouble between Mr.. ana Mrs. Scnan. and has
nnay illuminated IN a sickcning tragedy.
-a asic cs wset s tpsssoipa Saased q ftS tS
MI Easel y turn over to him my wife aud all her
eccis for tue sum OF 400; the next day after this
Orcr VAS made, Ensel called me over the street.
and after treating me, said that he could not give
me sioe bus proposed TO let matters 90 on as they
toad my wife about it; she replied hat II Ensel
gave her up she would either shoot herself or eiope
Tue verdic, was one OF suicide. the evidence
showing tia because her lover had refused TO visit
her she ioa.ica pistol with powder TO the muzzie,
pst i W her mouth and blew her head or
The Murder OF Jaise Crawford Rnd Dis
srist Attorney Harris, OF Louisinna.
the New orlcan, evening Herald OF Tuesday
sayss-
To-day We saw ur. W. X Adams In the ONCE OF
tie ruitrd states Marshal Adams Is tie man who
wa arrested ~ the sheriff OF Franklin parish, on
tAe ltth uiI, charged with the murder OF the Two
gentlemen above men toned. As this unhappy
a1Air has caused great tumult ia the vicinity
wnerc II occurred, AMI excited no small interest
Throughout the entire state, we interviewed Mr.
Aaains upon ,ee subject and obtained rom him
Ne lives in Richland parish and on the ia.h
inst TOOK The cars Tor NicSsburg. whittier he pro.
posed geing Tor the purpose OF repairing an en-.
gtne. Wien he went aboard he was surprised by
the appearance OF the Sherin OF franklin aud q
posse, VINO instantly took him into custody on the
charge Of having murdered Messrs. Crawford ana
Harris and committed him to jail ia Delta.
Tie oay evidence against him, he said, was that
OF c0lored woman named Woods. who testified at
tue inquest that sue was picking cotton In q hcid
contiguous 20 the scene oi the murder at tue
time when the fatal deed was perpetra ed
shortly before the assassination she saw man
crouching through the leld. with hts body stopped,
aud cnicayorng 70 screen himself between tnc
heaps OF cotton. She didn't see his fice, but was
satisfied rom the general appearance OF tue man
IL was Adams.
rnis l. tue only evidence, II appears against the
accused, and ne thinks he VIII have little dimcuiv
Yesterday morning United states Dcpuv NM MAJ
shai stockton arrived at Delta and TOOK tno pIis
oner "a caarg- returning TO the ciu so1 ~V'n'Ss'