, 1874-06-07
A Father Shoots At and Kills His Child
in Its Mothers Arms.
A Mother Also Believed to Be
Fatally Wounded.
How tho People Of suwanee FIJI Their
Graveyards.


this evening. He has been in the habit 9
abusing his wife. who, it is said, WAS equal
abusive to him. She left him and had apple
for divorce. The trial was set for Wedueada
next. McDermott called at his mother-in-1awt
residence, where his wife was. asking her t.
come back and live with him, which she agree'
to do on Monday. Ho then left tho house an
returned in ten minutes with large nav,
revolver, and found Airs. McDormott nurslnl
her baby. He raised the weapon. and deliber
ately fred at hor. The ball struck the baby II
the forchcad, passing clear through the head
and lodging in the right breast OF it's mother
producing probably fatal wound. He theI
placed revolver to his head and blew bis owk
brains out. The baby died instantly, and thert
is but little hope Of tho recovery OF it's mother.
How tho People on tho Su.vnnco Fill
their Grnycynrds.
Se,o Smyrna {Fla.) Correspondence Of The New Torj
Az came downstairs tho other morning
saw Capt. Frank Sans, noted hunter, seatec
on the edge of the stoop, swinging bis feet iote
q rosebush. u Look here" said he, "you thinI
you know something about Florida murders
But what you've heard ain't patch to the
beauties OF the Suwanea country. Out there
they make d Wholesale business Of it. Some
time ago two men nnmod Locklier and Mundy
They raAed cattle for living. Locklier had an
average-lookiDg woman for wife. while Mundy
Was w1dower witha mighty fine daughter. The
two men got quite thick, and used to cow-driye
together aud eat in each others houses. After =
time Muudy took q fancy to Lockliers wife, and
they struck up trade. After palavoring
around, NIundy offered to give his daughter
for Lockliers wife and twenty head OF cattle.
Locklier took him up straight, and the bargain
WAS made"
asked the Captain what kind Of girl the
daughter was.
"Well," he replied, "Tve henrd that she was
plump little tiliy, about Is years old. Lock
ller's wife MAS little skinny. but sho mas q
good driver. and worked well in harness with
her husband. Tho daughter never mnde any
objection to the bargain, and the wifo,
thing for change. So Mundy drove off
tho twenty head Of cattle and the old
woman, and locklier shook himsof down
in the cabin with tho daughter. Things
her's wife got sick OF it. She declared that her
husband was bad enough, but LIE was IN angel
alongside Of Mundy. She went back home, and
sworo that she wouldn't live with Mundy any
longer under any circumstances. Then MundV
came up to Locklier's house, and wantod his
fallen in love with LockAer, and you couldn't
have driven her out Of his cabin with pack OF
dogs. Locklier said she shouldn't 60 unless the
old man drove back the twenty head Of cattle.
Mundy said he'd SEQ, Locklier in hell before he
brought back the cattle, and threatened to shoot
him If he didn't turn over his daughter. Lock-
Ier told him to shoot and be dodrotted. So
they parted bad friends"
interrupted the Captain BY asking what tho
neighbors thought Of such proceedings.
WELL" ho replied, "they didn't have many
neighbors What they did have were like them
rThav 11,kni 1,nnr fha yhotn fhfnv ma A
bona ide bargain, and ii one OF the other got
cheated it was no outsiders business. As was
= saying, Mundy declared war. He threw up
d sort OF parallel around Lock1iera house and
bombar1od 1t with q double-barroled shotgun.
ALI day long he laid around the house waiting
for shot. Locklior mas afraid to go out or
to even show his face at window. For hours
be would sit on a chair with his old rife ACROSS
his knee and watch the door. Whenever the
latch moved he would blaze away without wait
ng to find out who was coming in Two or
tbreo times he came near shooting bis wife
When she was out after pail Of water. You see
10 knew Mundy meant business and he wasn't
going to Let him got twist on him. Mundy
skirmished around the house till dark. Then he
,raveied homo and got good nights sleep but
oy daylight Loclilier again found him introuched
outside tho door,
'tTh1s arrangement lasted several days, and
Lockller began to get tired OF his imprisonment.
One night lie took couple Of stout cart wheels
5LauullE near ul6 CapIu. UuNIQtu ku6L LII Du
hree sides with two-inch plank, aud when
Alundy put in an appearance the next morning
him with this movable battery. The
ables were turned The old man bad to full
pack. Locklier followed him up the road with
lis battery, Smelling him at every jump, Mundy
VAS driven into his headquarters, aud his an-
agonist TOOK tho part OF beuieger. A dozen shots
zero exchanged before sundown, and ut dark
.ocklier drew back to his house under cover Of
he battery. Before the roosters stopped crow
Dg he MAS agaln moving up the road toward
'lundys house, slelling his way every few rods
md driving the old man With his shotgun to
over.
"Well, the Wat was kept up this way about
sees, but at last it had to como to m end One
fright moonlight night, Locklier thought he
would quietly wheel his battery up the road and
zee if he couldn't catch aIundy outside Of his
ortifcations. So he laid his rifle before him
md set the wheels agoing. Ho had shovetl
hem about quarter OF mile, and was jus,i
urnins curve in the road when he heard. 9
c5apia9s potss on bis is left t.ns Mundy a{ hsd
noon he could see the old man on
lis knees behind o fence. showing tho
,arrels OF his shotgun between the railF, md
,etting his head down to take aim. Locklior had
10 time to loso Ho snatched his ria', and
lighted it. They both fred together. J.undy
ell dead behind tho fence With rifle b'1 llet il
lid head. and Locklier tumb1ed into his 1,attery
nth eleven buckshot in his breast. 'f.e lived
bout four hours, and declared il he hntt 1T been
listening to the crickets he would b !, ve seen
1undy before the battery passed Finn. The
rife and daughter buried the two me u, divided
he twenty head Of cattle and gt,; all the
'roperty."
Sans story is literally true hit, suwauce
ouutry has always borne hard ',,4me. It is
mt OF the beaten track Of travel, ,.nd is in
oeasure inaccessible. During the War it WAS
avorite retreat for Confederate 1ic serters. It's
Inhabitants dched the conscriptio H.. Thoy vir-
ually seeded from the Confede':4cy, and rnv-
ged adjacent territory with i1rpunity ii They
made repeated raids into Madiso t. County, Ga,
nurdcring and plundermg the nhabitants with
ut mercy. So outrageous wer o their deprcda-
ions that tho Rebel Goyernme slt Was compelled
o send an expedition to puni til them. II was
commanded BY Col. CantieNl, brave South
,arohra soldier. lie swept the district with
ire and sword DTum-head courts martini met
1most hourly. Over scorr, of the most noto-
ious desperadoes we're han : ed, and the country
,as restored to 1aw and orsIi,r, Caufiold's name,
oweyer, became o terror x, the Inhabitants, and
0 this day they curse hrz. as bitterly IS the
rish curse Cromwell
Fearful Fight ,U ith Il Burglar.
Milton {Jnnt ~ Dfspats:. to the -Scto York Sun.
Farmer Samuel BontI lives with his family
light miles from here. On Saturday night last,