Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-06-06
4 Divorce and its Tragic End.

a Newman (Ga.) paper oil a recent
date gives the details Of the killing Of
AIRS. l.. b. Brinckley in that town by
her husband. Additional interest is
given to it by The fact that the murder
er is the uncle of Mr.. Hugh Lawson
brinckley whose wife secured a verdict
of divorce in New York on Wednesday.
From the details it is learned that
Brinckley's family consisted of himself,
his wife and four children. The hus-
band and flther is said to be dissipat-
ed man and burden to his family fire.
quently maltreating them 50 badly as to
cause police interference. Last winter
he was indicted but acquitted of assault
upon his wife with intent to commit
murder. The narrative Of the tragedy
is thus told by the local journal:
AS we have before stated, immedl-
atcly after the acquittal and release Of
S. Is. Brincklcy, at the last March term
of the Superior Court, ticket to Mem
phis, Tenn, was furnished him, and he
took his departure for that place, osten-
sibly, but whittier he went is not posi-
lively known in this community. lie
has brother living in Memphis, who
is said to be wealthy and an cstimable
gentleman. A few days ago he made
his appearance in Newman, remained
here a short time and then went
to the country. On Wednesday even
ing last he returned to town, and at
about three o'clock he bought pocket
knife from one Of our. merchants. lie
then went directly to the store OF his
wife. Scarcely bad he entered the
store when loud screams were heard,
and number of neighbors Immediately
ran to ascertain The cause Of the screams,
when they were met at the door by the
dying woman as she rushed into the
street in her fight from her assalant,
with her life blood gushing from SIX
wounds inflicted by the man who had
sworn to love and protect her, either
four of which would have been fatal.
She had scarcely resched the street be-
fore she sank to the ground. She was
followed by her little children, who, in
their fright and desperation, chung to
her until they were literally bathed in
their mothers blood.
Mr. Brinckley was Of course imme-
diately arrested, when it was found that
he had apparently made an effort to
take his own life, having inflicted tour
slight wounds in the lower part of his
abdomen, none of them extending
through the hollow. Mrs. Brinckleys
wounds consisted of one stab in her
breast, two in her back, one in each
arm, and one in the side-tour of which
penetrated to the cavity. The untortu-
nate woman lived about two hours, and
died in great agony. a large and ex-
cited crowd collected on the streets,
and lynch law was freely talked of. SO
exasperated had our people become that
many of our very best citizens were
open in their advocacy of the immedi-
ate lynching of the man who had dyed
his hands in the blood of his wife. A
conference Of some of the calmer OF our
citizens was held, and they determined
to do everything in their power to pre-
vent any act that would add another
crime to that which had already been
committed. Mayor Berry issued a
proclamation calling upon good citizens
to unite in putting down and discour-
aging anything like lawlessness. At
length better counsels seemed to pre-
vail, and the crowd gradually dispersed.
AS precautionary measure, however,
the Newman Guards, Capt. j. w. An
derson commanding, were called out for
the purpose of guarding the Jail during
the night.