Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-16
THE BRIDE OF A YEAR AGO.

A YoIJNc1 MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR
MURDER DONE THROUGH JEALOUSY.
Soon after the marriage Of Mr.. Robert
Sothern, a handsome but wild young fellow
to Miss Kate Hambrick, ball or party was
given at the dwelling of her father, Mr.. Ham
brick, in the fall of 1876, in Pickens county,
Ga. All the bellies and beaux of the neigh
borhood we're invited and attended Among
the number was beautiful young woman by
the name of Narcissa Ccwart. She, it seems,
was one of these handsome country girls who,
knowing her charms, delighted in making con-
quests Of men, but never dreaming that harm
would iu any way result. Gay and light
hearted, she pursued the merry dance from
early eve until the hour of midnight. At
that fatal hour she danced her last time with
Mr.. Sothern. Kate, his wife, it appears had
become Jealous of the beautiful Narcissa, and
early in the evening informed her husband
that he must not dance with Miss Cowart or
speak to her during the night. To this, it
seems, he assented but at IL o'clock, to
the astonishment of Mrs. Sothern, she beheld
Miss Narcissa Cowart upon the floor dancing
with her husband. She calmly walked up to
her husband and informed him that he had
promised to dance that set with her. He re-
monstrated, but she persisted.
At length, finding that the two were de-
termined to dance through the set, the jea.
Gus young wife turned and quietly walked
outside to her father and demanded the loan
of his knife. Her father inquired for what
purpose she wanted it. She replied, "To cut a
tooth. h.brush." Reminding her that it was
l.. L., th-hr he
luctantly handed her his large pocket knife.
Returning to the dance room she found that
the dance was over. Watching with frenzied
eye, she soon espied the object of her jeal-
Gus rage alone, dancing across the room.
Selling her by the shoulder with one hand
she exclaimed, "You have danced enough"
and brandsbing the knife over her own
shoulder, she plunged it deep into the girls
neck. The warm blood shot from the wound
to a wall FIVE feet distant. Still another
blow was dealt, and the sharp knife penetra
ted deep into the left breast. A third blow
was given as the girl fell, and she lay dead on
the floor
Confusion and amazement were never great
er. Some one asked to know who was the
man that struck that woman. Mrs. Sothern
exclaimed firmly, Il am the man that did
it," The excited people rushed to the doors
and said that no one should pass. Sothern
at once took his wife by the arm and said,
"Gentlemeu, l am going to leave this house,
and take my wife" His remarks we're made
emphatic by the exhibition of dangerous
looking pistol in his hand. The people al
lowed him to pass. Sothern and his wife
made good their escape, and though Miss
Cowarts family offered reward of 500 for
their arrest, and the Governor added $3.50, a
year elapsed before any tidings were made
public Of the fugitives Then, in January,
they we're found in Franklin county, North
Carolina. The history of their escape and
capture is very romantic and they were con-
sidering the propriety of returning and CIV
ing themselves over to the law when arrest
ed. At the time of her capture, in January
last, Mrs. Sothern had her first child in her
arms
The whole family were placed in Pickens
Jail, together with two or three others en-
gagged in the affair. Last week at Pickens
County Superior Court, the case against Kate
Sotnern was taken up for trial, Judge George
n Lester presiding. The case occupied four
| Gays IN Trial. Every PalIiCie VI oVuehSo
possible on either side was brought out, and
every legal point was hotly contested. After
an exhaustive trial, on Saturday, the 18th,
the young bride of year ago was found
guilty of murder and was sentenced to be
hanged on the 21st of June. The woman
held her child in her arms throughout the
trial. When sentence was pronounced, she
was completely overcome. A motion for a
new trial was made, and will be heard Oh
Monday, the 18th instant. 1t is more than
probable that the case will reach the Su-
preme Court.-AtLanta Constitution, May 3.
The man who laughs is happy man, and
no man can be happy with his blood loaded
with impurities. The remedy which all can
depend upon for every vitiated condition of
the blood is DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture.