The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14

taueously from all Sides ana demand q surrender.
This plan was carried into enect but 1t vas found
that tho southerns Tor some other had put
oot their nre l'tie ater might and moved ahca1
1he party then in fresh pursuit nd soon came
up with the wagon. They rode by tho Sou:hor
without making any attempt arrest but secured
good ambuscade in the road few hundred yards
ahead They divided and hid the msclvss on each sdc
OF she road. When the wagon appeared they closed
upon rapidly and called ont, "Surrenderl"
sKiLyUL cArruRs.
There a hurried. quick movement inside tho
curtain. clicking OF pistol cocks. aud the pursuers
about to pour a broadside 4nto the wagon when
Bob southern replied 'Weil. what DO you wantf"
Al this he appeared and began 30 discuss the stun
tou he evidently believed that he stopped sim.
ply because OF hts refusal to pay pikcage and that
by sctI,,ng he would be allowed to 90 ahead. Eu-
morins tins Imposition. the Findlsy party sue
ceeded IN gettiAs possession OF tho arms inside
OF The wagon while the sssn ar.s'ds arrangins
to settle their scores Kate Southern inside the
wagon, but made no resistance, being apparently
alyzed with fear and astonishment. She did not
give the alarm. It just before day. and she
probably OF the true state OF things When
the arms were secured ana the mon were surrounded
Fndley told them that he had come to carry them
back TO Georgia, and thcreupon made himself known
TO them. They were astounded apd became very vlo-
lent, bat II, too late TO resist the arrest The
wagon turned and the whole party moved back
toward Murphy. The excitement OF Kate Southern
when the truth became iuily known to her fear
ful. She moaned aud muttered TO herself, aud 1t waf
thought Tor a wniio that sne had lost her senses
ATTEMPTED RESCUE.
When they were near Murphy tho whole party
halted TOR breakfast. Before going into the house old
man Southern and his two boys against whom Find.
10y had no Warrants were discharged. They went Oh
into the woods, but returned before the captors and
prisoners had finished breakfast. They made dask
the prisoners evidently intending 10 release them,
drawing two pistols which they had kept concealed,
the youngest Southern charging with nothing but
club In his handa Findley watching for tncm
however aud just they reached the prisoners they
overpowered and d,sarmed without dring shot
The old struck in the mouth with
pistol and badly wounded. Having beor
searched and thoroughly warned. they wcrc again
discharged aud ordered to clear out II the Soushcn
had suspected when they were first halted upon the
road that it was the purpose OF arresting them and
carrying Kate her husband back TO Georgia they
would have fought to the very death, and most
bloody rencontre would have ensued. They pro-
vided with n perfect arsenal and had determined
whom they lett Georgia never TO be taken alive They
were worry devotedy attached to each other and II
ouired actual force to drive the old and boys
tnued their western journey after the departure OF
FIndiey with Bob ard Kate and Immediately turned
their faces toward Georgia.
PROSPECT OF HANGING.
When the arrest was made Southern his wife
had baby just four months old, their only child.
When captured she had II in her arms. The husband,
wife and child IN jail together at Pckens Bob
swears that when dies they will all die and MS
wife assenis. Thor devotion to each other is intense
The wife is woman OF dccided beauty. She weighs
about one hundred and thirty-fvc pounds, Is young
AMI fresh looking, with heavy auburn hair and vo.
luptuous physique She Is said to have Indian blood
in her veins The Judge refused to bail the prs
oners aud the general Impression is hat she at cnst
will hang The Conoris, who have plenty OF money,
will prosecute very vigorously. The trial Is set for
May.
Tho only white woman ever hung in Georgia was
Nancy Ebcrhart, who executed with her paramour
Spann, having conspired with HIM 10 murder his
wile-a bedriddcn paraiytic.