Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-06-19

Fowler was q woman of VIGOROUSLY
lewd character. Various other aft
davits bearing upon the same sub.
ject, and making the matter very
clear have been secured. The fact
was also recited in affidavits that
Miss Fowler had deserted her hus-
band, who had in turn abandoned
her.
FRESH REVELATIONS.
The unchaste character of Miss
Fowler being established, affidavits
are then prepared to prove that
Southern had Illicit intercourse
with her. This point is sustained
first by Bob Southern's own aflida.
Wit. He swears that he frequently
had criminal intercourse with Miss
Fowler, notably on one occasion
just three days before his marriage
with Kate uombrick, and with
threats and cntreaties she tried to
get him to 60 to her house and
spend the day with her. He posi-
lively refused to do this, but finally
agreed to go with her to Miss Ann
Cohorts, where they had had guilty
meetings before. He then went
with her; they took a room to them
selves and remained together that
night. SOuthern's affidavit does
not cover the interview he had with
Miss Fowler tho fourth day after
his marriage. An affidavit is pro-
duced from Miss Ann Cohort, who
swears that Narcissa did spend tho
night at her house with Southern
on the night indicated i'll his affi-
davit. Mr.. Southern also swears
that "Bob" lived on his farm, and
that it was quite a common occur
renee for Miss Narcissa to come to
the place and solicit an interview
with him; that she would frequently
take him OIL and keep him away the
whole night; that when he left with
her he usually spent the night away
from homo, and that it was we'll
known that he was living in adul.
terry with Miss Narcissa. Other
affidavits are introduced on this
point. The affidavits then 60 to
show that Mrs. Southern was &C,
uuainted both before and after her
marriage with the fact of her hus'
bands criminal intercourse with
Miss Fowler. This is shown dl.
rectly by an affidavit of "Bob'
Southern, in which he swears that
his wife was acquainted with the
true state of affairs, and was very
much unsettled and annoyed by
the knowledge. Various incidental
affidavits are produced to strength
on this one. 1t is then shown by
several aflidavits that Miss Fowler
Threatened the domestic peace, the
chaste reputation and the life OF
Mrs. Southern. An affidavit is
sworn to by q sister of Bob South
ern, in which a most desperate
course is detailed. This lady says
that Narcissa Fowler visited hei
constantly, and was in the habit o.
talking about Bob's marriage with
Kate Hombrick. She would use
the most scandalous language con
corning Kate, and once told Bob't
sister that Kate had been detected
in criminal intimacy with a neigh
Dor in the big swamp, and asket
Miss Southern to tell Kate she hat
told her this. Miss Southern car
ried this story to Kate. Miss Fowl
er further said to Miss Southern
that Bob ought not to marry her
and should not, and that if he dix
"they should have no peace or sat
isfaction as long as she Miss Fowl
er) lived.7 Another affidavit is t.
the effect that Narcissa said that ]
Kate married Southern she "wonlt
kill herr Two or three other wit
nesses swore to the fact that Nal
cissa talked violently, abusivel
and unjustly about Kate, ant
threatened to pursue her and perse
cute her to the end of life. 1t is
strange fact that each of the wi,
nesses swears that he or she carrie
to Mrs. Southern the abusive Q
, threatening remarks made in thel
presence concerning her; 80 that sh
was fully advised Of the violent an
: desperate course adopted by he
rival.
WAS IT A MURDERf
3 Af1idavits are then produced
f change the generally conceived cha
, acter of the fatal rencontre, and
|. show that it was fight rather tina
r q murdsI Some curious testimou
a is adduced on this point. A Mil
r Meelor, who was at the froli
;. swears that just before the encou
y ter abe was sitting in Mrs. SOut