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

was sitting. Mrs. Southern at once
demanded to know what "Narcissa
Fowler had been saying about her.
After some persuasion Miss Meelor
repeated what Narcissa had said.
She says that Mrs. Southern re.
ceived it without any visible signs
of anger; that she simply sat still
and listened, and when she had
finished did not say word. An.
other witness swears that Miss
Fowler told him that night that
Kate Southern had put out her foot
twice TO try and trip her up, and
that if she didn't mind she would
kick her. Another witness swears
that he heard Mr.. Honey, who was
Miss Fowler's friend throughout
the whole matter, make tho fol-
lowing statement just an hour or
two after the killing: "About al
hour before the fatal encounter
took place Narcissa Fowler came to
me and took mo outside Of the
house. We took drink of whisky
together out there, and then Mar.
cissa told me that abe expected to
have row before long. She seem.
cd very much exercised about it
and asked me if l would stand up
to her, or stick to her in case she
was pushed. 1 told her that l
would, at which she seemed very
much relieved.'
This witness does not swear that
Honey said Miss Fowler mentioned
Mrs. Southern as the person with
whom she was about to have row,
but the evidence all shows that this
must have been tho case. In sup
port of this testimony, and corrob.
Orative of it, is the sworn statement
of reliable witness concerning the
encounter itself. This witness
swears that Kate Southern land the
evidence agrees perfectly with
Kate's own statement sent you q
few days ago), was sitting ON the
couch by the side of her husband,
talking to him in low tone. Sud
denly Narcissa Fowler walked in
front of them, and planting herself
defiantly before Mrs. Southern said:
snow, Kate Southern, I'm ready for
you'll" Upon hearing this challenge
Mrs. Southern looked up quickly,
and said, "All right" and arose.
Before she had fairly Quilted her
seat, swore the witness, Narcissa
seized her firmly by the hair and
dragged her forward on the floor.
AS she did 30 she struck her heavily
over the back of her head. "Then,
says the witness, "Kate, who was
under her hand and receiving her
blows, caught hold of Narcissa's
coat.tail and commenced to drag
herself up. never saw Kate strike
a single blow while she was down OF
before that. She was engaged IN
trying to pull herself up 30 that she
could have a chance. IN the mean
time Amorelli (Katc's sister had at
tackled Narcissa from behind. AS
soon as Kate had Strengthened up
she began to strike Narcissa and
did all the striking after that II
appears from this statement that
Kate had the knife in her hand un
known TO Narcissa when the latter
issued her challenge; that through
the aid of AmOrelli she was enabled
to get into position to use it, ant
that as soon as she struck the frs
blow Narcissa was either panic
stricken or offered no further re
sistancc. The encounter was owe
so quickly that no ono had q chanc'
to Interfere. These are tho direc
points of the tragedy as given b,
{ the newly secured affidavits.
A PLEA FOR THE CONDEMNED VIC
MAN.
Affidavits arc offered on incider
tai points az follows: First-Kate'
character for chastity, modesty
good nature, religious profession
fully established by affidavits fror
, the best ladies of the country an
from her minister. Second-He
nervous and unbalanced conditio
at the time of the killing is 30 full
9 set forth as to show that she wa
! almost wholly irresponsible. On
affidavit shows that she had thre
successive epileptic fits on the Nor
day before the killing, and was ]
n constant fear of q new attacl
;. Third-It is shown that at leo!
o two of the jurymen who found h
n guilty had expressed themselves
' favor of having her hung before the
q went ON the jury, and that two othe'
J. would never have consented to CIV
!, q verdict of guilty if they had NJ
!. been led to believe that the recon