The daily gazette., 1878-05-31
FIFTH EDITION.
KATE SOUTHERN.
Her ARRIVAL I'm Atlanta Last
Night.
EXCITING SCENES.


city to-day by the announcement that Mrs.
Kate Southern, the murderess whose SEN
tence has just been committed by the Gov
ernor to imprisonment for ten years, would
reach Atlanta in charge of her guards at
half past ten o'clock. She has just ar
rived. An immense crowd met her at the
depot, requiring the utmost exertions of
the police to keep back. Windows of the
cars were smashed in amid tremendous
excitement.
Bob and the baby are both with her and
will stay with her. No such hight crowd
was ever gathered in Atlanta before. The
pale, gu let, refined face of Mrs. Southern
won UNIVERSAL sympathy. Petitions for
full pardon are tillpouring in.
AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
Captain Melvis, the principal keeper
of the Penitentiary, sent q single guard
to Pickens county for her last Saturday
evening The guard was instructed to
make the journey by long stages and to
report with his prisoner at Atlanta In
an interview with your correspondent he
said:-
"I have determined to send her to
Captain Jack Smiths camp, in Washing
ton county. You know, under our Con
vict Lease act, We have three Peniten-
tiary companies in the State. These
three companies have charge of the 800
convicta. They have establish fourteen
camps IN various pats of the State. Some
of the camps are engaged in railroading
and mining, Others in farming, sc. When
get new convict l have some discre-
ton as TO where l shall send him or her.
Of course each company must have its
proportion, but | can generally manage
to put the convicts where | think they
should be placed.
have determined to send Mrs. South
ern to Captain Smiths for several rea-
sons. In the first place her sister Amor
ELI is there. Then, Smiths camp is on Il
| farm in a healthy section of country and
is a humane and just man. When ! sent
Amoreli Hombrick to them L knew the
circumstances of her case, and l wrote
| Captain Smith that | did not wish her
put under the lash and hoped he would
give her as good a place as could possibly
| be found for her. You see, in every
camp there are a few soft places-such as
cooks, aeamstresses, &c. The best women
in the camp are usually made "trustees"
of and given these places. They thus
have their shackles taken off, escape to a
great extent the communicating associa-
ton wi i'm the convicts and have no very
hard la Dor to perform.
"NoHe. i told him to be as lenient as
possible with her and to allow her to
bring her baby if she desired to do so. l
also went word to her usband that if he
desired to come with her he might do so.
had made arrangements to get him
work upon Coptain Smiths farm, with
good wages, and the privilege of being
with his wife and baby. He is under in
dictment in Pickens for being accessory
to this murder, but don't think his trial
will take place. | think everything will
stop just where it is. Mrs. Sothern will
be here at ten o'clock tonight"
1t was plain to see that Captain Melyis
as stern and unyielding as he is in the
performance of his duties, did not at all
sympathize with the verdict that con-
demnet this poor woman to punishment
and that she might count on his friend
ship to the very limit of his Authority.
KArE's OPINION OF THE SMITHS.
"The lessees are simply bound to see
that they do not escape. In Captain
Smiths camp Amorelli was at once plac-
ell i'll one of these positions and she has
acquired very strong attachment to
Mrs. Smith. | was down there the other
day and asked her If she would not like
to be pardoned ont. She said that she
would not that Mrs. Smith had treated
her so cleverly that even after her ten
years were out she intended to live with
her just as she was doing at present
Captain Smith and his wife will receive
Mrs. Southern and her baby in Just the
same spirit that they tack Amorelli, and
) | feel sure that her condition will be as
tolerahle as it can be under the circum
stances"
KIND TREATMENT OF THE NJrRDERRss
"Did you send any especial orders bI
the guard who went after the prison
Y err"
:. USUAL MARKS OF SYMPATHY.
All classes Of persons called to see hel
i--gamblers, clergymen, ladies', mer
chants; mechanics, &c. There We're sew
eral wEo gave her money kindly. tn,
a amount realized at the door. The gen
= = tleme1 gave her $40 each. 1t NAV b,
a mentioned, for Bret Bartes sake, tba
:, both Of these were gamblers Tue yisi
a a tors were universally respectful to her
She made no attempt to talk in genera
way, and simply answered Questions
there being not great many addresse,
n TO her She expressed great gratitude a
the kindness that had been shown her.
II