Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-05-16

Nor any Womans love, day alter day.
[From tho Atlanta Constitution, NIay 81
The Hsrldc Of A Year Ago.
A YOUNG MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH
FOR MURDER DONE THROUGH JEALOUSY.
Soon after tho marriage of Mr. Robert
Sothorn, q handsome but wild young fellow,
to Miss Kato Hambrick, ball or party was
given at tho dwelling of her father, Mr..
Hambriok, in tho fall of 1876, in Pickons
County. All the bellies aud beaux of the
noiehborhood woro invited and attended
Among tho number was beautiful Young
woman by tho namo of Naroissa Oowart.
Sho, it seems, was ono Of these handsome
country girls who, knowing her charms,
delighted in making oonquests of mon, but
never dreaming that harm would in any way
result. Gay and light. hearted, sho pursued
tho merry danoo from carly evening until
tho hour of midnight. At that fatal hour
sho danced her last timo with Mr.. Sothcrn.
Kate, his wife, it appears, had become
jealous of tho beautiful Naroissa, and early
in tho evening informed her husband that
no must not dance with Miss Cowart or
speak to her Curing tho night. TO this, it
sccms, he asscnled, but at IL o'clock, to
tho astonishment of Mrs. Sothorn, she
bohcld Miss Narcssa Cowart upon tho floor
dancing with her husband. She calmly
walked up to her husband and Informed
him that he had promised to danoo that set
with her. He demonstrated, but she por-
sisted
At length, finding that the two wero
determined to dauoo through the sot, the
jealous wife turned aud quietly walked ont.
sido to her father aud demanded tho loan
OF his knife. Her father inquired for what
purpose sho wanted it. She replied, "To
cut toothbrush" Reminding hcr that
it was rather late to bo outing tooth.
brushes, he reluctantly handed her his
largo pocket-knifo. Returning to the dance
room she found that tho danco was over.
Watching with frenzied eye she soon espicd
tho object of her jealous>ragc alone, dancing
across tho room. Selling her by the
shoulder with one hand she exclaimed,
"You have danced enough, aid brandishipg
'the knife moment ovcr her own shoulder
shc plunged it d"en into tt..e g;rpa neck.
The warm blood shot from tho wound to
wall ilyo feet distant. Still another blow
was dcalt, and the sharp knife penetrated
deep into tho left breast. A third blow was
given as tho girl fell, and sho lay dead on
tho floor.
Confusion aud amazemont wcro mover
creator. Some one askcd to know who was
tho man that etruck that woman. Mrs
Sothorn exclaimed firmly, III am tho man
that did i'll" Tho excited people rushed
to tho doors and said that no ono should
pass. Sothcrn at once took his wife by tho
arm, and said, "Gcntlomcn, am going to
leave this house, and take my wifo." His
remarks werc made emphatic by tho exhibi.
ton of dangerous looking pistol in his
hand Tho people allowed him to pass.
Sothern and his vito made good their es-
oapo, and though Miss Cowart's family
offered reward Of $3.50 for their arrest
and tho Governor added $3.50, year
elapsed before any tidings wcro made public
of tho fugitivcs. Thcn, in January, they
wcro found in franklin County, North
Carolina. The history of their escape and
capture is very romantic, and they wero
considering tho propricty of returning and
giving themselves ovor to tho law whom
arrested. At the timo of hor capture, in
January lust, Mrs. Sothcrn had her first
child 10 her arms.
The whole family were placod in Piokcns
Jail, together with two or three others on
gagged in tho affair. Inst week at Pickons
County Superior Court tho case against
Katc Sothorn was taken up for trial, Judge
George N. Lester presiding. Tho case
occupied four days in trial. Evory particle
OF evidence possible on either side was
brought out, and ovcry legal point was hotly
contested. After an exhaustive trial, on
Saturday, tho 28th, tho young bride of
year ago was found guilty Of murder and
was sentenced to bo hanged on tho 2lst Of
Juno. Tho woman hold her ohild in her
armo throughout tho trial. Whom sontonoe
was pronounced sho was completely ovor-
como. A motion for new trial was mado,
and will be heard on Monday, the 18th
instant. 1t is moro than probable that tho
oaso will reach tho Supreme Court.
A far sighted miss of seventeen summons
has concluded to marry big man for her
first husband, and a littlo ono for tho second,
80 that she can cut tho clothes of the first
down, and make thom ovor to fit his succes.
cor. Thus tho hard times forco homo
lessons Of rigid economy and practical sense
upon tender girlhood
Behind timeThc bock Of olock.