The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-19


you want anything Pm ready for you.n As she SAID
this felt as II was crazy. rose and started toward
forward and caught me by tho hair She iel forward
on me, dragging me with me After that
do not remember anything else until found my.
self in my mothers room, where my husband
and my mother were washing the blood on my hands.
had severe cut on the back OF my right hand
They told me that had killed Sss Fowler. They say
told them was glad OF It. suppose did. do
not remember anything distinctly until found my
sell In the air with my husband and one or two
then trying to escape"
"Dia you have a kn,to in your hand when Mss
II think did. | had borrowed a knife from my
father about two hours before that had done this
to pare my nails with While the feeling between
Sss aud myself bitter IL we'll could be, and
my lie. l aid no. think We would have any ash,.
was In no tx 10 encourage such thing"
WHO USED TuE KxIFE2
"Do remember cutting the woman
~ don't. l don't know that cut her. great
many believe that my sister Amorelli did II. she
was standing by US when Siss Fowler caught me by
the hair, and she caught her by the back
commenced trying 10 pull her of OF mo II may DO
that Amorei got the knife from me and did the cut
ting"
THIS view may remark. is shared by many. The
fact that Kate was severely gashed over the back OIL
the hand In connect with the tact that only
one knife used, looks AS n IL ust have been in
other hands than hers. The slabs in Mss Fowlcrs
reaching over her back. The knife was driven
straight into hor body-an almost impossible thing II
tho person driving It had been standing IN front Of
her. Amorelli is In the Penitentary, serving a
sentence OF account of her scare in the
killing. An evidence Of the intense devotion felt by
all OF this humble family Tor Kate IS furnished In the
statement that Amorelli announces herself ready 10
that she did the cutting herself and that Kato
had no hand in II.
After Mrs. Southern had nnished her story sno was
permitted to como out OF her and walk about the
room. She took me TO one OF the two windows, aud,
pointing to little hut that stood tar up on tho noun
tain side, informed me that that was ner fathers
house and the OF the tragedy. In talking OF the
death sentence she said she felt Aar OF dying,
she had done nothing to be afraid oil, but
that she hated to leave her husband and her
child. She does not seem TO have much hopo
OF her life being saved, aud understands nothing
all OF tho Of appeal other 10 the Governor or
higher court than the one IN which she was con-
viced Sne complains bitterly Of the order OF Judge
Lister by which her husband separated IRON her.
While she had her husband aud baby the cell with
her she seemed 10 be perfectly happy He was re.
from her cell just before the trial by order OF
Judge Lister, and then finding that he could not DO
with his wife, procured bondsmen, and was released
from the Jail altogether He and his wife have since
applied Tor permission 10 be allowed to live together
pecied tho day that LETT. The Sheriff informed
mo that Bob had told him that II the Judge did
not agree to II that he would get his bonds
men to withdraw from his bond and surrender him to
the Sheriff. The Sheriff had agreed In this event to
put him in the cell with hts vile on tho ground that
he indiQed for MURDER and that was the cage IN
VIII ch all such prisoners had to be confined. by this
writing therefore, tho strongly loving and unortu-
nate couple are together again. Mrs. Southern says
that in her sentence Is commuted TO lmprison-
ment tor life her husband will follow her and remain
with her until the Judge OF Infinite Mercy has taken
the shacklcs from her limbs and ended her punish
menL Tne convicts in the State are divided into
gangs and are leased to wealthy men IN various parts
his wife wherever she is sent. II he is convicted no
will be tho same squad. II he Is cleared his
family and friends say be WIZ follow her anyhow
KATEs BABY.
AS 10 the baby, Mrs. Southorn's love for that ia
ferce. instructive, unreasoning She will not spare
il from her sight In tho court room she held II In
her lap all during the trial, and once whom she was
stfening into epiloptlc IT. and spasm alter spasm
was playing over her face lady jumped forward to
with desperate strength and II could not DO torn
her arms. 1t Is bright ino looking child, and
stead OF murderer's coll Is great avorite through
country and numbers OF the rough. but kindly
people IT daily ana bring all sorts OF presents
the SherIn's daughter has constituted herself Its
guardian, and watches over II with pretty motherly
attention examining with scrupulous cares matchbox
pper that currcsponded fashioned for IL before
she would let her have IL Occasionally Mrs South
ern has consented TO let some OF tho adios IN The
town (al OF whom are kind TO hcr aud the most of
whom he take the child and keep 1t for night
Mrs. Fowler, tho mother OF the murdered woman, Ia
ono Of most constant frionds Mrs. Southern has.
YOUNG, BUT AFRAID TO DIX.
In reply 10 questions Mrs southern said 81 am
Just nineteen years Old will be twenty next July n
was a member Of the Baptist Church and good
standing, as the people viii all tell you, when the
lie, and feel now perfectly at peace with myself;
am afraid to moet God.
aMy charactorY why, there Is man living who
can say anything against my character. i
proper gir AZ there was IN the country, and when
bob Southern married me he found mo pure as
was the day was born. Siss Cowart did start a
scandal about me by saying that had been caught In
the big swamp with man, but this was dsproved
Withdrawn and nobody would father II. VI never
loved man in my lie until met Bob, and married
him. There Is nothing tnat can DO said against my
character.
WAS SIZE MORALLY RESPONSIBILITY
IAN ! sorry for the klinaY OF course am. l
wish it had never happened; but cannot blame my
self tor what did. was crazy when did H.. had
three spilepuc lts the Monday before the killing
Dd was terribly sick from the effects OF thern Aud
then, you can never know how much was provoked
by siss Fowler Even bolore my marriage Boz told
me sne was dong her best to make him marry her
She said she had quit her husband for him and that
sue would not give him up-that he should not
before tho marriage, add finding that ne
had como over 10 500 me, she Droko up the fur
with all sorts OF stories about me and tried TO make
h i'm disguised with mo. She even camc TO me. just
before the wedding and told mo all about her loving
Bob and her having quit her husband for him, and
begged and begged me to break of my engagement
with him. She FIRST begged me, and then, finding
would do 1t, began to threaten me. insisted
that would marry him, and she lett very angry
When she came up to me- sick and nervous and half
WAS Sy a ny and me-
and solcmnly declare that do not know whether or
not killed her"
she taken back to the cage. her baby was handed
TO her the heavy door swung back, closed reluctant
on It's hinges and peeDing through the bars Oh tho
cage, saw the wretcned woman stumble back TO
her miserable bed, clasp her baby to her brcas, ana
TALL upon IL As VIC wore going out OF the door,
she asked the Sheriff 10 let her know whom he
ccived answer to nor petition to let her husband
stay in the cell with her That was tho last heard
from her.
THE APPEAL MERCY
the motion Tor u new trial was not heard on Mon
day rs was expected "Bob" Southern and several OF
his friends had gone to Euay 10 be present at
tho hearing. but Judge Lester, who lost arm In
tue war, foll on Thursday and broke hts remaining
arm and unable TO hold court IL was feIt on
all sidos, stated IN my last lcttor, that there
would be no use in appealing for a now trial. In.
decd. since wrote you, Mrs. Southern's counsel
here have determined on an entirely new course
OF procedure. They have determined not TO APP
peal 10 tho Supreme Court but TO carry The case
direct TO the Governor Thcy have little or no hope
OF securing reversal OF the Superior Court Judgment
aud feel that they would weaken their case Ia thu
Governors eyes by adding supreme Court decision
TO the verdict already obtained against their Client
they have consequently determined TO accept June
nsl day OF sentence, TO put all their hopes
on getting a communication at the hands oil the Gov
crnor. 1his determination has not yet been madc
public, but the pfossurc the Governor Is already
tremendous lie receives packages OF letters daily bsg
gfng he will the death sentence or ISSUE
a iull pardon to the woman. Those letters come