Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-02-28

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rode by. the southerps without
making any attempt at an, arrests
l'but Secured a good aifhtb5uhsacade in
the road some few hundred yards
ahead They divided and hid
themselves on. each side of theroad.
When the wagon appeared they
closed inaupon it rapidly and called
sout, Surrender F' i'aL 4 '.iN huh
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There was a hurried quick move d
rf1ept inside the curtain, a Clicking. of
pistol cocks, and the pursuers We're
about to pour a broadside into the
wagon when Bob Southern replied,
s'Well, what do you 'want2'' At this
he appeared and began to discuss the
situation. He evidently believed
that he vas stopped simply because
of his refusal to pay pikeage and that
by settling he would be allowed to go
ahead. 4 'Humoring this supposition,
tue Findley party succeeded in getting
possession of sthe arms outside of the
wagon while the men were outside ar
ranging to settle their scores. Kate
Southern was inside the wagon, but
made no resistance, being apparently
paralyzed with fear and astonishmcnt.
She did not even give the alarm. 1t
was just before day, and she was
probably not aware Of the true state
of things. When the arms were Sc
cured and the men were surrounded
Findley told them THAT he had come
to carry them back to Georgia, anG
thereupon made himself known to
them They were astounded and be
came violent, but it was too late to
resist the arrest. The wagon was
turned and the whole party moved
back toward Murphy. TIE excite
ment Of Kate Southern when the truth
became fully known to her was fear
f,,l. She moaned and muttered to
herself, and it was thought for a while
that she had lost her senses.
49,. ATTEMPTED RESCUE.
When they were near Murphy the
Whole party halted for breakfast. -
Before going into the house old man
Southern and his two boys, against
whom Firdiey had no warrants, were
discharged They went off into She
woods, but returned before the cap
tors and prisoners had finished break
fast. They made dash at the pris
oners, evidently intending to release
them dr. lwinG two pistols which they
had kept concealed, tue youngest
with nothing but club in his hands.
Findley was watching for them, how
ever, and just as they reache! the
prisoners they were overpowerd and
disarmed without firing a shot. The
old man was struck in the mouth with
a pistol and badly wounded. Having
been searched and thoroughly warned,
they were again discharged and or
dered 10 clear out. If the Southerns
had suspected wher they were first
halted upon the road that it was the
purpose of arresting them and carry
Ing Kate and her husband, ba k to
Georgia they would have fought to the
very death, and a most bloody ren
contre would have ensued. They were
provided with perfect arsenal and
had determined when they left Geer-
oia never to he taken alive. They
were very devotediy attached to each
other, and it required actual force to
drive the old man and boys away from
the prisoners. 1t is said that they
discontinued their western journey af-
ter the departure Of Findley with Bob
and Kate and immediately turned
fholr facac toward GeOr0ja
a PROSPECT OF HANGING.
Hhen the, arrest was made South
ern and his wife had a baby just four
mcrths old, their only child. When
captured she had it in her arms. The
husband, wife and child are in Jail to-
gether at Pickens. Bob swears that
when one dies they will all die, and
his wife assents. Their devotion 10
each other is intense. The wife is a
woman of decided beauty. She weighs
about one hundred and thirty-fiye
pounds, is young and fresh looking.
with heavy auburn hair and yolupt-
uous physique. She is said to have
Indian blood in her veins. The
Judge has refused to bail the nrison
ers, and the general impression is that
she at least will hang. The Conorts
who have plenty of money, will pros
ecute very vigorously. The trial is
set for May.
The only white woman ever hung ir
Georgia was" Nancy Eberhart, who
was executed with her paramount
Spann. for having censpired with him
To murder his wife-a bedridden para
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An officer in the regular army
laughed at tinid Woman because
she became alarmed at the noise q
a cannon when salute WAS fred
He subsequently married that tim
id woman, and in six morths af
. terwards he took off his boots ir
the ball when he came home lat,
at night. ~efi - s.ie 4a
"The young wife leaned her
head upon ber husbands shoulder
and, assniling him with the swee
sorcery of her eyes, gently muir
/ mured. A tlpuStIls. darling. how