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

per part of this State, over the
capture and return to Jail of &
murderess, who, for nearly year
backed by strong and desperate
escort, has defed or eluded the
law. a
JEALOUSY.
| The story of the crime commit
ted by the woman is unique and
| terrible one. Several months ag,
a young man, named Bob South
ern, who was handsome, reckless
fellow, became enamored of Kate
Hambrick, the pretty daughter o.
a well to do citizen of the same
county. Kate was a popular girl.
strong willed and 1mpetuous, but
generally kind. The parties were
all respectable and very vel
thought of. The suit of Southern
was successful, and, in due course
of time, he welded the woman he
had wooed. The married life oil
the young couple seems TO have
been happy enough for some length
of time, when Mrs. Southern be-
gan to show signs of jealousy and
1 distrust of her husband. She was
irritable beyond expression when
she found him In tho company oil
another woman, and several
scenes are reported to have ta-
ken place. There Was no outbr eak
however, and no one suspected the
extent to which the devilish spirit
of jealousy had taken possession oil
the wife. Her suspicious appear
to have been-whether justly or
not, but it is believed unjustly-es-
pecially directed toward a Miss
Narcissa Coport, to whom her
husband had been paying some
attention.
UNwOMANLY REVENGE.
During the Christmas season oi
last year large country ball was
given in the. county, at which
Southern and his wife and Miss
Conort were all present. It ap-
pears that Mrs. Southern was
feeling particularly desperate about
the suspected "affair" between her
! husband and Miss Conort, aud she
warned him that he must not dance
with her or pay her any attention
At all during the ball, 1t is said
that she also notified Miss Conort
that she must not accept or encour'
age such attentions if they were
offered. Her warnings were dis
regarded, however, and as the
evening progressed Southern led
Miss Narcissa to the middle of the
floor for a dance Reports con
flict here somewhat. It is said that
the wife again warned the couple
that they must desist from dancing
This is also denied. In any event
they persisted and remained in
each others company during the
dance. Kate Southern then seems
to have determined upon despel-
ate revenge. She went outside of
the house aud looked for her faith
er. When she had found him she
borrowed his pocketknife, saying
she wanted it tor some trifiing pur-
pose AS soon as she received it
she opened it, and, conceaIing it in
her dress, re entered the ballroom .
Without any warning at all she
rushed upon her supposed rival,
tutoring some hoarse, half articu-
late sounds, and plunged the knife
into her breast and throat. Ol
course CONSERVATION seized the
guests, and, before they could in
terfere, Miss Conort was fatally
wounded She was fea, fully
hacked, Kate Southern having
used the largest blade of the knife
She clung TO her victim like a I'll
gress, and seemed crazed with fu
ry. Miss Conort died very soon
The scere in the ballroom is de-
scribed as horrible.
The first stab would have beer
fatal, but Kate clung to her anc
stabbed her again and again. A
, one cut she slashed through. he
belt and inflicted terrible wount
, in her stomach. A young MAJ
bamed Honey rushed to the door
and closing it quickly, put his bacl
Against it and swore that no on,
, should leave the room. The mel
as general thing gathered abou
+ him to sustain him. Bob Southerl
| drew his pistol, and taking his wifi
by the arm, said, Gentlemen, In
going to leave this house and m.
: wife is going with me I'm goinl
) to dolit if have to shoot through
With this he started for the door
and showing through it was sool
j lost in the darkness.
: A BoDYGUARD MUSTERED.
3 However lightly Bob Sontherl
had treated his wife's requests o
commands before her crime lie at
tached himself to her with desper
{ ate devotion after it was committed
He at once began TO arrange to sc