Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-19
ROMANTIC MURDER
JEALOUS Won.as.s RErEsaE

ROMANIIC MURDER
4 JEALOUS WoMAN.s RETEsaE.
Kate southern's Carving Operations---How
Her Husband and His Family Defended
Her---The Woman Will Probably Har.,
ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. IA great excite
ment prevails in Pickens county, situated in
the upper part of this State, over the capture
and return to Jail of murderess, who, for
nearly year, backed by a strong and des-
perate escort, has defed or eluded the law.
JEALOUSY.
The story of a crime committed by the
woman is unique and terrible one. Several
months ago young man named Bob South
ern, who was handsome, reckless fellow,
became enamored of Kate Hambrick, the
pretty daughter of well to do citizen of the
same county. Kate was a popular girl,
strong willed and impetuous, but gen
orally liked. The parties were all
respectable, and very well thought Of
o.
due course of time, he welded the woman he
had wooed. The married life of the young
couple seems to have been happy enough
for some length of time, when Mrs. South
ern began to show signs of jealousy and dis
trust of her husband. She was irritable be-
yond expression when she found him in the
company of another woman, and several
scenes are reported to have taken place.
There was no outbreak, however, and no one
suspected the extent to which the devilish
spirit OF jealousy had taken possession of
the wife. Her suspicious seems to have
been-whether justly or not, but it is be-
lleved unjustly-especially directed toward
Miss Narcissa Conort, to whom her husband
had been paying some attention.
UNWoMANLY REVENGE.
| During the Christmas season of last year
large country ball was given in the county,
! at which Southern and his wife, and Miss
| Conort were all present. It appears that
Mrs. Southern was feeling particularly des-
perate about the suspected s'affair'' between
| her husband and Miss Conort, and she warn
ed 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 encourage such
| attentions if they were offered. Her warn
| lngs were disregarded, however, and as the
evening progressed Southern led Miss Mar
cissa to the middle of the floor for a dance.
Reports conflict here somewhat. 1t is said
that the wife again warned the couple that
they must desist from dancing. This is also
dened In any event they persisted, and were
in each others company during the dance
Kate Southern then seems to have determined
upon desperate revenge. She went outside
l n no md bod FOL, fo&1,
she had found him she borrowed his pocket
knife, saying she wanted it for some trifing
| purpose. AS soon as she received it she
opened it, and, ccncealing it in her dress, she
| re-entered the ballroom. Without any
warning at all she rushed upon her supposed
rival, uttering some hoarse half-articulate
sounds, and plunged the knife into her
breast and throat. OF course CONSERVATION
seized the guests, and, before they could in
terfere, Miss Conort was fatally wounded.
She was fearfully hacked, Kate Southern
having used the largest blade of the knife.
She chung to her victim like tigress and
seemed crazed with fury. Miss Conort died
very soon. The scene in the ballroom is
described as horrible.
The first stab would have been fatal, but
Kate chung to her and stabbed her again ard
again. At one cut she slashed through her
belt and inflicted terrible wound in her
stomach. young man named Honey
rushed to the door, and closing it quickly,
put his back against it and swore that no
one should leave the room. The men, as a
general thing, gathered about him to sustain
him. Bob Southern drew his pistol, and
taking his wife by the arm, said, .Gentle-
men, I'm going to leave this house and my
wife is going with me; I'm going to do it if
l have to shoot through!'' With this he
started for the door, and showing through it
he was lost in the darkness.
BoDY-GUARD MUSTERED.
However lightly Bob Southern had treated
his wlfes requests or commands before her
crime, he attached himself to her with des-
perate devotion after it was committed. He
at once began to arrange to get her out of
the clutches of the law. In this purpose he
was assisted by his father, William Southern
and his brothers, James and Miles. The
family of the wife seems to have taken NO
part In the matter. The old man Southe rn
and his sons, however, left their farms in
G1lmer county and came over to Pickens,
and put their lives and fortunes at the dis
posal of the husband and the wife. They
were all desperate men, and soon succeeded
in getting Kate in their company, when they
fled from the county. They travelled in such
force that they were able to prevent any
searching inquiry into t cir affairs by tho
people of the rural districts through which
; they passed. They succeeded, therefore, in
dropping out of sight, and nothing was
!, heard of them until short time ago.
Some trace of them was recently found
and they were surrounded by a party OF
armed men and captured while en- route tc
North Carolina. If the Southerns had sus-
pected when they were first halted upon the
road that it was the purpose of arrestine
them and carrying Kate and her husband
back to Georgia, they would have fought to
the very death, and most bloody rencontre
would have ensued. They were provided
with perfect arsenal and had determined
when they left Georgia never to he taken
alive. They were very devotedly attached tc
each other, and it required actual force tc
drive the old man and boys away from the
prisoners. 1t is said that they discontinued
their western journey after the departure OF
Findley with Bob and Kate ana immedi
ately turned their faces toward Georgia
PROSPECT OF HANGING.
When the arrest was made Southern an6
his wife had baby just four months old
their only child When captured she had il
IN her arms. The husband, wife and child
are in jail together at Pickens. Bob swears
that when one dies they will all die, and hi.
wife assents. Their devotion to each othel
is intense. The wife is woman of decided
beauty. She weighs about one hundred an6
thlrty-fve pounds, is young and fresh look
ing, with heavy auburn hair and voluptuou!
physique. She is said to have Indian BLOOD
in her veins. The judge has refused to bal
the prisoners, and the general impression i.