Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-04
KATE SOTMERN,S CRIME.
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Cor. Nashville American
CARTERsvILLE, GA, May 3d.
The sensation of this generation, in
Georgia, is Mrs. Kate Sothern, the
murderess Tor slayer) of Miss Cow
art (or Fowler in the town of Jas
per, Pickens county.
During a fit of jealous frenzy
this young and prospective mother
took the life of a woman whom she
supposed to be rival in her hus-
bands affections. To-day, after a
ride Of fifty miles over the noun
tains, she arrived at this place, and
in an interview with her CLEANED
the following: Her maiden name
was Kate Hambrick, and she mar.
ried Robert Sothern on the 10th of
December, 1876. She is of slight
build, weighing from 10 to ll5
pounds, is about five feet six inches
in hight, has curly light brown
hair, clear dark complexion, gray
eyes, arched brows, sharp, close,c cut
lips, aquiline nose, and is dressed
neatly though plainly. She will be
twenty years old on the 18th of
July. Her husband followed her
the whole distance on foot, and a
subscription in this place among
the sympathizing citizens enabled
him to accompany her to her desti-
nation, which is Captain Smiths
Camp, in Washington county. The
most affecting sight connected with
the whole affair is her baby, only
eight months old, clinging to her
breast, drawing its nourishment
from its convict mother. This is a
case of more than passing interest,
and tie action of Governor Colquitt
has been commented upon quite
freely in our State. Some commend
him for his clemency in substitu-
ting ten years imprisonment for
the death sentence, while the gene
raj public firmly hold and believe
that either the extreme penalty Of
the law (if deserved) should have
been executed, or that full and
free pardon should have been
granted.
The husband of Mrs. Sothern is
an uDeducated man, about twenty
two years of age. and his folly was
the cause Of the unfortunate occur
renee which robbed Miss Cowart of
her life and Mrs. SotheRn of her
liberty. We have a sympathy for
Mr.. Sothern, knowing that a happy
home is broken, that the hearth
stone is made desolasse, that ashes
alone are where bright freight
should glow, and in our sympathy
we cannot but reprobate him for
giving his young wife she whom
he had promised to love, cherish
and protect cause-and l believe
just cause-for jealous insanity. !
was not the judge and jury in this
case, but | believe | reflect the
opinion of the entire community
in which she resided when | say
"she did what she thought to be
right" HI. &.
MRS. soTHERN IN ATLANTA.
Atlanta Constitution, MsySL]
On Tuesday night vast crowd
had gathered at the passenger de-.
pot for the purpose Of getting &
peep at Mrs. Sothern, the now la-
nous Pickens county wife. Through
mischance she did not arrive. 1t
was announced, however, that she
would be here last night, and con-
sequently an immense crowd, in
ending many ladies, assembled at
the passenger depot to get a sight
of the murderess. 1t was probably
the largest crowd ever assembled in
Atlanta at 30 late an hour of the
night. The passenger depot was
literally full oil people,
AS has been announced before,
Mrs. Sothern is booked for Captain
Jack Smiths camp in Baldwin
county. Captain Aelms, the keep
or of the penitentiary, in forms uf
that in every camp Of conTieti
there are some "trusties," usually
women, who are employed as cooks,
seamstresses, etc, and who have
very many privileges that the ave
rage convict does not have. HC
has requested Captain Smith t
give one Of these places to Mrs
SOthern, and he has agreed to dc
so.
Amorelli, the sister Of Mrs. Soth
ern, has been in Captain Smith'l
care for sometime now, and speak
very highly of the humane treat
ment she has had at the hands o
Mrs. Smith. Captain Nelms aslxe,
her. the other day, if she was no
anxious to be pardoned out, Sh
rrplied chat she was not; that sh