The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-16
rat BHlDE OF A YEAR Ago.
4 Young Mother Bentalced to Death for
Murder done through Jenlousy.

Murder done through Jeaiousy.
Soon after tie marriage of Mr.. Robert
Sothern, q handsome but wild young fell
low, to Miss Kate Hambrick, bali or
party was given at the dwelling of her
father, Mr.. Hambrick, In the fall Of 1875,
in Pickens County. All the beilea and
beaus OF che neighbofhood were invited
and attended. Among tho number vas
beautiful young woman by the name of
Narcissa Cowart. She, II seems, was one
Of those handsome country girls who,
knowing her charms, delighted in MAX
ing coDquests of men, but never dream.
ing that harn, would In any way result.
Gay and light.hearted, sho pursued the
merry dance from early evening until the
hour of midnight. At that fatal hour
che dan d her last time with Mr.. Soth.
ern. Kate, his wife, it appes.s, had be-
come jealous of the beautiful Narcissa,
and early in the evening informed
her husband that he must not dance
with Miss Cowart or speak to her
during the night. To this, it seems, he
assented, but at IL O'Clock, to the aston.
iehment of Mrs. Sothern, abe beheld
Miss Naro;ssa CowaTt upon the hoof
dancing with her husband. She calmly
walked up TO her husband and informed
him that he had promised to dance thas
Get with her. He demonstrated, but she
persisted. AT length, finding that the
two were determined to dance through
the aet, the jealous young wife turned
and quietly walked outside to her father
and demanded the loan of hia knife.
Her father inquired for what purpose
sho wanted it. She replied, "To cut
. h Al. Z
waa rather late 70 be cutting .oc.t: brush;
es, no reluctantly handed her bis larre
pocket-knife. Returning to the dance
room she found that the dance was over.
Watching with frenzied eye she soon
espied the object Of her Jealous rage
alone, dancing across tie rooc,. hSeiz.
ing her by the shoulder with one hand
che exclaimed: "You have danced
enough" and brandishing the knifo O
moment over her own shoulder che
plunged IL deep into the girl'g neck.
The warm blood shot from tho wound to
O wall i've feet distance. Still another
blow was dealt, and the sharp knife pene-
trated into the left breast. A third
blow was given as tho girl fell, and che
lay dead on the floor.
Confusion and amazement were never
greater. Some one asked TO know VII,
was the man that struck that woman.
Mrs. Sothern exclaimed firmly. "I am
the man that did itW The excited peo.
pie rushed to the doors and said that no
one should pass. Sothern at once
took his wife by the arm and said, "Geu-
tlemen, am going to leave this house, and
take my wife," His remarks were made
emphatic by the exhibition of danger
9er0us.looking pistol in his hand. The
people allowed him to pass. Sothern
and his wife made good their escape, and
though Miss sCowart's family offerod q
reward Of $3.50 for their arrest and tSe
Governo: added $3.50, q year elapsed
before anything were made public Of the
! fugitives. In January, they were found
In Franklin County, North Carolina.
The history of their escape end capture
Ia very romantic, and they we're consid.
ering the propriety of returning and
giving themselves over to che law when
arrested. at the time of her capture, in
January last, Mrs. Sothern had her fitst
child in her arms
| The whole family were placed in
Pickens Jail, together with two or tEree
Others engaged in the affair. Last week
at Pickcns County Superior Court The
case against Kate Sothern was taken up
/ for trial, Judge George N. Lester presid-
ing. The case occupied four days In
trial. Every particle Of evidence pos.
sible on either side was brought out, and
every legal point was hotly contested.
After an exhaustive trial, on Saturday.
tho 29th, the young bride of year ago
| was found guilty of murder and was
sentenced to be hanged on the 2lst of
June. The woman held her child in
her arms throughout the trial. When
sentences was pronounced, she was COM
| pletsly overcome. A motion f: : ...s
trial was made, ard ~ili ne heard on
| Monday, the i5th instant. IL is more
than probable that the case will reach
| tho Supreme Court.
| Should Mrs. Sothern be hanged che
will be the second woman ever hanged
In Georgia. And in view of the severe
censure ineted out 70 Governor Smith
for permitting Miss Susan Eberhardt 10
be hanged, it is reasonable to suppose
that Governor Colquitt will have to be
thoroughly convinced of the Justice OF
che sentence before he will allow her to
hang. ATLANTA Constitution.