The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-17

( pursuing purity together. The South
erns had their camp guard, d, one Of
/ the boys keeping watch while the
others slept. The arrangements being
completed, and the camp approached
"A second time, it was discovered that
the fugitives, taking alarm at some
thing had hastily hitehed upaud moved
out. The pursuit was once more press
ed ahead At about o'clock IN the
morning the wagon was overtakeu.
! Owing to the raiu the men were all
huddlcd inside 81 rapid movement
the wagon was surrounded, and half
dozen nuskets were poked under the
/ flop of the wagon cover. The toll-gate
keeper thcn demanded an instant
surrender For an instant al Was as
still as death in the wagon aud the n
the voice Of Bob Southern steadily
replied, well, IN it, whatido you
want?" At the same time he lifted
the canvas OF the was on, and the
whole party were exposed.
There was Mrs Southern, half un
dressed, white aud hagsard, ella ping
her tiny baby to her breast aud SILVER
ing in the cold. The men were hud-
died in the straw They supposed, OF
course, that the arrest was made solely
by the North Carolina authorities, and
solely on account of the difficulty at
the toll gate The whole truth was
discovered when Sheriff Finday step
ped forward, and, throwing the light
iul on his face, said TO Mrs South
49,, IN, 40, ,,otu ,,,.2'f
Mrs Southern said she had nothing
TO be ashamed Of, aud was uot afraid o
20 back to Georgia: that she had done
righ. in killing the woman who had
tried to step between her husband and
herself, aud was glad she had done it.
aud that she didn't care what become
Of her if lhey didn't separate her froe-r
her husband. On the way baeSslhs- =
Georgia those Of the Southerns Who
were not held in custody made "A DIES
perate attempt to rescue Bob and his
wife, but were met with such prompt
and determined resistance that they
failed As an evidence Of the pluck
of these men, it may be said that they
made the attempt at rescue with only
two pistols, the third boy being armed
simply with hickory club.
Upon arriving in jasper Mrs. South
ern begged that her husband aud her
child might be placed in the same cell
with her. Her request was granted,
and :he family held the main cell in
the county j Ill.
The trial created great excitement.
The feeling was very intense, and al
most every one in the county was ar
rayed on one side or the other. The
prevailing feeling was against hanging
the woman A number OF lawyers
were engaged 10y both sides, and the
Jasper assembled 20 see the case tried
Mrs. Southern herself was the GENRE
Of attraction She was perfectly
tranquil, aud sat nursing her baby
Tjust six months ODD and watching the .
drift of the testimony. Imprisonment
had TO bed her Of none Of her beauty
TIE babe lay 10 her lap day alter day
cooling and play ing aud laughing Bob .
Southern vas ia the court room every
day in consultation with the lawyers
The father aud two brothers of the .
slain woman were constant il their +
Attendance, sitting opposite the prisou~
err 1t was noticed tAat their steru- +
ness melted v-ry perceptibly during
the trial, aud when tao sentel &C wa .
finally passed they wept freely.
The defence did uot deuy The kill .
ing but introduced two witnesses who +
swore that they believed Mrs South /
err was insane when she committed /
the murder. They shovel that she {
was suffering from morbid jealousy, I
was provoked by very agsravatiUg
circumstances, and being n the neT
vous aud excitablc condition attendant
upon advanced pregnancy, was literally
irres pousibIc tor her actious Mt the
time Of he killing The trial lasted
i've days. The jury, after several
hours of cons ultat,On, found verdict
ui guilty. a the announcement OF /
The virdict, Mrs. Southern lost her
foriitude for the first time, aud gave
way TO violent wcepius. The scene
during the delivery Of the sentence
by the j Judge was very affecting. Sob, .
and moaus we're heard from all parts
OF the room, aud the Judge himself /
could scarcely utter the words, he was I
called upon 10 speak lie fixed the 4
2lst Of june as the date Of the hang
ing
1t is hard to say what will be the [
fual issue Of the trial Oh course u
BIZ. OF exceptions viii be made. Ii
appears that the judgment is tech
uicuily perfect, und II Is not believed .
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