The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-11-20
EIopmeat aud; Death.
How THE YELLOW FEVER CUT OFF A
GUILTY PAIR THAT HAD RUS AWAY
FROM INDIANA.

/ HOW THE YELLOW FEVER CUT OFF A
/ GUILTY PAIR THAT HAD RUS AWAY
/ FROM INDIANA.
I Cincinna'i Commercial. Nov. 81
On Wednesday OF last week H. G.
! Sexton, formerly Of the firm OF Maddux
! Brothers, Of this city, died of yellow f.
/ Yer in New Orleans. Four days before
Katie BOBBY, a servant-girl with whom
| he had eloped, and whose widowed
mother lives on Mount Auburn, died in
the same city and OF the same dreadful
scourge.
Years ago II G.. Sexton, son of DR..
Sexton, Of Rushvile, Ind, and a near
! relative Of the ex Lieutenant Governor
| OF the same State, was married to Eliza
| beth Maddux, daughter Of one of the
| Maddux Brothers, tobacco dealers, Nos.
p and u West Pearl street. The father
Of the bride decided to her a fine resi-
dence IN Avondale, and young Sexton
was taken into the above named firm
There was everything around and before
| them that young couple could desire
| and to all outward appearances they
lived happily together. Five children
were horn, the oldest of whom is now
I th'bNb thIAFE lGAis VI dZE. ne ClICIe Is
said TO have been a beautiful one, and
the wife aud mother the embodiment OF
all those qualities which have made
| sacred those ties. About two years ago
| Sexton took it into his head TO study
medicine, and severed his connection
with the Maddux Bros. He then re-
moved with his family to Rushville, Ind. i,
| where his father, DIR. Sexton, resides.
Before beginning his studies, however, he
changed his mind as to the profession he
would enter, and turned his attention to
the law, At RushviIls .he AMI his
| family were almost, if not quite, as
pleasantly located as while living in
| Avondale. Every attention was shown
them by the husbands relatives, who
| from their high standing were able to
make the situation exceedingly pleasant.
For some time before leaving Avon
| dal" Mrs. Sexton employed a servant
/ girl named Katie BOBBY. At that time
| she was quite young, and is described as
| pretty and weIl-mannered girl. Katie
went with them % Rushville, and re
| manned in the family until 8pril last.
/ She then came to this city, remaining
| with her mother on Mount Auburn until
July, when she left again, ostensbIy to
| pay a visit to relatives in WISCONSIN, In
! the mean time Sexton had been in the
| city, and had quietly, though not without
any mes knowledge, disposed of the
Ayondale property. The deeds had been
made out in the wifes name, but so little
was the real purpose of the man OWNED
that she yielded full consent to the sale,
aud none Of her relations cav any reason
! for counsellrng her differently. In this
| WY Sexton got together about $4,000.
| In July he left town to attend, as he
claimed, the Louisville races About
the same time Miss BOBBY started, as it
was supposed, to Wisconsin, to visit her
relatives Nothing more was ever seen
| of either Of them. About month after
the gil left her mother received word
that she had not yet reached her Ostensi-
bic destination. Thursday, a week ago,
despatch came from New Orleans say
ing that Katie had been taken down with
the fever 1t reached the mother al
midnight Tho next day another came,
saving that Katie was very sick, and on
Saturday morning a third, which said
"Kstie Is dead" All three of the DIES
patches were signed by H. G. Sexton
On the Monday following there came a
fourth despatch, this time from one OF
the Towards, saying that II. G. Sexton
had been taken down with the fever
The news was Immediately forwarded It
Rushvile. The day following another
despatch was received from the same
source, and on "Wednesday third, say
ing that Sexton was dead, and askin!
what disposition should be made of tn
remains. Notices of the death of bot
appeared in the New Orleans papers
, and have been copied in the Cincinnati
papers They read as follows:
SExTON-At Hammond. La, on FIR
day morning, October %. 1878, at
o clock, of yellow fever, Katie BOBBY
wife of H. q. Sexton, a native of Ohio
D aged % years.
SgxroN-In New Orleans, on Wee
desdsy, October 80, 1878, at 1905 !
f NJ, of yellow fever, Mr. H. G. Sextol
4 brother of Leonidas Sexton, Lieuteuan
n Governor of the State of Indiana, age
< about 81 years.