, 1879-06-13
The Hateful Mask Of Mystery
Settling Quietly Ovcr
tho Tragedy.
Probability that It Will Be Pigeon.
Holed with Burtloll and
Nathan.
A Sensational Murder Trial
Now Progressing in At
lanta, Ga.
The Defendant Man Who Shot and
! Killed Ills Wifa's Paramour.
SENSATIONAL TRIAL.
Eueetat Difpascl1 70 7na If!QMas.

a., 80. ff
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put 70 t.MI 'u. IA, s A.sS1 ~ tp's eaeo nro
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sau1 ,as 4.u at,s. "H,us ,s pesame u'ssl+
psseo' a.a su 'as".i 'ooAo n'e' anu tl1nt tnefe
m"ouo'' , ues"sen a' n',l a..u ns "4e' ne 1hat
may; 1 .ns @ n'n. ,. u1n,s t,llt Inc puo'ic khe"
vs. '''as Ail' A.u N'.!eo So"u n''u1noa's ono ot
me Goss p'ps's ~ sea"s .'t.a ~ .ns t'tJ' a''4
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anu esa''i'.s. t"' Wv NV SUM" ale 1oan
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ua.a ~, "s ~ ~ "a'' eoon % 70 nha
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NJ" -" 40 o',n1noas
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se1' st"sa.' an.p.sn ..'e osaio az 10 iell no
'a'' s H., noa', 49, ' ~. ~, Ii'i eays
u.' o'.1a a ~, a' ".1e 4,ou n'''
tna nAa o.1 ~, t.na ~ ns aa , so,soa ncf 70
noase u 'it'1an'e' 1Ac say1 ts1at olIhmona tficd
to scduee her by pcrsuasIont representing that
ha ras her h,1sba's friend, a,ll thut. failing in
th, ho ,nyclroil hor to hnuxo NJ 1l.fap,a o,,.1
..ss d.,,a,,s5 i,o- md .,,tr,sI s..' r1", n'
mtn a.axs , ~. s''.a 'ulusa ns,. A.er il't
OIL fe1u1nea from ts1p ne 1onna Ills Wlte Eor'o
md anosc pinned to tho door saying TINT shc had
left him and ronc TO phtladelphta. Tia did nat
h.rars III. nr1 ,x,r+ - ,n.- .-sf,;as. To-. ".
s'..a Ss ha- s - H., he..o $500 49,. ~. "e. ~
aaeca nss ~ , a.se ouuso "uerc soe says she was
found her IN another disrcputablc house, As
bo entered tic house sl,o tbrnw her arm,
ss.,,d h,~ ,oolr onJ ~ s"o,x @no" ,'a NV 'ts ~
noaaa u1 ''s1h, H. nnu no took hcr home ne
M1s s'a. sau lnen co'licsseo everything TO Him,
ealms TINT be then bornn tp tnnt gimmona
h,,, ~ ,1,o ,,osrtir,o ,M@,vo1 H. ,a.,. sn. 40,
'.. Wv :" .'S H. ~ 49,, .'a ~ nle "Ao .n'o ths
so ,ro np 'h, ,a's ~. .". wrole hcr
aosc Wh,le sae "as out therc, md begged her to
i.ys ho saw this note. md then Want tn
~. aIr,n,ona r., 49,, .,'a.. 'sn .. "ont :"
uuns nsa,ua ~, ~ sa's tlscie wera 10 many
summons III to"n u was nara TO got tue right
l.s,, aud at once shot him t1ovn
Stmmons' friend. claim that t,,cro vs' 49,
oa''ns .,'u.,' -, n, r'"n' s''A. "icto vas no
seauc'lon 1 ~ ~. !heY say that, under the
name II El'lc EtheFldge, tho yuune wife had
met her, nd tilut liz met her By accident, They
say that ho wns IN restaurant onu NIGHT when
friend approached him and told bin ho and
another fellow had three girls In the bnck-
room, and proposed to Simmons to 70 and
beauty. lle won't, and was introduec,l to Alrs.
Hill as Ellie EtI.erdge. Simmons friends saY
tiat s!le asked hin, to 60 home with her, ard
that In tho Intimacy tllnt followed she wos as
forward as be. and tlIat she went willingly
1hey calu. that there Was no seduction or ab.
tucttnn, and that Corn Spring was scduced
beioro fc ever know her. 4 great numbcr Of
xitnonsos arc introduced to brrnk dnwn ,hn
gisl'a character. The defense will ntat,d upon
Tho broad Ground--tnfaiiiblc before Southern
jurie6-thnt n man can xiii another Ia aycucins
q protecting ti,s ylrtuu or honor Of lis wffe.
While Tho law does not technically protect such
killing, cxcept when uouo In the sudden tiis-
soyeFy OF the injury, the jury will not convict
LEAD his wife astFay. It MIL bc seen, therefore,
ihAt the whole fight will be nlnde ou tic
character Of tho woman. Size is ycry beautiful.
and has good deal Ut Hympathy. 1lcr father
s,a.',.i ost worthy man, md the eirl bud most
school scholar, aud her young ltfo wa without
tepvach. Her fntlcr stnllle by her. with
!ove md confidence, And she stn,,{le by her
husband. she Ia With bin constantly. Tho
aass @oss t sensational dcyqopments arc looked for
her character. Over 150 witnesses haYo been
summoned. Tie case cyctes tic npst intrns.
interest, and public opinion il divided, II lie
gtl's character ID sustained, tie sympathy viii
~ st ba.s t d s%Sns a. qs %a Tety popaa s,d
Hia family Is ono Of tic Iest in Georgia. Mayor
I'LL Of Chattanooga, ID d brother nf tta nris.
oussi who also tins tino connections, Tho casa
VIII ot concluded about Saturday ufHllt (ne
q the sensational potuts is d tc.tor writton Nv
Mrs. Iilll to her husband In which Sic cotfcsscs
hsr ruin, and gives her stury us to loy II wss
brought about, telllng Of tho alleged m.r II
drugs, etc. The case Min hotfy contestsd frnm
Beginning to end.
The testimony introduced today vent into
!ls !, beart Of the matter. Tho stato proyod thc
Killing BY few witnesses, md thcn rastet, ia
easr. 1he tlefer,se then sct uu thu act,,cfnn ~ NJ
ts SLo nllti her abduetipn as tia canso of i'm
sslling. THEY proved In tbs fullest manner timt
Simmons had boon crin,.nsily Intimate VIII IH ~.
Ttfs and that fe hal tnken Grr in ink sT fro" <
her homo 10 publc house. Tlm stsin ~" rn'
ou'ted BY trying to proyo lint thsrc ~.
% abIuctlon, bocause shn went wiifnu,v ~ 70
ihs houss with lin. mil rcnainnd m w;9i, h,.u ~
from Saturday night until Mnmiav ,".,n "ss' "m'i
TIA. was no seduction, because sho Ind ncn s. ~.
~. T,ssMsfpns. Ihcru woro Witnesses who sworc
mat "a sley had scon her at 1esd balls, danc,tl,.
r1"tSaa cigarettes tt' tbs strcets in mems
Txo man srore srss IT,. ,ia Has exposea her person
the cemetery an oti,er scc)d. @ ;r%Sn n%s nes 81 70
:Mnt :p hours With isr alono. ', On ~; swnro "r
baa Ha; IA. h9 visited her ctuntlcst,noiy iu her
to !raya a.. a0s;s,ee, and TINT 10 waa forced
bat md aouse 80 s1niaiy tut r lift Ills
a1Std If thn. h. 1ott NHeu iHesd men we're