The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-25
THE GREAT VIRGINIA TRAGEDY.
A Sad story of Seduction and Family
Disgrace.
A Melancholy Sequel.
A Melancholy Sequel.

4 special to the St. Louis Globe
Democrat gives the following sad
particulars OF the Virginia tragedy.
wherein . brother killed . sister, to
wipe ont In q measure. nanny dis
grace. 1t was certainly . ed sRsir.
and bis method may have been .
wrong one, but tho sympathles OF
every hieh.minded gentleman are
With tho culprtt:
Danville. Va. Septenbss ITO
day the jury in the case q Thomas
DeJarnette, who murdered his Slster
Ia . house Of ill.fame. brought In .
verdict OF guilty Of murder 10 the
llrst degree, and recommended mer.
cy. A motion for q new trial Vas
continued until Saturday. The pris'
oner blanched when he heard the
verdict. The usual Efforts tn prove
deraueement wss made Nv ne ""nn
eel. 81 ends for the IRE -ent .o~e ~
tho moet startling traeed'ss eyer
known 10 Virginia..
AsAD STORY
The crime OF Thomss D. Jeanette
WA me NJ tho most delihersse and,
perhaps, without . paral'el 10 tho
hia.orv ~ crime. Nothing has 90.
CURED IN Virelnis which hss created
more excitement than this terrible
tragedy enacted IN . house OF III.
fame. About IL o'clock ono Thurs-
day might, Thomas Do Jssostte. .
young man aged about twenty. went
to tho bsguio here known ~ Blonde
Hail." and asked for xollie Do jar.
nette, % inmate. The girl was called
to tho door. and che recognized tho
stranger - her brother. aud though
ct first startled, asked him to walk In
and come to her room. They went
up tho slsps together. and . few min.
utes afterwards tho inmates Of tho
house we're startled By hearing Q
numbse Of pistol shets u rspid sue'
ceesion. Several policemen. s&tsact.
cd By tho noise. rushed 10 and went
up-stairs from wbssce tho shots pro
ceeded. Nollie Do Jarnette's door
was locked. They attempted 70 open
II. when Q mans voice from within
warned them iithey entered thereon
Il would b upon tho pain Of being
shot. Not dsuntsd BY these thsoats.
however, they broke IL. The eight
that met them M one 6 ~ oel
sickening that Q policeman could
witness. Upon tho door tho tail
form Of Mollie Do Jarnette Was lying
Her white wrapper Was covered With
her own crimson gore, while bel
brother stood over her pistol 10 hand
Hb lace Va stern and unpltying. q
be looked on the picture Of blood. IL
which bis young sister va tho con
trail figure, and ono standing out ID
such terrible distlnctness. He look
ed up % tho officers entered. and
| handed ono Of them bio pistol. viii
the remark that he he'd accomplish
ed what he had como for. and va
prepared to meet any iSte the lev
might impose upon him. whether !
M the State Prison OF tho gallows
Before the policemen took him sws!
he looked ct the prostrste form 0
lhis sister for Q moment and said. .
meant to kill you at once.' Th'
young courtesan. mangled By 10 loo
than ok bullets. tho blood Gushe'
from her mouth - che attempted u
speak, begged tho o6acet0 to hav
mercy on her brother. He be- don
perfectly right che said. Th
Young man Ms then taken sws1
At this time tho scene. while revolt
Ing, Was
WIE1DLY PICTURESQUE
Tho small room va aued With
|stsaugely assorted satherine. Re-
liz. A. Peterson, . Methodist mintste'
who had been sent for BY tho wosn'
Cd girl, had arrived and ~as bendin
over the poor young creature whol
body vas propped up IN the bst
Around her In their gsudy Wrapped
land tinsel jewelry were her ststsrs
: din from whose midnight orgies u
their youngest companion 10 ~
wsrdness had been % ssdese
snatched. The asriug go threw
brilliant glare over tho groom, q
tho room and Aoor c'v'''d With
crimson tide made ~ i '"n"
liie.blood a. " 80, ~
Renca uudAr -he h'.1 "I9' -
- tho chandelier. y" W r va
tho. Vi,h grave fS"', W. I ~
=. their wrk u u.-.y ~ -'t'tsor'
!; n stauncn IN. d ~ 1T o'''o1. 90
pleted the s,eue. -.
Then the doctors told 1oliSe'
i. Jeanette that her WOUNDS weso ~
Of III. "Oh. ~. I know thae ~ q
D II know I haven't got Ioo9 . ~
y She then proceeded 70 speak q !
q pest. She ssid she bad only ~
adopeed her life Of shame. bee I
q lallea Q victim to tho WtIse O . 10
tins eighteen months betoee. Z
sadee promise Of marriage - J
hatpavaA hAP. Ah0 Ho1d toIthoe q