The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-25

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.et her to name her betrayer. On
his day, however. the names OF sev.
'ral young men we're mentioned. and
he said. out Of justice to them. che
must name the right party. She said
her ruin VAS fret accomplished by
Edwin Luther Dechert. Of Harrison.
burg. Va. while she was serving In
bic fathers family ~ . domestic.
While telling her sad story che u.
moved sgold ring from her finger and.
laying that Vas the price OF her ruin.
ssk that It be destroyed. Then csme
tho last act In this sad history-her
farewell to her friends and her death.
The sun was dropping down the West,
looking golden 10 its retirement for
The day. Great red rays spread over
The hills and lighted up the valleys
around Dsnville. while the same
golden beams fell In scattered efful.
gence through the room where Aollie
DeJarnette vas dying. Mother. SIS
ter and brother were gathered by her
bedside % we'll % tho man Of God.
THE DYING GIRL,
raising herself slowly from tho pill.
Low, said. 20 God! have mercy upon
me: be With mo. Jesus. In tho dark
Brother. mother. sister! 0 God!
Iced them to q happy grave. Guide
them and take me homo now. Lot
this boz warning to them:" She senk
back exhausted for want OF breath.
The email group around her looked
on In ave. and closing her eyes. she
repeated slowly:
"Jesus, l give myself to Thee,
'Tis oil that can d."
"Mother, I sm dying: raise me up"
"Nollie," asked tho minister. do
you die 10 peace With everybody and
forgive oil who have ever wronged
you ?"
"Oh, yes, Or, " she replied. and con.
tinuing che ssid, =" for Heavens sake
clear my brother" And % her last
vords vAre for her murderer. So che
died; 90 was the honor OF tho d.
Jarnettes reveneed and tho stain TO-
moved from tho family escutcheon.
The brother had emptied the con-
tents Of biz pistol into her body. One
ball was found In the right side Of the
chest, tho ball entering about one
Inch ftom tho breast bone and making
Ito way obliquely downward and out
ward, and entering the cavity OF the
chest 10 such . way ~ to most likely
wound tho GUITAR edge Of tho right
lobe Of the lung. Another struck the
chest near tho arst. In . glsnclng d.
rection, and did not penetrate The
cavity OF tho chest A third entered
between tho shoulder and the necl
lust above tho collar. bone. and rang
Ing backward and downward. passed
out above tho shoulder blade. Tht
fourth ball entered the back part o
tho left side Of tho chest, about thre'
inches ftom the spine. and. near tn
lower portion OF the left lung. an'
entered tho abdominal cavity. Th'
Nth ball entered tho small Of tn
back over tho region OF the loft kid
ney, and entered directly the abdom
iual cavity and wounded the kidney
Another ball passed through th
back Of tho loft hand.
As USUAL.
Thomas DeJarnette. the murdere
Of biz sister. Vas q telegraph oper,
tor 1t Brown Summit. n. G. He &
| 4 letter from her begging him 70 CON
and take her away from tho lilo Oh
NJ leading. He came and shot be-
A few days after tho murder anoth(
young lady appeared On tho scen
She. too, came from Brown Sunni
Thu Vas Mics Jennie Murray, q
aflanced OF DeJarnette. During b
confinement che visited bis cell o.
: cheered him IN his gloom.