Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-16

TIE rikklBiE TRAGEDY AT DASyuLE VA.
zone oe Jarnette, who was shot by her
ias, H T Ia mouse 81 I'll repute in Danyille, Va.
,asI ihurSoay night, died last evening Her
protber remains In iail awaiting trial She
was very anxious 20 live, so as IL screen her
t .,r rom punishment. To correct a wrong
imIfessloE IS 10 the name OF her betrayer She
stated that Edwin Luther DeShert WAS the man
VINO Victihlzed her two years AGO In Uarrlson
.uIk; va, Under promise OF marriage. aud had
basely deserted her. Her friends We're anxiois
Ira. ' - -'N' ~ N''O-
The Dnnri1e Post of Friday last gave an ac-
Sous. oi 'he shooting, and said that when Offi-
yer watson burst the door open and entered he
NuEo lhoinas nejarnette standing IN the floor
ohT 1he oooy of his sister Mollie De)afnette,
whining on the hoor In the agonies OF death
WIN the still smoking pistol empty In hIs hand
Sif hsd received five wounds. one penetrating
me eheSt between tie breasts. two Ia the back
s he spinal column Just above the hips one
IN The left shoulder ana one which had
IasSt q entirely through the hand. peiarnette
IeaoiiE surrendered 10 the demand OF the on
NeiS aho gave up his pistol. saying he had ac-
oonp!lSned What he had come for and WAS pre-
taita 10 meet any fate the law might impose.
Nhlle one OF the officers took him 70 the CITY
pttsoi, tne other, aided by number or persons
who hau 10y this time gathered nrnf,ssiea 10
render such aid * might be a. The diving sister
Al hef request Rev. Z. A. Peterson Was sent
Tor aLd On his aniN9l she talked as freely 10
HIM as ber condition would permit. She stated
that only lately She had adopted her NE of sin
ara sEamC-that she had fallen Victim 20 the
VINO, On0tr promise OF marriage had BETRAYED
her but that only for a short tire She had led
the life OF an open prostitute She freely acknowl-
EDGED the justice or her tate ans expressed A
wish that every VtItuous woman I'm the world
might see her then. that they might be deferred
by the spectacle from following her example.
She earnestly besought that her brother Nigh
not be prose- cuted. saying that no punishment
ought 10 hefall him-that he had done only
what was right and what he should have done.
She gave an account OF the details OF the shoot
ing a. follows: She said that her brother came
10 the door and asked for her ana on her appear
anee requested 10 see her privately; she conduct
ed him 10 her room. when he Immediately shut
the door and locked IL and commenced up
brading her for her course IN bringing dis
grace on the family name. She bcSOught HIS
forgiveness and begged TO be taken from the
house ana provided with home where she
could redeem her past frailty by a future life OF
hcfor. Telling her that was impossible, he
announced that he had come TO XIII her. She
implortd his mercy and falling on her knees
was beSeechiDg him not 10 Kill her. when he
commenced hiring uron her, aud con-
tinued as rapidly as possible until his
pistol was emptied. Her conversation
iT cicated degree Of refinement and inteli-
eCnce greater than is usual with women who
tail into her way or life nejarnette. who is
quite young man, and holds the position OF
telegraph operator az Brown's Summit. y. C.,
behaved With great GOODNESS. He remarked that
he lad eome 10 Danvtlle for the express pur-
pose or aNengirg the taTnished honor OF his
family. having accomplished which he was
entirely Indifferent 10 any fate the future
might have in store for him. The two are the
children OF the late Dir. DeIarnette, OF Caswell
county, n. c. They number among their fami-
" connections ST Inc OF the best people n this
section.