, 1881-04-23
Burglars Mt Burlington, Ia., Cans-
ing Considerable Trouble
and Vexntton.
A Hard Man In Springfield, Ill.,,
Probably Fatally Shot by
a Rough.
4 Fistio Encounter Between Two Prom
- inent 0itizena Of Burling- ..
ton, Ia,

LENESuuna, Va, april GE.!,-LNClHdu FoWlkca,
tho negro woman convicted Of numbering her
husband, wns hung here to.t1ny. The woman
spont restless night nnd got up curly this
,uoruns She had no appetite for tho lnfnty
Droakfast hor frlea1s hnd sent her,. At i1:4o shc
loft Aor cell, accompanied by Il negro preacher,
nntl won't to tho acatf0la, which WAS In the 5ntl
ynrl Standing on tho scn(rold steps her droop-
lug spirits sccnled 10 rovlve. md she struck un
tho otd.tilne negro melody, Shout, my little;
sister; don't you grlevo arter mo-, and
It wns ulkon up by tho crowd OF
hundreds Of negroes hanging around tho jail
wills. und aunHln tholr peculiar Ethiopian way.
Tho condemned woman appeared to lind great
rcliof in tho singing ot this ant9 other hymns.
She thou bade farewell to hos friends, telling
several of them, Tukc oaso OF yourself; good
BY" and thon closed by saying, "unod-hy ull."
She spnko kindly Of her pnramour. lsanc Dom.
and said several times that ho knew nothing Of
hor crime. Her hands and feet wcre thon tfod,
tim skrt4 Of hor dress bound About her foct, md
Tho biaos chp drawn nvcr her faco. sho
trcmbeh yi0lently and had to bo supported by
tho Sheriff and his asalstunts. At II: the trap
was sprung. She garo few convulslve jerks,
md after swinging eighteen minutes WIS pro-
ttounced dgnd. ..s-
THE CRIME,
On Saturtny morning. Jan. Is last, much AK
citenont waB created In Lunonbutx County,
VirKnfa. By the report TINT Wilson Fowlkes, a
respectable colored tnan, bud bcpn accidentally
killed by falling into wol on bis promises.
When tho cltizons of tho county oamo to 'nrcs.
t1Rato the matter. however, thoy found that tho
nnn had been murdered. uctorc hta body wns
tshed out OF tho well, blo0d.a stains mud portions
OF brnn wore found On tho Side OF tho well
about three feet from tho top: and this dis
proved tho iden TINT Fowlkcs .had fnalcn In. 1t
indicated that bis tiand body had beon thrown
III, mud hAd 1raxed tho siho In E0laE down. Ctots
n n1k0 f0t1tti In tim FuFn nuHtnG
from tho house OF the acccascd to the well. CO.
Ing into tho house., It wna seen that tho blanket
IN tho bod wns covered with blood; and II coat
| belonging tn the dead mNn was found hidden
| under tho house, saturated With gore. Fowlkes
was married man. and llyod With bis wife, a
| grown t!HuHhter, and three ynnuger children.
Suspicion WIS Mt onco nttAchoA to his wife.
Lucinia, and Isanc Dean. n nolghhor, with
whom eho wns known to be tuo Intimate.
| Fowlkcs had frequently to loAvo bis homo to Mt
tond to bis business, and would be absont from
throo 10 four dnys; ar,fl on these accaslons Dean
was In tho habit Of snoakn9 around and spcntl-
inx his t1mc With Fnwikes' wife. This scandal
| GUS Intimacy at last reAnhcd, tho. ours OF tho
| wronNad huaba1d, and he warned his wlfo to
stop Dean from Waiting her. Slrango t0 say
| Fowlkcs nuver appoared to lay any blame upon
4 Dean, nor did ho appear to cherish my Ansmot-
lty towards him. Despite the wnrninHs of her
husband, the woman permitted Dean to visit
hpr,-his visits being always timed when the
| husband was away.
on THE SUNDAY BEFORE THE MuADER,
Fowlkcs, having learned of q recent visit Of
Dean. whipped bis vito severoly; a1d on Thurs
ln3 ho told her that. II lsaao Dean over camc
therc again. be would shoot hor. FFom the do.
torninoa why In which he spoke, tho woman be-
ltovotl ne would carry out bis threat.
On Saturday morning, carly, Dcnn oama tc
Fuwlkcs' house whilo he was aaeep. Luolnda,
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