Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-11
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Afraid OF Rffs sllahOw.

iuo !lttlc tOSp 81 dar:V:l:, 90 Lte Su:GcC-
haaaa. a few miles below Wi Wik.sbsrrs, p. as
we'll ss the 5oT5ueh OF Shicsshicuy. ISL oppo-
site. vas thsowo io:o excitement !ecaaIy By the
suicide Of so Itish laborar asmsG Jack Free.
Mag. He Weot to work az the MICS 10 Hart
Vile 90 Ito 5.h 0; this mouth w,ih q i4:Sn
humOCr Dt Others, Who wGTo cngagt 4 ia the
opnHioS OF n9@ c1llieries .: that poo'.
freeman Has Cot miner. but WIS erapoYod
Ia bau!lGg ssnd f1r the Co;ases 10 process of
erection. hs q1jt work ard outcrius III, Lou.e
b ssid to h.s vile Il am aot going [? let them
yet s1y adv2nses of mo. sed | em yoipg
10 shuot mys,lt.' His vile rtplet, why.
JACK. Ghat IS The matter with you? Are
;ou Graz p Hc answered. "WoII, ii | d1a',
shooF uyss thsy VII! ares mu sad harg me "
De " n: 10 search Of bis Kun, which b. found
and wiih 1t wax / iulo his bedroom. Ii wss
au old arny muskot, and no proceeded 10 load
1t With powier aud sdot. He :hen Sat down
snd penne1 the following lines ppau Di. c. of
psref which ho iuned upos bis hcarl: II am
not gully OF auyth!og, bot | c.n't atand it,"
tie thea Cali, ih.eo OF his chi,dr3r to hin sod
ki.s,d each 600 t,Dd2riy tue l.sis s'rea!ulag
down his check as ag drd 81. Thee he rur1cd
gentIy 20 bis wife, who s!oo6 hy sobbrg and
mourning As II ber toaGt would break. eod ki,s
ID her. 10 each h6 wh5peiei treuniog
good ayG TskioG tEe Z. katup he Sc k.t
GU d,orS He had g9le bl' few seGs wbrp
be tnr9ea az XII GEere Willie Wss (ano,h
OF lis children He Was toId thai he ~ss 10
ihe oTusl ncs! hy. H. called 10 bin and ;ie
liit!c lu''os prescn'iy maie his appearance and
came tuoolBg toT.!d :is Fslhet. Tha later
sCopcd end k!-s'd h'm farewell. Then hc
teinraed 10 the house an: So: tgwa quietly D a
ar.
Ia tho cau,so of teT Inou Dts the mother
d;eps' ctcd ooc oil he ch,i3ren &c tn, spriup f,r
waer sla ~ nc dli Dot btog enough shy went
herself. While on her Wy tsck trou the
spring she hestd the report Of sun, snd run
oIns 70 tbs house sho eskcG Que Of ,he bCy,
where hi5 tatn-r W!s. the boy poined 10
b :d!oom snt esIt that he had g,ne in tharo and
nad toid one OF them TO close the door and not 10
come in. Tn1 poor vile Instantly uessrd lnLo
the apartment and VS.. bor:f - to I'd her hus
band wing upon tn. q ,cr covered with blood.
Tue top Of Ii- head was blown OF AID b.oiCs
Az p!eCbs Ut I'll: sKul was sc.ttersi on Ms walls
anf ceiiings. N.gnoors were A. once sum.
moned and 4 jury rnate up. Upon the exami-
nation, facts were G cited which proved that the
sue de. II II t 4! nu!der.r hat some guilty thing
welghiok upon his conscience For z long ii O n
pas! be har had moGdp spells. and the prae lnca
Of 20 may nov ;:c5s in Hsrtglile worried hIm
al fist his wife syemed dsiGcined - testify,
but She fa.lly startled the jury with the remark,
" w ell hu is des1 now Sud ! dars tell " she
iatimsiei that sorGe years ago hnr husband wsS
i'm pi csted in iha murder Of = ;naa near j6ne.-
vlIe, Wiz, aHd that re was accused Of having
b h-.ld in taroWiEg in the Su.qunhHnna
tIDm the brIGge that CROSSES The rivuT IT Hsr!-
vide it was further shown that Freeman A.
mays went armed with knife snd revolver
Toere Was great affection esi:ting bstaeeu him
euG his wife snd family, and IL is thought ny
some lheL the wife was moro willing tn { hts
tcs,h shuut ensue 81 It dit than upon the gal
lows which she evidently thought might bs MS
fate il he lived.