Daily Republican., 1881-05-16
FOURTH EDITION.
STORY or SUSPECTED HOMICIDE.
A Jealous Lovers Fury-A Very
Peculiar Case that Needs Inves-
tigati0n.

A rather peculiar case has inst come
to light, which in It's details is likely to
cause a good bit of interest, embracing
as it does facts which strongly point to
DEATH resultingdireetly from violence
The facts of the affair, briefly told, are
to this effect.
On Tuesday last colored girl named
Clara Smith, residing with her mother
in (Guthrie'S row. over Market street
bridge, died, after having been sick
since Saturday. The girl for Il long time
has been keeping company with
colored man, named Atwood Carpenter.
On Saturday evening she went to
Second street market with another col
ored woman, and when about to start
home, met Carpenter, who had been
treating her very roughly of late.
Carpenter savagely seized her, and
dragged her down King street, beating
her on the way, and cursing her loudly.
she went with him resisting as much as
she could. They crossed Market street
bridge, and he dragged her into the um
ber yard ofC. w. Weldin, where he was
employed. Here he attacked her, and
kicked and beat her in a most brutal
manner. The woman's cries attracted
the attention of man who was passing
at the time and he pulled the fellow
away from the unfortunate girl.
She was half-dead and complained of
being hurt III the side, breast and stom-
ach. Before she got home she was
taken with violent vomiting, and
after she had reached her mothers resi-
dence, she went to bed, complaining of
Carpenters violence. She said she had
a severe pain in her breast and back,
and the throwing up continued. The
girl was also injured in the left eye,
where she said she had been kicked
She complained of feeling worse on
Monday, and her condition was such on
Tuesday as to occasion alarm. AT |
o'clock on that day physician was
called in, and examined the girl. There
had been case of small-po& in Gnth-
rie's row and the mother WAS fearful,
she had the same disease. The doctor,
whose nameiS withheld for the present, |
made an examination, and was unable |
to find any pronounced symptoms of
He said there was no dan |
ger of contagion AT present, and that he
could not say definitely what allied her |
for "A few days.
After the doctor took his leave, the |
girl conbnenccd to spit blood and still |
OF the bruises about her
body. She died AT 5o'clock ) that even
ing, and was buried that night by the
Trustees of the Poor. The straukcst |
part OF the case is connected with this
burial. Carpenter got the certificate,
which was left at Clerk FraHer's office,
Tuesday night. 1t is slgncd by the at
tending physician and states the cause
OF the death to have been smallpox but
the circumstances are such as &C. require
careful Investigation. The man who
buried the woman Tuesday night, say
She did not have an eruption upon her,
aud the fact Of the hcmorrhag" would
lead 70 the suppoSitiun that death
was caused by Carpenters brutal vio-
lCnCe.
a REpunLICAN reporter CLEANED the
above facts this morning. after great
trouble. The physician who attended
he girl is ont of town at present and
his statement could not be secured. II
is understood that Carpenter is III hi
ling, Tor he came to Mrs. Smith after
he had beaten the girl, and said If she
to sue him she would have to
'atch him" Several people witnessed
he beating. The case will be investi-
gated by Coroner Weldin.