The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-22
A Hidden Crime.

About the year 1875 there removed to O
certain town in Georgia not 1000 miles
from Falrburp, an old gentleman, who
took up his abode there. He had daugh-
ter Of about 15 summers who lived with
him, and was the light and sunshine of his
humble home. She was brunette, beau.
tiful In face and figure and intelligent and
refined. She was tall and graceful, yet
slender, aud 1.-THE as the limb Of a willow
To those vino saw beatty in womanly perfec.
tions, in her girlhood she gave the promise
of the beautiful and voluptuous woman
hood, into which he bloomed and ma
tured, at the death of her father. which
occurred not long after their removal to
the place, Miss Blank was left alone, and
she sought in marriage that happiness that
comes alone through sympathy, with one
beloved. A young doctor had also made
his appearance in the place about that
time, and friendship between the two
soon followed au acquaintance which rip
ened into affection. They were married,
and lived apparently happy, and at peace
with the world.
After time Tho doctor sought new
field for the practlce of his profession, and
removed with his young wife to a city in
Alabama. lie was successful in his pi &C.
tlce, and bid far to live long life of use
fulness, but this was not to be. In the
same nelghborhood IN which the young
people had settled lived q man whom we
shall call Blink, for the reason that that
was not his name. lie was tall and re-
markably we'll proportioned, dark as O
Spaniard, with piercing black eyes, long
glossy. lowing beard, and gaze which
was magnetism ltself--in short, hand
inlr
man, susceptible to feminine attractions,
soon fell victim to the charms OF the
doctors wife, while she was enslaved by
an admiration for the handsome nelghbor.
Still the love-blind docter saw no guile IN
the wife of bis bosom, and white he re-
celved Blink at his home with the hospl-
tality Of friendship, ne was nursing the
adder that gave him his death sting.
Soon after this intimacy and fondness
epra ng np hot 9, Si,o unroiuik vi wlIo anu
the dishonest husband, the young doctor
suddenly died and the former lovely Miss
Blank was Il more lovely young widow.
In quick succession followed the sudden
demise of Mrs. Blink. The disconsolate
widower and the charming widow sought
each others society ere the clods were
we'll settled upon the ltcless bodies OF
their former partners, and this excited sus
picion.
Suspicion grew stronger, and Mrs. Blink
body was exhumed Tor examination but
no indication OF poison being discovered, 1t
was again consigned to the tomb.
Three weeks atterward MIR. Blink aud
Mrs. Blank were married and, removing
to tho Atlantic coast, took up their abode
on an island, where for short time they
enjoyed the fruits Of their dishonored love
ind OF the marital relations, which the
sequel proves had been purchased at
sacrifice of honor and OF all the better prin-
clples Of humanity.
Time passed on, and Blink and his wife
went back to the iatter's former home In
Georgia. There the husband lived life
Of utter ldleness and case. Soon after
their return store In the town was burg
larized, anu facts were developed which
show ed that wagon had been driven up
10 the door of the store, loaded with dry
goods, provisions, ETC., and driven away.
Although 1t was evident that three per.
sons--onc woman-had participated In
the burglary, no clcw as TO their identity
was obtained. The burglary Was commit
ed about 1870.
About two months after this time Mrs.
Blink was taken sick unto death: and In
the silence OF the death chamber; while
burning with fever and tortured with re-
morse, the once beautiful and blooming
Miss Blank, but now wan and wasted Mrs.
Blink, opened the secret closet II her soul
and made dying confession, upon which
this narrative Is founded.
The confession embodied all The forego-
ing facts and further revealed that she had
poisoned her husband to satisfy tho unholy
love she entertained for Blink, and that
he. had poisoned his innocent wife that no
barrier might stand in the way Of their
union. She also confessed that she and
her husband had committed the burglary
referred TO. assisted by another man, who
had dropped dead short time before her
confession was made. Immediately after
the death of hls wife, Mr.. Blink lett tor
parts unknown. And still the world
moves