The Dawson journal., 1883-03-15
WIFE MURDER IN ENaKN-
UEL COUNTY.
Full Details of the AtrociOua
Crime.

WAYNEsBoRo, GA, Feb. 20.-It is
not often that our town is 30 startled
as 1t was on yesterday, when news
reached US that Mr. Alfred G.. Iurnan,
of S1mmerville, Emanuel county, had
foully murdered his wife. There were
at hrst many conflicting rumors in re-
gard to it, aud for some time it was
hoped that the statement that Mrs.
lnman bad been thrown from horse
| and killed was the true one, but we
were not left long in doubt, later de-
velopments CONFIRMING the worst ap-
rehensIons as to the manner of her
death, and from All that we c.a row
hurriedly gather it pppears that she
was indeed deliberately murdered by
her own husband.
Tbs perpetrator Of this horrib deed
is son of tue late Jeremiah InmAn, OF
this (Burke) county, gentleman of
means before the war and family "a
vorsbly, regarded by the community
in which they lived.
Notwithstanding the disastrous Of
fscts of the war, Mr. Inman managed
to leave his children comfortably pro-
vided for, but this young man, bya
course Of improvident living or poor
management, has spent his property.
His wife, formerly Miss Grubbs. Ia
dy of worth aud good standing in b B!rke
county, owned separate estate, and it
seems a sh 1rt time ago had sold piecs
Of her land, receiving 800 for it.
Fhis money her husband was anxious
to get into bis possession, but she re-
fused to allc W him to use or control it
in any way This greatly enraged him
aud was the occasion of several family
feuds, one OF which occurred the night
before the tragedy, in which, it is said,
she was severely beaten by him.
The next morning having business
at neighboring giu-house, she pro-
eeded to go on horseback, using a
family horse, well known as being re-
markably kind and gentle. As she
was leaving the house her husband in.
quired OF her "where har money vas"
She replied that she had it on her per-
son. Afterwards he remarked that he
would accompany her a part of the
way on foot, as he had business in the
same direction. The next seen Of him
was ut store near by where he rode
up on the same horse his wife had used
stating to the gentleman there assem-
bled that his wife had been thrown
from her horse and killed, and be WISH
ed to procure = buggy, that be might
convey her remains home. According
to his story the horse becoming rsstivs
and unwilling to go, his wife tarned
and asked him to get her bush, and,
while he was procuring it for her,
burr fell from pine tree ON the back
of the horse, frightening him beyond
her control. Unable to manage him,
she was 6nalyl thrown and killed.
The inquest, however, developed a
very different s ate of facts. The un-
fortunate lady was found lying by The
roadside, her head having the appear
ance of having been beaten with a
club of some kind A lightwood kuot
was found that protuberance on the
lightwood cOrresponded perfectly With
tho wound on the head A ladys
hair was also found adhering to the
lightwood knot.
On the person Of Mr.. inman was
found his wife's necklace that she had
worn Ut the time, also the money he
had been so anxious to get into his
possession. These, in connection With
other circumstances at the inquest
seem to point so clearly to his guilt
thu the jury rendered verdict against
him of "murder in he first degree"
II appears that Mrs Innaa had for
some time pl evious feared an untisnely
or violent death an had requested her
mother aud others that ii she died sud
denly to be sure AID have the cause
of her death investigated. Her pre-
sen ments have been but too truly ,er-
flied.
Having been arrested, Mr.. Ipman
is now in the custody ,f the Sheriff
awaiting preliminary trial and such
other legal proceedings as may be in
stitued for SO foal and horrible
crime. Elk.