The Dawson journal., 1883-07-12
SHOT BY HER JEALOUS
LOVER.
A Hayward Child of Georgia Dies Amid
Sin and Luxury.
0. B. STEVENS

OH dlftl
NASHVILLE, July THE story of ro-
mantle love tragedy which occurred in this
city Wednesday sattracting widespread at
tention.
About o'clock that evening passersby
at the corner of Church and Summer streets
were startled by the report of pistol. The
place is one of the most prominent through
fares of the city, and Immediately an inn
mense crowd gathered. A few seconds be-
fore woman had been seen to rush to the
second-story window of a small tenement
house, two doors below Church street, cry
ing murder The first spectators on the
scene behold woman lying on the floor in
death agony, with large hole through her
left breast. Reclining on the bed was will
liam Boyd, a well known and wealthy real
estate owner, evidently in an intoxicated
condition.
The woman, until death came to her re-
lief, kept pointing at Boyd, multering al
most incoherently. Murder, murder She
was found to be Mrs. Birdy Paterson, of
Ameicus Ga; beautiful brunette, twenty
two years old, whoes husband is now in
New Orleans. For the past month she has
been occupying with Boyd the apartments
in which she was shot.
The tragedy seems to have been the re-
suit of jelous qua rel Tuesday night
Mrs. Patterson went to ball at Wilt
muller's Garden, staying out until o'clock
in the morning. Boyd is understood to
have upbraided her as unfaithful, the quar-
reling ending by his shooting her The re-
vol7er was found lying in one corner of the
room.
When interrogating Boyd said the wo-
man had shot herself; that he was there
but didn't see her do it Aand didn't know
why she did it.
Boyd was arrested and committed TO iial.
Nothing for years has created such excite
ment in The city. Boyd las large income.
Mrs. Patterson IS we'll known in New
Orleans, Florida and Georgia, her mother
being wealthy resident of the last named
State.
On Mrs. Patterson's person was found
several hundred dollars worth of jewery,
the gift Of Boyd.
In the bleeding bosom of the woman
was found letter addressed to 'NIrs. f
A. Prosser, Americas, Ca, care of J. II.
Black, Esq.
The letter read as follows:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 5.
| My Dear Mamma
l write to say yours of The 25th is at hand
at last. | also received my buster auntie
sent me. Many thanks for the same. l
went TO the biggest . to do on the Fourth
l ever saw. l danced half the day, then
came home, dressed fresh. and fine, then
danced till 2 o'clock. had nice time in
deed.
Mamma, viii wait a few days to decide
what l will do, want to find out how the
health of this place viii be before I decide
t to make it my home. made partial ar
rangement in Macon when was there to
work fer Byne If am not better satisfied
here will notremain. Twill write you ac-
corllingly. Rest easily till write you.
will know soon, in one weeks time. am
well, andsince your letter came I am o. X.
Il am sorry, indeed to hear Of Auntie's
sickness, also sympathIze with Cousin
Dollie. Give my love to all, and accept
heart plumb full from your loving
Louisa"
ATLANTA, July Laura Prosser,
killed by Boyd in Nashville, was one of the
demi monde of Atlanta known as Sallie
Ross, who figured in the Sam Hill case.
She was here few weeks ago, and Boyd
had her arrested for trying to shake him of
after be had spent 2 good deal of money
on her She was not young nor very beau
tiful, but over thirty nd ordinary Her
associations here were of the common class.
Her home was Americas, where her rela-
tives now reside. Boyd was old, and killed
her because she has several times tiled to
shake him oil for ayounger andmore favor
ed anmirers.