Daily Republican., 1884-09-19
THIRD EDITION,
A Husbana's venxe,wee.

ATLANTA, Sept. IS. Thomas M.
jackson Is the proprietor Of box fac.
tory and prosperous and respected citi.
zen. His wife, who is both beautiful
and accomplished, Is the mother Of Ave
children and moved In good society,
She has been married fourteen years,
The jackson residence is one OF the
most pleasant In the city. A few days age
jackson thought he saw his wife max.
ing sign to William McDona Id, q
young man who keeps q saloon opposite
his house. He determined to watch hel
closely, and his suspicious were con.
fir med.
Las night after supper he told he,
chat he Was going cut Of town TO be
gone until the next morning. They
parted with . kiss. Going to q friend,
jackson borrowed m old musket, which
he carried homo and secreted In the
yard. At q store he purchased revol.
yer, buckshot, bullets, powder and caps.
Both weapons were loaded in every
C hAmber.
THE WOMAN WRITES A NOTE.
jackson had hardly disappeared
down the street when HIS wife took a
position in her doorway. Mcdonald
stood across the street In his place OF
business. At 9 o'clock she sent him the
following note:
Mr.. WILLIAM MCDoNALD-SIR II
you wish you can call tonight my
husband will be gone. Call at 10 o CLOCK.
Come the back way. Let nue. know il
you are coming. Yours truly,
w. j. j., No. 1886 Decatur street.
A few minutes later Mcdonald start
ed to answer Mrs. Jack sons bidding,
When he entered the house he found
the woman waiting him, and they re.
paired to the bedroom. A short con
versation passed between the two, a
portion of which included an INQUIRY
from Mcdonald AZ to whether the win
dow was up, so that he could escape in
the event of the husband putting in an
appearance. jackson watched Melon
aid enter the house He crept near the
open window and heard everything that
was said.
jackson, holding the curtain aside
with mis- hand, drew his revolver and
fired. The bullet lodged in Mcdonald s
shoulder. With bound the culprits
sprang from the bed. Mrs Jackson,
crouching terrorizej and scream ing
chung to her lovers knees. He, bleeding
and erect, stood looking for an avenue
OF escape. jackson dropped the revol-
Yer, and, picking up the rusty old mus
ket, pulled the trigger. The lead Of
buckshot and the burning fuse lodged
in the bed clothing, setting 1t on fire
DRIVEN TO BAY.
Mcdonald, driven to bay, drew his re-
volver and fired two shots toward tn,
window. Mrs. jackson started on tn,
run for the front door. The room wa
full of smoke and jackson could not Sc.
within. He heard the footsteps and
believing that they were made by Nc
Donald, ran around the house to inter
cept him As he emerged As jackson
rounded the corner of the house tn,
door opened and fleeing form appear
ed on the threshold Not dreaming in
his excitement that IL was his wife, b,
raised the musket and fired. The load
pierced his " ife's lett breast, making
mortal wound. She Eel with a scream
in the doorway.
BY this time half dozen people and
two policeman, attracted by the firing
rushed to the scene, arriving just il
tins to seize and disarrn jackson, VIII,
was making a frantic rush for tn,
interior OF the house to kill Mcdonald
The officers rushed in and seize,
Mcdonald, who stood in the room
watching the blazing bed, and tn
children now awake in their cribs 1
the same room. Both men were take
TO Jail for the night, while the dyin
woman was cared for by friends Twin
across the street.
This morning jackson and McDonal
appeared before Justice Tanner. I'll
former was charged with assault wit
intent TO murder, and the latter viii
immoral conduct. The preliuinar
trial was dispensed with in each as
and bonds required. Jackson's sure
was fixed st$loO0 and will be- furnishe,
Mcdonald gave bond In 5000 TIL
afternoon public indignation meetin
was held by friends OF jackson, wi
declare that just co Tanner should Ii,
have held him.
Mrs. jackson has been removed
her own house, where she lies awaitir
death. Mcdonald refuses 10 have h
wound probed, and the physicians "a
fearful of blood poisoning. Public re
timent seems TO justify jackson in L
action.