The Dawson journal., 1884-10-16
from the home Of her husband.

The night of the 18th Of August
1882, was bright and clear. Perry
walked up and down. the road
which ran past his deserted
home in gloomy meditation. AT
last muttering to himself that he
must at least see his wife once
more, he started out for the Price
residence. When he approached
the house his father-in-law, as if
waiting for him, was standing at
the front door with shotgun AS
soon as he recognised who was
coming he commanded him to de-
sist. Perry continued to advance.
Qalck as thought Mr.. Price
brought his gun to his shoulder
and fred. Perry fell with groan
and by the time the inmates of the
house had rushed to him he was
dead. Standing in low
ing attitude, looking, at the dead
man, was the guilty wife and her
paramour. The crime created an
unbounded sensation. The posi-
ton OF the families, the scapda-
lous connivance Of father and
mother with their daughters
shame, the age and Venerable ap-
pearance Of the murderer, all con
spired to give interest to the trag-
edy,
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED
to death. Price was arrested and
tried before the March term, 1882,
of johnson Superior Court. He
had among his counsel some of
the most eminent lawyers of the
State. He entered upon his trial
surrounded by his four brothers.
The appearance Of the five men,
with their flowing white boards
was most striking The proof on
all points was clear and conclusive.
The prisoner sat looking to the
evidence with the utmost indiffer-
ence. Only once did he change
countenance. When the suit of
clothes in which his son-in-law
was murdered, besmeared with
blood, was held up before the jury,
Price looked upon tia moment,
and then turned away his face
with sickening smile. The case
given to the jury, he was speedily
found guilty and sentenced to
death. An appeal on points of
law was taken to the Supreme
Court, where decision of the court
below was affirmed. On the ODD
OF September he was taken from
Sendersville jail, where he had
been confined, to Johnson county,
to be resentenced. As there had
been rumors of a plot to capture
Price, whether for the purpose Of
rescue or of lynching, was uncer-
tain, a heavy guard accompanied
him across the country. He was
accordingly sentenced to be execut-
ed on Friday, the l4th day OF No
vember, 1884. During the last
few days an effort has been inaug-
urated to induce the Governor to
commute the sentence Of the un-
fortunate man to Imprisonment for
life. Petitions to that effect are
being numerously signed.
THE SEQUEL OF THE TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Perry, the beautiful child
bride of two y ears ago, is now a
coarse looking woman of large
build and unpleasant face. In
dictments for unlawful cohabita
ton were found against her and
her paramour, Mandal Powell.
Nosooner had the Judge pronounc-
ed sentence of death against the
father for the murder Of his SON
in-law, than the case of the State
against Mandal Powell for fornica-
ton was called. The guilty wretch
whose crime has laid hus-
band in the grave, dishonored a
wife and brought and old man to
the gallows, taking adyantange of
the provision OF law which per
mits the settlement of such cases
by marriage, announced that Mrs.
Perry and he were prepared to
become man and wife. They were
ordered to stand up IN court, and
with the convicted father as the
principal witness, the faithless wife
of Perry became the wife of
Powell.
A NEW TERROR TO MARRIAGE.