The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-27

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...Louisville. Ga.. May l3-Thc
SUI error Court 81 J tterson county i al
present engaged IN the trial OF a sen-a-
tional murder case, in which a young lady
l. at the bar Of Justice.
Miss EIvira lvey was At one m a
leader in j etfersol society, but an indis-
c~retion. IN which Mr. solomon Jones was
the party Of the other part, closed the
doors Of many PEOPLE against her and her
circle grew more and more limited as her
indi>cretion became known. a suit was
peuilag against Jones the object OF which
was to compel him to restore Miss ivey $
good name by marriage. THIS sult was
To be called IN court on monfay morning.
On the Sunday morning preceding, how
ever, the community was thrown INTO IN
tense excitemen. by the news that the
dead body OF Mr.. John McCauley. one Of
the wealtf.iest farmers Of arren, had
been iouud under the window OF Miss
Ivey. A bullet had pierced his temple,
In his left hand was clutched a bunch OF
bank bills. amounting to 81 500
When Miss lvey told the story ofthe
dead man, presence there the excitement
was greatly increased. She alleged that
McGauIey va, a tuend TO J1ue', ant hat
the object ot his visit Wa - induce her
To withdraw her c.aIus a-a.lst has Trend.
As a means to accomplish tbs he protes-
ted his own love for her, showed her the
roll of bills, and urged her t. tig to Texas
with him AS McCauley had a living
wife and seven small children Miss Ivey
reminded him OF his duty towards them
" it'll an oath the desperate mau declared
that he intended that Nj ; lvey shou d
either consent to his desires OF suffer
death. at the same time making a motion
10 euter the window Instantly III. b /
let from Miss lvey's pistol cpmpeIi, 4 hm
to release his hold from the window ant
he fell back dead. To her father and
brother. who were brought to the pis-
tol's report, she told the story of the
attempt upon her virtue, and declared
that the whole movement was a plot to
w Jones IN the approaching trial.
The discovery OF a package OF letters,
however, III the possession Of McCauley,
does not accord with the lady ; statement.
In these letteIs covering over a year pre-
cedine the killing, and contemporaneous
with her intimacy with Jones, she writes
IN the most endedring manuer to McCau
ley. All the terms IN use among lovers
were used and coming from a single girl
to a man whom she knew to be married
are very damaging. La one Of these let
tiers, supposed to be the LAST, tn ugh not
dated, assent is given to the proposition
to elope to Texas, and tn night upon
which the killing took place Is designat-
ed as the tine This also should be taken
In connection with the fact that Mct'au-
ley had turned his possessions into cash.
and had taken leave OF his family for a
pretended business trip,
Why, then, did Miss lvey Kill him. in
stead of flying with him? THIS i the
mystery. Her letters establish her III
timacy with him. That he was not on
speaking terms with Jones. owing to
their rivalry for the lady favors was
well known. The only explanation which
has been given, and one which has been
well published through tn State, i, that
McCauley was an expected caller at the
window that night, that the noise of the
couple in removing articles through the
window awakened a third party, who See
ing a man at an improper plac ii ed,
killing him. and that. seeing he mI>chict
done. Mss lvcy assume! the crime as a
shield for thi third party Ever since
the crime was com uitted the community
has been stirred ur with sen ational re
ports, 10 wi ich names have been vari-
ousiy used, but one thing seems to be
certain, that Miss lyey will not be con-
victed So strong Is the belief that She
Is no. the guilty marty. it is not believed
that the jury vi leave the box, but will
acquit her at once. Miss lvey. as she
sits 10 the court room, is an object OF
great interest, being a Of decided
beauty.