The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-18


Governor of Georgia this week
postmarked Kansas City, Mo-, re.
called two of the most appalling
tragedies ever recorded, in one OF
which wife's honor was ruined
her betrayer slain, and her husband
made a convict, while in the other
a frail creature lost her life at the
hands of confirmed old rowe.
In 1874 there lived in one of the
prettiest little cottages on Hunter
street, in this city, the family of
Col. Spinks., The daughter of the
household, Miss Cora, was just
blooming into the graces of young
womanhood. When young Sam
Hill, the son of an excellent family
and the possessor of abundant
means, secured her hand in mar
riage, he was the recipient of con-
gratulations from every hand.
Into a cottage near that of her
parents Sam Hill induced his
charming wife. Their devotion to-
wards each other in these early
days of love is a tale still told in
the neighborhood. In time the
cares of business led the husband
into other cities. He noticed q
gradually increasing dependency
in his wife. 1t was a long time be-
fore the truth broke in upon him,
and when it did it was on the
streets, where he heard his wife's
name freely handled. Crazed with
grief he rushed home, and repuls-
ing his wife's accustomed caress,
flang her roughly from him, while
he poured forth the revelation
which had been made to him. On
her bended knees she confessed all.
She has been betrayed by John p.
Simmons at the house of Lottie
Ross.
Silently he raised his weeping
wife from her knees, and kissing
her, left the house without word.
Down Hunter street he walked, un-
til he reached Whitehall. There he
beheld, little in advance, the fig
ure of John p. Simmons. He
tracked his steps through the
crowd into the National Hotel and
into the bar-room. Simmons stood
in the act of taking drink, when
bullet from Hilrs revolver went
crashing through his brain. The
trial which followed was long and
tedious. The public was shocked
when Mrs Hill entered the court
room and fondled and caressed the
husband who was the victim of
her folly. To conclude the trial,
Hill made statement full of pro-
testation of love for his wife, and
then the pair kissed each other in
open court. The sympathy which
was felt for the husband gave
way to disgust at such scene, and
the jury promptly rendered ver-
dict of guilty of murder.
Sam Hill went up to the Supreme
tribunal only to have his sentence
confirmed Finally when all hope
had to be abandoned Sam Hill's
friends succeeded in having him
put in the lunatic asylum, from
which he escaped later, and for six
years he has been a wanderer. He
first went to New Orleans, then to
Corpus Christi, Tex, and finally to
the City of Mexico, following the
career of desperate gambler. He
always kept posted on home affairs
however. Regularly every week,
until six months ago, a letter ad-
dressed to Mrs. Cora Hill would be
received at the Atlanta Post Office,
and being as regularly refused by
Mrs. Hill, always found it's way to
the dead-letter Office in Washing
ton. Three years ago Mrs. Hill
applied in Dehalb County Supreme
Court for divorce. The case was
never called for trial, because, it is
understood that Mr.. Sam w. Small,
now an evangelist, but then court
stenographer, was retained by Sam
Hill to fight the case.
And now the second tragedy re-
mains to be told. Lottie Ross, the
beautiful blonde at whose house
Mrs. Fill was drugged to her ruin,
kept sinking lower and lower, but
she never ceased to be beautiful. On
morning about two years ago the
people of Nashville were astonish-
ed to hear that Col. Boyd, q wealthy
gentleman of that city, had murd-
cred his mistress, Birdie Patterson.
Twice Boyd has been convicted of
th, crime, and he Is still engaged
in the unpleasant duty of fighting
the verdict of the court. Boyd
who has many relatives in
Mariatta, Ga, during one of his
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