The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
MURDERED BY AkWOMAN.
A Tragedy IN A CROWDED OHUROH
NEAR MIDWAY.

nliss Emma Connolly Shoots John ~.
Stasdly I'm Hunters Chapel while Sun-
day-SchooI lgarvlcsp' arc bsinE Held.
NO Warn1RB Given to the Vtctim-Au
Alleged Slasader tho Cause OF tho Crime.
MIDWAY, July AT Hunters Chapel
Church this morning, while Sunday.school
was in session, Miss Emma Connolly killed
John 4. Stecdly. She walked into tho church
with her arms folded ana pistol in ono
hand, cooked. Bbe passed into tho scat In
rear OF SteC dly, ana when Just behind him
nhot him. He arose, looked around, tried to
get out his pistol, and at tho sam o time m ade
for tho door. Miss Connolly snapped her
pistol at him again, but 1t failed TO go of.
II had gone off tho chances arc that some
one else would have been hurt, as the church
was crowded.
Bteedly fell at tho door OF tho ohuroh just
outside ana died in about three minutes.
There was great excitement among tho
ladies and children Mt tho time. Steedly had
beon putting out damaging reports about
Mifs Connolly, for which her brothers ana q
Mr.. Ott had horsewhipped him some ttme
ego. an account OF whloh appeared In your
paper. Some ten days since Steady pub
liebed letter in your paper giving his YER
sion OF tho whipping and reiterating the 70.
ports. This letter seems 10 have boon tho
immt dia,o cause OF the shooting.
Al .ar IA can DO ascertaineU tho feeling OF
Ito public seems 10 favor MAS Oonuelly
WHO 10 unoer arrcet.
In the NEws AND COURIER on June 2 tho
Bamberg co respondent:
"kor excitement prevails in tue neigh
bGrnood OF Hunicrs hapol over the oI%
hidins OF Mir Joan Sieeaiy by Messrs. ~. 7.
Sonreiis and a: :. OF. II seems that 5teed.
repoIts concerning tbnnslly alstor, In or
der 10 obtain nun Saiiefaotion Ior the offence
whalencns wh'p' waite, upnn MIR. s,tssdiy
and AdmlniSlrrtn about tN'tty lasuos. wsar-
1rG the " hip completely ont. IT. Is said tust
Stred'I hns become rtconc,ich TO his fa,s.
Ejrca CAlling u on . ir!ai just!co and being
n"Ehta 'i, ,ha, ID ease ease !aWsn,I Vas onto!oh
lsnment wo"'d p"' h: oily 10 tpiictel Or clc-
cnh'li itrnf,a - lsaly t.Se an" damaging
Concerning ere r prr~nns.'
On Jurc 90 II letter iroo John A. Ste4dly
Wa l.nhlished, III which he said:
"ln Aonr issue OF tue 7th irs'. Isaoh card
~ IN HGnr Bnmherg correspondent, rtatIng
q. l. or Your corr"sporaeni d'u me- gceAt
NIusiirc IN hist report, wGa attacked Oy
MtnNs E"nnelIr an1 Ot!, ana before | had
pih'ol NJ Inc aud O;t p,Ao"d h1s nand gu h,s,
and waa tclo by hoth Of these men ,hmti
I"uvtn they would k'll me. Connolly oid
S'tRe me several hInvvs WITH q " n'r, ths cost
OF whiun 90 not kp0w or care Your enTres.
pendent sayp that [ had been cirnni4Liug
1alse nnd damaging reports c,nccrninu Goa.
NclI9'a p,gier. fnat * untrue. AN tina, |
SAID WAS In very con1dcutinl way, aud
had no desire or expectation nt doing MSS
Connolly any d0mHGa by pcsking Df n.r
10 my nlond, hut M fOI tunRtcy for mo and
him ho diTulged tho secret.
"AUd DOW. since the lauy ana hor filen6a
h9Vo Ken the steps they have, In justio3 to
mysolf must say that her mother kuOHs
the whole truth and knows that huyo not
lied. Every one Chn SEQ that your CORES D)nd-
ent was not dispOsed 70 do me Justice IN that
report.
II hope In tho future, when using my name
thIorGh The papers. he viii To careful to my
Nothing buI tho truth. Time will toll whether
l ON recOnciled TO my fa Ia or no,; and as to
hiH statement about my Gnlling on u trial
Justice, IL .is, Rs other statements mndo,
elthor winul or ncGiiGpnuy untrue. Now,
Mr. Edltor; hope In Justice TO mo you will
publish this"
On June 2H tho Bsrnberg correspondent OF
TIE NEWS AND COURIER wrote rs follows:
"]n jnatice 10 your correspondent ana MI.
Nc0lY ~ is, ,DccessRry. TO state LnRt tho re-
mort mado concerning tho cowhtdtug OF Mr..
John Slecdly WAS founded entirely upon IN
formation given your correspondent by n
gentlemen whom he believes to DO raltablo
His statements have boon coD tlrmed by otusr
parties, ana your correspondent has neith or
seen nor heard q donlai OF the faols ns re-
ported until Mr.. Stcenly's card appea ted in
THE NEWS AND COURIER yesterday. 1T Waa
lar from the Intention OF your oorrespOn q on I.
10 do MIR. Stee edly Rn I'M njuSttce ana IT is no ped
tnmt ne may be hoIs lo clenr up .he III ,!ter
Satisfactorily"