The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-04
THE JACKSON SCANDAL.
FURTHER DETAILS IN THE UN-
PLEASANT AFFAIR
That Has Robbed Happy Home OF
Sanctity-Gteat Symp THY for
the Outraged Husband.
[srEc1AL TO TEE ArPHAL.l

ChuIch, yesterday evening is Still The
topic OF conversation throughout the
city. The. excitement was 30 great
last evening that we could not give
particulars IN cur last nights special.
However, we send you tonight thefacts
how a happy home was ruined and
broken up. BetWeen 8 and 4 O'Clock
last Tuesday evening the people about
the courthouse square were instantly
thrown into state of intense excite
ment by the appearance Of Mr.. John
Newman. a we'll known citizen and
freight conductor on the Illinois Gen.
trail road, running across the courtyard
toward The Bright House, pistol in
hand, with q determined look that
showed he meant to avenge his
wrongs at every hazard. He
was sitting on the Confederate
monument, on the lookout, it
seems, for the Rev. g. W. Hinkle,
rector of st. Luke's Episcopal Church
OF this city, who, according to the con-
fession Of Mr.. Newman's wife, but an
hour CT two before had invaded and
destroyed the sanctity Of his home,
and all that was worth living for. On
seeing Mr.. HiUkle walking eastward
on Baltimore street, south Of the court
house and toward the Bright House,
he started in pursuit, but some one
cried out to Mr.. Hinkle to run, which,
on looking up and seeing Mr.. New
man, he did, turning down the alley
near Gen. Campbell's Office, and run
ming southwark, with Mr.. Newman in
hot pursuit and firing from his re-
volver three shots, one of which TOOK
effect behind the right shoulder. Mr..
Hinkle, however, succeeded in reach
ing the Jail, and rushing in, begged
the protection OF Mrs. Person, the
Sheriff's wife. The crowd had Lost all
interest in the election for the time
and was running about in state of
great excitement. Policeman Hinton
being on the ground, demanded Mr..
Newman's surrender, which in his ter
Iible excitement he at first refused,
but being assured that be was sur
rounded by friends he gave up the
pistol, thirty-eight caliber Smith &
We son, and surrendered, giving bond |
before Justice B. F. II ward in the
sum of $1,000. He could have given
100000 as easily. After listening to
the various rumors as to Mr.. Hinkle's |
part in this terrible affair, We Gull the
following, which represents his state
ment in brief:
He said: "L'st Friday before my re.
turn from Chicago Mrs, Newman sent
a note to my house stating that she
was about to leave her husband and
wanted $50 or S75 to get awav on, and
asking that the money be left at the
Women's Exchange. On Saturday
morning she called at my residence
and left message that she would
send me note through the postoffice,
which was done. This last note said
she would be in Memphis and her ad-
dress No. Is Burgess street. 1 paid no
attention to these notes, thinking it
all the result of a diseased mind, as
had been guilty of no indiscretion
whatever. Today l had been out Wis
iting, and on my return from Mr.. B.
e. Gray's l was near the Bright House
when heard voices calling out for ne
to run. On looking up l saw MIR.
Newman coming toward me with a
drawn pistol, and seeing him snap it
at me, ran down the alley west of
the Bright House and heard three
shots fired, the second of which struck
my right shoulder"
remained at the jail until DIs
Cook and Heron dressed my wound,
which was pronounced flesh wound
and not dangerous. The whole affair
is mystery to me, as l had noticed
no wrong in Mrs. Newman aud re-
sarded her as good and true wife,
and had been on good terms with Mr..
Newman.
MFs. NKwMAN's CONFESSION.
In lengthy interview Wednesday
with Mr.. John Newman, the injured
husband, whose home ard happiness
have thus been destroyed, and who
talked to us with binding tears and
heart broken sobs, we gathered the
following facts in regard to his and
his late wife's part in the matter: My
name is John B, Newman, and my (
Wife's maiden name was Olivia War I
field. We were married eleven years
ago the 2lst of October last, and have
two little girls living, aged about 7
and years. Heretofore my wife and
/ have had some trouble about her !
extravagsnt expenditure of money. l |
demonstrated with her time and again !
about ii, and she promised me 10 be
more prudent, and all our differences q
were healed, as supposed. When, l
on my return from my regular Q
trip last Saturday, / found c
my wife and children gone, l
ascertsiued that they had gone to n
Springfield, Mo-, and started after
them at once in the deepest trouble. :
AS reached that city and stepped of |
the cars / met my wife and children, '
ready to take the train for Kansas =
City, where she expected to meet q
Sister Of Charity, whom she knew,
and have our children placed in con- y
vent at St. Charles, Mo. soon at. .
fected reconciliation with her, as she =
said she had broken her promises in g
regard to going into debt and wasting
money, and therefore made up her
mind to get beyond the reproaches
which che deserved, but that it was =
mere accident that she had gone to \
Springfield, and we returned home, u
arriving here at 6 O'Clock am.
Tuesday morning. After dinner that
day my wife was talking over :,
our affairs and trying to effect perma y y
nent reconciliation, as loved my vile u
very dearly and sympathized with her, y
when she told me freely and of her Y
own accord that the money matters II
was not all the trouble, that Oh last y
Wednesday night she had heard the ',
Rev. ]. j. Porter preach at the First u
Baptist Church and had been SO p
deeply convicted of her awful sin that y
it made her mise able she had fed io
from home, and, upon my pressing her q q
for full confession, she stated that u
Mr.. Hinkle had thrown his arms
around her and kissed her, making
such advances az TO secure her ruin in fo
the spring OF last year while entertain. tT
ing him at fir ends house in the par 20
Tor, her friend being sick, and that the m
crime had been repeated four times.
All the above statements were re.
peated and confess ed to in the pres Tn