The morning news., 1888-07-21

edy. On Oct. 25 Mrs. Smith went to the
country, and was followed by kustin, and
Smith says, in her weak and almost helpless
condition, attempted familIarities with her,
to which she did not yield. He sent letters
to Mrs Smith, which the husband says he
has in his possession, in which Rustin wrote
that he would 20 to -- fer her.
TOLD HER HUSBAND.
Mrs Smith finally refused TO conceal tho
facts from her husband any longer, and
through the mothers influence Mr.. Smith
agreed not to act hastily if all the facts
were unbosomed to him. This was done in
April last Smith called on Rustin, and
talked the matter over Rustin admitted
he had done wrong, and promised TO cease
his attentions to Mrs. Smith. He made the
further promise that he would never speak
to her again, and that he would leave Sa-
vannah. Smith told him that ne did not
object to his passing the time of day"
with his wife, but be thought it would be
better probably if he did 60 away.
Ii was not long after that, Smith says, he
noticed that when he came home his wife
had been crying, and he visited Rustin's
father, aad the elder Rustin promised that
his son should leave town. Rustin's wife
became acquainted with all the facts, and
she, too, wanted her husband to give up his
infatuation
Yesterday morning Smith said that his
wife contemplated going to Tybeo in the
afternoon, and, having promised a young
lady friend on Jones street to let her know
when she was going she took Broughton
street car for Jones street.
FOLLOWED HER IN A HORSE CAR.
Rustin saw her board the car, and drying
around on State street past the warehouse
Of Lovo tS Sons, whore Smith was to
warehouseman, he peerod in and saw the
husband at his post. AS this was an un-
usual drive for Rustin, it aroused Smiths
suspicious, and he followed slowly and saw
that Rustin drove on out Broughton street.
Smith said that he believed then that RuStn
was following Mrs. Smith. The latter,
after her call on Jones street,
came out, and seeing Rustin,
took the first car, without asking which
way 1t was bound, to avoid meeting him.
The car was going in an opposite direction
to her home. At the Coast line junction it
halted, and before it started back Rustn
drove up and again began to force his com
pany upon her. She got away from him
as best she could and returned home. When
Smith went to dinner at o'clock he found
his wife almost prostrated with grief and
excitement. He returned, however, to his
work, but at o'clock he obtained permis-
sion from Mr.. Lowell to go home on account
Of the illness of his wife, and they talked
over the matter, and she told him between
her paroxysms of grief Of the conduct of
Rustn.
WENT TO RUsTINs OFFICE.
About 8 o'clock or little later, Smith,
armed with the revolver, went to tho store
of McGillis, Mercer & Co., and inquired for
Frank Rustin. He was told that Rustin
had just gone home. Smith
then started out West Broad
house and call him to a final reckoning. On
the way out he overlook him at the place
where Knox Rustin had hailed him, and,
without a word, shot him dead.
Smith says that Rustin has more than
once, when under the influence of liquor.
laid his hand upon Mrs. Smith with mali
cious intent, but he believes that no crimi-
nal intimacy ever existed between them,
and he added, IF did not believe that sho
is an Innocent woman / would never have
done what did, He said that he learned
that Rustin went armed for him. Rustin's
own father told me. he added, that had
been a very patient man under the wrongs
l have suffered
RUsTIN's SLAYER.
Those who know Smith say that he is a
sober, industrious and peaceable citizen.
He himself says he never was in court other
than as a juryman, except as witness
against the rutiians who assaulted the late
K. r. Ricks and whose timely presence
probably saved MIR. Ricks' life at that time.
Smith is 81 years of age; his wifes maiden
name was Sallie Dukes and they have two
children a daughter of and a son whose
third birthday fell upon the day of the
bloody tragedy Smith was for more than
five years warehouseman for Weed a. Corn
well, and for the past eighteen months he
has been filling like p siton with Lowell
Il Sons. Ten years ago he was n clerk for
II. We'll, at Darien. He was born in TAFT.
nall county, and is the son of w. 2. Smith,
a prominent citizen of Reldsville.
The murdered man was about 90 years Of
age and leaves wife and three children.
He was the son of Seaborn b. Rustin, Of the
firm of McGillis, Mercer ~ Co, for whom
the dead man was collector.