Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-03
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
APeuisensiary Romance.
A FEMALE, wooED AND WON By FELLOW coxyrc
MARRIEs HIN WHEN RELEASED

ReOttemth8RY k6Oman
AFvMlLE wooED AND WON By FELLOW CONVICT
MARBLES HIN WHEN RELEASED
ATLANTA. Ca, May IA romance which had It's
origin In the Georgia penitentiary has eliminated
IN a remarkable way. Five years ago Mrs Roney
and her daughter. Isabella, OF Fort Gaines, took
violent dislike 10 MrS MllisOn, whose husband
was said TO have been a former adnfrer OF the
younger woman. One day the two women As
sisted by their son and brother, set upon Mrs. MIL
isOn and beat her 70 death The son was hanged
In Fort Gaines the mother died on the night before
her trial, and the daughter, Isabella was gwen a
Lfe-sentence In the peniJentiary.
For several years Isabella enlOyed the distinc-
ton OF being the only white woman In the 500
inmates or the Georgia Pen. The ladies Of the
MOmans CHRISTIAN Temperance Union Interested
themselves In the fate OF the young woman, and
Lately Induced Gov. Gordon 10 pardon her. The
iddies put her In the Woman's Home, where she
has given evidence OF repentance A couple OF
days ago new phase was developed. Dick Davis
N ms appearance at the home and claimed
Miss Isabella for his bride. Dick a long
terfner fropl Bib County. whose term had CLOSED
~ seems ne made love TO the girl while they were
IN prison together and he sought the first chance
10 marry her. The ladies who had Isabella In
charge, after inquiring into Davis record. snally
S .S 20 tne marriage and Tussday evening
ehristian Home The couple Will i've In Atlanta
Neat North Carolina EIopement.
RALEIGH. n. C., May 3-Last Friday the parents
OF Miss Annie Tilman, OF Arson County, placed
that young lady, who Is only sixteen and extremely
pretty, In the care OF James Mclaughlin, who was
on MS way to the Union theological seminary II
Virginia, Tor the purpose Of completing his educa-
tioD for the Presbyterian ministry. The young
lady was on her way to school at Greensboro, y. c.
The embryo clergyman promised 10 take strict
care OF her. He more than kept bis promises. On
reaching Charlotte he and the young lady decided
20 get married. A license WAS p. occurred and the
ceremony was soon performed Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Iaughlin then went on TO Greensboro. There the
bride left her husband and entered the college.
The groom went on TO the theological seminary
Both are now studying The groom telegraphed
the girls parents OF the marriage. The preacher
has done WELL for the girl Is rich as wei as pretty
Fight to the Death with n Panther.
HOUSTON, TEX, May IA special from Moscow,
a little town eighty-six miles northeast OF here
says that bloody fight occurred between an In
dian and a panther twenty miles south OF that
place. A party OF Indians from neig hbOrtng In
dian village were out hunting wild turkeys one
OF the party who had strayed away from his COM
paniOns met large panther and shot at IT, wound
Ing the beast and greatly infur1ating IL. The
panther was at close quarters and rushed upon
night ensued. The Indian drew his knife, and
when the panther Sprang upon hin cut the beasts
throat from ear TO ear, but at the same time the
mad animal fastened its fangS in the throat OF the
Indian, and death struggle commenced When
the other Ind ans reached the cOmbatantS both
the Indian and the panther were dead
Consumption FOrestalled the Ga1lOws.
FORT SMITH, ARK, May 3-Jen Hfderbrand, who
was 10 have been hanged here last Friday, but was
granted a respite OF ten weeks by President Cleve-
land, died In the United states jail yesterday OF
consumption. on saturday last his attorney Col.
f c. BoudinOt, wrote TO President Cleveland ask
ing that he be pardOned at once, as he could not
possioly survive until the expiration OF his re-