New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
THE KILLING OF PETTUS.
INSANITY WILL BE THE DEFENCE.
MRS. soUTHwoRTH, THE MURDERER, PASSES
RESTLESS NIGHT IN THE ToMBs.

MRS. soUTHwoRTH, TIE MURDERER, PASSES A
RESTLESS NIGHT IN THE ToMBs
Mrs. Hannah b. Southworth, who killed Stephen
| pettus the tobacco merchant In Fulton-st on Fri
day morning passed n restless night in her cell in
| the Tombs on Friday. She was locked up in cell
No 7, on the first tier, and a trusted female pris-
| oncr placed at the door Of the cell all night.
| Mrs Southworh slept little, although DR.. MCGEE,
the Tombs physician, administered opiates to her
| in considerable quantities. She walked up and
down the cell and at intervals burst out into de-
nunciations of her alleged betroyer, whom she had
| killed. Toward morning she yielded to the inllu-
encc OF the drugs that had been given to her, and
| fell asleep for a few hours. When she was re-
leased from her cell and allowed to come out into
| the corridor with the other women prisoners she
had recovered her calmness Her physician thinks
she will be herself again in few days
Orders had been given not to allow any one
but Mrs Southworths counsel, relatives and init.
mate friends TO see her. A. II. Humme her law
yer, spent short time with her in the morning.
lie says she is insane, and this WILL no doubt. be
urged as her defence when she ia brought TO trial
Her brother William b. Martin, with whom she
lived Ut No. 335 Lafayette-ave, Brooklyn, also
visited her. third visitor was Byron Andrews,
an advertising agent, of No "a Nassau-st. who ID
an old friend of the family
Tombs by Coroner Levy, so she was not taken
into police court yesterday. The inquest In the
case will be held Oh Tuesday morning. The body
Of Mr.. Pettus taken to his old home in Clar<s-
vile, Tenn, last night, where il will be buried.
The body of Mr.. Pettus was taken from his
home, No. 40 Eighthaye, Brooklyn, last even
ing, to be sent 20 Clarlsville, Tenn, where the
funeral and burial will take place. A committee
of the directors of the Brooklyn Elevated Rail.
road COMPANY went With the BODY OF their late
in-law Of Mr.. Pettus, and his brother, Edward
Pettus, of this city. Mrs. Pettus was too i'll
to leave her bed In addition to being an invalid.
She was completely Frustrated by her husbands
sudden death. Her condition is regarded as some
what critical.
That Mr. Pettus feared violent death seems
evident from the fact that he applied on Tuesday
for an insurance policy of $4,000 in the North
western Insurance Company and was to have
been examined Yesterday. II is believed that ne
left his business affairs in complete order Direct
y contradictory stories of the intimacy between
Mrs. Southworth and Mr.. Pettus made by
their friends, but both agree as to their mt
mate relations. 1t appears from the state
ments OF f. r.. DANA formerly counsel Tor Mrs
Southworth, that at one time Mr.. Pettus settled
$50 week upon her and had PAID II Tor awhlle,
when she refused to take an allowance any longer
from him as she had resolved to secure retnoutlVe
justice and she sad he regarded money as con-
pcnsaton for the wrong he had done her. AS her
case barred by the statute of limitations Mr
Dana advised her TO drop 1t. lie went to see Nj
PettuS and he told him her story was incredible.
but that be was rich man end could afford to
nay her al 900 and settle the matter forever:
Mr. Pettus replied " know ~ well, and she will
pursue me- Mr.. Dana then withdrew from the
case.
observation-disclosures Iddgwny says that MIR. Pet
tus's lawyers complained to him that Mrs. South
worth and her lawyer told Mr.. PcttuS that II he
would give her money she wouldn't modest him,
but that otherwise she would pursue him 10 the
ends of the earth Afterward Mr.. Pettus begged
that nothing be done In the matter Mt ldds-
way says he spoke of this to Mr.. Dana, but the
latter denies It,
At meeting of the Board Of Directors OF the
BROOKLYN Elevated Railroad Company yesterday
suitable resolutions of regret were pissed upon
the death Of Mr. Pettus