The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-07
THE HONEYMOON EcLIPsED.
Mother-in-Law Deuson Tries to Kill
Daughter-in-Law Godfrey for Her AL
Legged Cajolerv.

Mother-in-Law Deuson Tries to Xii
Daughter-in-Law Godfrey for Her Al
legged Cajolerv.
MACON, Ga, July 29.-It is a queer
case of mother-in law.
Mrs. NJ. E. Deusor is black-eye(
widow, and some ten or twelve YEAR,
ago, when her husband died and lcft
her with an only child, a son. she made
up her mind to make a living. She was
pretty, intelligent and busting, auc
when she opened up grocery store ano
made application to the wholesale men
of the city for supplies and credit, she
was given all she wanted. The trade
grew and the widow was enabled to buy
a house and loy for Il home. The boy
grew up to his majority and went tc
work on one of the railroads.
The other character is Il very fresh
widow
John NJ. Godfrey and his wife lived
long enough together to raise a 12-ycar,
old girl, and then trouble commenced
Like Mrs. Deuson, Mr.. Godfrey kcpt
grocery store and made money, al o
W iiIz;ntue--,-szss5.lz's -1S~J
differences between the man and wife.
The only son of the groccr'S widow
seemed Smitten with Mrs Godfrey, and
the husband, who was several years bis
wife's senior. began to suspect that the
handSomer man Was more favored IN the
eyes of his wife than he.
They separated. Proceedings for a
divorce were instituted, and this culmi-
mated only a few months ago, the wife
securing alimony.
Not more than a month ago Godfrey
sickcned and died. An administrator
was appointed, for it was known that
Godfrey had several thousand dollars IN
gold and had made 4 will. But when
the admiEiStrato started out to admin
istcr the estate, there was nothing to find
except about 800 worth of stuff in the
store.
Then rumor got abroad that the gold
was hidden two or three feet under
ground in the garden. One moonlight
night found Administrator O'Pry dig
gins up the ground for the treasure.
Every foot Of soil was overturned. but
no gold was found.
All this time the fresh young widow
and the black-eyed widows son We're
loving each ether, and on Thursday
night last they were quietly married at
the widows home in East Macon.
The mother of young Deuson never
Il hot hnp MT pt.,I,
tons of marriage She had been lavish
with her money in taking care of him,
and, as he was her only child, upon him
was centred all her affections.
Young DeuSon kept the marriage a
secret from his mother until Friday
morning, when he sent a note informing
her of the event. He then kissed his
bride and went over the river into the
city to receive the congratulations of his
friends.
In the meantime his mother placed Z
pistol in her pocket, jumped into a hack
ar directed the driver to carry her to
East Macon as quickly as possible. Ar
irving at the house of the former widov,
but now her dauShter-in-law, Mrs.
Deuson jumped out Of the hack and
rushed into the house and soon con-
fronted the bride.
81 have come to kill You, was her
greeting to the bride.
Then the mother-in-law fumbled in
her pocket for pistol, but fortunately
the weapon caught in her dress and
then time was gwen the bride to save
her life. She rushed forward, and
catching Mrs. Deuson there ensucd a
struggle for the possession of the pistol,
during which the bride screamed for help.
The hackman in front of the house
and some passers by ran in and sue
ceeded in disarming the enraged lady.
She was taken away, warrants were
sworn out, and Justice Means placed her
under bonds of $500 each to keep thc
peace and to answer the charge of as
sault with intent to commit murder.
But the Justice found that he had an
elephant on his hands. The widow said
emphatically that she would not give
the bonds and that she woLld Yet kill
II bride. The Justice diSliked TO send
lady of her standing to Jail, and yet
she refused 10 give the bond, though
several friends promptly offered il.
She remained Il prisoner in the JUS
tees Office Ill the afternoon, and finally
II w;tS found necessary to put her in Jail.
On the way to the Jail she was induced
TO eve the bond. She announced that
she would vet Kill her sons wife, and
hence the honeymoon is now in eclipse.
Mrs Dcuson is Il hardworking, indus
trious lady, standing well in the com
munity, and her demonstration grows
out of her affection for her on, whom
she thinks was caiolcd into marriage
by the wiles of the Godfrey widow.