The evening world., 1889-11-23
M A MA C 10 Y.
tConttHued nrom FIRST Pd0e.O

tucky gentleman. Her manner ara speech IN
dlchted refinement aud education ana hlgh
Asked about the nome life and character OF
which led TO the tragedy of yesterday, AID other
matters, hearing yron the case, Mrs. Martin re.
spOndcd without hesitation. and expressed her
willingness to give all the facts iii her pos
Mira. southworth comes of n frst-class
family Of Louisvillc. KY. raid Mrs. Martin,
and, this is, the inst time any stain has nj
t9ch,H tot, For Tie last two years, aud shortly
her ngea mother have been living here with me,
aud she has always conducted herself like a good
"Shc ha1 frequently broolcd over the wrong
done, her by Pettus, and we have tried TO paci,iy
would become hysterical occasionally and quito
often sought treatment frym DIR. Clinton Bagg'
she was anything but herself. l believed her
to be insane On that one subject about that man
Iiettnsl. OtherWise she was RATIONAL. she hnd
enough to break her up mentally and physl-
caiiy,
mate of rcttls'S character. He was to blame
she was introduced to, him by a lady, q
friend of Pcttus. She knew him IT, he a married
man. He invited her one afternoon about =
o'clock fonr, YEAR ago TO go to the Amorican
enough, AMI, never suspecting any wrong.
''They remained about two hours at the fair
ana then lettus proposed that they visit for a
moment a friend of his wife Mt a private resi-
dencG somewlrcrc, in the ncighborhood of the
lNlls pA' 1 Wv NV Nl'h JUN MlNlts
she went with HIM. but had no sooner got
into the house than She suspected something
wrong and becnme i'll and excited.
"pettus called n waiter, who brought some
wine in a glass, and Mr.. Southw9rth in hCr
excitement drank It. 1t wa evidently ]druggod'
wards until she revived.
Then slc left tho place and came home. She
was not over two hours in the house where Pet
tus eusnared her.
lit has ucen stated in some of the papers that
she remained all night. but that is not true.
After that MR.. SonthwortG acted strangely,
and finally told my husband aud myself OF tho
."rcttu3 got on his Bonded knees before his
victim, her aged mother and Lawyer Damn,
acknowledged his hCtraval Of the woman, aud
asked Mrs. Southworth's pardon. ard wanted to
know if morey would make reparatiOn for the
crime; hut money could not and money was not
wUman's honor. =.
"P, ttns has acted the part of a rascal all
along. He has taken advantage of, the statute
Of limitations. and has onicavorei ever since
the affair to tinJ out something in the past hfC
q my sister-in-law TINT would b!ackcn her and
thus enable him TO escape the consequences OF
We will defend her to the fullest extent of
orr means, and they are ample ter the purpose,
Nothing will he lett uudone Ivy, Mrs. south;
worth's five Lrothcrs aud other relatives to aid
her in her present trouble"
THE DEFENSE INSANITY.
To an EVENING World reporter Mr. Hummel,
Mrs. Southworth's counsel, said: AN can say
about the defense at present IL that 1t Will DO
Mrs. Southworth il insane and has been for
months past. In fact ever since her betrayal
anIH Lhg Illness "nicn otVMem .no opel"t,oh
$50, -
DID fEIIus 'oNfLSS'
Mr.. Hummel exhibited q formidable bundle of
documents which, lie SAID, contained a written
S,n,thnent h'aue ~ une tanuMra,l"G ut mrSi
letters and documents. iuclnding A confession
by Stephen l., pettns, the murdered mar, relat-
ing 10 the case, which had been placed i'm his
hands when the suits AGAINST Pettus were first
begun by Mrs. Southworth.
Tho two HniIa were rpSlnptlNnlV for $40 600
damages for the usaauit first alleged TO have
been committed by MIR. Pettus upon the plain.
tiff, and the second for S75, 600 damages for
injnry to her reputation and betrayal.
The statement by Mrs. Southworth was
written on twelve pages of large-siZed square
writing pappr in n firm. masculine hand.