The sun., 1889-11-28
SHE'LL BE TRIED SPEEDILY.
MRS SOUTHH ORTIZ INDICTED FOB
MURDER and zRRhIGNRD.

| The Plea Not Guilty, of Course. and TIE
Defence. e.InsanIty-She Seems to Have NO
Apprehension that She VIII Die by
ElectrIeIty-To be Tried In December.
The Grand Jury resumed yesterday their
consideration Of the killing OF Stephen Pettlns
by Mrs. Hanna b. Southworth. Deputy Con-
oner Jenkins. who had previous engagemerot
at the Coroner's inquest on Tuesday, was
needed to testify. as the medical man who matls,
the autopsy.tha Mrs. Southworth's five bullets
actually killed Pettus He appeared before
the Grand Jury at IL o'clock, and supplied the
missing link in the chain OF evidence against
Mrs. Southworth Then Foreman Little too q
ballot. and the Grand Jury voted unanimou sly
to order an indictment for murder In the 4 est
degree.
At O'Clock the Grand Jury filed into Parts1.
OF the General Sessions, and handed up q
batch Of indictments. In 1t was the indictmem mt
against Mrs. Southworth Picking it out ] .e-
corder Smyth wrote an order to Ward On
Osborne Of tho Tombs to deliver to Order of
Arrest Clerk Tracy the person named In the
Indictment Mr. Tracy went and got Mrs.
Southworth. and shortly before 2 o'cld,k the
main door OF the court room was thrown one n.
and Mrs. Southworth entered. leaning upln
offles. s9S arm Of Clerk D0rant Of Howe q HumNeks
Mr.. Durant wears glasses, and has a habit of
looking over his glasses when he wants to see
and deacon like look. as he advanced down tie
Lasssr ave SS Howe ; foomed ap be6ind
the couple. and Order OF Arrest Clerk TratU
Mrs. Southworth was attired as she was at
the inquest. including the large brown felt het,
with waving plumes, and; for the first tinfe
saw her mother, brother, and female friend
sitting In an interested group near the bar.
BOW Soa csfR Hail csed Hs VIII s0 soG
worth to the bar, three times before eithoT
hGEe n.y. Ms 20
hustle that greeted Mrs. Southworth's ,er(- |
trance: and her @ failure to resPG,nd seemed TO
and and bp9wine to her mother. After the third
worth. She Is here" S "'''".'' -'''l-''. NO'
Hanna b. southworth," Mr.. Hall went on.
in the first degree In Killing stephen PsttuSs
@9 Hove and
HE H ns deiSndaSs SsSs' pssds not guilty. We
AtoOs1 sFS to ioP 5sd, H9Rp5 R with the District
tn tic 1sres ss5
calendar We cannot possibly do better than
mi; Mr. Howe bowed low and said: "That is all
We ask. We are deeply Gratified at this an-
upon 6e @ Rs d
arrsiGnment upon an indictment for murder.
and ds MT tss .5S AE0S saG briefly
Mrs. SouthWorth arose from her seat and
took the proffered arm Of Clerk Durant, and
the procession started up the central aisle and
Quilted the court room.
Lawyer Howe said to re porter that his de-
fence would be insanity. resulting from Pettus's
inhuman treatment Of Mrs. Southworth. The
prisoner rested better at the Tombs on Tues
ment there. and continued to improve yester-
day In spite Of the unpleasant necessity of
being M sEraiGned n. in court In fact the trip cut
only visitors were her mother and her brother
George Her lawyers say that 80 much evil
denoe directly bearing upon the case had been
prepared for use In the damage suits against
Mr.. Pettus that the task Of preparation for the
trial is comparatively easy, and does away
with the usual necessity for delay In so serious
O matter As trial for Life.