The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-10
HIRED A NEGRO TO KILL HIS
WIFE.
The scOundrel in Jail.-Lightning
WOrk..-Primary ElectiOn--POpula.
tiOn--Other News Notes.

SHELBY, N. g., July S.-R. q. Col
llns, formerly Of this county, was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff B. E. Ham
rick on Sunday, charged with being
accessory to the murder of his wife.
About two weeks ago Collins moved
from near Grover in this county to
plainville, Gordon county, Ga. He and
his wife did not live together peaceably
and 1t IS said he recently told her they
would not live together much longer.
On Thursday a negro who had been en-
ployed by Collins, drew pistol, while
in the room with Mrs. Collins, and
after fourishing it around, shot Mrs
Collins, wounding her so badly that she
died in about two hours. Collins
was about fifty yards from the
house when the shot was fired
and rushed in exclaiming that he
knew the negro had shot his wife accl-
IDENTIFY. The negro was allowed to es-
cape by Collins, who sent after coffin
before his wife died. Collins brought
the remains to his old home near Grover,
where they were buried on Saturday, on
which day Sheriff Hamrick received
telegram from the Sheriff of Gordon
county, Ca, to arrest Collins for the
murder, which was done as stated above.
The negro was arrested on Sunday and
has made confession in which he saws
that Collins was to pay him $50 as soon
as the deed was done. Collins is in jail
| here awaiting the requisition papers
from the Governor of Georgia. He re-
fuses to say anything up to the time he
| of tu
in running distillery and has been be-
fore the United States court many times
for violations of the revenue laws.
COLLINS TALKS.
The ATLANTA Journal says
SHELBY, N. c., July S.-Rufus G. Col
lins is still in jail here. Representing
The Atlanta Journal as per telegraphic
Instructions, L called upon him this morn
ing. He is awaiting a requisition-that
is, the officials of the law are. In talk
with me be claims his innocence. He
says the killing was purely accidental,
at least that he so understood it.
The Prisoners Statement.
Collins makes this statement: ''I an
not uneasy about my trial. After tho
excitement, which learn from the news
papers is intense, will return to Geor
gia. The statements that | have made
were made under the excitement Whicl
followed upon the shooting of my wife
[ was near the house and heard Mrs
Moore's screams. I, then, talked lit
tie too much. 1 will not now say any
thing further.
Has the Negro Lied:
In addition Collins said The negro
statements, as published in the Atlant
Journal are not true. He will tell th
truth at the trial | never scared him
The pistol belonged to Phil Moore, N
distiller. | never had pistol
: Saturday night just after 10 o'cloc
I, lightning struck the frame store hous
of B. r. Willeford, at Kings Mountain
: setting it on fire. The fire communics
r ted to the adjacent buildings and de
!. stroyed the millinery store of Mrs
HoWser and r. I. Cansler. Mrs Beatt
and Messrs. Howser and Cansler save
some of their goods, but Mr.. Willefor
lost everything. The loss is about 81
500 No insurance.
Il The board of aldermen have purchase
, fire engine from Spartanburg The e1
CINE will arrive this week, and a Fl
% company will be organized at once.
l. soon as practicable the board Of alderml
It Will build cisterns in different parts
a. town.
! " The members Of the bar of Shelby m
Il on Saturday and passed resolutions (
v the death Of Judge shipp.
20 Town Marshall 7. II. Pruchbeck b
in completed his census Of the town, G
ID dered by the board of aldermen.
finds the population to be 1906, IL
IL, white and AS colored.
r Lawson Dobbins, a young man abo
a 20 years old, was drowned on Saturd
lis mig hit last while following seine
Main Broad river.
IL J.J. Bridges & Co. have sold tn,
70 grocery store to W. P. Wray. D. NJ. {
q ker has bought the interest of G.
. Shull in the firm Of Shull & Wray.
Rev. G. P. Hamrick preached
first sermon as pastor Of the Bapt
7 church at this place on Sunday.
7ill The county Democratic eXecut
committee held meeting yesterday a
:, ordered a primary election to be b
~ on August 3. The county canvass '
commence July 21st. In this elect
Of every candidate will be voted for,
ne Guiding Judge, Congressman, Senat
ce. member of House of Representa-
in, and all the county officers. Only th
tie who voted the Democratic ticket at
in. last election and those Democrats
Of have become entitled to vote since t
sh- time will be allowed to vote IN the |
arv mary. The county convention VIII
held on August 9th.
&C. Mr.. John E. Ray, superintendent
q of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind lnstlt
ar at Colorado Springs, Col, condue
on services at the Baptist church on Sun
night.
The Board of County Commission
were in session yesterday. A stock
election was ordered for a portion
am- No. 10 township. To-day the conn
we'd sioners will act on applications for I