The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
that one woman could OF marry another

pletely wrapped up in her attachment
tor Fred. They were chums for two
Or three years, and their close friendship
remained unbroken until last June,
when Mrs. w. II. Voikmar, an elder
sister OF Fred, wrote Il letter to Allies
mother and broke the intimacy that ex-
listed between them.
"From that time Allie was changed
girl. She seemed to be brOoding over
the estrangement. l would lrequent-
ly be talking to her and ask questions on
matters and get no res
ponse, and when l would remand her Of
my questions she would answer, Yes!
| hear you, but am thinking of Fred. |
can't live without her." 1t was a few
days after her mother received the letter
from Mrs. Volkmar at Gold Dust, Tenn,
that Allie came TO me and said, ~ have
been deceived"
''She seemed broken heated. She
would say, Lille! like you very much,
bnt l love no one but Fred. l love only
her. Her crownlng sorrow came
about two weeks ago when she wrote q
letter to Fred, who was visiting Mrs. DR..
Kmbrough. The letter was returned
to her without any word from Fred.
She appeared III deep despair and took
it greatly TO heart. | never saw any
one so deeply in love with person aa
Allie was with Fred. She fairly wor.
SHIPPED her.
THE MURDERED GIRLS SISTER TALKS.
"Wc have been living for two years
with our sister, Mrs. Volkmar, at Gold
Dust, Tenn. The close friendship that
existed between Allie Mitchell aud sis
| ter Fred came to an cud last June.
| when my married sister saw the ncccss-
| ty Of breaking the intatuation that Allie
apparently had for Fred. She forbade
us to correspond with Allie, and also
| wrote letter to Mrs. Mitchell, telling
which she said was abnormal. We
needed our sisters admonltion and
since June have had no intercourse
whatever with Allie.
eve came to Memphis on visit four
weeks ago today. Some two weeks ago
sister Fred received letter from Allie,
which complained Of her neglect in not
writing to her and not speaking to her
on the streets. This letter was returned
to A llic through the mail. She frequent
~ drove past the house hare, but we did
not speak to her.
"This afternoon we intended return
ing home on the steamer Ora Lee, and
left tho house about $3.50 O'Clock. My
sister Fred and myself were accompanied
by Miss Christina Purnell, Il young lady
friend. Shortly after leaving the house
we noticed Allie in a bdsgy with Miss
Lille johnson and little boy. Allie
vas driving, and she kept her horse IN II
Slow walk, apparently following us. We
walked up Uernaudo street TO Bcal,
thence west to second, and up Second to
Madison street, where we again turned
west, and proceeded toward the river.
"AlllC kept abreast OF us all the way
until reaching Madison street, where she
went ahead, and when VIC crossed Front
street at the postOtliCe she had aliyhtcd
from her buggy. Miss Purncll gave her
nod OF recognition as VIC passed her,
and when we had got TO the north end
OF the CustomhOuse walk and turned to
go down TO the wharf, NOTED that AL
| lie was followlnyus US. We were walking
abreast, but half way down the slope,
the pass through the ice was so narrow
| that we had to 90 in single file. / was
| L
rcar When nearly to the end Of the
walk, Allie had caught up with Fred,
| and | noticed she made a Lunye al hor.
| turned, and, thinking sic intended
striking Fred again, l struck at hcr with
my umbrella. Allie then made slash
at me, cutting me on the left side of the
| neck. Fred, IN the meantime, had ran
down toward the river, and when at the
railroad track crossing was overtakon by
Allie, who caught her from behind and
cut her throat. Fred sank to the ground
in the centre Of the track, and Allie ran
up the hill. When l first turned to 90
to Frcd's assistance | did not know that
she had been cut, or that Allie had any
weapon at all. think she had a razor.
and used it both on Fred and myself"
The wound received by Miss 10 Ward
is not dangerous. 1t extends from the
collar bone down about slX inches on
her breast. DR.. James II. Klyce was
called in to attend the wounded girl and
stitched the wound. Had it been half
an inch deeper it would have been NOR
tai.
WHO THEY ALL ARE.
Alice Mitchell Is the daughter Of one
of the oldest and best citizens of Mem
phis. For number of years he was in
the furniture business in Memphis, and
was noted for his integrity. He is cs-
scntially loveablc old gentleman, and
everybody knows him as "Uncle
George" He ls 4 great sportsman, and
spends great portion Of his time hunt
ing and fishing, His sons, Robert, Wal
ter and Frank, are well known as rising
young business men. Frank is married
and resides in California. There are
three girls, Matte, Addie and Alice.
The Ward sisters are equally well
known here. Their father was ma
chinist, and resides at Gold Dust, Tenn.
Their mother is dead. The eldest,
Miss Ada Ward, now Mrs. Volkmar,
was formerly organst at Grace Church.
She married about year ago, and since
then has lived at Gold Dust. Her Sis
ters lived with her. They also attended
the IIlgbee school, and had many friends
here. Hiss 10 Ward is handsome and
well formed, and has brown hair and
eyes. Frcderica was of sliohter mould,