Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.


TEE Confederate monument erected at
Greenville, S. C.,by the Ladies' Confederate
Memorial Association was unveiled with inn
pressive ceremonies in the presence Of sew
eral thousand persons.
THE trial Of William Smith, for the muir
der of Robert Sanders, in Richmond, KY,
in October, ls7s-fourte,n years ago-was
concluded in the Circuit Court at Richmond
Hon. George Denny, of Lexington, appeared
for the Commonwealth, and made the most
vigorous prosecution ever heard in the Rich
mond Court. The jury, after setting three
days on the ca c,leturnela verdict of guilty,
and fixed his punishment at Imprisonment
for life in the penlentary Smith is
widower, AZ years old, and has three chill
dren.
Miss ERNINE CUrToN, a young lady cf
good family and considerable prominence,
jackson, Ga The news created consider
able of sensat ON. Miss Cotton was from
Columbus, Ga, aud lately moved to Jackson
where she was employees in dry goods store,
just after dinner TIE unfortunate girl en-
tered the room of gentleman who lived in
the house aud took pistol from his bureau.
Going into her own room she shot herself
through the head She left letter giving
the directions as TO the disposition of her re-
mains.
DEsPoNDENr at being discharged from EN-
p'oyment and at having been dismissed by
his sweetheart, Henry Won Bergen, a we'll
known German citizen, of Savannah. Ga,
committed suicide 10y swallowing an ounce
Of pure carboc acid Entering saloon
with some friends be called for a glass of
soda water Takin; phial out of his pocket
ho poured the contents into the glass and
stirred it up saying that it was medicine
that would cure all ills. Politely asking
those about him not to fail to do him the re-
spect OF attending his funeral, be drained the
glass and instantly dropped to the floor
writing in death agonies. He died in less
than five minutes,
THE boiler Of the locomotive on the Ten
'nessee Coal and Iron Companys branch line
TO its mines near Coalburg exploded with
fatal results Engineer John Elmore wa,
blown into fragments, some of which were
picked up three hundred yards away. Fire
man Ben Garner Conductor W. n Lambert
-and n colored employee named Sam Estl
we're seriously hurt. Il is supposed that Low
water in the boiler caused the disaster.
TIRE Grand Jury in the Circuit Court al
Clinton. Tenn, indicted a number of miner,
who took part in the recent Coal Creek riots
\ true bill was found against D. b. Monroe
the recognized leader Of the miners, charg
him with rioting ard murder. After a mum
Der Of petty civil cases nre disposed of the
miners viii be til d.
LORD WALTER S. BEREsFoRD, alias Sid
ney L.ascol es, the noted English forger, was
senteuced by Judge William Henry to six
years hard labor in the penitentiary in
Rome, Ga. Boresford will he taken to Joe
Browns coal mines in Dade county, wher,
the penitentiary is located.
MARSHALL DEROssET has captured Ague
Underwood, near Louisa, Ky, who murder
oil Milford Brownat Catlettsburg some day
since. She had cut her hair, had falls
tnoustache and mems clothes with her. Sh,
will he taken to Catlettsburg, and acknow
Lodges killing Brown in row on her boat.
IN the Shelby County. Tenn, Crimina
Court the case of Lillia Johnson, charged
Win being an accessory to the murder Of
Freda Ward by Alice Mitchell, was called
Miss Johnscn's attorney asked for specia
veniro from which to select jury 10 try tn
case, but the ulotion was ovcrruled. In rem
dering this decision, Judge Duboz said thai
Miss johnson would not be placed on tria
until Alice Mitchell had eli her been cured o
insanity or pronounced an iucurabe lunatic
The case was ordered stricken from tn
docket. and Miss johnson was released il
$4,000 bonds until the asylum authorize
could Ire heard from. Letters received Il
Memphis from the superintendent Of tn
Bolivar Insane Asylum state that Alice Nit
ehell shovg no symptoms Of insanity, anc
will probably be discharged as cured before
many months As soon As she is released
she will DO arrested on the indictment for thu
murder Of Freda Ward. and tried jointly
with Lille johnson,