The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-01-28
CUT HER JlUGULAR[.
a Young Southern Girl, Prominent in Socie-
l ", Murders ' q Young Lady Acquaintance
Without Apparent Cause.
The Murdered Girls Sister Grappled With
the Woman and Is Also Badly Cut,
but Not Seriously.

MEMPHIs cnn.. Jan. 26.-The most sem
sational tragedy which occurred III Mem
ptlis Tor years was committed to-day The
victim was young lady and her slayer was
Of the sam e sex. Both were familiar figures
in society and the awful affair is tonight
the talk Of the town.
This afternoon a buggy containing Alice
Mitchell and Lizzie Johnston drove up to
the broad sidewalk around the custom
house block, leading to the levee. The
lines were in the hands Of Miss Johnston,
and beside her calm and sel:-posscssed, sat
Miss Mitchell. Coming slowly IN the steep
incline from the river were Miss Freda
Ward Of Golddust. Ark. and her sister 10.
who had just put another sister. Mrs Cum
nlings, aboard the steamer Rosa Lee for
Golddust. Ark.
The ladies' were soon opposite the car
rlage, chatting pleasantly and paying no
attention to surroundings. Suddenly from
the carriage, at a bound, calAe Miss Mitch
ell. Grasping Miss Ward by the neck she
drew bright razor from out the folds OF
her dress, and without word, drew it
across the throat of her victim.
Miss Ward sank to the pavement in an
instant the blood pouring in torrents from
the severed jugular. The murdered girls
sister. who had by this time recovered rom
her establishment, grappled with the
woman and tried to hold her, but in
tWlnkllng she, too, received a cut, but
luckily only trifling one near the ear.
Miss Mitchell, being freed from Mrs Ward,
jumped into the buggy IN an instant and.
with the exclamation Drive on, I've done
It,, seized the whip, and, with Miss John
ston still holding the lines, the pair were
soon around the corner into Madison street
and away from the scene of the tragedy
Miss Ward was tenderly picked up by
the gathering crowd and passing carriage
which was pressed into service. conveyed
her to Rogers infirmary. She was how
ever, beyond human aid and expired lust
as the lnfirmary was reached. The body
was then taken to an undertaking estab-
lishment. Sd .....--
THE CAUSE OF THE MURDER.
This evening Chief OF Police Davis had
arrested Miss Mitchell, who was found at
her home and conveyed to the Jail in u car
rlage. The cause of the killing is tonight
not positively apparent, as Miss Mitchell
refuses to say u word to anybody. 1t is
said. however, that Miss Ward who is vs.
'itlng this city had on former trips to
Memphis been the guest Of Miss Mitchell.
Lately, however, she refused to partakc OF
the hospitality Of the Mitchell household
and refused also TO recognize Miss Mitchell
on the street.
1t is alleged further by several persous
that Miss Ward has made remarks OF de-
cldedly uncomplmentary nature regarding
! Miss Mitchell, and this latter allegation is
supposed to have been the cause 0: the
tragedy. Miss Mitchell is the nineteen.
year-old daughter of George MITCHELL,
!, retired furniture dealer and she and Miss
Johns on. in the latter's stylish turnout"
were a familiar sight Gu the different drives
E'about the CITY,
Miss Ward is the daughter of John Wand,
pl anter and worthy merchanto Gold
DUST Ark: At the inquest this evening the
jury rendered a verdict charying Miss
J Mitchell with the killing and that it was
prem eaitated.
| Miss Johnston in all interview said that
when she and Miss Mitchell saw the Misses
| Ward coming up the street, Miss Mitchell
greatly excited and said she must speak to
her. She Immediately got ont of the
buggy. Then the murder ensued nmed-
lately.
AS she got back into the buggy said
Miss Johnston, II asked her what was the
throat; don't know1hat have killed her;
loved her so | could not help it, l
have known of The in ;atuation for some
time. Alice said she loved Freda and could
never give her UP, There was an cs,range-
ment some time ago, aid since that time
Alice has not been llerself''
Miss 10 Ward tonight could give no
cause for the murder. She was not ac-
quainted with Miss Mitchell and knew
nothing about the former intimacy between
her sister and the mnrdres< Miss 10
Wards wound is not dangerous hut She
as we'll as Miss Johnston, is the victim of Il
severe attack OF hystera.