The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29
A JEALOUS WIFE'S MISTAKE.
THE wAYCROsS SENSATION ALL
DUE TO AN ERROR.

ReadinE Only the Signature Of Miss
Marshalrs Note to Her Husband.
Mrs. Mcdonald Flew Into Rage
aud Made Lively Attack on Him.
The Fracas Gave Rise 10 Incorrect
RumOrs That Grew as They Flew.
The Request for the Professors
ResignatiOn "a Consequence OF the
Trouble.
Waycross. Ga, March 2s.-An indigna-
ton meeting OF influential citizens was
held here tonight and the subjoined res
olution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, There has appeared In the
Savannah Morning News and the At
lanta Constitution in their issues OF
March % a communication from Way
cross headed. "McDonald's Downfall"
and, whereas, said article is absolutely
untrue, both in letter and in spirit there
fore be IL
Resolved by the citizens of waycross in
mass meeting assembled:
I. That we denounce the author OF said
communication as a coward and SLAM
derer.
2. That we call upon the Morning
News and the Constitution to publish
these resolutions and furnish the secre-
tary OF this meeting the name OF the
author Of the Objectionable communica-
ton. that At and proper punishment may
be meted out to him; and
3. That the Wayoross Herald be fur
nished with a copy OF these resolutions
with a request that they be published
II. Murphy Chairman.
e. II. Myers, Secretary.
The story of the affair has not been
correctly reported. Some time ago Prof
r. l.. Mcdonald. superintendent Of the
Waycross graded school, was practicing
in vocal music. and as the school was pre-
pairing for a concert practicing became
shall the daughter of the late Rev. J.
NJ. Marshall, whose family rank Is the
best, played piano accompaniment to
Prof. McDonald's singing and the pro-
fessor was a welcome guest in the Mar
shall home. The young lady's mother and
brother were present during the hours
for practicing and Prof. MeDonald's
conduct was blameless. Later on Prof
Mcdonald complained of being NJ and was
unable to practice music In a very cour-
teous note, conspicuous only for its length
Miss Marshall regretted that the profess
sor's health interfered with the concert
practice and assured him that she SYM
pathied with him In his Illness, adding
that she appreciated his help In her prac-
tice. That was all that was said Mrs
Mcdonald, the professors wife, who has
hoo tFafstas s-4nH
several occasions during her married life
exhibited signs of insane jealousy, and
during her jealuOs moods she has fire.
quently applied a broom or anything in
reach to the professors thin frame A
month ago professor Mcdonald received
Miss Marshalls note, and, of course, as IL
contained nothing that he regarded as
private, he did not conceal 1t. His wife
picked up the note and without noting it's
contents merely caught sight of the sig
nature. She became wild with excitement,
the demon os jealousy stirred every fiber
Of her body and she acted impulsively.
Her husband was by her side and she
turned on him and sent lightning-like
blows at his head and face. She threat
ened to kill him and rolled and tumbled
him on the floor and then tossed him
down a flight of stairs. The professor
was badly beaten, although he had de-
Tended himself TO his utmost.
during the ught the Wlfe screamed aloud
her accusations and her racket attracted
the attention Of the community. The pro-
fessor and his wife were asked to leave
the house and they did so in few days
There had been no clandestine meetings
between the professor and Miss Mar
shall.
After the trouble between the professor
and his wife the affair came to the ears
of the young lady's brother, S. A. Mar
shall, and he conferred with Prof Nc
Donald and his wife. Mrs. Mcdonald then
discovered that she had misconstrued the
note and defended her husband The
story spread all over town and ugly rumors
that we're absolute falsehoods became
current AS the rumors passed from lip
to lip they became largely exaggerated.
In view of these rumors, though they
were groundless, the board Of education
saw proper to request Prof. Mcdonald to
resign at a meeting of the board Mon
day night. The resignation was rendered
and accepted Prof Mcdonald was not
threatened and he was not requested to
leave the city. He left of his own accord.
(From the foregoing statement an in
justice was done both Prof. Mcdonald and
the young lady. which we very much re-
gret. The dispatch complained of came
as a press item from New York, having
appeared In a New York paper on We'd
nesday.-Ed)