The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-13

the Killing of Her Husband, Is Brought
Knvx of Greenwood County-Sits silent
In the Corridors of Hotel De Cone
Charged With Aiding Her Paramour to
sIsy Eer Husband.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Amelia
New was brought here from Greenwood
county and put into the county jail. She
is under arrest on the charge OF COM
plicity in the murder ot her husband,
Joseph New, week ago last Sunday
night. She is not handsome. She won't
talk. The circumstances surrounding
the murder are peculiar and the case
has aroused an unusual interest
II appears that Mr.. and Mrs. New
were at home on Sunday night, the last
day OF October, with two young ladies,
their nieces. At about $50 Mrs. New
woke her husband and told him that she
heard a queer noise like some one throw
ing pebbles against the house, and asked
him TO see what the matter was. New
said he could hear nothing, and would
not get up. He dozed again till present.
iy Mrs. New aroused him again, saying
she could hear the pebbles striking the
house again. Still the husband refused
TO go and see what might be the cause
OF the noise that Mrs New said she
could hear. After awhile there was a
loud noise as if some one had drawn a
stick down across the weather boarding.
Mr.. New then got UP and while he was
preparing TO go and see what the noise
was Mrs. New lighted the lantern,
which il would seem she had placed con-
veniently, anticipating some such neces-
sity for a lamp. When New had gone
something like forty feet from the door
there was loud report as if a shotgun
had been fired. New had gone out at
the east door toward the barn AZ soon
as the shot was fired Mrs. New ran out
of the west door and went straight to
the house of neighDor nearly a mile
away and notified the folks that her hus-
land had been shot. This was shown
in the testimony before the coroneF's
jury. The girls were left alone at the
house and Mrs. New did not know that
her husband mad been hurt at all, except
that Immediately following the shot
there was a cry of "Oh, my God"
which according to the testimony of
Mrs. New and the two girls seemed 10
be the voice Of Mr.. New.
Thi. dispatch was sent out from
her alleged accomplice Tuesday:
George H. Dobbs was arrested here
this morning, charged with the murder
of Joseph New, which occurred SOUTH
west OF here on October 81. Later in the
day. Mrs. Amelia New. wife Of the muir
dered man, was accused OF being an ac-
cessory Of the crime. They are both in
mans ward to the jail, Mrs. New viii be
taken to Wichita tomorrow and kept in
the Jail there until the trial.
Joseph New. a prosperous farmer OF
good reputation, was on the night Of Oc-
tober 81 enticed from mis- house into the
yard and shot and instantly killed. Sus-
picion fell on Dobbs. who soon after
took up his abode at Mrs. News house.
Other strong circumstantial evidence
developed and for several days there has
been talk OF lynching in case the arrests
were not made.
''Do5bs is a widower with two email
and has resided in the neigh
borhood of the murdered man for two
years"
Dobbs dives near the New hone. He
was at the place soon after the murder
mentS, and sat on the corOner's Jury
which decided that New was foully
murdered by some unknown person. On
the night that New was shot Dobbs mad
narrowed a shotgun from neighbor late
In the afternoon, saying ne wanted 10
kill some quails. He returned tne gun
that night with the statement that ne
mad not killed any game. When ne was
of the murder and arrested
he said that he had not fired the gun at
ell. But an examination showed that
ne had.
Dohhs had been quite intimate with
Mrs. New and had frequently held long
with her. When he took
up his home at Mrs. News 50 soon af-
ter the killing there was a strong sus-
picion and much talk of lynching till the
arrests were made, stated above, and
Mrs. New brought here by Sheriff Knox
n Greenwood county.
About twelve years ago News brother.
4 bachelor. WAS found hanging 10 the
ceiling of his own house dead. The cor |
1ner's jury at that time decided thar 1t
vas a case OF suicide. but an attempt
viii oe made now to fnd out something
about that case. as well as the. murder
of Joseph New on the last Of October.
Mrs. New /, not handsome al all and /
= about 35 yesrs old. She wont talk. |
Her attorneys have forbidden her 20 say /