The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-11
KILLED HER SISTER-IN.LAW.
A Kentucky Woman in Jail and
Awaiting Trial for Murdcr-Thc
Husband Visits Her EyerY Day.

Mrs. Amy Mcintosh, who stands in
vile, Ky. She killed her sister-in.
law, Mrs. Polly Ann Fox, wife of the
noted mountain murderer and counter
feitcr, James Fox, now serving a term
OF ten years in the penitentiary for
connterfeiting.
The story OF the killing is one OF the
most Thrilling in Kentucky's annals OF
crime. About q month before the
killing, which took place on the 10th
day OF last June, Amy Riley was mar.
rlcd to Merideth Mcintosh, brother OF
Mrs. Fox. Polly Ann was opposed tc
! the match, and circulated o report
damaging to Amy's character. She
could not prevent the marriage in this
way, however, and after her brother
married the girl who WIS just twenty
one, Mrs. Fox continued to slander hel
slster-ln-law. A few weeks after tho
marriage tho two women met and
Polly Ann abused Amy in the choicest
mountain billingsgato. At that meet,
ing Amy showed q disposition to resent
The abuse heaped upon her, but friends
| lntcrfercd and prevented an alterca-
| tlon. When they parted Polly Ann
told Amy that she would see her again,
and the next time she would beat her
to death.
On the day Of the killing Polly Ann
armed herself with sled standard
about three feet long, and as large
around as a chair post. Sho went to
the home OF her sistcr.in-law, but
Amy saw her coming, and desiring to
avoid difficulty, escaped from the
house by the back way and went to the
home Of her brother James Riley, about
quarter Of milo distant. When
Polly Ann learned that Amy had
escaped to her brothers. she followed.
When Amy saw her coming to her
brothers house she armed herself with
u large dirk and started back homo,
going across tho hill, near route, in
order to avoid meeting her angry
sihtcr-in-law. But Polly Ann saw her,
and running after her, began to throw
rocks, several OF which struck Amy.
The last rock she threw knocked her
down, and the infuriatcd Polly Ann
rushed toward her with sled standard
| upraiscd.
Just rs she was about to strike, Amy
sprang up and lodged the blow at the
same time stabbing Polly Ann in the
| left side. The dagger went to the
! hilt, and the point OF the blade pierced
the lower part Of Polly AIMS heart
|
to strike her sister-in-law, but she was
too weak from the loss Of blood and fell
over, expiring within two minutes
Amy Immediately surrendered to the
authorities and was acquitted on her
examining trial. But james Fox had
been acquainted OF the killing OF his
wife, ana nc wrote letters to several of
his friends in Owsloy county, and they
succeeded in having Amy indicted for
murder at the last term Of tho Owsley
circuit court. She was unable to give
bail and had to go to jail. AS Fox and
his friends have often evaded Justice
whom brought to book for their law
lessness and counterfeiting, by packing
juries and manufacturing testimony, &
is feared by Amy's friends that she
! will be convicted. She seems cheer
full and appears to think that she vii
be speedily acquitted. She says:
Yes, thero had been O. hardncs.
between rs. She called me bad names
and said was mean woman, but she
was my husbands sister, and didn'
want to !r'.rt hcr. tried to got away
from her on that awful day, but sht
! wouldn't let me. I believe she would