The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
STRANGE CAREER OF AMURDERER
Trial of stephen Bellcw for Killing
james Golden.

inz trial Of Alexander Jester on VIC
charge of having murdered Gilbert Sa,S'
iWoniy-eifht years ago, recalls the pOl-
den murder TO the people OF ms ''on
The crimes were alulli'dF III hi@"S
sneels 80. -.
IL was in the sprinS OF I'o ma 49, ~,
1o.aen. SON OF John Ho'Ne" "' va -.
win DIS happy iamly on ~ -
farm IFe miles norm OF 9g'''o,''
county, tempted 10y his"ls 80 a.,
les or fortunes easily Han' III e"7 -
STOCK business DO IeNts Iel, M 49,,
20 accompany 0'epneh n1l"" ~ ''
star S'1'e' never 10 te'oi,i 49,. ,.ot.
he"oN ""' D'1n ial'e" ~ 80, -,
ueu "i' '2"h D" hei',--N' o. -,
llue 'ii"1 .'-''' STA. 'lil5 "" '''. .s1l.t
10 ieAa7 h. came tis"ly r-s
ana me Golden FANNY became a,s@.''s1
20 hNn ana 'lp et'I' -'.'n1
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some months ialeI SIC pi'N hel'" i,.'i"
eu atone. me Sesiiei st a..
hn1ins Coip'' at no "e' sl"uns ''''l i
had leIt MN @ 'he way Da.N 90 I.h oF.
10 hent1cAy To Nlsll ie.~..Fe7. ere 7'.4
Golden carried S-'Wv Nhloh tey li' ",ius
traqing IN liFe STOCK in leA's' ana "u1l'
lnay were TO u''iue oi lcl-'.'.'n u1
for several u'sS 'r'lue- "'"-'i ~. '1
gave the la'nlI no LieA- .H'ss' anu i'
uhatiohs tnat ne might nave aoao''i'
We're scoHed aL
ON NOV. ID 1870 heHs came 'o ...'
/ CITY TOT incense 10 $50 M'7' D'-'.''
! ana lheF Were married Old b.-. o' Pug
feF. joseph aimee %. N-"lo"' I- .
| apparently h'ppy marriage a"1 ever,
thlne was moving tl'hs 's ~ .lo-in i'
q Wei regulated family uplH stephen 'ol-
den brother OF ionn '.oen' VINO s'i-
lives IN lisd lo"i7Aip' Des'h Y,''''.7
things iosetAer ana Io.1d s..ei'l "'
accuracics DO beleN stories me uolp
be broodeo over ms nehhe" Ni, 7'eii''7
disap3eaFa'c- tne more ne became cone
WINGED ina. ha.-w hA-" WhfIe he We
be'IeW "It 'i'' neg l"..'.'
1H'iSD- ma ..,'. 81. i''. 9'5
lrd.' pug many '"'' 49,
Jew arrest oN rnspl.ioA ~. ""7 p''D'
in me county I'u mere aiN ". w. I+"l',''
n9" % prominent lawyer 'l Nl'l.'HD' W.
was lAeA inc pi --'-i.7 "''''"-'
this county, was given me mana cement
of the case by the G0ideAr
About The time OF 'he arrest 80 lAa
story runs. a drove OF hoss I'D roofing
around uHe'I inca '.e D'u' Oh l.'"
the side of log or "a Texas roid. ana
the Doub ~ i1e"-l't-A or 'l''. '- ''.''...
IaHliy HF4Aa aipt "ia'a'l'' 80 ..ii sac
swallow grave Ie-"'4e" H"'"' sec" s--N
man 20 be"oH "'' rN, '''" ~ '.'
10 pe' accompanied Dy H"i''"' "lF' pa1
their home ana pitch camp near Wheie
the body was found. on the night of the
day ihat they hid De.n seen sous -3
the road tho members or thl5 family heafu
a gun shot. and they fancled they beard
scream. but hearing no MORE cfle' iHe5
paid no l~rtler attention 10 the incident
| concluding that tile shot had been Lfcd
a. same
About this time Bellows young wife Pc
called the fact that her husband always
slept with a pistol under BIS pillow. aAd
| tnat whenever ne uedtd any FIdNse ltSlal
at night he would bound out Of bed. pistol
in hand ready to deal death 10 the fan-
cleo hlItHei
ter returning from Texas. gave 81 relative
in Kentucky a suit OF clothes which Go.-
den had purchased In Quincy. also that
Bellew Sad i'm bis possession at The time
! OF his arrest clothes and article l"--
belonged to Golden. anc that Doe wore
GOlden's blood-stained BOOTS during .ii7
ceremony that made his victim sister MS
bride
Shortly after his arrest beAe" was
! taken TO Mckinnay Texas, me seat o.
the county Ia which Golden was Al'sa'
where the case was tried. w. q. b"ihE
| conducted the prosecution as chief coun-
sci. John and stephen Golden also at
tended the trial after when me cltl]eh9
OF the county presented ooth Jonh COZ
den and Judge Ewing with S'.d-Heaaed
canes, in appreciation OF lHe aoi''1.' -
rendered the county I'D Gearing ~ '-S
mystery and ia bringing '"1 10y p,
! son 10 Justice. beHi" Wa H'"-0u i"
sherman ga. pouou.