The Washington bee., 1902-07-12
REAL LIFE ROMANCE.
South Carolina Girl Kills a SuitOr TO
Wed Another.
Strange Case of Lou Paris In the
Southern Mountains - Loved q
Young MOOnshIner and
Was True to Him.

The Spartanburg Is. CO corre-
spondent of the Chicago American
declares this to be the true story of
a young woman who, after killing
a man for circulating injurious re-
ports about her and betraying his
rival, was sentenced to Is years in
prison. She was finally pardoned and
welded TO the man of her choice.
The young woman was Miss Lou
Paris, of Tryon City. S. c. Now she
is Mrs. Ralph Redmond.
The romance of Mr.. and Mrs. Red
mond has few parallels. They knew
each other as little children and to-
gether attended the same log cabin
school at Tryon City, S. c. The girl
grew up a beauty, and with her
growth the childhood friendship
ripened into a warmer feeling. With
the problem of livelihood before him
young Redmond determined to be
mOOnshiner. an avOcatiOn favored by
the more adventurous spirits of his
neighborhood.
Soon he discovered that he was not
alone in his admiration Of the beau
tiful girl who had been the companion
of his childhood. William Johnson
presented himself as a rival claimant
for her hand, and when, true to her
only romance, Miss Paris rejected
him he determined to destroy the
happiness Of his more favored rival.
Through information which John
son supplied young Redmond was be-
guiled into the hands of revenue
agents. Rescued by his relatives be-
fore the case against him came to
trial, the sweetheart was obliged to
remain more or less in hiding and to
WOO his lady love by stealth.
Johnson, however, continued his
addresses after Redmond became a
fugitive and when he thought suffi-
cient time had elapsed since the
young mans disappearance proposed
TO Miss Paris a second time.
Again rejected. he circulated re-
ports against the young woman's
character till, maddened by his per-
secution, she called him one evening
TO her home, and after accusing him,
stabbed him to death.
At the trial Miss Paris beauty and
the eloquent defense she made of hsr
rash act produced such an effect upon
the prosecuting officers that she waA
allowed to plead guilty TO murder in
the second degree and sentenced to IS
years in the penitentiary of South Car
olina.
The rescue band of the Kings Daugh-
tiers became interested in the young
woman soon after her incarceration,
and through their good offices Ralph
Redmond was taken to Raleigh and
permitted to interview his sweetheart
under an assumed name.
These visits were source of much
comfort to the imprisoned girl and her
new-found friends also gladdened her
by cheering promises Of possible par
don.
The Kings Daughters did in fact pre-
sent an urgent petition TO the gov
ernOr for a pardon. which he finally
granted upon the condition that Miss
Paris should upon her release enter
the House Of the Good Shepherd in
Baltimore and undergo a course of
instruction and training.
Asa result she was conditiOnallyp par
doned on December S. 1896. and immedi-
ately took up her residence in the re-
formatory.
Following her to Baltimore. young
Redmond secured employment with a
street railway company. Gradually
working his way up, he reached po-
sition where he was trusted and adj
vanced by his employers. Through the
influence of his relatives his difficulties
resulting from his early moonshi9ing
escapades were smOothed over, with
the result that Immediately upon Miss
Paris release from the ref'rmatory
the young couple were married.
The wedding in Spartanburg was at
tended by hosts of friends who had
known them before the stormy period
of their lives began.
Young Redmond has bought and fur
nished a pretty suburban home near
Baltimore. and at the conclusion Of
their wedding journey the young
couple will reside in that city.
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