The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-19
''LORD A MERCY" IT'S
BLOOD,
Whiskey Caused Another Cain
and Abel Case.
The Assassin Even Went 10 See The Grave Dug,
and Then His Nerve Fors,ok Him and
He is Fugitive.

me jefferson Recorder gives the par
ticulars of another Cain and Able case
that makes Ashe county stand aghast.
Here is the story as told by the ,Recor-
der:
There has Just come to light one Of the
mcst horrible murders ever committed in
TINS part Of the State. David Wilson on
Monday night of last week stabbed his
.brother-in-law, Alfred Wilson, and killed
him. The parties lived near Sutherland,
in this county, just this side of the Ten
Rcssee line on what is called Brushy Fork
Creek. Both were men of some property
and had married sisters and were living
er. Thy had lived as friends On the
evening mentioned Alfred had some whis-
key and fell in with David on the public
road. They got to drinking together
Night came on and they went into Dawes
house. Later they came out of the house
and started off, when David's wife fol-
lowed, but her husband turned and told
heI not to come on. She nevertheless
followed. got behind a most and could
just see Alfred as he fell her husband
falling on top. She then rushed up to
them when her husband babe her go and
call Alfred's wife and tell her Alfred was
dead drunk and to come after him. She
went and soon Alfred's wife came, but
David had gone into his own house. left
Alfred in the field where he was still gasp
ing. The murdered mans wife finally
found David and told him she had never
seen her husband that drunk before David
and the two women went to the strug-
Cling body. Alfrcd's wife soon detected
that the clothes wer wet and asked Dave
if he had fallen in the branch. Dave said
No reckon not
Dawes wife said In afraid he's cut.
"One of the women then said You
didn't hurt him. did you Dave? and he
said No
''Then the murderer remarked Alfred
talked mean to me while ago and
just can't take everything But I'm going
to treat him right. III help get him
home. Dave harnessed his horse and laid
Alfyeds body on a sled and hauled him
home. When light was brought and the
murdered mans wife saw the blood she
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Dave undressed him, washed the
wounds and sewed up the worst one, tell
ing Alfred's wife that he would be o. X.
by morning. Then he and his wife went
to their own home, leaving the grief
stricken widow and five little children
there with the lifeless husband and faith
er When Alfred's wife saw that her hus-
band was not drunk, but dead, she sent
for Dave. He came and went to him and
shook him, saying, Lord. who thought of
such a thing as this. The murderer then
sat down by the body. The wife of the
dead man, after the corpse was dressed,
sent for neighbors. and when they came
m, so great was her fear of the assassin,
she did not dare mention to them the
TACT that Alfred was cut.
Early next morning when Dave had gone
home she told her neighbors for the first
time. But the brazenncss of the assassin
was not to forsake him yet. He even
went to see the grave dug. Later. how
ever, his nerve forsook him and he fled
for parts unknown. He has relatives hy-
ing in Sedro Woolley, Wash. Abingdon,
Va; Carter County, Tenn, and in In
diana. and It is thought that he is secret
ing himself in one Of these localities
''The people of Sutherland have of
the murderer, and it is thought the Gov
ernor will increase the amount to $500
HE is about five feet. seven inches
high, is a blonde. being of blue eyes and
light hair; has very smooth face, except
light mustache has good teenth and
il about thirty years old"