The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-29
tie more and fell to the floor. Hao /
been sleeping In the centre of the he'd
he would certainly have smothered
mo to death. 80,
CRIES AROUSE HER DAUGHTER.

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But in falling I dislodged the towej
and also struck the cradle in which
baoy was sleeping. Her cries min.
gkd with mine and aroused nv
daughter In the next room. Virginia
came IN, che says, just as her father
scrambled to his feet, but was lying
unconscious on the floor.
She asked him what was the mat.
ter, and he was explaining that I had
fallen out of bed while asleep. He
held the towel behind his buck and
was still explaining the matter wher
/ revived.
] told our daughter that her fathe,
had tried to murder me and asked hel
to call the neighbors. She rushed
next door and awakened the Stevens
family, all also Dr.. Fl. r. Livengood,
Mr.. Stevens and DR.. Livengood hur.
ried to the parsonage and confronted
my husband.
Despite my own and the accusations
OF my daughter my husband declaraed
that he bad not intended to hurt me.
He told them that 1t was simply a.
nightmare that had had, but when
they saw my bruised face and wrist,
where he had clutched me, he was
Silent. DR.. Livengood insisted upon
my daughter and myself spending the
remainder Of the night at the Stevens
House, and we left DR.. Buckle with
our then sleeping baby at the par
sonage.
RETURNS TO ASK FORGIVENESS.
On returning home the next morn.
Ing DR.. Buckle had gone, but he came
oack In the afternoon and begged me
to forgive him. He even began ween-
ing. L told him that could never
really forgive him, but that IL he
would tell the truth to our neigbors
that, for the sake of our children, 1
would try and live with him.
lie said that he would be discharg-
ed from his pastorate If he told the
truth. Inen, as l was iirm in my
demand, he left and did not come
back until this, Wednesday, morning.
His hair was dishevelled and he ap-
pared to have been walking about all
night in the street.
He again pleaded with me not to
ruin him, and while 1 was. talking
over the matter with my daughter he
went into his study and took a small
iron box, in which he kept his own
and my property, to the value of
about $4,000 in securities, cash and
two large life insurance policies. Be-
fore returned he had left the house.
WIFE BlPUTEs AWFUL MOTIVE.
AS for his motive for wishing to
smother me, l am firmly convinced
that he thought 1t a good opportunity
to accomplish his purpose and ], hen,
explained that it was heart failure,
brought on by the excitement OF the
wedding ceremony. 81
told my husband that DR.. Livengood,
our family physician had cautioned
me against taking any violent exer-
else, because of heart trouble. BY
smcthering me he could easily ha -e
explained that was heart failure that
caused my death.
AS soon as my husband left the
house l went to see Judge Maho1,
and l hope they will be able to place
my husband behind the bars. lie is
unworthy Of officiating as pastor
and 1T Is crime against man and Goa
for him to do so. Besides attempt-
ing to murder me, he has neglected
me and our children in favor of an
other person, and is in every way
dangerous and unfaithful father and