The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-18
ACCUSED OF UXORClDE
REVOLVING CRIME IS CHARGED IN
 LAWRENCE COUNTY.
Mrs. ParhaPs Dead and Mutilated Body Found by Rails oad and Her Husband Remanded to Jail
 Without Dufl.

Decatur, July 17.--(Special. )-What
 seems to have been one of the most
 diabolicaI crimes which has ever been
 committed in this portion of the State
 took place near Hillsboro. n Lawrence
 County. about twelve miles west of
 here on the Southern Railroad, yes
 terday.
 The lifeless and badly mutilated body
 of Mrs. Emmett Parhal. white wo-
 man, about 21 years of age. was found
 on the track of the Southern Railroad,
 about one mile this side of Hillsboro. and her husband was at once accused
 of having murdered her and placed her
 body on the railroad track. A passing train mutilatei the body to such ar extent that 1t was almost unrccogniz- able.
 Mrs. Parhal was In a delicate condt- ticn at the time and 1t Is said that her husband had accused her of being un- faithful to him. Witnesses say that the two had quarraled in the depot at Trinity before leaving for Hillsboro. They were walking to Hillsboro down the Southern track at the time of, tho murder. Parhsl claims that he did not murder his wife, but that a passing train which was unobserved by them struck her before he could assist her in getting or the track.
 PuDllC sentiment SeeHtS tO Os SoHic- what divided III the matter, some be- lieving that the husband is guilty and others believing the story he tells. The Coroner of Lawrence County held an inquest over the body last night, but the decision was not given out. A preliminary trial was held in Hillsboro this afternoon and Parhal was remand ed to jail without bond. He was taken to Moulton, the county seat of Law renee County.
 Luther Hodges, an intelligent negro about 16 years of age. who was a wit ness before the preliminary trial. told The Advertiser reporter the following story: II live at Trinity and work for we'll boring company. I knew Mir. Parhal and his wife. They had been separated for about six months. She lived near Hillsboro and he lived near Trinity. He came to Trinity late Sat urday and borrowed my revolver. His wife was there at the time. He did not tell me what he wanted with the revolver. Later I heard that he and his wife were quareling in the depot and was advised to go and get my gun from him. which did. Later they eft.
 walking down the railroad track in the direction of Hillsboro and Sunday a
 negro man found Mrs. Parhars body lying on the railroad track cut all to pieces. MT. Parhal could not be found
 at the time put later saying ne hau
 gone only a short distance with her and then cut across the fields on his way
 home. Mrs. Parhal had passed her
 home, some distance from the place where her body was found. While in
 Trinity on Saturday evening Mir Par hal accused his wife Of going with an
 other man. I examined the track
 where the woman was lying on the railroad and there was no blood there
 but only grease on the track She was
 so badly cut up that you could not tell whether the train did all of 1t or not.
 MT. Parhal told Constable Pool at
 Trinity, I'll kill her If she uoesn't quit
 following me- They say that Mrs.
 Parhal was in a delicate condition" Parhal Is about 21 years of age and
 his wife about the samc age. He was
 a share cropper and resided on a farm
 near Trinity.