The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
t .-l a Spurned Husbands $. Fiendish Work. STEVENSON, ATTACKS
 DtFEEsElEss WOMEN Cliffs Body Is Tom by Shot
 Charge. psDstss ma nIe.AAe.aas Cspturs stsvsassn Near Scene ef Tsas-
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 Trey Jsal.

Trey Jail.
 Grady, Sept. s.--tSpeciai. )---Adad- Aened because his, wife. from whom he had been separated for . short time. refused to live with him again or to give him home on her little farm. . few miles south of Grady. across the Crenshaw County line. William Steven son made a murdsrous attack on the woman and his ep-daughter. Gertrude yenn. shortly after o'clock yester- day mourning.
 He attacked the women with . doubIe-barreled shot gun. killed the girl almost instantly and wounded his wife 50 that she may not recovef.
 The gtrl was shot through the stom- ach and received the entire contents of one barrel of the gun. She died without regafnins consciousness. Mrs 6teyenuson was shot in the left arm and the heavy charge of shot tore her hand completely from the arm.
 Following the completion of his fiendtsh crime. Stevenson fled from the house. The neixhbors were soon aroused and posses led by deputy
  shaw Counties searched tho surround- ing country for hours.
 Late in the afternoon tha blood hounds that wore being used ptcked up the man.e trail and he was captured 2 few mizes from the scene of the trag- edy. when he saw that he had the alternative of death if he refused to surrender, he gave himself up to the officers. when he was captured ne -xe.-. A f...I |. ranlN2 ltr e
 Fearing that hisA neighhorg would lynch him if he was found in the vicinity of his prime. stevenson made his way into Pike county. He stopped ct a number of places and learned tn some manner that q posse was hur- rying after him.. Near Troy he asked at farm house the road fo Troy and who would see him safeiy 10 that
 aIsi aI'ii give anyone $500 yho viii ses me safe in TrOys he told the xarsneT with whuHn he talked. ssfH ea d.-~~' If | usaszs enslBA n4Skc2kered, i" he said,
 This arouas4 the sssspision9 of ths farlnsE aa9 ,,., Y tsisghonsa ss snesias ~ < carrying Q shot gun wanted to get to Troy. The sheriff recognized Steven son from the description given him and started after him.
 A mile from Troy he found his man and covered him withta rifle. Steven- son saw that escape was impossible and fearing for his life. surrendered. He was taken to Troy and lodged ia jail.
 1t was stated last night that although Mrs stevenson had lost much blood ana was in Q greatly weakened condi- ton. 1t Is believed that che will reccy- CT. Her condition is such that she has not been able to give the authorities coherent account of the attack by Stew enson that led to her daughters death and to her own wounding.
 According to the story brought to Montgomery by Deputy Sheriffs Haynes and Reeves. the attack was entirely un- expected. Mrs. Stevenson, her daugh- fer and her son, Grover Vann. arose ea usual yesterday morning. Following breakfast, yann. who fs about IS years old, left the house to so. to the fields for some fodder. After working short time in the fields he heard two reports of . gun Hurrying to the house, he found that his sister and mother had been shot, ...
 The girl was lying on Nthe floor of the Kitchen with ghastIN wound in her side and his mother was lying near the girl with blood spouting from the arteries of a severed arm.
 Although the sangninary condition of the room indicated that the eldeE woman had endeavoreds to succor hes dauxhter before inconsistencies over- tooIx her. &here was no evidence of Q strnsrle, It was. conclusive that the murderer had, fired without warning his So soon as young Yam srasped the situation he hurried from the house and aroused the neighbcra. Medical aid was summoned and Doctors John Naftei. Guy and Roy Athey rushed to the house. It was found that the girl was dead and the injuries of Mrs. Stevenson were treated
 By this time, news of the murder had spread widely. Posses were has, tiiy formed and Sheriff Hood of Mont eomery, and the Sheriff of Crenshaw County were notified Deputies from Montgomery in au automobile ana reached the farm at about noon Other posses were formed and tho bloodhounds brought to the scene by the Montgomery deputies were ioosed :. The search was thorough. and resulted in the capture of Stevenson late in the afternoon.
 steven1oa Awaaas Chanee.
 According to the story of the crime told at Grady, Stevenson has been banging around the neighborhood for aeverni days. Thursday night, t ia aaid. he stole the shot gun he used, From the homo of l.. D. Duke. 0 far mer, living some distance from the
 Durine the night, gt ls believed. stevenson made his way across the country Go his wife's farm and laid in ambush near the house until daylight.
 Familiar with the customs of his farnily. the man waited until he saw hIs atep-son leave the house and so to a fieid remote from the house. Then ha crept to the back door of the house, He saw the women together and pointed the gun ct them. Tha Vann xiri came to the door and feli without warning. shot through the body. The report of the gun brought Mrs Stevenson Co the door. and as she appeared. her husband fired agatn.
 Believing that his aim had proved fatal in both cases. Stevenson fled without making sure that both women were killed.
 He hurried from the farm and walk ed Tor two hours in c southerIy direct ion. At o'clock he stopped at the home of Lou Pruitt. colored woman. who gave him some breakfast. This woman told the deputies trailing the ffaafng slayer that he had been at her home and at FairviSw, a short dist ance farther on. his train was picked up.