Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-07-31
WOMAN KILLS her HUSBAND Win GUN
Y. N. HartselI Of Long Creek victim OF
His Wife's Long Psnt-up Wfalh.

HIS WlIeS Long FSai-up "ld'h'
Charlotte, Ju'y 27.-Enrsgsd
over cumulative domestic troubles
which have continued for several
years, Mrs. v. J. Hartsell twice
shot aud killed her husband at an
early hour yesterday morning
from the doorstsps of their home
on the C4tawba river In Long
Greek township.
The w,man fred the fret shot
with q S8.caiitsr pistol a. her
husband was apprca aching the
house from = "Trip to his canta
loupe patch. He was then about
Is y,rds from the door aud fell to
the ground when the ball strucs
him. Seeing that he started to
rise after stumbling fro N the drst
wound iu tbs forehead. Mrs.
Hartsell shot again, this IN the
cheek, and then rushed upon the
man with al xe. intllctn'g severe
and fatal injutles. Despite the
several wounds, any one Of which
would likely have III the end
proved fatal. NJ. Hartsell liv-
ed an Lour in an agonizing con,
dition.
The trouble which led to the
tragedy SCENE to have been &C
oumulating ID intensity for some
time and grew out of complicated
domestic relations, as can be
learned. It seems that Hartsell,
who was a man of sbcus 55 years
of age, married Mrs. Hsrtsei',
then q widow, 30 years old, TAX
ing into the family at that time
her little daughter who is now
nearly that age.
1t is reported that Hartsell ia
the father of the four children of
this stept-daughter who has lived
in the family through all these
years and against whom no action
was taken by the courts to pre-
vent the alleged illegal relation
ship
Coroner Hovis he'd an inquest
yesterday afternoon. after OK.
amining all of the witnesses, in.
cluding Mrs Hartssll. who con-
fessed to the shooting, and two OF
the sons Of the dead man, Adams
aud Mesrmsn Asrtssll. the jury
returned a verdict "that the de-
ceased came to his death by two
pistol shot wounds in his head,
also by q llck Oh top of the head
by the poll of an sxe, the same,
being in the hands of Rosa Hart
sell. his wife"
Mrs. Hartsell was brought to
the city last night and ocmmitt-
cd to the Jail woithout bond
She has retained J A. MoRae to
appear in her behalf. At the
jail last night she gave every in
dicati IN to mental alteration,
sighing and moaning and holding
her head in her hands.
FAITH.
July 25-Mrs. G. J. Walton,
of Spencer, is visiting her parsI ts,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Cant.
A series Of meeting will com.
mence here at the Baptist church
Friday night, July Goth.
Oliftcn T. NJ. Gardner and
Mss Clarabell Cant, both of
Faith. we're united in she bonds
of matrimony Tuesday night,
July 2Srd. at the parsonage at
Salisbury. Rev. J. NJ. Mckenzie
officiating. The attendents wers
J. P. Coley aud Miss Pearle
Cant. They we're taken up i'll
Mr.. Smiths automobile aud
back.
Adolphus Cant and Simpson
Corn, are at Charlotte, n. G I,
building q granite residence.
A great many people here are
putting up flult.
Peaches here can be bought
for seventy-hve cents . bushel,
if you come after them.
The Faith Granite Company,
had a pay day Saturday and
paid off in gold coin.
Mrs. Eve A. Wyatt has return
ed from Huntsrsville, N, c.,
where she has been to see her
great great granddaughter, the
little six months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Ridley.
The steam drills are now run
ming on the granite quarry. which
VAS leased fr. m W. II. Gamble.