Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-08-13
CASE Of DIVINE RETMBUDN
SISTER OF ODE DAVIS Full.
FILLS MOSAIC LAW.

SISTER OF ODE DAVIS Full
FILLS MOSAIC LAW.
u. Q. 6rphh. Murderer, BIockader. Wife
Bsatsr. Law Breaker and Wealthy,
Meets His Reward.
The simple story cf Grubbs fin.
ish 10 rs follows:
H. Clay Grubb, the leading cit-
izen of Bone Township, and one
of Davidson County's most widely
known citizens, was shot and
killed by his wife, Emma F.
Grubb. At their home near Church.
land Saturday morning at about l
O'Clock. The news of thu killing
created q sensation, the like of
which has not been known IN Da
wilson County in many years.
The first word of the tragedy reach
cd Salisbury before day break and
st an early hour Sheriff Shaw. Of
Davidson County, was on the
scsne. Coroner Peacock, who
lives at Thomasville, was notified.
and was on hand by 10 O'Clock. He
summoned and swore IN the fol-
lowing jury:
John W. Lambeth, 8. W. Fink,
Dermont Shemwell, George +
Morefsld, J.IF. Hedrick and
Charles Swioegood.
The killing was witnessed by
three children of Mr.. and Mr'.
0fubb, young Zeb V. Grubb, 15
years old, and their two daugh-
ters, Misses Beulsh aud Edna
Grubb. The first wltuas called
was the boy.
He said that his father cane
home Friday night only slightly
intoxicated. He continued drink.
ing after he came home and by 10
o'clock he was very drunk. Mrs.
Grnbb had gone to her room and
the girls had gone up stairs to
their room. A little after 10
O'Clock Mr.. Grubb entered his
wife's room and began to curse
her. This was followed by y''vio-
lence, the drunken man dragging
his wife from the bed and beating
her savagely. The boy ran in and
begged his father to let the moth
or alone but he responded by
cursing his son and ordering him
from the room The boy did not
know how long this continued.
He said that he went out of the
house to be away from it. Final
ly the noise ceased and he return
ed to the living room and saw his
father on the davenport close to
the door, apparently asleep.
About 30 minutes. the 10y thought
had elapsed, whom his mother en-
tered the room with pistol in
her hand and advancing toward
the davenport, fred at her hus.
band, while he WAS yet asleep or
just waking up. The boy was not
certain whether the shot was fred
when his father WAS asleep or not
At the first shot Grubb leaped to
his feet and went toward his wife,
Who had fred twice more and he
fell dead.
Miss Beulah Grubb, who was
examined next, SAID that when
her father became boisterous and
abusive, she and her sister, Miss
Edna, went to their rooms and a
after 10 O'Clock he began beating
her mother. She could hear her
mothers screams and the sound
of the blows. After he had beaten
her for some time he called to his
daughters to come down, telling
them that he, was going to kill their
mother, his son Zeb and then he
was going to kill Lester Davis,
Mrs. Grubb's brother. When Miss
Beulah went down she found her
mother IN terrible condition.
Her face was covered with blood
and blood was oozing from her
shoes. She was barely able to
stand mp and was begging piteous-
ly for mercy. Her father contin.
ued to beat her mother over the
head, using q pistol, which he
held in his hand throughout the
whole affair, and threatening
death to the whole family.
Finally. after he had tired of
hating Mfa. Grubb. ha Law down