Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-27
DYING,
ACCUSES
HUSBAND
Emanuel Farmer in Jail Charged
With Beating and Shooting
Mrs. |. A. Kennedy.

SWAlNSROHO, Oct. 27.--Mrs. l..
A. Kennedy, shot by her husband, 4
prominent Emanuel County farmer,
was reported dying day. Kennedy
Is in Jail here awaiting the outcome
of his wife's wounds. A large crowd
has gathered at the Kennedy home
awaiting news Of Mrs Kennedy's con-
dition. She has made dying state
ment accusing her husband.
Kennedy, before shooting his wife,
brutally beat her with horse whip
and the butt OF a shotgun She
pleaded with him to spare her for her,
children, and when he refused, made
a desperate fight. After struggling
fully fifteen minutes. Kennedy beat
her down with the gun and as she
fell fred load OF buckshot into her
back, which tore through her body
He then carried her into the house
Arrested at Bedside.
Not until late Sunday did the par
ticulars of the shooting come out.
Kennedy was then arrested. He was
ia his wife's bedside and pleaded
with the officers to let him stay with
her until the end. His request was
refused
1t is said that Kennedy was in a
drunken stupor when he shot Mrs.
Kennedy. The quarrel followed the
running down of one of the Kennedy
children by the father, who came
home late Saturday from town, driy-
ing q horse to small buggy. After
running over the boy, the father left
him lying in the road.
Hearing the childs screams, Mrs
Kennedy rushed to the scene Ken
needy abused her. She resented and
he climbed from the rig, with whip
in hand, in a threatening attitude. He
struck at her and she ran into a
nearby cotton field, he following.
Beats Her as She Fisss.
Across the field Kennedy followed
his wife, striking vicious blows all
the while with the buggy whip. Mrs.
Kennedy's body was covered with cuts
and whelts, and people who saw the
whip say it was worn thin.
The woman managed to get away
from her husband and went back to
the road where her boy lay injured,
a short distance from the house The
other three Kennedy children were
near their injured brother.
Picking up the injured boy, Mrs.
Kennedy proceeded with the other
children to the house. Kennedy was
standing at the front door, a shotgun
in his hands and a vicious grin on
his face. He started toward her and
at the front gate. 30 feet from the
door, they met.
Put down that boy" ordered Ken
nedy.
Kennedy Shoots Wife.
The wife refused. AS he neared
her she dropped the boy and throw
ing her arms around Kennedy's
neck, pleaded with him not to kill
her. He hit her with the gun throw :
ing her from him. Mrs. Kennedy
made another bound at him. again
catching him about the neck. They
struggled about the yard and neared
the porch. Upon the veranda they
went. she fighting desperately.
On the corner of the porch he sue
ceeded in knocking her down and
as she fell fired the load Of buckshot
into her back. Mrs. Kennedy's head
struck a pillar on the corner Of the
porch.
Kennedy then picked her up and
carried her into the house. The chill
dren who witnessed the attack ran
to neighbors and telephoned the news
to Swainsboro. Officers were sent 70
the Kennedy farm, the arrest result
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