The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-21
CALMLY TELLS OF
POISONING HUSBAND
Young Woman IN Marion County
Jail Narrates Story OF Her
Tragic Life

her husband, E. Jones, an elderly
farmer living on the Gallivants Fer
" read about six miles southeast OF
Marion. Presently a small tired face
appeared at the opening and two
large gray eyes looked through the
bars. Would you mind having VS.
tor fer while?" the reporter IN
quired.
sNo,' she replied, 81 am tired Of
being all alone" Her voice was list
less. When the door had been unlock
ed by the attendant, she invited the
visitor in, and offering the lore
chair, seated herself on the edge OF
the cot. She looked at t he reporter
with an inquisitive expression and
silently waited for him to begin, her
small hands folded in her lap. Her
wealth of dark hair parted shaply in
she middle was drawn tight over her
ears and tucked in massive pile
over the nape of her neck. She wore
s simple dress ard shirt waist Of dark
material. On her small but pretty
face was a tired, hopeless expression
and the large gray orbs looked out
unfinchingly.
Could this diminutive woman, frail
and pretty, with such frank gray
eyes be guilty of SO heinous crime!
.sDid you really poison your husband,
Mrs. Jones?a
II did," She answered simply :
'sBus isn't It. unw;se to speak so
freely?"
s.Why rot'?" she challenged, 81 ad-
Initted it to the .sherif-everyboay
Knows. / couldn't lie out OF it now!'
Poor little wonlan!1 II was all so
hopeless and terrible.
eyes," she continued, interrupting
my train of thought. 81 made up my;
mind to do it. ] had been saving the
strichynine ever since last July TO
poison him with. Jim told me to do
It."
"Jin, was a childhood friend, was
he not?n
eyes, we grew up together"
"Tell me all about it from start to
6nish.'
I She settled herself more comfort
ably on the cot, and as If relieving
herself OF burden which weighed
heavily upon her she began her story.
ffrfr. Ansmons, that was Jim's ia
cher, and my father were both farm
ers living near, each eGher. I saw
great deal of jim and became fond
| Of him when we were only children.
he liked ne, but I am afraid he new
er considered ne seriously, for when
he grew up he married anothers 3
sFor while it seemed like life
wasn't worth living. Then Mr.. Jones
began to court me. never cared a
great deal for Mr.. Jones. He was OIL
most three times my age. But at last
married him.
GThen he treated you cruelly?" the
reporter asked.
'sNo, he treated me well enough,
and for while things ran smoothly.
Then jim began noticing ne again.
Whenever my husband was away from
| home, Jim came to see me. Before
| long. / began to wish for my husband
to be away and sought excuses TO
draw him from home.
s'Iwas quite young then--as mat
ter of fact, I am only !"enty-four
now and have been married for eight
years. Mr.. Jones was so much older
than ME. | never could think Of him
as my husband. 1t was always as
parent or guardian that [ looked up-
on him.
CUIlCICIl SSt!iiC iikbo wi 'iSiiiS-
There are three of them. Poor little
things"
And she came nearer tears at this
juncture than at any other time dur
ing the interview.
"Before long my husband learned
of my secret meetings with Jim and
he abused me frightfully, declaring
that he would kill us both. But IN
stead he moved out of the neighbor-
hood, where we had been living, to
farm less accessible to Jim and
kept me under constant surveillance.
"This was maddening. Then his
health began to fail The past two
years of our married life was torture