Pickens County GaArchives News.....Southern, Catherine found guilty of murder; sentence commuted : ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C. T. Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 November 7, 2006, 5:11 pm "The Carroll County Times" : Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia NEWSPAPER Issue of MAY 10, 1878 TO BE HUNG PICKENS County Murderess Tried and Found Guilty The trial of Catherine Southern, charged with the murder of Narcissus Cowart, alias Narcissus Fowler, began at Jasper in Pickens Superior Court on Wednesday the 24th day of April and continued till 10 o'clock Friday night 26th, when the jury went out to make up a verdict. They returned a verdict of guilty on Saturday night the 27th. The court sentenced her to be hanged on the 26th day of June next. Counsel for defendant moved for a new trial which motion will be heard at Gilmer Court the 2nd Monday in May. The state was represented by the Solicitor General Thomas F. Greer, Col. Allen of Elijay and Fred Darnell, Esq. of Atlanta. Counsel for defendant, Col. Carey W. Styles of Canton, Col. R.P. Lester of Cumming, Wm. Day and Sm. Sunmote Esq. of Jasper. All made speeches. The defendant remained apparently composed and unconcerned during the trial but showed some signs of emotion during the sentence by Judge Lester. The Marietta Journal ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MAY 31, 1878 KATE SOUTHERN Gov. Colquitt has commuted the sentence of Kate Southern to ten years in the penitentiary, and we believe his actions in the matter gives pretty general satisfaction, though there were a great many people who wished her pardoned. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pickens/newspapers/southern1962gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb