Alleghany County NcArchives Obituaries.....Emory, Rachel 1889
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Biblical Recorder (Raleigh)  27 Feb 1889
There was a brutal murder of a white woman in Alleghany county last Tuesday night 
week. The husband of Mrs. Rachel Emory died four months ago leaving her with two 
children. Emory had saved up some money and it was believed that $500 was locked 
in his trunk. The farm house is situated on a lonely mountain side and there are 
no other houses within two miles. About two o'clock she was awakened by a noise 
in her room which proved to be that of two masked men. She sprung from the bed, 
jerked a large revolver from a bureau drawer and was in the act of firing at the 
men when they sprang upon her, pointed the revolver at her own head and without 
one word fired a bullet through her brains. After the villans had completely 
satisfied themselves with butchering the poor woman, they consulted about the 
life of the little girl, and decided to do her no harm; so the girl tells the 
story. The robbers carried off three hundred dollars.


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