Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....Shooting, 1882 

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Josephine Frances (DARDEN; Mrs. Henry S.) HOWARD, shot Dec 1882, Jerusalem 


"Alexandria (VA) Gazette," Wed., Dec. 13, 1882 (Vol. 83, No. 283) 

p. 4, col. 1 

  A MYSTERY.- A dispatch from Williamsurg, Va., says: "Mrs. Josephine Howard, 
of Jerusalem, in Southampton county, was one night lately sitting in her room 
near the fire.  The room had only one window, which was closed, and the heavy 
board shutters were also closed and bolted.  The door, which is of heavy oak, 
was also locked.  As she sat looking into the fire, she was startled by a 
pistol shot, which appeared to come from the center of the room.  She rose 
suddenly and looked around, but saw no one.  Then she became conscious that 
she had been shot in the abdomen, and she fell to the floor.  Her cries 
brought her family to the scene.  They had to force the door, which was still 
locked, and the window shutter was still bolted on the inside.  There was not 
a crack in either the door or shutter through which the shot could have been 
fired.  The bed and wardrobe were searched, but there was no trace of a 
lurking assassin in either, nor could such have escaped without being seen, 
as one of the sons of the lady was at the door during the search.  Mrs. Howard 
lies in a critical condition.  All attempts fail to solve the mystery as to 
who fired the shot. 


Additional information: 

Article posted as part of the Library Of Virginia's "Virginia Chronicle" 
   Virginia newspaper project, at: 
   http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/virginia_newspapers 
   - text of article corrected 

Mrs. HOWARD recovered, surviving until 3 Jan 1896.  She, her husband - deputy 
   clerk of Southampton Co. Court - and her parents are all buried in 
   Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-23&41): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

Mrs. HOWARD operated Howard's Hotel, in Jerusalem.  She bought the 
   adjoining 2-acre MAHONE house lot from David H. KINDRED, 17 May 1869. 
   Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 30, p. 495; file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/30db495a.txt 


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by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/18821213ag.txt