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Show A WIFE GIVEN A THRASHING. Knoxville, May 11. The details of a murderous affair which occur ed on Wolf creek is received here. Jonathan Bell, an old and well to do man, lost his wife by death six weeks ago. After two weeks he married a girl seventeen years old, greatly to the disgust of his family. ;is lime passcu, nicy gtcw muic unsatisfied un-satisfied and finally they went in a body to the old man's home, and taking the young wife out, stripp ;d her and gave her one hundred lashes On the following day on complaint of the elder Bell and one John Bal-lew Bal-lew the wMppers were arrested, but were released on bonds. Then they went to Ballew's house to punish pun-ish him for interfering. Ballew resisted and in the battle which followed, fol-lowed, Jack Johnson and three others were fatally shot. Johnson and Big Bell have since died, and it is said the others are dying. There have been no arrests. Both sides are armed. |
