Show A Female Fiend RALEIGH N C Sept 29Thursday night the store of A D Owens at Creswell Martin Mar-tin countywas entered by burglars Owens dwelling adjoined the store He heard a noise and stepped to the door As he did so he saw two burglars one fired killing Owens Since that time the authorities have been on the track of the burglars and murderers Monday night Sheriff Sprewill arrived at Plymouth with the wife of the murdered man and two negroes Another negro James Davenport alias James Ambrose was shot and killed One of the negroes made a confession some days ago to the effect that Mrs Owens had hired them to kill her husband She wished them to drown him and prepared water in a barrel for that purpose She gave him medicine to put him in a sound sleep and the three negroes actually stood by his bedside ready to commit the crime Their courage failed them Finally Ambrose some nights afterward after-ward entered the store and when Owens appeared shot him Ambrose was pursued and on making a desperate attempt to kill the members of the sheriffs posse was shot through the heart Mrs Owens and the other two negroes are now in jail at Plymouth Ply-mouth awaiting trial |