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HoRRlBLE AFFAIR--.A Mother Murdered BIZ
her Son-A young man named James Fields,
is in jail in Leavenworlh county, Ia, charged
with the murder of his own mother. The
Banner says:


The 6end in human shape had taken his
mother to support--to live with him--he TO
provide, she to do the house work. Thus they
lived until the old LADY health became so i'm
paired that she was scarcely able to leave her
bed, when one day, Sunday, June 7th,) he
came in and ordered her out Of bed to get him
some dinner, g and be damn quick about it,
for he was going to shoot her" The old lady
obeyed the injunction and whilst she was
bending over the fire preparing his meal, he
took the barrel of pistol loaded with powder
and ball, and with coal OF fire he set it Off
the ball took effect iu the upper part Of the
thigh, and ranged through into the abdomen.
She fell bleeding on the floor, where she lay
while this demon and murderer endeavored to
stop the blood by filling the wound with tow
and salt, and washing her with cold water and
spirits. He then let her lay till the next day
noon, hid in his bed behind blanket, which
hung between Aer and himself, that his eyes
need not meet the dying and suppliealing looks
of the mother. On Monday she became so
much worse he called in the neighbors As
they came he fed; but justice pursued and
overlook him, and he is now in custody, await
ing his trial at our next District Court.