Macon Telegraph, Georgia
26 March 1889
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FOUND A MAN WITH HIS WIFE.
And John Clements Drew a Pistol and Shot the Intruder Dead.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 25 -- When John Clements went to his home in the southern part of the city, about 9:30 tonight, and opened the door, he found his wife and P. B. L. Nowland sitting together in the room. Nowland, as Clements entered the room, made a movement to strike the latter, when Clements fired twice, both bullets striking Nowland and causing instant death.
This is the story of the killing as told by Clements, who is under arrest. Nowland was a son of J. H. B. Nowland, an old and well-known resident of this city.
CONFESSES HER SHAME.
Mrs. Clements, who is also under arrest, at first denied any knowledge of Nowland, but after telling a number of stories, finally broke down and confessed that she had been criminally intimate with Nowland. The pair spent the early part of the night in visiting rooms in the neighborhood, after which she returned to Clements' house. When Clements came home he found the door locked. He was admitted by his wife, who had concealed Nowland in a rear room.
GREETED HER AFFECTIONATELY.
Clements greeted his wife affectionately, and the tragedy might have been avoided had not Nowland in some way made a noise, which attracted the attention of Clements, who rose, and Nowland seeing he was discovered retreated toward the room in which Clements stood. The latter drew a revolver and fired twice with the result above stated.
Nowland was a married man about forty years old. His wife is the daughter of John B. Glover, once auditor of the state.
