Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-13
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

! the most revolving murders that we nave
heard Of for some time. The particulars
are as follows: Mr.Jesse Brock, a poor
but honest citizen of our country, who.
though addicted to intemperarce, was
generally a peaceable citizen-livins in
the utmost tranquility with every one
except perhaps his own wife-left our
town on Tuesday evening last, for home.
We learn that before he reached there he
stopped at neighbor's orn-shucking,
where he probable become intoxicated;
and that when he arrived at home quar-
rel and fight ensued between himself and
wife, aud that Two young nen, in The i'm
mediate neighborhood hearing the noise
of The a(fray, went TO the assistance ol the
wife, who they supposed to be Suffering
from the violence of a druken husband
The young men did mol return, aud on
visiting Brooks house the fdIoming morn
ing, the neighbors found evidence of a
desperate and bloody struggle, and Iifeless
body Of The unhappy man. He lay with
his head under bed. and had evidently
been bealen 10 deaths, with clubs. &c.
p. S.-Further Particulars
the above was in type, Mr.. Hansel, the
Coroner Of this county waited upon US,
and politely furnshes5ed US with the evi,
dence adduced before The jury of inquest.
From this ii appears that The names oflhe
Two young men went TO the assistance ol
Mrs. Brock, are John Phillips aud Will
liam D. Grant. That when they arrived
The deceased beating his wife with gun,
the s,ocE Of which he had broken in the
act. The gun belonged TO Phillips. and
had becu borrowed of him by Brock some
days previous. Phillips asked him for it.
and he gave il up without ary resistance;
but armed himself with chair.po and
swore he would kill his wife, or any one
else that might inlerpose. At this Grant,
i who had stick i'll his hand. made an on
set atbim, and after short scufile between
them Philips, joined Grant, with his gun
barrel, and gave Brock blow Oh the head
which knocked him down, after which he
gave him two otfere blows when all, in.
cluding Mrs. Brock and children left the
scene. The jury found Brooks skull bro
ken in three places, apparently by blow
from heavy blunt ins!rument--and gave
their verdict accordingly.
A question now arises, of some impor,
tance, which is this:-shall that culpable
apathy and indifference 10 The demands oil
our outraged laws, which has TOO long
characterized our, citizens, enable these
men TO eude the penalty provided for their
crime land that Too without the trouble
of running away!-[From the Sandsrsuile
Telescope, Nou. /. .#
Fatal and Melancholy Acident.-On
Friday morning last, Col. William Orr, OF
Henderson Country, N. c., met. with an.
cident aboul Z miles above this place,
which caused his death iu a few hours.
He and his son were returning from An
gusta with five horse wagon loaded
with goods, in company with anolh-
er wagon and team, when the later be-
camo unm"nageable and ran away. and
in attempting TO pass, struck the wagon
OF the deceased, which caused his horses
10 rnu. In endeavoring 10 stop them he
was knocked down, and one wheel passed
over his side, breast and head, breaking
his ribs and collar bone and bruising his
face and head in shocking manner. A
Physician was with him soon after The
accident occurred, and rendered all the
assistance which medical skill could af.
ford, but it was of no avail--he fingered
in great agony (and perfectly in his sem
ses The timej about FIVE hours, aud expi-
red.--On the following day some of his
relatives arrived, and took his remains to
North Carolina !or in,ermenl, He was
81 years Of age, and has left wife and
two sons, besides a large number of other
relatives and acquaintances 10 lament his
sudden and melancholy exit. We had
been acquainted with Col. Orr several
years, aud can bear testimony in regard
to his character as an honorable. upright
man in his own neighborhood, where he
was best known, no one was more respec-
Ted. He had represented Henderson
County in the Legislature two sessions,
and filled other responsible Offices, with
houor to himself and to the satisfaction of
his constituents.
After the accident TO Col. Orr, his hor
scs became detached from the wagon, ran
into The woods, where one orthem had two
legs broken, and was shortly afterwards
killed. The other team was driven by a
young man, who was thrown, and severe
ly but not dangerouslysinjured, soon after
they commenced running. They hen ran
down steep hill, some three or four hun
dred yards, at full speed, when the wagon
came in contact with bank of the creek,
and was literally dashed 10 pieces. A We
nv fine horse was thrown into the creek.
where two Of his legs were broken, and
was afterwards shot. All the horses were
more or less injured. We visited the
place two or three hours after the accident
happened, and can truly say that we nev-
er witnessed more melancholy spec
tacle.-- GreenviLle Mountainnerr. Novens-
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