Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-07-20


chair; and said be was taken very sick. The
landlord got him a glass of whiskey, but that
didn't seem to do him any good. He said he
hadn't felt well all the afternoon. He was
dizzy now, and almost blind, and had severe
pains all up and down his back. He said he
never could get home alone, and he. wanted
somebody to help him. One of the company,
who had horse in the shed, offered to help
him, and SUIT got up to 60 out with him, but
he staggered and trembled so that he had to
help him out, and lift him onto the horse.
dThis SUIT Mangle had lived in that section
going on four years, but folks didn't know
much about him. He had wife but no chill
dren, and earned his living by hunting. He
seemed to be quiet sort of chap, but as he
didn't seek anybody company, ofcourse there
didn't anybody seek his.
"About nine o'clock Smith and | went
home and went to bed, and just as we were
going to work the next morning we saw the
German pedler posting off down the main
road to the river We went to the shop, and
along towards the middle of the forenoon we
saw crowd gathering in front Of the tavern.
T ran over and learned that the peddler had
been murdered and robbed We found the
coroner, and off We went down the road, for
about y mile, where we found the murdered
man. His head was smashed to pumice,
and his clothes all covered with blood; and
not far off was found the club with which it
had been done. 1t was Q piece of locust, and
was daubled all over the heaviest end with
blood and tangled hair. The two trunks
were found in the woods, entirely empty,
everything they had contained having been
carried off.
"It didn't take long to find verdict in that
case; and when they had decided that the
peddler had been brutally murdered by some
unknown person, the body was carried back
to the tavern, and then the people turned out
to hunt up the murderer. They hunted all
that day securing the highways and the by.
ways, and the woods in every direction; but
the object Of their search was not to be found.
One Of the first places visited was SUIT Man
gle's. They found him sick abed, and his
wife said she was afraid he had the smallpox.
She had seen nothing and heard nothing, Of
any stragglers about the premises; and as
the settlers were anxious to get out of the
way of a man, who had that fatal disease, they
left as quickly as possible.
"It was on the third day after the murder
that all hopes of finding the Liam in that
section were given up. As many as twenty
different individuals had been apprehended
and examined, but not proof enough could be
found to detain them. People wondered how
it could have been doue-and well they might
for the murder could not have been done
an hour before it was discovered, and in less
than another hour half the inhabitants of the
town were on the search. Inquiries had been
made upon every way By which villain could
be thus gained. l had made up my mind
that the murderer had not left the town at all.
| believed that it must have been done by
some one who lived in that section; though |
had no idea of where suspicion could rest.
The third day after the murder was Sunday,
and in the forenoon Smith and went out 10
take walk We stopped at the tavern, where
learned that SUIT Mangle had the smallpox
Of the worst kind, and that nobody dared to
90 near the house. asked if he had the
doctor.
"No," said the landlord; 81 his wife says
she can fix him up, as she has been in q hos.
pital in New Orleans. So the doctor thinks
there is no need of his veAturing there"
"Of course knew that couldn't take the
smallpox again, so made up my mind that Id
90 down and see the poor fellow, and find out
If he wanted any help. Smith said he would
go part of the way with me, but he wouldn't
Venture into the Get. We set out and when
we got within half dozen rods of the house,
my companion said he guessed he'd stop, and
let me 20 ahead. The dwelling was only
log cabin, and when I reached the door, Mrs.
Mangle came out. She was hard looking
woman, though not so homely as had seen.
"Don't come no higher" she cried, when
she saw me. SUITS got the smallpox awful"
"Never fear,' says l. 81 aint afraid of it,
I've just dropped down to see if | couldn't
help him.
''But she declared that I mustn't come in.
She said it would be the death Of me. He
didn't want any help. However, l insisted,
and she finally gave way: but she warned me
against going near the bed. went in, and
there, in one corner, on q low bed, | saw SUIT
slangle. His face was as speckled as an ad-
der, and he seemed to be in much pain.
How are YEP" asked.
"Awful!" said he.
"Can'tI do something for ye?" says 1.
"Take care!' he cried. "Don't come no
higher! Yell catch yer death!'
IL SLruck me lnat tnc man coQlI talR
good deal better than could when had the
small pox, and I thought his eyes looked
rather bright and clear. And then his face
wasn't swollen bit.
Take care" says he, as went nearer to
him.
"Never fear," says I. Give had it, and
as spoke 1 sat down on the side Of the bed.
He trembled so that could feel the bed shake
under me, and turned quickly over so as hide
his face and as he did this l saw two things
that rather startled me. In the first place, I
saw that he had his clothes on in the second
place, saw that the spots on his face 'cerenf
anything but spots They weren't pustules
al all, but only daubs Of some kind Of red and
purple paint, or berry juice.
at didu't take more'n minute for me to