The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-09-12
4 Sad St0ry--Death from Want and
EXDOSUre. ~.

exposure. -.
About ten weeks ago gentleman pas
sed through this city on his way to
Arkansas, where ne intended to locate.
An Englishman by birth, he had been for
many y-years a commercial traveller for a
house in one of the largest mercantile
cities in. Europe, and IN that capacity had
visited every part of the world. Hewas,
in every sense of the word, a perfect
gentleman. Ola sensitive and retiring
disposition, he was lily calculated, how
ever, to make acquaintaRces, and lacked
the assurance which we daily learn is
necessary to thrive in this world of ours.
He had heard a glowing account Of our
sister State, and Wentto Pine Bluff, where
his means became almost exhausted.
Writing to his wife to remit to, him at
Camden, he started to meet friend. In
this he was disappointed, and the unset
tied state Of mail facilities preventing
the recei pit of means from home, he de-
termined to return to this city and await
here until he heard from his family.
About this time two gentlemen from
Kentucky arrived in Camden on horse.
back, and put up at a hotel there. In
the morning their horses were missing,
and the citizens turned out, headed by
the city marshal, and started in pursuit
of the missing animals. They were found
tied the woods about a mile from town
and when on the way back to town with
them, the parties met the gentleman Of
whom we are writing. Being stranger
he was Immediately arrested as the horse
thief and told by the marshal that if he
would tell who were his confederates in
the matter, he would be released. A
denial Of any knowledge whatever Of the
theft was all that could be elected, and
the marshal then took the halter off one
of the horses, and makingra slipnoose,
passed it around the gentleman's neck and
hung him to a tree, until, as the officer
stated afterwardsto the magistrate, "he
turned black in the face and his tongue
stuck out halfa yard" When life was
nearly extinct he was dropped to the
ground, and whenit again began to assert
itself, he was oncemore urged to confess.
As before nothing could be told, and a
second timethe hanging scene was enacted,
until death nearly came to the rescue.
He was, however, cut down, and then
taken before magistrate and committed
upon evidence that would not have de-
tained any other than a stranger for a
single moment. In a few weeks, during
which time he remained in jail, his trial
came on before the criminal court at
Camden, and he was honarably acquitted,
not one particle of evidence .appearingt to
implicate him. On the contrary, the real
cnlprit, well known horse-thief, wholly
ed not far from the:place, twas ascertain
ed had stolen the horses. ...,
After his acquital, the gentleman, too
proud to ask for assistance where be had
been so foully wrouged, started for this
city, and lived upon such precarious sub
siitence as his sensitive nature would al
low him to ask for by the way, until he
arrived an, Eunice Landing, Ark :, where
he sought for and>obtained labor. He
toiled along in the hot sun, for which he
only received his board, until he became
sick. Never having done any outdoor
work, tbeEsun, combined with the treat
nent he received at Camden, had its ef-
feet upon him. Wishing to reach this
city, where he hoped to hear from those
who were dear to him, he took passage
on the deck of the Des' Arc upoEsher last
trip up but one. He arrived in this, city
sick and worn out with want aud suffer
ing, and one week ago to-day the morning
papers told of a man being found dead on7
the bluff, the coroner's jury having re-
turned verdict that George Russell had
come to his death from want and expo
sure"