The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-08-19
From tho New Orleans picayunc.1
A Fearful Tragedy Love and Crime in
Mississippi.

1t is not often that single commui.
ty is startled by succession ofevcnts SO
marked and intensely interesting as
those which make up the following in.
c'dcnts recently occurring at Baw's Fer.
ry, on Pcarl River, in the State of Mis-
s'sslppI About two months since q
young man named Lee, citizen Of that
place. was engaged to be married to q
young lady, the daughter of an opulen,
planter Although Of respectable con.
nccuons, his habits were Wild and diss,-
patrd. Notwithstanding tins, his man
nrr$ were those ola gentleman, and
! y" possessed an indication which fitted
/ him ior the best society in the country
brlnS young and good looking, aud
! WIN II reputation acquired by great GAL
lanlry IN the army, it is not s,,rprisi,"
nc engaged the alrc.;ons Of young
and bcau''H! wn!man, and inspired ghpr
with a love which not oven an acknowl.
edged CRIME could lessen aud subduc.
Some few weeks before their mar
rage was to have been celebrated. he
forged draft IN her fathers namo CDr
! $1,000, and obtained The money on il.
IL was supposed that he was melted to
the act by bis great want OF money and
the brI:"' that he would even be married
and that The family influence. as well rs
tho fathers natural affection. would
unto IN concnalin@ the crime. But The
forgery WAS discovered before the mar.
mage was consumma,cd. He was ar
rested on complaint Of the father and
thrown into prison The daughter tried
every means in her power to soften the
hcart OF her parent, and procure the re-
lease OF her lover, but her cxcr,ions
were unavailing, and hcrplcadings un-
needed AS last resource, she boz
Scd and obtained permission to visit her
bctroihcd in prison. Knowing that his
only chance OF escaping the penalty the
law had affixed TO lis crime was now
dependent on himself alone, she conceal
ed revolver ahout her person, and
took him files and other instruments
necessary for his use in breaking his
prison door At this lnic view, means
OF escape were planned, and that night
liked Tor lis attempt.
About midnight he began his opera.
tons. In the lower room OF the ial y
guard was stationed. 1t was necessary
Tor him to pass these before he could
gam the open air lie succeeded in
breaking out CT his cell and reaching the
room where the three guards were STA
toned. But here commenced !. strp~
gle Tor life. The guards heard him
coming and prepared to receive him.
lint they little rrckoncd on the dcspcr.
ate struggle before them. They had to
contend with man determined 20 escape
or die. The first glance showed him
ll'r desperate character Of his situation.
Without moments hesitation he fired
on the guard, killing one of them in
stantiy. lie continued firing until the
other two were mortally wounded. In
the struggle he was himself slightly
wounded, but not so dangerously as to
prevent his escape, or to prevent the
active use OF his limbs lie gained the
open country ana reached Tic river. l.,
is supposed he came to New Orleans,
and is now concealed with friends in the
city. So ended one Of the most re.
markahc tragedies that has ever occur
cd in this country.
CURIOUS PEorIIEsY OF Charles
DIcKENs.-In his American
notes in 1912, Dickens thus
writes:
"Year by year the tone Of
public sentiment will sink low
CT down year by year the Con-
grcss and the Senate must be-
come Of less account before all
decent men; year by year the
memory OF the fathers Of the
Revolution must be outraged
more and more by the bad life
of their degenerate children"
is there one man in Amcri-
ca, outside Of the arch-anarchest
Of the Capitol who will deny
the plain and bitter truth to-
day of these words spoken in
1912? Is there one act of that
batch of aw-brcakers at the
Capitol-panting for the car
magnolc and the red cap--who
will deny that Charles Dickens
had the forecast Of u seer when
he pemcd them2
| --------s Co..
IllE NEGROES CALL FOR
IRoops. The Governor ofFlo-
rida, and Hon. Isaac Nj. Haw-
kins, Of Tennessee, having seve-
rally addressed letters to the
President with reference to
calling out the Federal troops
to aid the State authorities of
those States in supprcssing riots
ana instructions. Mr.. John
son referred the communications