The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-08-05
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A Fearful Tragedy-A Man Killed by a
DOG

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Dog.
On yesterday we came into possession
of the particulars of most singular and
fearful tragedy, which recently occurred
in one Of the mountain counties of this
State. The gentleman with whom we
received our information has requested US
to give neither the name of the county in
which the horrible scene took place, nor
the names OF the actors in it; in the first
place, because the families OF the parties
are among the best and most respectable
in the county, and should not be subjec-
ted to this additional modification for an
act which they can, in no manner, be held
responsible; and, in the second place, be-
cause publicity would now, in no way,
subserve the ends of justice: as the guilty
party has already expiatcd his crime by
so fearful punishment. We will only.
preface our account OF the matter by Sta
ting that our information was derived
from a wcll.known and highly esteemed
gentleman of this city, and may DO safe
ly relied upon as perfectly correct in eve
ry particular.
In one of the mountain counties Of
Georgia there lives two families, each be-
fore the war noted for its wealth and re-
fncment. Since the war the families
(whom we shall call respectively r. and
L.) though they had, like nearly ev-
cry one else, lost every thing by the con-
aict. still retained the high position in So
cicty which they had for some long time
filled One Of them, the LIS, lost several
of its members, as we'll as it's fortune, by
the war, and at the commencement Of our
story consisted Of Mr.. IT,, Il gentleman tif-
ty-fve years of age, his wife, nearly the
same age, and an unmarried daughter Of
about twenty-five. In about Il quarter Of
milo from their house lived one OF the
RS, young man, who had recently
married very beautiful young lady Of
the county, and having left the patcrnal
mansion was farming by himself on Il
small tract of ground. The two families
lived some distance from the county
town, in sparsely inhabited section of
country, and being each the nearest
ncighbor of the other, were, OF course, on
terms of great intimacy. Between the
young wife and the daughter of Mr. L. a
fast friendship was soon formed, being
nearly the same age and of similar tastes
and disposition, and relying upon each
other for company in the daily absence
of the two gentlemen, who were engaged
in experimenting the business OF their
farms
A few days since Mr.. R informed
his wife that he had received letter,
which would compel immediate atten-
dance in Atlanta, where he would havo
to remain for several days, and as it would
be inconvenient for him TO take her with
him to that city, advised that she should
ask her young neghbor to stay with her
during his absence. The next morning
he set out in his buggy for Atlanta, and
his wife during the morning went overto
Us house for the purpose of inviting
her young friend to stay with her.-
When she arrived there she told the
young lady of the absence of her husband;
representing how lonely she would find
her house at night from the fact that she
employed no house servant, and her cook,
together with the few laborcrs employed
on the farm, slept at the "negro quarter"
nearly half mile from the dwelling
house, and ended by asking Miss L.
to spend the nights with her until her hus-
band returned. The young lady, after
consultation with her mother, readily as
scnted 10 the proposition, and promised
TO come over during the afternoon. Iav-
ing accomplished her purpose and feeling
very much relieved in mind, Mrs. R
returned home and spent the day perform
ing tho usual household dntics. When tho
morning had passed away and the after
noon came and then the sun set without
bringing her friend she felt no alarm, but
thought that the latter had decided not to
come until after tea, when her father,
across the field, which separated the two
houses. would escort her. Accordingly
the evening meal was eaten, household
affairs arranged and tho cook dismissed
for the night to her distant cabin at the
"ouarter." About nino o'clock Mrs r.
began to feel little uneasy, as Miss L.. had
not yct come, when servant came up to
the house and brought note from her ex-
pected friend, stating that she would be
unable to spend the night with her, as she
had promised, for her father, from some
cause or other, had positively refused to
givo his consent to the arrangement. AT
ter delivering tho notc the servant took
his departure and the brave woman pre-
pared to spend the night by herself Feel
| inc that she had protector in large and
very fierce yard-dog belonging to her hus.
band. she took him into her bedroom,