Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-09-21
The Wages Of Sin.

The Memphis Avalance, of Wednes-
day, gives the following particulars
of the killing of Captain J. Theodore
Adams, of which mention has been
made by telegraph:
The cause of the shooting was the
alleged seduction of Mr.. Brownies
daughter Mile by Mr.. Adams. The
latter gentleman last Monday spoke
to one Of his brother clerks, and said
that he was in trouble. Asking him
what was the matter, he replied that
Mr.. Browne had said he must marry
his daughter, to whom he had been
paying attentions for some time. He
said he had had criminal knowledge
of the lady in question.
Mr.. Browne has made the follow
ing. statement:
Friday last 1 first discovered my
daughters condition, butnever learn
ed its author until yesterday morn
ing. As soon as 1 learned of it, I
went Immediately toMr. Adams, who
was staying in Seesel's, and told him
that he. must marry my daughter.
This was about eight o'clock, and he
told me to go away, and he would
meet me at my store, No. 3l5 Second
street. I went away and waited at
my store until about half-past ten
o'clock, when, he not coming, I again
went to Seesel's. Going up to him
l asked him why he had not come to
my store, according to promise. He
made some frivolous excuse about
some one being sick, and that he could
not neglect his business. Telling me
to come around to a certain store on
Union street. he went away. In COM
pany with my son 1 did go around,
nd there met Adams. He said that
he could not marry my girl because
he had no money. l told him that
while did not have much, I could
and would help him along all in my
power. My daughter was willing to
marry him, and l had nothing to say.
Upon his again fatty refusing ! said:
"f will go unarmed to-day, but if
you do not marry my daughter this
day, you take your own life in your
hands" He laughed at me, and said
that was a game two could play at,
and that he could pull and shoot as
quick as I could. Coming on on the
sidewalk, he said Well, suppose
you will not take any advantage OF
lne. You will give me show" Says
1: What show did you give me |?
What show did you give my daugh-
ter? / will take any and every ad-
vantage of you that I can, as you
have done the same with me.
We then separated, and l return
ed to my store, where Colonel DuBose
came with John D. Adams about
twelve o'clock to see me. Colonel
Dubose said that he had come as a
mutual friend, to see if this thing
could be arranged amicably. Says /,
This is no child's play; l am terri
bly, in earnest, and that man must
marry my daughter" That was the
last talk I had with any Of them.
When returned home last night I
met my daughter and questioned her.
She told me that Adams had asked
her if was a Mason. She told him
{" Yes" and he said that he also was
a Mason, and that Masons were un-
der obligations to protect each other 8
families, and that whatever they did
that way was all right. By this kind
of talk he succeeded in effecting his
purpose and ruined my daughter.
We'll, this morning / got up and told
some of my folks that | was going af-
ter Adams. had some trouble in
getting gun, but finally hired one
for three days, telling the man I was
going hunting. l just walked into
the store and had the gun pulled down
on him before he saw me, when he
dropped as if shot behind the coun-
ter. I ran around some ladies who
were in the store and shot him. I
gave him every show, but he would
not repair the damage he had done
me, and this is all that was left me to
do. ''-..,
While making his statement Mr..
Browne evinced much emotion, at
times half suppressed sobs yelling
up in his throat so as to stop his
speech, while his eyes filled with
tears.
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