The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-15
A WOMAN AT THE BOTTOM.
THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE
SAVANNAH TRAGEDY.

THE TNDERLY ING CAUSES OF THE
SAVANNAH TRAGEDY.
A Flight for Dillon's Hndy-Thc State
ment or the Dead Mans Mother-A
Loose Woman the Cause OF the Domes-
tic Feud.
From the Savannah News OF yesterday
Since the recent tragedy In the Dillon family
q variety OF rumors have bean adoat IL reverence
to the parties concerned, as to the condition Oh
Dillon, ST., and the disposition that had been
made OF the remains OF the deceased son. These
reports were 80 contradictory that but little re.
lance could be placed on them. We are now,
however. enabled to lay before our readers a
concise and correct account OF the events fol.
lowing upon the unfortunate affair.
Iilon. Sr., gave instructions to an undertaken
In this city to bring q cheap coffin to the Office
and take the body 10 a farm Of his, about five
miles from the city, for interment. The b dy
was placed In the coffin with the same clothes the
deceased had on at the time OF his death. The
coffin WIS placed In q hearse, aud The undertaken
proceeded to the locality designated, taking with
him q negro man to dig the grave. When Just
beyond the Relay House
HEY WIRE MET By MR. DrLLoN'5 WIFE
10 a carriage, who dem ,nded the clrpse. This
was refused. and the driver OF The he lrse waS
| ordered 10 proceed. The party continued on, close
place designated for the burial waBreached. she
hired q wagner, whom they met on the road.
10 proceed with her, as she was to
have the body. On arriving at the ground the
undertaken had the comm removed. and left 1t 10
charge NJ the III gro who had been enplny.d by
Dillon, Sr.. to inter the remains The undertaken
having performed his duty, returned to town.
The mother, with the assistance of some colored
men, who were attracted To the spot and who
sympsthized with her, succeeded In getting pos.
session or the cofin. hid IL put In her wagon, and
then started to return to town, taklug o different
road.
were overtakeR by Henry Tow. deputy. sheriff,
with other parties, VINO demanded the b dy, IN
the name OF the law, at the Instance OF Dillon. Sr.
She at first declined TO give 1t 10, but finally
yielded TO the force OF circumstances. Ono more
the drectio | WAS changed, and In due time the
farm was again re tched. me mother SUI, ioiloT,
returned to the city. At eight O'Clock the mother,
taking with her assistants drove OUT ID the place
and
The coffin was then put in a wagon, and mored
/ rapidly towards town. considerable lime was
/ occupied 10 accomplishing this, and they did not
reach ner house. corner or State and Montgomery
/ streets until hall. past TWO A. NJ, Saturday. On
] Saturday morning she had q very nne coffin or
dered. and the BODY was removed from the other
i and placed In that.
THE FUNERAL
| took place yesterday morning at hall: past ten
| O'Clock from the residence OF the mother, and
was largely attended. The remains were buried
on the place OF Mr.. T. ]. Walsh, situate on the
| Middle Ground Road, q short distance from the
| city. This Information Is correct, as It was fur.
nished BY the mother herself.
CONDITION OF TIE WOUNDED NAN.
The report that Dillon, ST., was suffering great
" from his wounds We learn Is ineorrect. Heis
| said to be getting along very well, aud 1t Ia ex.
| pected VIII be out In o few days. he Is a. pres.
| ent at q house out on the road known as the Be
lay House.
THR ABSENT SONS.
The rumor that the other sons, who are absent
from the city and who had been telegraphed for,
had arrived Is incorrect. One or them tBentamin)
IL 10 Montgomery, Alabama, and q telegram was
| received stating that he sympathized with tho
family, but was unable to travel on account OF
sickness. the other son Is IN the Interior near
| week. Three other children are IN Europe, and
| one, q married daughter, Is In Canada.
STATEMENT OF q MOTHER OF TIE DECEASED.
We received O request last evening from the
afnlcted mother to call at her house, and In com
piance Herewith we proceeded a. half-past eigh.
O'CLOCK TO her residence TO ascertain the object OF
her request. She seemed SOLICITORS about certain.
| reports that were circulated to the effect that her
| deceased son had threatened The life or his father
previous to NE recent dimcaity: sne empnsli.
10 question abe had gone down to her husbands
ONCE to c,nsult him 10 regard TO some
domestic matters, when, ~ tne course OF con
id puppy.n This excited her anger, aud she re.
buked him for 1t. when he told her to 60 home.
She shortly after left and returned 10 her house,
where she met her decease son. un the Impulse
father called sou a id puppy.n She states that
the BOY seemed TO feel IL deeply, and :mcde some
reply about his father disgracing the family. He
then said he was gong down, and she 10.
replied he thought not. He did not make any
threat on hearing OF hts fathers remarks. and
his mother asserts that she never knew him 10
no left che house he met o friend named Sack,
who showed him q new pistol, and Alexander
borrowed IL. She expresses disbelief IN any pre-
meditstion on his part. lie subsequently visited his
fathers Office, aud The conversation which then
occurred, as given 10 the evidence a. the inqu 81.
Ion, and the command "clear out and 60 home. "
together with the epithet which his mother told
him had been applied to him, 30 excited and out
ragged his feelings that In
THE HEAT OF Passion
he drew the pistol and fred at his father. His
mother spoke OF the different reports which had
been circulated concerning the manner OF his
death, and stated as her belief, that he Killed him
self, as essab isned BY the coroner inquest: ne
M SuuuCl ~ ~ sheS 80 hSN
wound d his father, She spoke OF the deceased
az q remarkably quiet, peaceably disposed boy,
very retIoent In his disposition, and perfectly con.
tented when engaged In musical exercises, OF
which he was passionately fond. This description
OF the Youths character Was also oofrooorated hy
several neIghbors who were present at the In.
tervlew.
THE CAUSE OF TIE TROUBLE.
we were Informed, dates about three years back.
since which time her husband has not been living
with her regularly. This was brought about by
the discovery that the husban | and father had
been lured OF by q young woman to whom the
vile says she was particularly kind, and had aa.
sisted In many ways, but that events proved she
was making "a stick TO break her W head" Tho
son, Benjamin. who Is now In Montgomery, was
incenssd at this, and one mo- ming visited the
domlcile where this woman was staying and
cleaned out the establishment. driving her away.
This caused q rupture In the family. The son was
furnished with one hundred dollars and sent of
with Instructions not to write to his father Tor
money. His mother says. however, he wrote to
her regularly. Since that time thin.s had not
gone On pleasantly. Her husband cut down her
allowance and bestowed upon the other woman
| mentioned things previously gwen 10 her. She
| states that some times her indignation would got
| the better OF her, and she would visit the place
where this woman was staying and use her
tongue freely. About Two weeks since she states
she was on the place when David r. Dillon
SNAPPED A PISTOL AT HER FOUR TINES,