The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-25
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WHAT AN ESoIEEER DID WITH A MAN
WHO DisARRANGED RAILROAD TRACK.
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Tsi Asthe day Of Chek's executions ap-
proasbes, horrible and ghastly topics are
s'discusbed an workshops, around the even.
ms Stoyessia the corner ,groce ries, and
~ many places Of public resort. Chill
dren-shudder and cling closer to their
msihsra kpee q the ,garrqlops -oldE- Wis
nor nasIatas some Story Of hanging or
sssliss slis' assaiIs .olF,sons 4, dark crime that oc
curved when sine, wasbea igirlvs Tho sol.
A,epaiths mysterious aud the 'suppsersti
.rnioIl, which always surround hanging.
ssssssesmIsa be 10 the air, and although the
ssfePio, ,ssTa, disgusting one, it must be con.
@stfsssa7anetto TO the credit Of hum ,nity-
ssltfhat sslflaadt5 = =, morbid arpetise in the public
oaicsageE and demands the minutest dotai
ssofthe horrible barB4rity.
S ssea Ss 4i the ithany recalled stories which
TfIH.
:, !, 'srss M borne upon ahenvery wind, the foil
siaVWisg was told to- a ,Scnfine, reporter a
-aapisRt, or two. ago, and, to add to the
+ sihs hSffid ID. .sufrophdings ofthe story, he was
s.saa.a eefRh shop, viewing. the coffin which
sssisAo Contain the last remains of the n,ur
Sssasrst gucks.@ The story may be q true
-scione; more likely it is false, but it i.
On given ag it was detailed, and it may be
that some one still living may remember
thsksscpnlsfahESa Esnd @fite the tale
g, S.s Some years ago there was a well known
salongineers whose nnrHs is not given for
:.ss.ss,ggoodi apd Apfeieat' reasons, who ran a
sse'Spasseueer train ON Ione of tho most pop
Pajular aud most travelled roads that run
- out Of Indianapolis. Alta certain place
~ =. the road every night for about week
,az;as shs passenger train ran by, and this
.ssoshgiPc came thnnderlng along, it vas
:, - q teait to be thrown from the track By
ID, an obstruction placed there. Several
s sasltheke .nisbaps to the train caused loss
essoo of fflifs life nd tfie ccmp,ny was becoming
considerably alarmed and tho ability of
kast tksspeitecr.wus being seriously ques.
ssat 40 tti61sd s,t yps night, ss the unfortunate
etl 2 tfqini'was yneuring the istal7spot, the.
! 'sshsipeers MhoTHhaad been sitting, ,gru a.
aad silent at the throttlo, tusued to his
y ~ .lseSna S4 aud siad this train jumps
ssls:tlle itTaekiat this place to night, ycu iiol
low mo; don't stop for anything, but
keep close saiterf me- Somebody has
.Cbsan throwing this train eff the track
and I'm Ching to catch him." When
thsFtraih arrived at the usual place it
gstFpsk q agisRlacsi.rail and sas banked.
4 The en- snsinesr,S closely fallSwed by The
lss tifsnias, jumped from, the engine aud ran
- into a.cornfe!d aud started up up man
- 80 q tVs:i Jay sonecaied there. Upon bring
sas me stlsg culprit back to the wreck the en-.
. Eassad messengers wanted to lyach, him,
= shnt tle engineer stem, cold, dctsrrnn.
I'd Ian; prs voatsltheth, saying ayfi thai hs
S'Sss!a ne charge of hin, and through
- >~ frfftf Nf|TnttVuo VI ithc1 cVHAuctOr the
trembling Mrstch was left in charge OF
the engiueass j The train was rightea,
and Ss4 sq9qh speeding on its way Tn c
priaeAeF who had confessed his flo ,dish.
ness; hItds beon seated on the engine and
the fireman placed Beside him az guard.
When thg Train was on smooth piece
Of track bowliug along ut the speed of
twenty y-ivc miles an hour, the engineer
beckoRed she frsuian to stand out of
the way. The fireman stepped aside
and tho sngineer picked up round
s;ssatlsk ksofiwood aud struck the criminal
: daSh 4 blow upon the head that it stun
ssped him, Hs!thcn caugh, the quivcring
form Of the poor wretch, and opening
. the futaac co DOORS threw his tody into
y, ! .lssa lls os, sesthibg he'll Of fane. The
g =, tsl0orsswere shut tho train rattlcd along
ssaaldineSers until upon his dea.h BED the
eSgfSssf confessed the act, was it ascer..
I z :ssaiaed xhas had been done to the find
y who haa Jbssn in the habit Of throwing
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