The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-30

ago, the fact was briefly mentioned in
the CaA that the body-or rather the re.
mains OF the body-of man had been
found in the brush about two miles from
Belmont. Some ChinRmen discovered
them, while engaged in clearing the
brush away. They first found q skull.
and then found, lying in a hammock of
blankets suspended from the bushes. e
mouldering skeleton that had once been
o mans. The discovery was reported to
the authorities, and an Investigation was
instituted. 1t was noticed that tie spot
was The most secluded that could be
found in TINT part OF tho country: nn].
from appearances. it had been used ns
camping-groand by one or two men. The
skeleton was found to bo clothed in
rather superior mauner-tho under
garments being of good quality, and the
otner apparel consisting Of light cassi-
mere pants, a light checked pattern vest,
oVercoat. The pants were covered with
waterproof overalls, and nn oyercoat of
the same material was spread over the
body as it lay in the hammock.
Among the bushes near at hand q ere
found revolver, IN umbrella and n
leather valise. The Inst pamcd con-
talned quantity of fine clothing, some
new and others that had been worn.
between the canvas lining aud the top
OF the valise was found q fragment OF
the Morning Call, Of the date of Febrn-
ary IL, 1872. In rats nest. few wards
from the valise, were found a soda bot
tie, filled with laudanum, and q silver
watch. The watch was exhibited at the
police office yesterday. 1t is of supe.
rlor manufacture; is stem. .windcr. en-
ameled back. and bears tho name of
'Roscoe, manufacturer On the inside
edges OF the case, ut the back, these
numerals arc out in different places.
XVII. "VlI," "III" A silver chain
is attached to it. When tho skeleton
was lifted from the hammock. it was
found that the bottom of the hammock
had been soaked with blood, and the
garments In the neighborhood of the
lolns were also heavily stained from the
same cause. Beneath tue body were
also found nnmber Of pads and ban.
cages made OF strips torn from some linen
used to stop how of blood. The skull
was found nbeut City feet from the ham.
mock, having fallen from the BODY and
rolled down q deciivity.
Another skeleton was found ahont
four months ago. half q mile from the
spot at which the last skeleton was
found. A pistol was also found near
this skeleton, and hole in the skull
showed that death had been caused by a
gun or pistol shot. Scraps of a news
paper found near the skeleton in the
former instance correspond in dates in
dicated with that found in the hammock.
ana the circumstances seem to point to
some connection between the deaths of
the two men, which must have occurred
near the samo time, about year ago.
fhe first skeleton was found at the foot
OF thiokly wooded guloh, leading di-
reotly to the locality of tho hammock.
Mr. Phelps aud other parties interest.
ed IN vestigating the affair believe TINT
the men were malefactors of some de-
scription hiding from justice, or that
they were fugitives from the city. Some
quarrel sprung mp between them, end
the difficulty was settled by q pistol com.
bat at the foot OF the gulch. Que of the
combatants met his death instantly by n
bullet sent into his brain, aud foil where
his skeleton was discovered many mouths
afterward. The other, mortully wounded
in the lower part OF the body, succeeded
IN regaining his camping place, and.
after Intellectual attempts to stay The
ebbing current of life, fipalIy died un.
seen and unattended.
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