The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-27
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Sad Accident.

A distressing accident occurred nt
the now livery stable Of Mr.. J. w.
Wadsworth, on Tryon street, at 81
o'clock yesterday afternoon. rho
brick work on tho stable was lust be.
ing completed, and would have been
ready to receive tho roof day had
1T not been for the accident. Only
three workmcn were engaged on tho
"ca'folding at tho time, and they wcro
laying brick on one of the side walla.
Saddcnly one Of the men discovered
that tho wall was sprineiug out, and
after somo remarks between tho men.
all started TO escape from tho scaffulds.
seeing that tho wall was about to fall,
Two of thom escaped without mate
rial injury, by swinging off by tho
sca''olding, but Wm, Biggcrs, one Of
them, received injuries which it is
| likely will result fatally.
At tho time tho men saw their
danger, they were all standing about
midway bctwcon tho onds Of the wall,
which is fifty feet in length. Mr..
i'igg"ra thought to reach tho soutl,
end Of the scafIo!d and jump off bo.
fora the wall fell, but Tho distance
was too great, and before he could
re ch tho end, it camo down with II
crash. The unfortunate p>an foil lust
as the wall began TO givo way, bctwoon
the WILL and tho scailolding. IIo waa
hurled 10 the ground and almost lit-
orally covered by tho dbris.
Upon tho removal Of tho brick and
soalloldius, it was found that thrco of
Mr.. Biggcrs' ribs lad been broken, as
was also his right arm. Drs. r.. j.
Moore and Robert Gibbon were call.
cd in, and Mr.. Biggcrs was removed
to his home. whctc no now lies in a
critical condition. He has a family
which is dependent up on him for u
living. - Charlotte Observer.
Tho most wonderfully absurd and
atupcndously stupid decision over
made by judge in South Carolina
was the nne rendered. by Judge Mont.
gomery Moses Mt Spartanburg in tina
case of tho State against Franl,
Gallagher, charged with murder.
Ga!Iagher, while al officer in tho
United States Army, last winter,
killed discharged soldier in n drunk.
en- brawl. Iu the meantime tho
military authorities had him orraign,
cd boloro n court martial 9n tho
charge Of having been guilt IF con.
duct unbocoming an Office. and a
gentleman. lle was, found guilty by
tho court martial and so,tonocd to bo
dISmlsscd' from tho service. Tho
sentence was approved by tho presi..
dent and 1T. Gallagher eoased to bo
an officer In tho army, Wook before
last ho came before tho Court Of Con-
eral Sessions at SpnrtanbDrg to bo
tried on tho charge Of murder. His
counsel, Col. Youmans, of Columbia,
lntcrpoaed rs plea in bar that tho
prisoner Lad already bcon tried for
tho oifenso With which he was charg-
cd. lilo sustained his ploa by an
elaborate argument Of three hours in
longth, in which he overwhelmed tho
court with authorities bearing upon
the point. While it scoms almost in
credible that court possessed of
Ihlmblc full Of brains would allow
itself to listen calmly to an argument
IN such propofition, that inol cdulity
s lost in the most stupendous amaze.
ncnt when it is told That the court
rot only listcnod calmly, but that it
actually listened conclusively, anil
nat 1T Get the prisoner free, di,charg:
od from all the pains and penalties Of
MS high crimo against tho laws
Chester lteportcr.