The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-17

HoMo1DE.-.The Anderson lnteA;.
gencer furnishes the following particu.
lars OF the recent homicide in that
County:
On Saturday last. between the hours
OF 8 and 10 o'clock in the morning, o
whiskey wagon, driven by two men.
was going along the road near the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Jack Shaw. about two
miles to the right of Craytonville,
when it was challenged at some dis.
tance by two revenue officers, who
were riding behind the wugon. The
men in the wagon did not heur the
| challenge OF first, but when they did
hear it they Immediately halted ut the
foot Of the lane leading to Mr.. Shaw's
house. Several persons came out and
we're standing near the wagon when
thn revenue officers rode up and he
mauded kbem to surrender, which hoy
immediately did. giving up their arms
at the same time. John Davis, the
owner vi tho wagon and whiskuy, So.
out and stood up iu the fence coruer 20
await further orders, when A. Mat
thewson, one of the officers, oom-
menced cursing him. saying. "You
have escaped me once, but, damn you.
you won't do it this time" and with
that he drew q pistol and fred at
Davis. who stopped. letting the ball
pass over his head. Davis then ran 10
save his life, but was pursued by Mat
thewson, who kept firing all the time.
a har rof, "a
pursuit, and said to the by-stnnders,
II have hit the damned rascal" He
then put his assistant into the wagon
with Davis hired man. and together
they drove towards Beltou. Davis,
after he was shot. ran into a field n,ar
by, where one Saylors was ploughing,
and upon being halted by Suylors,
kept on short distance, aud then fell.
Saylors went mp to him and asked what
WAS the matter, when he replied, ..Get
me some water, and I will tell you. t"
He then went and procured the wuter
and oame back, only to find that Davis
had expired. Davis was ihen cnrrieti
up to Shaw's house, whore nn inquest
was held over the body in The evening,
Trial Justice Wright acting Coroner,
and DR.. Hndgens examining surgeon.
The verdict of the jury was wilifuI
murder. Upon examination ot the
wound. 1t was aHcertnined that the ball
entered in the back, under the right
shoulder 'blude, and passed through the
body. protruding just above the heart.
MastheWson. upon arriving ut Bel
ton. spoke e1ultingly of what he had
done, and told Mr.. McGee If my.
thing happened to Davis to telegraph
him at Greenville. He then left for
that place. Soon afterwards. Mr..
MoGee heard of Davis death, but
would not telegraph, as Matthewson
wonid probably try to escape. Later
In the day, telegram was sent from
Bolton to one Tabor. in Greeuville, u
friend OF the murdered man, telling
him of the occurrence and to at once
act in the matter. Matthewson was
soon after arrested and lodged in
Greenvillo Jail. where he still remains.
The citizens of Bolton very kindly and
humanely sent after the body of Davis
and had it coffined and properly Ut.
tended to until such time as his
friends could come utter it. His
friends went up to Belton on Monday
evening last and conveyed the body to
Greenville. where it was Inferred on
Tuesday.
This is homicide of the worst kind
killing II human being in cold blood;
and when the trial takes place, we
hope that OH example will be act in
this case for others to go by.
a despatch from Nswberry informs
| rs that Matthewson was brought to
that town, under q writ OF habeds cor.
pns, aud will go before Judge Moses
to-day, and, If not admitted to bail,
will he turned over to the Sheriff of
Anderson.