The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-18
RELEASING INTO BARBARIsM.

RELEASING INTO BARBARlsM.
An outrageous case Of superstition is crc-
ating great excitement on Coosaw Island
and it is feared bloodshed may result before
the interested ncighbors are convinced that
they are the victims of their own blind faith
in the supernatural. 1t seems that q man
named Snipe died short time ago, of con-
sumption, and on his death bed remarked
that if he died his death would be owing to
the influence of one Dago Hagood who some
time last January came up behind him and
putting one hand on each shoulder, asked,
"Who is it - common custom among all
classes. The circumstance was forgotten by
both, and but for the death of Snipc would
probably never have been recalled had not
Snipe before his death professcI to have
had vision revealing to him that Hagood's
playfulness had been the cause of his sick.
ness.
The friends of Snipe believing that his
dying declaration must be true, sent to DR..
johnson to hold an inquest, but the Doctor,
after hearing the particulars, declined to do
80. Snipe's father then threatened that if
the law would not punish Hagood that he
himself, would shoot him on sight The
neighbors again came to Beaufort for cor
oner, and after consultation, Mr. Carleton
concluded, for the sake of preserving the
peace, he had better 90 and went and held
an inquest, but no further testimony could
be elected, and when the jury retired to de-
libcratc he told them that no verdict against
Hagood could be rendered, as there was
nothing to implicatc him in the death of
Snipc The jury, all colorcd, after long
dclibcration, refused to render any other
verdict than that of murder against Hagood,
and SO the case stands at present
Since the above was written we have seen
copy of tho verdict of the jury which is
worth preserving and is as follows: "That
Adam Snipe came to his death at Coosaw
Island, in Beaufort County on the 11th day
OF April, 1877, and that his death was eau
scd through one Dago Hagood, he having
some time previously put his hands around
deceased's neck producing cough and pois.
oning said Adam Snipe, thereby wilfully,
unlawfully and fcloniously causing 8 the death
at ana dhd eighty S1iS 81 afp SAID ~"
Mr. Carleton very properly refused to
commit aagood on such an absurd charge
Beaufort Tribune, 4th inst.
The Port Royal Advertiser says that the
jury brought in the same verdict three times
and that Dago IIagood is now in jail
Nc,cs and Courier.
FIGHT WITH GRIZZLY BEAR.-A Cal
ifornia paper says Last week MIR. Walpolc
of Lassen county, started out early in the
morning to visit deer lick. He had his
rifle, bowie knife, and large deer hound
On crossing deep canon he espicd huge
grizzly about fifty or seventy-fvc yards off
He pulled up and blazcd away, but he onlS
wounded the monster, and before he haG
time to reload his rifle the bear was close
upon him. Mr.. Walpolc hit him on the
head with the but of his rifle, and his bear
ship dealt him one on the shoulder that pa
ralyzed him FOR second. Mr.. Wapole
drew his bowie knife and planted it deep in
the breast. This only enragcd the animal
still more and scizing his destroyer in his
powerful arms, gave him an embrace that
rendered him totally unconscious. lie lay
where the bear had dropped him until late
in the afternoon, when neighbor was at
tractcd to the spot. The bear was found
not Ear off dead as door nail lie meas
urcd eleven feet in length, and weighed in
the ncghborhood of | 400 pounds. Mr.
Walpole, although badly bruised, is not SC.
riously injured.
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