The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1877-01-25
Young Lady Stabbed by Demonted
SWeotne, ar;

was shocked on Thursday when the
particulars of dastardly outrage,
perpotrated thonight before, became
known to the townspoople. On that
night, between the hours of 8 and
8 o'clock, IL handsome and respecta-
pie young lady, daughter of E. j.
Pinson, trial Justice of that place,
was stabbed in elovon or twelve differ
1T places on hor rporson by herlover,
Lawrence Smith, who resides near
Golden Grove station on the Grocn-
yillo and Columbia Railroad. Smith
had boon visiting tho young lady
for the past six or oight months, and
it is supposed that, in his failure to
gain her affections, he concluded to
take her life. He induced her to
accompany hima short distance from
her fathers house, md then stabbed
hor with knife
Smith went to Greenville on Fri
Gay, in company with his uncle, Mr..
Trowbridge, and gave himself up to
the sheriff: After committing the
act, he wandered about the vicinity
OF Nllllnnston, and when he came
to himself was on the railroad track.
He went directly to his home, and
exhibited no remorsc, not compreo
herdlng the enormity of tho crime
he had committed. AS soon as the
facts of the caso came to the ear of
MIR. Trowbridgc, he went to the house
of Smiths mother, and took him to
Grcenville. Smith says he had al
ways entertained tho highest re-
spect for tho yonng lady, and would
not for bis life have done an her injury,
and declares that there was no pre-
meditation in the act--that ho would
sacrifice his life to protect hor, and
that he remembers nothing Of tho
terrible act. Tho ndition of
Miss Plnson ls not very precarious.
How YOU'VE LIFE WENT Our
, An affecting incident occurred at
the Academy of Music lately. Among
the audience was wealthy family,
one of the members Of which has
for years been in delicate health and
was born deaf and dumb. 1t has
been the custom of the family to
take their afflicted daughter with
them to tho theatre, as she seemed
to enjoy the excitement and action,
although she could not hear sound.
1t WAS observed that she seemed
very much amused at the comicali
ties of Mr.. Sol Smith Russell, and
enjoyed the changes Of his facial
expression rs much as any of the
audience When Signor Tagliapictra
came on to sing it was noticed that
curious light came into her eyes,
and stretching out her arms to her
mother she spelled on her fingers,
with the greatest excitement, the
words, "A1amma, hear" The next
piece was IN orchestral arrangement
OF "Trovatorc.' AS the composition
proceeded the tears flowed down the
poor childs checks, and her excite
ment became so great that it was
deemed prudent to leave the
theatre. On reaching home the
exhaustion produced by the events
OF the evening was such that the
family physician was summoned.
AS she lay on her couch she reached
for her slate and wrote, "AIothor, 1
think Heaven must be music" The
next day, in accordance with her
request, Mr.. Russell was sent for,
and he kindly came and sang for
the little sufferer, It was too late.
Death had marked tho child for his
own, and she did not even smile.
The little lips are cold now and
there is vacant chair in the family
circlc.-[ San Francisco Ne,cs let
ter.