The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-04
CLOTHED IN MYSTERY.
An Elhert County Woman is Abducted
from Her Home I'm the Dead Hours or
Night, and Three Littlo Children Left
Without 0 PROTECTOR.
From the E2Jcrton (Ga.) Gazette,

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On Tuesday night, the 18th inst, there
was en- occurrence in Elbert, miles
above Elberton, that is clothed in mys-
terry, and which has created great excite
mont In the noighbOrh0od where tho
affair took place, and other portions Of
the county.
On that night Mrs. Crockett Pulliam,
widow lady. disappeared from her
house, and has not been heard from only
through reports that may or may not be
authentic. She left no one TO toll the
story OF her departure, OK cept three little
children, the Oldest OF whom Is o girl of
about seven years, who in djsj0inted,
disconnected manner, says That on the
night OF the 18th, about midnight. as
well AZ she can guess, some ono camo to
the door OF hcr mothers house aud de-
inanded admittance. On the request be-
ing refused, tho door was knocked Gown
and there entered q man, who sgid that
he was revenue officer, and command
ed Mrs. Pulliam to get ready to 90 with
mother knew no alternative, II the above
Is true, but to obey, and she mado her.
self ready for the departure. She want
ed TO make light to arrange mattors.
but this the man declined to allow her to
do. The lady told tho oldest daughter to
go over TO an aunts, who livel near, and
tell her To come over and stzy with the
children, until she (Mrs. Puliiamj could
return.
The little girl further says, that but one
person came into tho house though there
were others outside. 1t was dark, and
she could not discern whether they were
whito or black, or how many thero wore.
No tracks Of man, beast or vehicle
could be found near the residenco OF the
woman, and every circumstance went to
snow that there was something behind
tho scene that alone could throw light on
the affair
Mrs. Pulliam 10 a comely lady. near s
feet In height, of rubust statue, rosy COM
piexion, and rather on the blonde style.
She has good crop In cultivation, and
some money laid away, and was very
good liver.
Her abduction, or arrest, has created
quite sensation, and on last Friday
searching for her.
IL 1t is tho truth that she was taken off
ny revenue officials in the manner above
oescribed, and her little children left in
the dead or night mOtherless and unpro-
tectcd, 1t throws an Onus on that depart
ment that stamps 1t with dastardly con-
duct. MIR. j. l.. Deadwyler, l'e Deputy
U. $. Marshal here, was very much in
censed at tho report, and Joined in the
search for the missing woman. lie
doesn't believe that the department
would employ mon that would treat
woman 80 UNANIMOUSLY, and ho intimates
that there Is foul play somewhere. If
the department was imposed on by
scoundrels Tor the advancement OF dia-
bolical deed, or to shield themselves
from detection, or even to ronder the de-
Partment itself moro unpopular in the
eye of the public, it is a heavy crime, and
tho punishment is very severe.
a woman answering the description of
Mrs. Pulliam was aeen near Bowman
last week, aloro, we hear, but whether it
was her or not is not certain.
Tho whole matter is full of mystery,
and no one as yet has succeeded in un-
ravelling the affair, or even approxi-
ton.
Dastnrdly Outrage in Elbert County.
From the Hart,ueu (Ga.) Sun.
About soven miles north Of Elberton
there lived very respectable widow wo-
widow of John Pullialn, more familiarly
known as "Crockett' Pulliam, which
nick name he received in the war. hay-
ing been gallant member of Burchs
company In the 18th Georgia regiment.
He died few years ago, leaving widow
and three small children, the Oldest Of
which is little girl about 10 years old.
1t seems that this good widow lady has
since the death of her husband, been en-
gagged in running q distillery for the ben
efit of her neighbors. Tuesday night Of
last week, party Of men rode up to her
gate and csBled for her. She opened
window and asked their business. They
replied that they were revenue officers
and camo after that still. She answered
them rather shortly, saying she had no
still and for them to go about their busi-
ness and not bother her. They then dis
mounted and burst in the 5Dor and took
her prisoner and carried her off, since
which timo she has been missing and
cannot be found. When they cafne in
the house she asked them to permit her
to make a light or to allow her to
"holler," both of which requests they re-
fused. Tho neighbors and citizens to the
number of 200 havo been securing the
country over, but cannot find the slight
est clue as to her place OF secretion. Last
Friday they went to dragging the creeks.
but at last accounts no clue to her had
boon found. 1t is supposed that robbery
was their motive, as it was known that
she b>;, about 5000 in monny, which for
tunatcly was in the possession of her
husbands brother, Joseph Pulliam.
wnen they took her, all but SlS, which it
is supposed they got.
We hope the authorities of Elbert will,
II necessary, move Heaven and Garth to
find out the perpetrators OF this supposed
murder of this inOtfonsive widow.
We gather the facts of this high handed
outrage from respectable citizens OF Ell
bort county.