The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-02-05
Horrible Tragedy in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Constitution prints Tie sad
and sick ening details of 4 cold-hloodcd MUIR
der, with the causes which prompted the COM
mission of the terrible decd. Mr.. sam. Hill
and Mr.. John +. Simmons met in the bar
room of the National Hotc!. and almost i'm
mediately after meeting. Mr.. I'LL shot Mr..
Simmons, inficting II fatal wound. in The
head. General rumor stated that Mr.. HiilS
wife was connected with the affair, and that
some wrong 10 her was the cause Of his action
in the premises. Mr.. Hill gave himself up
to q policeman, was taken to the station
house, where he made II statement TO II re-
porter, corroboratinS the rumor. said he
81 have been wronged, wrongcd deeper than
I can tell you. l have been oil and on in NJ
lanta several years. have few friends here
and many people that are down ON me. !
have been wrongcd. ! married 4 girl irrr-a
noble won1an Everybody who SAW her low
ed her. know that she loved me dcvotcdiy.
Last fall while l was away, was wrongcd
-Eronged deeper than If a man had shot me,
and left me tolingerou t my life in pain. Men
who have not wives cannot tell how | was
wronged, but Il man with IL mother and 4 sis
ter ought to be able to appreciate it. While !
was gone q man went to my wife and cot
into her confidence by representing himself
rs my dear friend. ] came back to Atlanta
night just after this election | was up town.
when a friend came to meand tnib me | had
better 90 out home. rs SOnnc one had gone
there and told my wife that | WAS coming
home to kill her. IhaStcncd out to my home
ut 2o east Hunter street and found on thr
StDl ~ lIpNt sHN Us E'N N''' LUZ -''N-
bye. Icall youby that name for the last time.
lam gone
at vas signed by my wife. and I believed
that q man came in o carriage and took her
away"
The prisoner was then asked If the mar he
had shot was the man who had wrongcd him,
to which he replied
~ never saw him before in my life. but from
the description l have heard, think it Was
the same man"
Mr. Simmons friends give version Of the
ri. .,-.. rant 49,. ! fn..,N Ilnt en-
that after Simmons was shot, and was lyin"
on the floor win II he could hardly speak for
the blood in his mouth.E9is brother, MI
Mote Simmons, of the He@f Of simmons <
Hunt, came to him and the wounded man
said In gaSps, ate shot me for nothing Its
also denied that Mr.. simmons over had any
thing TO do with the wife Of NJ. I'LL. says
the Constitution
.'The case Is Of the most unfortunate W,
have ever chronicicd. Mr.. simmons is !;
young man who has many warm friends here
member Of the Atlanta Cadets. Il" IS tho
proprietor of n drug store on Marietta street
near The cotton factory
8 BILLS OF THE BANK or TUE STATE.--Ihi
> mandamus case filed at the instance OF Ger
tain tax payers Of Barnweil County against
the County Treasurer was again up for argyll
ment before Judge Aldrich at Chambers on
Saturday, the 9th inst. After hearing the
return OF the County Treasurer presented by
Mr.. Robert .Aldricl, and argument By Judge
Mahcr on behalf of the County ComMiSSion-
ers, and by Mr.. ii: NJ: Thompson on behalf OF
cent act of the General Assembly ito facili-
catcthe collection. OF taxes restrained him
from issuing the writ df mandainns, and that
the Injunction, as an incident of that writ,
must be dissolved; and further, that in 40
view of the case can said bills DO rendered for
> county taxes.-BdrrWcN Sentinel.
We have received several communications
in reference to the stock or no renee law. We
- g. l;enrcSinI IF tho cyIl,in.t ln nDIn
Z in the local clubs, and that each one dispose
ing the sentiments of the club or neighbour
hood. and steps taken, If necessary, to in
struct our representatives by q primary cleo
tion previous to the next session Of the Gen
yopinion, the right way for your Representa-
tiyes 10 do. is to pass the law. II Is for the
public good. We see why they should
hesitate in so important Il matter.
Governor VANCE has rendered his resigna-
ton to the Legislature OF North Saro!lna, 10
saws the Governor will again become a citi-
.en OF Charlotte, and when his senatorial
duties do not require his presence in WASH
ington, will practice law at the Charlotte
bar.
Mr.. ". NJ. Wilcox babe US good bye last
Wednesday. He will locate, for the present,
at Anderson. No better fellow ever existed,
and his departure is regretted by everybody.
He VIII be here, however, to take part in The
performance at Shumate'sh hall Oil Friday eve
ring, February i4.-Ninety-SI Guara an.
we understand there Is a young man In our
village, Intelligent and educated, who cannot
alinetu st1. Ol-EdJgfeld Monior.
Miss Agnes Rice, one of the most beautf ul
and charneiDe Young ladies Of Sin,Ips' Cross
Roads sectIou, left for Williamson Sestef-
day..