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William MattoX.
CALLED FROM HIS BED AND SHOT.

CALLED FROM HIS BED AND SHOT.
An InoffenSive Old Man is Murdered
for His Money.
Last Thursday morning this community
was startled ut the reception OF the lntei'l-
gencc that Mr.. William Muttox: the owner OF
Mattox' Mill, on Sa:uda River. had been muir
dered In his OWN house the night betore., Inc
assassins, three in number, committed this
crime for the sole purpose OF rooocIS, Us ~ .
certain that he had no enemies. ASo arern = nv
their action subsequent to the commission VI
the greatest crime known TO the law, proves
the motives. Mr.. MattoX was one OF INC oiu-
est and most p%eacenblc citizens OF AooeFllle
county. and had within the last rev years
CONNECTED himself with the baptist Church;
in that ncishboriood, now under Tue paStoiai
charge of the Rev. X. n. Pratt, OF inns fillaSe:
He was IL man Of limited education, out OF
Industrious md thrifty habits. Although ne
had lost much by the results or the war, yet
he worked with coinmGndtDle energy 10 re-
md at the time of his death had accutnulntcu
another handsome estate. He WAS reputtu
TO be the posSessor Of Il large amount OF re!u}
cash, and 1t Is fair TO presume thai ms hhsu'l.
ants ,hou.ht they would possess themselves
OF his money, and thus Maxi u near cut on
the rugged road TO fortune.
The commission of This crime has eHclteo u
deep feeling OF regret that nnother ust o., sI
,vi,i,iS lin, bordeIg OF Abbeville county. II
viii be- rpcollcctcd that this is the third III
stance OF the kind which mas occuETeu ~ .iie
county within the past four years. Under INC
evil Influences Of the Rndical political hacks,
the Hnrrnons, husosia Imn VIA Scs, hv q or.
In their dwelling. neaI " t,,sw ,,in nGercJ
fanS o. i Trnc or thcIr victims. The result Of
thst crime IS wei! K,'o%n 70 ra snv p wcre nroven
oevi,ie. - y , tnc s,rro,ier'si nuucst. An ill.,
10 oc eui..3 arunnh nsonIr i,:ok ibcIn from
celiseu s.,. y; No. ,,tSrers of the inv and shot
, y !" Is,tMh within quarter of a mile OF the
scsne y ,rore icft mnhurind for several DAVIS
whete tmeS " rond G,r Two T,,vis Of the mir.
! roter' in December. ISL, the FrnnkIins, aged
rarnIo h%rnthcr and sister. living alone OH their
in their house. They, too. were the owners Of
large amounts of ready cash, which they Kept
in their house. AT the C,,roncrs inquest sus-
piclon was directed TO Jci D"',r, anu ms
wife, colored people living near. lhey were
tried. The wife wa acquitted. Inc ih"soaMa
was convicted. OF murder, but through !ilsli1
deiatigab!e energy OF MS counsei, Mr; benSt'
the law las not ocan allowed 70 innict theeA-
treme penalty on TN ,ha' m man. ot No% we n mHrd .9
il this county ~hlcl mas oeGu,tGu u
within the past iour Sears. ~ Ln.s onHe I'M" ,hn
OF our cltlIchs nave eApicsstu " oou .,nntS
II found, the perpetrators Oh tnls aeeo enuu,u
suffer death ~ithout tme 'oIunso az n,r,ss md
we Know maj tiie e4tH am Ham h, -, sbiciHed
many william, WY hops 81 a',b"ri,i",
7 =, 'y,r ncnnle wall n little longer before talk.
M rho lnw into their " hands,
,. !, ,yne mn hovc ro.
since the aHowG ""S pu, NV , Psben hefors
ceivcd tho following testimony '"he' oeio'o
THE CoRoNER'S INQUEST.
,,,,c,, r,,o,,.s .uor, soxs.
mum lllO1lfH, sMoln, e".S. oor,.,.
/ and some others went aiohs ny tIt sEauea!
the trunk Wiae Oyer UrS, ~ ~ thc
!ounu nothihe out whSt Ge.inlseu !"
tlHchs me". 80 oInnhes.
wouio not measure i'"te 'hn tnInr"hv
think one 4 ooot hna tnc otmeas Go.e.nn,y
coarse SHOES; inolcea motn,ns peGu.M.t mTSOnun,
the tracks; 1 o!a not !oiso" 1neih 'u'''e' 'NA"
Inc lrunh. u1-cu v TpOHAs
mum
TURNER MATTOX. sworn, says: $1,000
NV mother woke me up last night; / heard
a gun fire ran In with Mr.. NerlnllllOn MT.
Mattox was lying Oh his sidc dead lSaw nor
heard no one when came Ia: Steve Brown
met us told us 10 go quick, MIR. Mnttox was
dead: l met Steve up ut the woods; hud his
run with him. | was at the house about BUR.
down; went home early: said 81" d h"'
IKE THIS one; Wills rTItu .nDoy
AONSI
got home from Mr.. kay's about dark and
Mt home all night; Jim Adams, Laura
Robertson, were with NE all night; went 70
bed early have an old hat at home: this Is
lug time; 1t WAS u cartridge pistol. - rusty:
WILLIS FELTH.
MRS. CLARA MArToX, sworn, says:
| hour / retired; l did II Vt go to sleep iinmedi-
some one knocked or spoke; VIM.
Mattox opened door; some one camo In say
ing no belonged 10 Il whiskey wagon and ASK.
Ell 70 stay alt night; hc rapllcu no; onCiSu
him some fire; he usked hiin 70 cnausG ~
bill; he replied no, can't Tonight; ne men
the tongs on him; / ran out; heard q shot US
/ ran out; the man was medium nelgnthj l
could not tell whether white or BLACK ne
one ON the steps; l don't recollect OF hearing
any dog bark we have O dog; no whiskey
wagon passed yesterday; I ran down TO Yer
i~niflion's; when I came back two OF the chests
were ransacked n truhk gone 1u' "i Ga ~
r COM H. Ihii s m"n,T in tho n:oces INTERRUPTED:
Sower.i shots wers fired. no one Was In the
Gnnsc hut I'M family. the voice seemed to me
IN he uunatnrnI IS we'll as I could see,
n,IU,t sieve = not er NAN there
CLARA e.. MADDOX.
! went to bed ut . CLOCK: hcara mo,nE p
hoilerihg; came GOWN, TWO men MeIe o4I -,
the YARD one OF tnsni sno Ion on u p,stEl n ! sI he
only one man S iaee; ms iace was olack ne
had a cloth around MS neck tney came lnu'
the house; | heard them tearing up Things In
t~hehouse the siiot INA kllieu hi'i way oeioiI
! came down; nc was lying VI Tue ooor; !
found u nat under my Iather %hen tuInuu
MN over; tlie man saw WAS ia,se nno 'aii
l louno u piece Oh piSt1l ~ ~ 1Hou,N
s1EfhH' - oro"H'
THOS. VERMlLLtON, sworn. says:
l heard Mrs. Mntto2 screaming; thought
she said fire; heard her cry murder; come
quick they are killing cousin Billy my poor
children are over there; l came as quick AZ l
could; found Mr.. Maltox dead; heard no one
after / came; | heard Il gun before | started
MIR. Mattox was dead when I came; there was
IL whiskey wagon in this ncighborhood . or IL
days ugo; one Of the mon wax heavy set
weighed LIS pounds | guess: the other slender
MAS u gray horse and 4 mule; / don't know
who found trunk or tongs; we thought there
WAS three tracks along wnere the trunk were
TdOS. FERMILLION.
FEE vhSnlci
STATE OF ARoLINA,
COUNTY OF ADyEV1LLE,
Ing house OF VIM: Mattox. DECEASED; In Able
vile county: the 1sLr"TaS 81 November AZ
loSV, II. NJ. loyNs, Id. actlng as coroner !ol
salc counU, upon view o! the sooy oI YIN,
MattoS~i AobeSllle county. men anu mere
being dead. by inc oatns Of r; b. razor, ore
Jones, J; ,: Cork, Jas: Cork, {. =: Moore: BIS;
quire; Tor Inc state OF Sousn IN, Gs {Gn, When
came 70 his deyth' upon their oatbs do XIV
that the said WIN, Mattox, came to his death