The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-02
AT MRS. TAYLOR's

W WIZ ,"ct oy INC SOOu laQy nSfGelf
who Is the only sister of the deceased
We were soon seated by comfortabi,
lire, when VIC Informed her of the natur,
| OF our business. She then related thu
facts substaEtiallyas We have given them
and che expressed and seemed to feel ar
anxicty to have tue murderer of he
brother caught and brought 10 Justice
and inquired Of us what officer usually
offered the reward in such cases. Wher
we Informed her that the Governor O
the State would, no doubt, offer o suitabl,
reward as he was officially informed o.
the crime sue seemed greatly pleased.
In little while
MRS. MADDOX CAME OUT.
bringing in her arms an infant less than
year old. Sho il Mt least thirty 7ears
MI. Maddox's junior, and by no mean.
nm iil.fnvored lady. She appears to bear
her afiliction with the nerve of n stoul
heart, and was willing to impart any in.
formation that she could. The fact il
however, that she was so badly fright.
ened that she was able to tell but little
of the difficulty and the killing.
We were Informed, though we did not
hear Nirs. Maddox speak as to this point
that
THE LITTLE CHILDREN WERE FAST
ASLEEP,
during tho occurrence; that they Law in
their beds alone. while the mother went
to Mr.. Vermillion's house, and during
the time that the robbers were ransackinT
the house.
MR.. MADDOX AND HIS ELDEST DAUGH.
TER
slept in the bed facing tho door, while
Mrs. Maddox and the smaller children
occupied the bed before which the door
shutter opened and partially screened
from her view the various movements Of
the murderer. Mrs. Maddox was so
much excited at the time of the murder
that she was unable to recolect whether
Mr.: Maddox and his murderer had laid
violent hands on each other, or whether
Mr. Maddox had only ruised the tongs in
threatening manner, but she seemed to
think that her husband did not strike his
assallant: She was inclined to the opin-
ion that it is possible that Mr.. Maddox
would not have been killed if he had
given up his money when the demand
was made upon him. "Dut," she added,
MIR. Maddox was not that kind of man.
he would defend his rights under any
circumstances. We had very little
money in inc house. ii took nearly ali
that he had TO pay his taxes. I nm sor-
ry now that he didn't give them his
money"
THE LITTLE hoy SHOOTS.
After the murderers had accomplished
their purpose, and had gone away. the
lad returned, got his gun and fred It off
In the air, in an aimless manner.
THE ALARM
was given and great number of the
Ineighbors came to the house in n few
hours after the murder. The corpse was
taken in the house and cared for.
GUARDING THE BRIDGE.
In very short time after the killing
an armed guard was put at tho brit,rr
to intercept any one who might attempt
to pass. But no one came.
SOMETHING OF WILLIAM MADDoX's
LIFE.
No was born within mile of the spot
where he was murdered, and had lived
in that neighborhood all his life. He
was perhaps sixty-eight years of age.
He lived life ofseclusion from society,
and devoted his energies chiefly to the
accumulation of wealth, and never mar
ried until hevcn or eight years ago, when
he married his cousin, Mre. Clara Brown.
whose maiden name was Maddox. They
have three children-the youngest being
ten months old.
HIS WEALTH.
He died the owner of one of tie beat
mills on the river, and is said to have
been the owner of two thousand or moro
acres of the best land in that community.
whilo he had thousands Of dollars Mt in.
terest.
THE WONDER TO US
will be, if the murderers in this instance
do not set up and establish q plea of
Did not Maddox pursue
his assailant? Did he not retreat rs he
fired? Some juries we doubt would read
lily excuse man for killing another in n
case of eelf-defence like this. IF our iu-
ries do not do their duty better ard more
fearlessly we shall soon see this country
going to the bad.
HIS ECcENTRICITIES.
Although Mr.. Maddox's wealth in
was equal to the richest in his
yet the poorest tenant Oh his
place had as many Of the comforts of life
as he enjoyed.
TRYING TO LIVE THE LIFE OF A CHRIS.
TIAN.
In his latter years he has striyen with
varying auccess to live in accordance
with the requirements made of man by
his creator, and some two or three years
ago he joined the Baptist Church at
Turkey Creek. For one who had lived
so long without the restraints which the
Church puts on man he found the Chris.
tian's life no easy one. He was always
Icg arded rs an honest man, and never
failed to pay every debt which he may
have contracted.
AN ARREST.
A negro man from the neighborhood
of Honea PGth. whose nnma we have for.
gotten. was sent to Abbevile jail two or
three days ago, charged with being one
OF the murderers. Trial Justice Young,
who committed him, thinks there is very
h::!c cT:doHca against him. On ouE :E:p
We saw one of the gentlemen who arrest
ed him., He said il was in evidence
that the negro was absent from home on
the afternoon previous to the killing, aud
when he returned next day he had mud
on his pantaloons.
Aiken: Mrs, Ann Erples WAS found