The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-26
State News and Notes.

A colored man was killed in Edge6eld
County last week by the falling of a tree
top during heavy gale.
The Pickens people are jubilant over
the prospects Of soon having railroad
communication with the rest of the
world.
There are fifteen prisoners in Edge
field jail-all colored. The Court, which
commenced there on Monday, has its
hands full.
There are fourteen prisoners in the
Walhalla Jail awaiting trial at the term
of Court that begins next Monday.
Seven are charged with murder.
We wish some of those delinquent
subscribers of the Lexington Dispatch
would furnish the editor of that joDrnal
with 500 pounds of fodder, and thereby
relieve US in our search for State news of
reading that standing local notice that
has appeared in the last half dozen is
sues of that paper, commencing, "5,OOb
fodder wanted at this Office"
An old man by the name of Sawyer
from Massachusetts, died in Camden on
on Saturday night, 18th instant, from the
excessive use of whiskey. He was drink
ing for wager, and after swallowing
eight large glasses within very short
time was turned out upon the street,
where he was found dead on Sunday
morning, lying within few feet of the
door of the bar room in which he did his
drinking.
A young man, named Cox, met a ter
rible death on the Congaree Bridge, near
Kingville, on the S. @. R. R. on Monday,
10th instant. He was engaged in screw
ing up some nuts and otherwise repair
ing parts ofthe bridge of the South Caro-
lima Railroad over the Congaree, when
he lost his balance and fell from his per-
ilous position on the structure. In falling,
his head struck on projecting scantling
with such force that his skull was bro
ken and the brains dashed out. His
body falling into the swollen and rapid
stream beneath, was carried away and
has not been found. Cox is young
man, between % and % years of age, and
was married only two weeks ago. His
father lived at Graham's Turnout, on the
South Carolina Road.
The Laurensville Herald gives the fol-
lowing account of fatal difficulty in
Laurens County on Valentine day: ga
most unfortunate difficulty occurred ct a
Valentine party at the residence of Mr..
James Shell, of this County, on Saturday
night last, which resulted in the death of
Mr.. w. T. Parker, and the serious if not
fatal wounding of Mr.. Judson Martin.
From the evidence before the Coronor's
Jury it appears that the difficulty origi-
mated between the deceased, Mr.. Parker,
and a young man by the name of Dogan
Putnam, at or near the gate, ashort dis
tance from said residence. AS to how or
who caused the difficulty between said
parties the evidence is unsatisfactory,
and it is quite singular that out of half a
dozen or more persons present no one
could be found to tell who was to blame.
The party, it seems, had broken up and
the participants were about starting for
their respective homes, when the fatal af-
fray began. As to the nature of the
wounds, DR.. Patton testifes before the
Coronor's Jury that he found seven in
cised wounds upon the body of the de-
ceased, two of which were on the front
part of the chest, four upon right arm and
one upon left shoulder; that all had the
appearance of having been made with a
knife. Either one of the chest wounds
he considered mortal. Also mortal, one
on the right arm and one on the left
shoulder. We learn that Mr.. Judson
Martin is in a critical condition, being
shot through the lower part of the neck,
the ball entering on left side aud ranging
a little downward, and, at last accounts
had not been extracted, not being found.
The verdict of the Coronor's Jury in the
case is substantially as follows: That
the deceased, William T. Parker, came
to his death by divers wounds inflicted
by a knife in the hands of Dogau Put
man and that Judson Martin was present
aiding and abetting in the same"