The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-17
WiTCHCE aFT AND MUHDEE.
The Strange Confession Of One OF Two Nc.
Gro"s Who Havo Been Arrested for XIII.
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The Strange Confusion of One OF Two Nc
gro"s Who Hnvc Been Arrested for Kill
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! Special to The News and Courier.
SuMrER, February 1l.-At a late
hour last night Henry johnson and
Orange Isaacs were lodgcdin lail here
! charged with the murder of John
Davis, all colored Henry johnson
Violates the following story: He saws
that he was staying at the house of
John Davis, and suspected that lie was
trying to poison him, and that he went
to Orange lsaacs, who is claimed to be-
a root doctor, and told him of It,
Orange said that he also had Il grudgc
against Davis, and that he had the
! power Of Witchcraft and could admin
lister q certain medicine that would
free him Of all responsibility for his
acts, and proposed to johnson to give
him charm and take one himself and
Kill Davis. johnson agreed to take
, the charm and obey all instruct ons,
Orange then told him to obtain gun
and bring it TO him, which he did.
Orange then sent him to the road with
orders to knock on the fence when
Davis passed. At IL m, last Satur-
day, johnson gave the signal and
Orange came to tho road with his gun,
They followed him to a pine thicket.
and Orange, having approachcd to
within ten yards Of Davis, fired and
shot him in the back Of the head, kill
Ing him instantly. Orange then pnlled
him out OF The road and covered him
up with pine straw, and went about
his business.
Suspicion having attached to john
son, he was arrested, and, upon his
confession, Orange was also arrested.
Orange disclaims being Implicated in
the murder in any manner.
DEATH OF FERNANDO Woop.-Thc
telegraph this morning briefly an
nounces the death Of Hon. Fernando
Wood. the leading member of the
New York delegation in the House of
Representatives He had been in i'll
health for some time, and after the
passage Of his funding bill in the
House, Went to Hot Springs, Ark. in
the hope OF improvement. lie has had
very long public career. He was
first elected 10 Congress forty wears
ago, when young man Of twenty
nine, two years carrier than Alexander
II. Stephens, who is Of the same are.
lie served only one term then, bit,
alter having been mayor of New York
for five Years between 1855 and 1862,
he returned to the House in 1868. and.
with the exception Of the term begin.
ming in March, 1868, has been O. mem.
Der ever since. lie has not welded
much influence Of late wears, and, al
though his position as chairman Of the
ways and means committee made him
the nominal leader OF the House, he
has been such only in name. He was
IA fine looking al, old gentleman as
anybody could ask TO see, and his
death has removed handsome as well
rs an ancient landmark. He was in
his siNty-ninth year. Just before his
departure for the Hot springs, he
made remark in speech on the
funding bill which, in the light of sub
s'Nueht events, seems to indicate a
rrcmon'tion Of his coming dissolution.
lie had been protesting against what
lie called the attempt of the national
banks to dictate terms to the govern
mcnt, and he closed by saying: II, for
one, III the expiring hours of public
HE OF forty years, will never consent
that this great country shall hawk its
credit through the money markets of
thc worId." AS hc was elected for
ano'hcr term last November, the re-
mark could hardly have had any other
mcaning. -. Charlotte Observer, 15h
anStuNi.
Any ladies wishing To- know of
the merits OF the Excelsior kidney
Pad, its actions, etc., are referred 70
Mrs. VIM. E. Mckccknic. Photograph
farlors, Toledo, Ohio.---iSce .Idr.
The annual report of the commits
s'oncrs OF emigration for The year 1885,
was completed on the 25th. The total
! number. OF passengers arriving at
castle Garden was 372,S9O. or this
number, l04, ,20l came from Germany
o6o,i99 from England, and 1911 from
ltaiy. The report recommends that
Congress make such laws as may be
required touching Immigration.
Virginia is 10 have civil rights
case as to public school. At INnch-
burg white girl was dismissed from
SrhOHl al,