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The Unrest of the Grave.
THE DEAD TESTIFIES TO THE IN
NOCENCE OF THE LYING.
After LIES Fitful Fever, the Quiet of
the Grave is Disturbed.
Rumors of Foul Play, and their Prompt
RefutatiOn.

lNSl AlOnuaI nlGlt MT. Urlan AltrS, anulet
md inolltnsive old man Of iifty-SiX years,
died at his residence in this town. For
years lie had held life by q very slender
thread, and VIC have often heard 1t remarked
by physicians and Others, that he wouil ale
OF aporleXy, and the wonder has been for the
past five years that he lived SD long. lie
was finally taken sick on Monday ni@h%, and
before medical attention could be secured
he was dead. In due time he was buried at
Long Cane. After Ibis, runIOrs thai he
had been fuully dealt with were soon In cir
culation, and the further these rumors reach
cd, the more positive it seemed that the old
man had occn poisoned. lie had taken Il
drink OF whisKcy. and lie Immediately be-
i'll. While various ruinOrS were circu-
lated, the physicians Of TIC town placed no
In the truth of the rumors, but cx-
very decided convictions that Mr..
Mars died of apoplcxy. Our new Coroner,
with Solicitor Cothran, deemed 1t his duly To
hold an inquest over the body and satisfy
the public as TO the truth or fnlSity of The re-
ports. Accordingly he summoned a jury OF
inquest On Friday morning, proceeded TO the
grave of the deceased. and removed his body
Lhcrrfr0m. The remains were in q perfect
state Of preservation, and when taken out OF
the collin were placed on a gate shutter which
was lyingon the ground near by. DR.. +. II.
Mcbride, who had been summoned, proceed
cd to the examination of the brain. The top
Of the skull was removed, when the unmis.
evidence of apop.exy was present.
DR.. Parker, DIR. Marshall, and DR.. Mnhry.
with Dr. Mcbride were summoned to assist in
: hall were too I'm well to go. DR.. Mabry ar
rived too late, and hence DR.. Mcbride being
the only expert present, made the cXamina-
ton himself. at the conclusion Of Which the
body was again placed in the coffin.
a NEW GRAVE
was made, and after giving unmistakablc ties.
tilnOny rs to the innocence of any WHO Inlay
l1 va bnpn thNfipht IN bn Instrumental in hnr
rying him hence, the body was again placed
in the grave, and he thai never rested in life,
will doubtless remain undisturbed until the
resurrection.
taken in the Case Of Uriah
NJ. Mnrs.
JAMES BROOKS. sworn, said:
Half after II O'Clock Monday night, Ian. Sd,
saw Mr.. Mars In bed; was lying quietly
breathed with difficulty; he died without a
struggle; l was standing with hand on his
f0rchead; witness and wife, Mr.. Clark and
wife and nephew were In the room when he
died; no physician; couldn't swallow amy.
thing after he was In bed; he drank whiskcy
evening before don't know whether any one
else drank whiskcy out OF the bottle; Mrs
Mars never went about Mr.. Mars when lie lay
in bed: there was Il tumbler and a bottle %
iurpcItine on the table with the whiSkey bot
tie; he was spcecllcSs when ] arrived there
was Il bottle of strichninc In the house six
years ago; ! helrd that 1t had been seen since
Mrs. Mars screamed when she found Mr.. Mars
linus we're not stiff; ! saw body when II was
disinterrcd; it was not stiff; 1 saw him on
Monday morning; he %AS not unwell, appa.
rcntly; Mr.. Waters sent him whiskcy;
heard him promise to send IT..
WILLIAM PENNY, sworn, said:
/ had retired when | heard Il peculiar noise
/ live in the house with Mr.. Mars; he wa.
calli.g his wife she went TO his room an.
asked him what he wanted: she then Gtds
the alarm ; his eyes were glaring; hls,ii him
were cold and pulse weak; we ru1r: wien
with mustard; | went after the d3ied a room
| got back he was living he or1yhich would
TO himself; nothing occurMt he was poison
give rise % any su$'rl MIN some 'vhtskey; he
ed Mrs; Mara; he called his '~ife.s name
shook E.2Shim what lie w".tcd; Mrs. Mars
she TO The door frequently and burst into
lcars; he died about six hours after he Was
taken sick ] saw Mr.. Mars on Monday about
II o'clock.
JOHN l.. CLARK, sworn, said:
| was sent for about II o'clock Monday,
night, to go to Mr.. Mars, That he was dying;
he was breathing hard; lie did not
any member Of his body; he was una
BILE to take medicine or anything whatever;
nothing Of any poison about the house
| am well acquainted with the family; there
was nothing suspicious about the house, en-
ccpt the whiskcy: don't know whether there
was any poison on the place or not; ! don't
whether Mr.. Mars drank any Of the
wliskey that was In the room.
DAVID PENNY, sworn. said:
| fuund Mr.. Mars seriously i'll; continually
kept his hand on his stomach; ! was there
about seven hours before he died: his mouth
was open and his tongue apparently paraii-
Scd ; his lips were purple; no bruises on his
body q few on his legs; apparently made
years ago.
DIR. +. II. MCBRIDE, sworn, said:
4 man who dies from Duison by strichnine
dies within two hours rom the time he Is iii ST
= flcctcd; | know OF no poison that would
bring on apoplcxy; II man. poisoned with
is Unconscious at Intervals: / am
that the deceased died Com apo
PERSONS poisoned with striclninc
either die or show signs Of recovering
two hours.
c. V. HAMMOND. sworn, says
Some one gave Inc Il bottle of whiskcy for
Mars; 1t came In care of Captain l"aarS; |
don't know who gave me the bottle; pacEa"c
was wrapped up in brown paper.
JOHN l.. CLARK, JR.. sworn, said
ven to Mr.. Mars about u O'Clock nc was
sick I went after the doctor; after / saw him
II WAS about three hours until he died.
J. 4. WATKINS, sworn, said:
! sat up with the corpse on Tuesday night
Certificate of Medical Expert.
! have examined the body of Urian Mars
md tOund IN the brain at The base OF the Ger
cbrum Tor upper brain) a clot o! blood when
was sufficient to cause death. Technically
speaking lie died Of aloplcXy.
T.. III. MCBRIDE, NJ. -.
Abbevlllc, 5. c.. Jan. Z, lsSl.
Verdict of Coroner's July.
STATE OF SOUTH CARoLINA,
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
An inGuisition taken at Long Cane grave
yard. in the county of Abbcvillc, state afore-
said, on the 7th day OF January a. d. 1881, be-
fore James \. Slillito, Coroner for said coun-
ty, upon view of the body of Uriah N. Mars Of
county, then and there being dead
by the oaths of
J.. \. SHIILITO. Cor. IL. ST.
JACOB MILLER. a.. -
JONES +. MILLER, a.. S.
r.. NJ. HILL, a.. 81
JAS. s. WILSON, IL. 81
Y. G. LITES, a.. 81
W. f. BELL. a.. s.
j.. NJ. JORDAN, IL 81
r. G. SEAL. H.. 81
j. J.. CLARK. IL. S.
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