The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-02-15
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On Tuesday night las, one Of the mos.
horrible murders was perpetrated in
Uartwell that i. has ever been our duty
10 record, the victim being William
Dooley, the Marshal. 1t was Saleday,
and large assemblage Of people were in
town during the day. Late in the even
ing the Marshal had arrested Winston
Adams and w.5 attempting 10 carry him
TO the calabousc, when several parties
attempted to resist the SnI,hai in his
efforts, among the number Lindsay y.
Adams, who, during the alteration,
received blow oYtr The head from the
Marshal Soon after dark one OF the
parties who had engage! in the ALTAR
was carried before the Board Of Comm:,-
siorcr5 and fined, but Lindsay Adams
was mol arrested The trial wa- ended
about eight o'clock at night. Marshal
D0uley remained about tie square until
about nine o'clock, his attention vas at.
tracted To the Herring tnpT Allen bar
room, and in company with III. y. Ayers
he walked over there from Mr.. Gully :
confectionery store. The front door Of
the barruom vas closed, and they went
around 10 the door in the rear end and
entered. Soon after entering they were
standing Nth their backs 10 the fire,
looking on 2. some parties engaged in Il
friendly scuille. Suddenly Il pistol was
fired in the door they had entered, and
Marshal Doolcy fell, only exclainling
"EoYs, HELP MI AM KILLED"
And instantly died Tie body vas re-
moved by direction Of Coroner Land TO
DIR. Mathews oilic. in the court house,
where an inquest was held on Wednesday
morning, with verdict "a given below.
4 careful examination of the wound was
made by Dr. Mathews, assisted " Drs.
Ebcrhart, Page and Ayers. and the ball
taken from the body. The following
path Of the ball will give our readers an
idea Of the deadly character of its terrible
work:
The ball struck the right arm and
passed through the under heshy part
entering the right side, cutting the ninth
rib entirely in two, ranging upward and
passing through the lower lobe Of the
right lung, passing to the spinal column,
striking the lower portion of one TcIte.
bra and upper portion of the other, cut
ting the spinal cord, passing in the rear
and below the heart, cutting the upper
portion of the lower lobe Of the left lung,
p9s,ing on and cutting the third rib Of
left side, g!ancng ard DETECTING back
ward and upuar.i and resting in the
a1ila (armpit).
immediately after the inquest was
held the Coroner issued warrant for tho
arrest of Lindsay b. Adams and Moses
NJ. Rucker. They were accordingly
brought before Justices II. j. Goss and
Jas. +. White on Thursday last, and
after an exhaustive trial were commit
ted to Jail to await trial for the murder.
Marshal Dpoley had been holding the
office for about six months, and WAS Il
faithful, upright officer, and his iiendish
murder has filled the entire community
with sadness, lie leaves n wife and sew
eral children, who have the profound
| sympathy Of our entire community; and
while we sympathze with the bereaved
widow and orphans let Us hope that the
| blood of the victim, like that Of Abel,
| may continue to cry from the ground
until merited punishmcnt shall overtake
| the perpetrator of such high handed
crime.
The jury Of inquest rendered the fol-
lowing verdict
We, the jurors, upon oath say that'we
| 5esie7e from all the testimony that has
] lloolcy was murdered Oh the 9th day OF
| February instant at about Q o'clock y.
M, in the barroom of Henry E.. Allen in
the town Of Hartwel in said county, and
l that the murder was committed by Lind
say B. Adams and Minis Rucker, one OF
whom did the shooting and the other
accessory thereto, and the weapon used
was pistol Of 80 calibre.