The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-05

correct erroneous statements which we
hope was uuiutentionslly madc to the
public.
Very respectfully,
A. B. TOWERS,
L. p. SMITu.
THE ABBEvILLE ASSASSINATION.
Particulnro of tho EayIaying Rnd blurdor
of Charlie Brownlee.
by reference to the testimony given at
the Coroner'n inquests il will be eeeu that
anuther murder has been committed In
Abbeville County, negro in tho Antre.
vile neighborhUod being the victim.
From The testimony 1t seems that the
budy Of Charlie BrowDlee WAS found last
saturday morning beoide tho road, near
the dwelling of Mr. John u. Alewine.
lt seems that ZAny D,cksun had sent her
children to ask Charlie Brownlee To &C.
company her To the pound party, and
that Charlie after having celne nome
mher from Anderson Court House start.
d nf TO the party from his own huuss
with Zany, and reaching tho house Of
Mary Ellis, 1ho lived on the road, they
learned that the pound party had been
postponed until Saturday night Re,
manning some two hours at Mary Ellis's
Zany proposed TO return home at ii
''cIock, and when they reached q point
uear Mr. John D. Alevine's residence
"ouIe man or men came out from behind
shuck pen, and hailed Charlie Brown.
lee, when tho woman ran, the man fall
ing into line aud walking behind Charlie.
This Was the last seen OF Charlie alive.
He was found ne2t morning near the
place that Zany left him and the person
she, on the second iuqueot, swore wss
John d. Alewine.
These, We believe, are the main facts
brought out from the testimuny, though
We confess tha. We are able to get very
little out Of IL.
An will be seen. the jury Of inquest
held by Mr.. r. O. Hardness gave thor
verdict that the ''deceased came to his
death by blow On the head with q club
10 the hand of Sumo peraon or pereous
unknown 10 them"
The names on the jurieo represent
some as good nnen ss can ba found IN
that neighborhood.
The second inquest was held by Coro.
ner James A. Shlllito Of this village, and
at this inquest Zany Dickson ewore
point blank "Mr. Alewine came out
frnm behind the shuck pen with his pis
tnl In his hand" She "knew it was Mr..
Alewiue by his voice and build" She
nlno testified that she did not tell on
Saturday what abe to day told, because
she Was scared and afraid abe would be
injured by Mr.. Alevine." Upon this
and other testimony the jury rendered o
verdict that "Charle Brownlee waa
killed by the hands of J. ID. Alewine."
Coroner shillito ss once Issued hi.
warrant Of arrest for J. D. Alewine, but
owing to the pleading of hio wife and
the aasurances from bis friends tha. he
would como TO Abbeville on the next
morning, no allowed him to remain et
homo Monday night. Yesterday, accord
ing to promise, he delivered himself up
to the Sheriff. His brother, w. NJ. Ale.
wine, and w. N. Hall and Samuel Shaw
came with him for the purpose Of going
on his bond in case bail should be allowed
by hia Honor Judge McGowan, before
whom he was to be taken on wri, of
habeaa corpus. The case was heard at 4
o'clock. Col. E. B. Gary appeared on
behalf Of the prsoner. Z. g. Graydon,
E-q., represented the State. After read.
ing the testimony and hearing the arvu
ment, bail was granted in the sum of
81 900. The Sheriff delivered the papera
to the Clerk of the Court, who received
them, but owing to the lateuess of the
hour, declined to inapect the bond before
this morning, when he will pass upon It.
In the meantime the prisoner 10 lodging
with the Sheriff. "
Mr.. Shiilito brought homo the dead
mana hat and the stick with which he
was killed. II Ia o dead oak limb, the
aap Of which was somewhat rotten, but
it had heart, about the size Of his wrist,
which uan sound. The stick was broken
into three pieces. tho mana hat vaa cut
by the blow, and the back of his bead
UaR crushed. Where the back skull
uhites with the front bone, it was eepa
rated wide enough 10 place o finger in
the crack. 1t 10 supposed that death was
blow.
Coroner Shiliito reports that quite a
large c:csd was present. at the inquest
which be held, and that much interest
vaa manifested in the proceedings.
While there 10 no testimony to connect
Zany Dickson With the murder, yet quite
O number Of perdons have expressed tho
opinion that che decoyed Charlie Brown
leo from his home for the purpose of
putting him into the hands Of the assas.
ain or assassiEB. She induced him to no
With he's to attend pound supper on
Frt'iay night, when the aupper was not
e. be given until Saturday night. She
flrst heard the noise of the man walking
In tho leavea. She pretended to be
alarmed and ran of while the murdered
man, suspecting no evil. loitered back
and foil In company with bis assassin,
amer he eaid 70 Zany: "Come on; no
body will bother u.s." Whether John
d. Alewtne ~ guilty or not, We do not
pretend to say, but it really looks an if
here are suspicious circumst ncea which
might passibly inplicate Zany Dickson
as being accessory to the crime. There
can be no doubt that she did not strike
the fatal blow. but IL she decoyed him to
the place of murder With the intention
of having bin killed she IL no less guilty
than the man who did strike the blow.
The cifcnmstances would lead to the be,
lief that there was only ono assassin pre.
gent at tho killing A single lick with
the ,,ick did tho work.-Abberslae Rress
ana Banner Fsb. Is. ON. !. 5,'-
= One Of the s,rangast CARES on retord
of death BY blood potRoptng is 'reporled
frnm, the Hopeaell neighboshood, 10 this
County. Lsst Saturday, Joseph L ,wins, ;
= II year old boy, died OF .diptheris, bat
heforo bis death he nas attacked with q
6leediHg &C the; nose. His nisisr MH.