Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-29
SOUTH CAROLINA,

Eli Icenhowel, OF Richland county, was
recently thrown by mule and killed.
Randolph SWEET, of Marlboro, was ar
rested for forgery in Cheraw on Monday
last.
A son of Daniel Boland, who lives be-
low Prosperity, was caught in the belt of
sawmill on Wednesday last and fear
fully mangled and injured. having one OF
his arms torn off and receiving other
severe injuries.
Saturday night, about three miles from
Cheraw, Allen Virgins, cOlored, cut
Prince Ford, also colored, with a knife.
One of the cuts came very near punctur-
ing the heart, and another was in the
abdomen. The victim is In a critical con-
dition.
On last Friday, at picnic at Martins
academy, an argument arose between
Adam Hartman, Jr., and Wash Rister
concerning Negroes soul. The discus
sion ended in fight, in which Hartman
was stabbed in three or foHr different
places.
On Thursday evening last Tommie San
ders was shooting pigeons at the resi-
dence of Mr.. w. II. ROsborough, in Ches-
ter, and after making a shot ne was
standing with the breech of his gun ON
the ground, his arm across the muZzle,
when the gun was discharged and the
muscles along the entire left arm LAGER
ated to such an extent, and the elbow
Joint so seriously injured, as to make am
putation necessary.
Capt. A. ID. Gaillard, the Tailor Of
Oconee county, on going up to feed his
prisoners, on Monday morning last,
found that five of them had made their
escape during the night before. The
names OF the prisoners who escaped are
u "a I olT
Taylor Smith, and John and William
King. These prisoners were under SEN
tence from the United States Court.
They escaped by boring hole in the
southeast corner of the jail and letting
themselves down from the second story OF
the jail building by means of their
blankets.
A strange case has just been disposed
of in the United States District Court at
GreenVille. A white boy had been sent
by his aunt, who was sick, to buy a
small quantity Of whisky for her. He got
the liquor and on his way home stopped
at the house of an uncle and told his err
rand. The uncle asked for drink of the
liquor, but was refused, but at last offered
to pay 10c. for the dram, arguing that the
boys aunt would have enough left for her
needs. The offer was accepted, and some
time later the uncle lodged information
against MS nephew, charging him with
being retail liquor dealer without haV.
ing paid the United States special tax.
The nephew was arrested and bound
over, and the uncle and his two sons were
summoned as witnesses. The prisoner
understood that the case was a scheme
to give his relatives an opportunity to
spend several weeks in the city as wit
nesses at 81 90 day, and declared that
he would ''rot in jaiP' before he would
let them profit by the transaction, He
therefore advanced to the bar on the sec
ond day OF the term and pleaded guilty,
although he knew he had a perfect de-
tense, and was so assured. The witnesses
were therefore dismissed with small wit
ness tickets. The Judge was informed Of
the circumstances and made the sentence
light. The prosecutors probably Melted
only about So apiece, whereas their gains
would have been from $50 to $40 each If
the case had gone to trial.