The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1885-08-07

| Ill. July 26.-Down at the shipyard on
the Ohio River there is dccp-toned bell
| which strikes the hours through the night.
This morning the bell struck ouce and
| there was deep silence and peace through
out the town An hour liter it struck the
| second hour of the S,bbith, and before the
sound died away the fire bells were claug-
irg like mad. Over at tho Pulaski County
Jail, WHITTIER the crowd which poured into
the streets ran, ii mob Of ucn were batter
inc down doors anl bir, aud Il guard was
ringing the alarm bell as if for dear life.
Fifteen minutes before one OF the guards
looked out ola sccoui story window to the
| West and saw the head ola man with
masked face just rising above the lcvcc,
not 80 feet in the rear of the Jail. For
moment the man stood motonlcSs. Then
he waved his hand an i 80 moIc masked
men swarmcd over the edge of the lcvec.
| They arc after Maupin, said the Sheriff,
who stood near the guard, ard the two mcn
fired on the mob Nobody fell aud nobody
stopped The Jail DIOR went down as if it
were cardboard before tn. throng. One
of the guards on the lower fl ,or rushed up
the steps leading TO the cells aud tried 10
close the door, Half Il dozen men hurled
themselves against the door, and the guard
tumblcd over in Il heap. The Sheriff and
his assistant were disarnlcd, aud the keys
demanded and refused Big mauls were
brought into use, aud in fifteen minutes
the pondcrous oakcn door lending to the
cells fell to pieces. In the room was Il
cage made of heavy iron bars, aud in the
cage were two negroes aud white man
named John Maupiu, who had been thcr
siucc last Wednesday night.
Again the maus raiucd blows and the
door of the cage was forced opcu. Maupin
sat on the floor with his back to the door,
apparently oblivious of what was going on.
\ moose was flung over his head and he
was dragged by the neck into the open air.
On top of the lcvcc he gave a wild yell,
the first sound that had escaped his lips
since Wednesday night. \ dozen men
picked him up and c,rricd him into the
woods. Tree hundred yards trom the
almost to the ground. Over the highest
limb the rope was thrown and Maupin was
hauled into the air When the blickcncd
aud distorted face swung around into the
moonlight dozen balls were fired i ito his
body. Then tho fifty men quietly dis
appeared, unmolcstcd, aud everybody said
they could not identify single one of the
p,rty.
The Sheriff, who had been released
hurried into the woods with his men and
cut down the dead body y Curopcr's 5
jury said that John Maup came to his
death at the hands of Il mob composed of
persons to the jury unknown, aud tn. body
was sent to Maupius family, three miles
away il the country.
Maupin was in Jail for IN exceedingly
cruel and cowardly murder, Last Wcdncs
day morning his daughter married John H.
Daniels, a thrifty, hardworking young
farmer, who was divorced from his wife
the day before in order that he might
marry Miss Maupin. Her father was op-
posed to the marriage, and sworc that he
would kill Daniels on sight if it took place
The ceremony was performed in the morn>
Ing, when Maupn was away from home
When be learned of it he took muskc:
and went over to Dlnicl'S house Daniels
and his wife were standing in the door
yard.
let Us reason over this natter said
tn, former to Ills father >in>law.
Without saying a word Maupin raised
his muskct and fired 20 buck shot into
Daniels. Then. rs the latter did not fall
at once, Maupn Knocked hm down with
the butt of the muskct, and pounded his
skull in. The murderer was arrested that
evening, and pretended to be crazy The
Sheriff was afraid an attempt would be
made to lynch him, and had extra guards
in the building.
y SOUTHERN MILLIONAIRE-Mr Oliver
Bcirnc, Of :hc adjoining County Of Mon.
roe, arrived here on Thursday, with his
wife, carriage and servants. He is now
known as the wcalthiest man in the South
| Mr.. Bcirnc is the owner Of the old Sweet
Springs and other vast estates in Monroe
! County. His estimated wealth was between