The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-01-07
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from ron 4 Austin says: ssTwo terri6le cr;,neS @
were committed I'm this civ iast n;nI,t
a1ter midnight. which viii nndonb7eS S,
~ result III three deaths, and there Ia
;.oL'uilhg now many Iyncbings. Dur-
n.3 INC past year Austin has been hor.f
iitlen every few weeks by some das-
.aEiy attack on servant women, both
Mhltc ana colored. Fully a dozen scr.
wants have been outraged aud eiDht
murdered within this period. 'i'he
crimes all bore evidence of being ncr-
pS.rated by the same person. Every
enorc mas been made to apprehend the
CRIMINALS, skilled detectives being en-
pioycd. Many negroes were arrested
ana put through II rigid examination,
put nothing came of these efforts.
many citizens and some officials held
10 Inc theory that the crimes were per-
pctrated by some insane person, who
cuhningly devised how he could shed
womans blood without apprehension.
ABOUT midnight w. Ii. Hancock, n
Well-to-do carpenter residing at 2O3
water street, was awakened by groans.
Entering Ills wite's chamber he found
aVacant bed covered with blood spots.
nc followed the trail out Of the front
door around the house and into the
backyard, where he found his wife
Weitcrlng iii q pool Of blood. She
had been struck twice across the head
ana face with blunt axe and her skull
was fractured. Although still alive.
inc physicians say she will surely die
from hcr wounds. Mrs: Hancock is
4o years or aye and handsome wo-
man. one bears All unblcmishcd char
ac'er' !hihc midst of the great ex-
cltcmcnt produced by this Outrage thc
citizens were appalled, at learning Of n
sui greater crime that had been COM
mitied about tho same hour several
squares distant. At | O'Clock Mrs
Phillips, residing at 3OS Hickory street.
was awakened by the cries of hc,.
grandson. Entering the room of her
son, James Phillips, she found tho
infant on the bed covered with blood,
ana Ihllllps lying scnsclcss from ter
riolc Dlow on the head. ella Phillips,
the Witc, was missing. The afIriyhted
ncisrbors followed a bloody trail and
lound her body lying in the back yard
OF the adjoining premises. Death had
resulted from blow on the forehead
WIN al axe. Across the body Law
heaVY rails. Her person had been
outraged. There is no clue in either
case. Inc excitement on the streets
curing the day was very great. Christ
mas was forgotten. The Mavor called
a meeting Of the citizens al the State
House and nearly q thousand rcspDiiI-
cd TO the call, and committee of pub
tic safely was organized The feeling
over these last outrages is intense. \
ouSe-to-house search for the bloody
handed murdcrers will probably be
made" "0
a special TO the Galveston Mems
from Austin says: "Eustacio Mar,i-
nez, Mexican, about forty years o|d.
was arrested Thursday night on sus-
picion OF being implicated in the mys-
ferrous murders which have recently |
startled tho citizens of Austin. He |
hVed'1 d secluded spot near the river
ana search of his premises resulted
IN the discovery of bloody garments
OF female apparel. MARTINEZ has no
iainlly. Among the articles found |
was an ice hook, such as experts testi |
ilcd might have been used in the MUIR
dcr OF Mrs. Ramcy and daughter scy-
o@i", @ 'lioiilhs ago. a prayer-boOk |
with the name "Eua II. Ramevn |
written on the title page was also
found, together with two handEcr-
chteis, one OF which bore the initials
"J. H." worked in silk. The other
was marked ga" The detectives
think tho arrest of Martinez will clear
inc mystery Of the outrage and mur-
d;na dGr or tne Kamey woman. Evidence
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the recent murders of Mrs. Hancock
ana Mrs. Phillips and the assault on
me latter's husband. The wounds in.
1ilctcd on Mrs. Phillips head are very
similar to the wound on the Ramcy
slrl ana were probably inflicted with
lnc same instrument. MARTINEZ shows
signs of being "crank." He admits
nc was Imprisoned for two years in
BCIroWnsVille for assaulting u woman.
O!d Dloou stains on his clothing are
being examined by scientists"