The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-15
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
ORAxeEBuRG, S. O., March 7.-The
Charleston bound passenger train, when
about seven miles below here this morn
ing, ran over and instantly killed a two
year old child of John Robinson, who is
quite respectable farmer in that section.
The body was horribly mangled. The
forehead and upper portion of the face
was crushed in, and the entire brains
was dashed out along the track for q dis.
lance of sixty yards. One leg and hand
were cut off. Tie poor little unfortunate
was playing by fence close to the rail.
road track, and it's mother, who was at
the house about two hundred yards dis.
tant, saw it leave the fence and start to
cross the track, and also saw the train
coming, when she rushed out screaming
to the flying train and her child, but it
was too late. The train was behind time
and was running at high rate of speed,
80 that it was impossible to stop after the
child was discovered on the track. The
Coroner organized jury and went down
this afternoon on special train to hold
the inquest, but, owing to the absence of
the railroad employees, nothing was
accomplished but the viewing of the
body and the examination of the mother
and father of the deceased, after whiCu
the jury adjourned until tomorrow even
ing, when the other witnesses will be
examined.-Special to tie Register.
AUGUSTA, GA, March 9.-Ida Adkins,
one of the citizens of Robbitt hill, a
famous negro neighborheod, in this city,
had her six.week.old baby stolen last
month. About week ago baby was
left on the steps of Margaret Clay. She
reported the case, and asked Judge Eve
to permit her to keep the child, which
request was granted. Ida Adkins heard
of fthe case, and claimed that it was her
stolen child, and Judge Eve awarded the
baby to her. Now Marguerite Clay
comes forward with the statement that
the baby is the child of her unmarried
daughter, who went wrong, and the
scheme of putting it on the doorstep was
simply to account for its presence in the
family without scandal. Both Of the
women positively identify the child and
claim it to be theirs, and now Judge Eve
will be called on to do the Soloman act,
and say whose child it really is.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.-Advicea
received by the steamer City of sidney,
which arrived last night from Hong
Kong and Yokohoma, says the imperial
commissioner who was especially ap.
pointed to investigate the loss of life 10
the Yellow river foundations sends re-
port to the Emperor Of China thas the
total number of persons drowned is over
| 100000 and the number destitute is
100000. Part of those flooded out
have been driven into other countries.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 9.-Macey
Warner was hanged in Jeffersonville Jail
at 10 80 this morning. Just before the
signal was given Warner laughed <and
said to the Sheriff; "I am ready if you
are." Warner and his victim, Frank
Harris, were fellow convicts in the JEFF
fersonville prison and both were employ
ed in the shoe shop. Warner coolly pre-
pared shoe knife as if for his work
and, announcing his purpose to another
convict, hunted up Harris and cut his
throat in the presence of crowd of con:
victs. Both Warner and Harris had
been noted criminals. The murder was
the result of a trivial quarrel.
LYNcHBUEe, Va, Mar, 12-G. Brown
white man living in Bradford county
waylaid and shot his father.in.law, named
Sanders, yesterday. Browns wife had
secured divorce, and being afraid o.
violence, sent for her father. On his
arrival Brown, who WINS lying in ambush
shot him through the back. The entire
neighberhood.i is aroused and q large party
is hunting for the murderer. If caught
he will be lynched.
M1NNEwA, KANSAS, March IA
horrible story comes from Popular Grove
a small town thirty miles southeast o.
Fort Totten. A farmer sent his son oul
on Saturday morning to clear path to 9
haystack several rods away. He had
been shoveIng snow half an hour when
his cries were heard in the house. The
old man seized a shotgun and rushed out
in time to see the boy surrounded by
wolves, which were killing him. After
firing both barrels without effact he
clutched his gun and made desperate
effort to defend himself, but be wa!
powerless against the wolves. From the
windows of the house the agonized wife
and child witnessed a one sided fight
Resistance did not last long, and ther
for an hour the wolves feasted on the
victims. The woman dared not leave the
house, and remained there until some
neighbors came. Crushed bones, flesh
less, and clothing torn to shreds alone
showed where the battle had taken place
That part of the territory is sparsely set
tied, and the people, thoroughly terroriz
ed by the occurrence, have armed them
selves.
STRAWBERRY PLAINS, Tenn, March
ia few evenings ago, Sam Camphee
a colored man living near this place
brought q jug of whisky home with hin
which he stored away in his house. AT
ter the family had retired and were
asleep, q little 10-year. old son got up anc
helped himself to the whisky, drinking
nearly pint. The next morning. he
was found in o drunken stupor from
which he could not be aroused, and dice
about 9 o'clock the same morning
When the family returned from the fu
neral, they found their house reduced tt
pile of glowing embers and smoking
! ruins. It had caught fire and burned