The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-05-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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dence of Enock Mcmahon, an old and
wealthy farmer, 0as burned and the old
man and George Streets, a farm hand,
burned to death a the building. All the
other members we're absent attending
singing school at the time. McMahon
had lot of money on hand and it is
believed an attempt at robbery led to
murder, and incendiarism was resorted to
cover the crime.
CHICAGO, May ia cyclone of
tremendous force whirled over portion
of northern Indiana tonight. The ex
tent of its ravages can only be guessed
from scattering reports, and the fact that
the telegraph wires throughout cousid-
erable part of the territory are prostrated.
At Winslow siding, on the Nickel Plate
road, train of sixteen cars were lifted
from their wheels and distributed in
piecemeal across the surrounding prairies.
At Wanatah number of houses were
carried off and much timber in the coun-
try uprooted.
T1Trusv1LLE, Pa, May 1l.-At
Gresham last night three burglars entered
the house of Mrs. Mary Reynolds. The
lady was alone, but picked up hatehet
and for while pluckily kept the robbers
at bay. One of the more adventurous,
however, attempted to seize her arm and
mas struck senseless to the floor by blow
from the hatchet. He was hurriediy
dragged from the house by his confeder-
ates, who made their escape. Tonight
the wounded robber. is lying at the point
of death at Hydetown. His skull is
cracked and he cannot live.
RALEIGH, N. C., May 11.-News has
been received here of q desperate attempt
at murder BY Hiram Potter, in Davis
county. He was in his house with his
family and was honing razor. His
wife and children were seated near him.
Suddenly, ard without word of warning,
he sprang to his feet brandishing the
| razor, and, rushing at his wife, pulled
back her head and with one sweep of the
razor cut her throat from ear to ear. He
then picked up his hat from the floor and
ran from the house, taking to the woods.
He was pursued and has been captured.
He is now in jail at Macksville. 1t has
been believed for some time that his
mind was unsound. Despite his wife's
| terrible wound it is believed she will not
die.
GREENv1LLE, May 9.-It is said a
negro was outrageously beaten by white
men on Monday night, in CLASSY Noun.
tain township, in the upper part of the
county. The negro, Elias Lindar by
name, was tied and dragged from the
house by four white men and beaten
within an inch of his life. A white
woman employed by Lindar was also
carried out and has not been heard of.
The negro was suspected of improper
relations With the woman. Lindar was
in the city to-day and was unable to walk.
He showed signs of very severe treat
ment. He says the men ordered him to
| leave the State or be killed. He will
swear out warrant before Justice West
moreland for the arrest of Carr Sudduth,
Henry Babb, Lee Babb and man named
Howell, who were recognized by himself
and family. Sudduth was tried here at
the last term of the Court for the murder
of Joe Ferguson, colored, near Chick
Springs, last November.
CINCINNATI, May 10.-One of the
strangest cases of accidental death ever
known, and said to be the only one of its
kind on record, occurred here Tuesday.
The victim was Willie Buehrwein, aged
! two and halfyears. The little toddler
went to a hydrant in the yard, and
standing upon his toes, managed to close
his lips over the end of the nozzle of. the
hydrant. Then he turned on the water
4 to its fullest force. The child's lips
seemed glued to the nozzle with such
cohesiyeness that his little body hung
suspended from it. Meanwhile the stream
of water forced itself into his stomach
and lungs, causing sufocation. His
dreadful predicament was witnessed BY
his mother, who, when she attempted to
lift him, found to her horror that she
could not. Horror Stricken she fairly
wrenched her babe from the Spout, the
1 violent separation tearing the skin inside
the mouth. A stream of blood and water
Flowed from between his lips as she lifted
him in her arms. A physician was
summoned and found the child beyond
aid. The little fellow died within FIVE
minutes, having literally drowned out of
water. The theory advanced that obtains
the most credence is that the sudden
rush OF water paralyzed the muscles Of
the throat 30 that the child could not
open its mouth.
1 T1MMoNsv1LLE, May "a deliberate
murder was committed last night, in the
vicinity of Lamar, in this county, about
ten miles West of this place. Joseph
James, an old, we'll known, well.to.do
citizen, was shot down at his home,
without moments warning, as he had
risen from late supper and was passing
out at the door. A load of buckshot and
slugs entered his right side, passing near-
| ly through his body, just below the liver,
and killing him almost instantly. It is
entirely unknown who the assassin was,
but there are grave suspicious that he
was employed to perpetrate the crime by
some one pecuniafily interested in James
death. No one was present at the scene
of the murder but his SOD, Joseph. Muf-
| fled tracks, as of a person rapidly retreat.
ing, were discovered to-day leading from
the door steps where the tragedy occurred
into and across nearby field. An
examination of the body of the unfortu>
nate man by DR.. j. NJ. Josey soon after
the shooting last night, disclosed buck.
skin belt around his body, which was
found to contain $4,000, in bank notes.
The inquest over the remains was held
this morning by Trial Justice Cole of this
place. Nolclue TO the murderer was de-
veloped and the verdict left the affair
practically clouded in mystery. James
was possessed of considerable property
in lands, moneys, and credits. He was
kind of walking banking institution, in
fact, exacting interest on his loans in
advance, and encircling himself with
any loose surplus arising from his deals.
He lived in very plain style, and appear
ed to find peculiar satisfaction in his
accumulating gains. His son Joseph
becomes heir.at-law to all his estate, as
the only survive. in this country who
can establish a genuine blood claim,
unless, as is mooted, will exists which
makes bequests to relatives in England.
ST. LOUIS, May 19.-At II o'clock
yesterday morning the levee situated
south of Alexandra, Missouri, broke in
several places and vast volumes of water
began pouring into the town, which was