The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-08-02
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

LNO1ANdT oLlo, 1NO., July lt."Wullc
prayer meeting was in progress at the
Meridian street M. E. church last night
the people present were alarmed by the
groans of q man in agony, and an inves.
tigation being made, Eugene Zinzis was
found on the floor in pew with an
empty bottle at hand. The bottle had
contained carbolic acid, which Zinzis
had swallowed. He died before he could
be removed from the church. Zipzis
came from Minneapolis last spring, and
married a young lady of this city. There
is no cause known for the act, unless it be
depression over the death of his parents,
who are understood to have committed
suicide few days since.
Wichita, KAN, July 26.-Yesterday
the household of Daniel McCarty, con-
sisting of his wife, four daughters and
daughter in.law, Mrs. Henshaw, were
poisoned from drinking buttermilk. Five
doctors have been laboring with them
and have succeeded in saving the lives
of Mrs. McCarty and three of the daugh-
ters. The old man, Mrs. Henshaw and
one daughter, it is believed, will die.
MACON, GA, July 2S.-About 7 o'clock
last night George w. Sheppard, an o2.
eratiye in the East Macon factory, with
his wife and FIVE year old son George,
went to bed at their home on Factory
Row in East Macon. Shortly after 8
o'clock Mr.. Sheppard was awakened BY
a dull bnt severe pain in his left leg. On
waking he found piece of timber across
his face, his right arm across the breast
of his wife at his side, and his right leg
across the breast of his little son, who
was sleeping at the foot of the bed. He
had an indistinct recollection of a flash
and shock, and supposed he had been
struck by lightning. Feeling for his wife
he found her dead. Reaching down to
the foot of the bed he found that his son
was also dead. The lightning had struck
the Eastern corner of the house and tore
away portion of the timbers, one piece
falling on the bed, which was in the
corner, and striking Mr.. Sheppard in the
face. The footboard of the bed was also
splintered. The friends of the family
gathered around, and by 9 o'clock had
prepared the mother and child for burial.
| They were laid out on the same bed on
which they had been killed, presenting q
sad sight. The lightning had not bruised
them in any way, but had scorched the
hair of each. The neck of Mrs. Sheppard
was broken, but there was apparently
none of the child's bones broken. Mr..
Sheppard came to Macon from Wilkin.
SON County about three years ago, and
has been working during that time in the
factory. His grief last night as he stood
at the foot of the bed gazing upon the
features of his wife and boy, who were
sleeping sweetly with him but an hour or
90 before, was indescribable.
M1LLEDGEv1LLE, GA, July 25.-Wil
liam Harper, storekeeper in Midway,
has sustained considerable loss recently
at the hands of burglars. He fixed q
rifle on revolving pivot. Strings were
tied to the trigger and run about the
room in such a manner that they would
| Jerk the muzzle of the gun in the direc.
ton of any one touching the strings and
at the same time discharge the gun.
Virgil Wright was caught in this trap
last night. After he had forced an en-.
trance into the store and while he was
plundering he ran against one of the
strings. The rifle wheeled towards him
and was discharged, its contents entering
his stomach. He was found at the store
this morning and taken to Jail, where he
died.
BLAcKsHEAR, GA, July 27.-The
seven. year. old son of Henry G. Howard,
living in Blackshear, was burned to death
to day. His mother sent him in the
kitchen to make fire in the stove pre-.
paratory Ia cooking dinner. The fire
burning too slowly, he got the kerosene
can as he had frequently seen others do
and proceeded to pour the oil on the Incl
!. pient fame. The result was an explosion
which cost him his life. He was fearful.
ly burned but fingered several hours.
His parents have recently moved from
the country into town.
CHESTER, July .26.-Mr. l.. E. Smith,
freight conductor on the Charlotte, Col.
umbia and Augusta Railroad, met with a
horrible accident yesterday afternoon
about four miles below here, from which
he died at 2 O'Clock this morning. He
was riding on top of one of the cars with
his back toward the engine, and was
struck on the head by bridge before he
could be warned of his danger, and hurled
to the ground. He had only been on
this road short while; and by his polite.
ness and attention to duty had won the
respect OF all who knew him. I.
Los ANGELES, CAL, July 26.-Ex.
Sheriff Charles Jansen committed sui.
eide here yesterday in an extraordinary
way. He'tieda a handkerchief from the
toes on his right foot to the triggers of q
double barreled shot gun. Both barrels
were discharged, carrying away half of
bis head, and aplashing the ceiling with
his brains;
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jalv ga
very sensational scene was witnessed on
Market Square to-day which recalled an
ugly scandal. Mrs. Will Whitlock, wife
of a we'll known citizen, made an attack
on pretty black eyed girl named Nettie
Hugg and before assistance arrived she
had beaten the girl very severely. Miss
Hugg is the daughter of q wealthy farmer
and Mrs. Whitlock said the girls pretty
black eyes had alienated her husbands
affections and caused him to desert her.
The affair created great scandal.
PHILADELPHIA, July 25.-Mrs. Mon
roe Heilman was terribly burned yester.
day by the explosion of a coal oil stove.
She was lighting the wick in shed when
the stove exploded, and she was fearfully
burned about the back, arms and thighs.
She fingered in awful agony till night
and died. Her son Daniel, aged %, was
lying dead in the front room at the time
of the awful occurrence. The bereaved
husband and father is mad with grief.
New FLORENCE, Mo-, July 27.-Dur-
ing a thunderstorm this morning the
lightning struck the house of Herman
Uthlant, seven miles south of this place,
doing damage to the house and killing
one Of the two boys, who we're standing
near the wall in the bedroom up.stsirs
handling pocket knife. The other boy
was rendered unconscious. he will
probably die. Another child was shock
ed but not seriously hurt. The boy killed
was soon covered with large spots Of
crimson and purple hues.
P1rrsBURe, Pa, July 23.-Two dan
gerous counterfeiters mere arrested this
afternoon while attempting to swindle
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