The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
EASTMAN, GA, Feb. 3-Hubbard Har.
rell. a colored boy In years of age, was
made drunk by party of turpentine
hands near Longview, Dodge county,
yesterday, and going to the home of his
brother.in.law, Jas. Hope, killed three
children. Filling large kettle used for
washing hogs with boiling water, Harrell
committed horrible work by inducing
one of the children to entirely uEdress,
after which he suddenly tripped the little
fellow up and landed him in the kettle,
where he was literally boiled alive. The
next child resisted, but Harrell felled
her to the ground with an iron bar and
while she was still insensible threw her
into the cauldron with the boiled corpse
of her brother. The remaining child was
| the youngest of the trio and picking it
up by the ankles Harrel was beating its
head againsta tree when attracted by its
cries its parents rushed up and the young
murderer fed. The little ones skull was
30 badly fractured, however, that death
resulted last night. The flesh of the
children in the kettle was literally boil
ed from their bones. At last accounts
young Harrell was still at large.
GREENv1LLE, S. O., Feb. 4.-Ben
Ross, noted moonshiner of the northern
section of this county, was shot and killed
last Thursday night by an unknown par
ty. Ross was in his bedroom, with his
wife and children, and was fired upon
! through an open window and instantly
killed. He vas we'll known throughout
this section as one OF the boldest and
most successful illicit distillers in the
State. he had figured in many trials for
violations of revenue laws, but always
escaped punishment. At the last term
of the United States District Court true
bill was found against him and be was
out on bail to appear for trial here next
week.
NORFOLK VA, February 5.-Between
| two and four o'clock this morning, burg
lars entered the jewelry store of Chapman
& Gale, on Main street, through the
skylight, took the door off the safe and
stole all the diamonds, gold watches and
valuable jewelry in the stock of the firm.
| Chapmen & Gale were carrying large
stock of the Rockford Watch Company's
goods which they we're selling on the
club plan. The value of the goods stolen
is estimated at $4,000. No trace of the
burglars has yet been obtained.
Sioux FALLS, OAK, Feb. 2.-The
biggest authentic blizzard story of the
season comes from Aurora County.
When the great storm of the 18th inst.
swept over that country Eric johnson, a
farmer near Plankinton, was watering
his cattle some distance from his build
ings. He used his utmost exertions to
drive his cattle home, but without avail,
as very shortly they as we'll as himself
were exhausted. Among the drove of
cattle was very large OK, which soon
became bewildered and lay down to
die close to where johnson was founder.
ing in the snow. At that moment john
son, who was making frantic efforts 10
save himself, was seized with an inspira.
tion which impelled him to quickly kill
the OK, disembowel him and crawl inside.
After drawing the sides of the stomach
together he was completely sheltered
from the terrific storm by the warm
carcass of the OK and passed the night
in safety and comparative comfort.
When morning dawned, however, and he
endeavored to crawl out of his peculiar
habitation, he discovered to his horror
that the OK was frozen solid, his knife
outside, and himself secure prisoner.
He kept up shouting at intervals until
2 o'clock in the afternoon, when his cries
we're heard by parties who were searching
for his frozen body, and he was helped
out, none the worse for his peculiar ex.
perience.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Februarary 9.-The
six children of Lester Singletary, col.
ored man of Clarendon county, were
burned to death last night. The parents
locked them up in the house about seven
o'clock, and went off to negro church
about two miles away, where religious
revival was in progress. During their
absence the house caught on fire and was
burned to the ground. The six children
perished in the flames. The oldest child
was girl about thirteen years old, the
next boy about ten, three girls aged re:
spectively nine, six and three years, and
the youngest an infant of thirteen months.
The charred bones of the victims were
buried to day in one grave.
COLUMBIA, S. G., February 3.-Anoth.
er South Carolina victim of New York
"green goods" has been heard from. His
name is DR.. Pryor, and be lives in Union
county. The doctor and several of his
neighbors made purse of four hundred
dollars, which they sent on to the enter.
prising dealer, whose circular they had
received, requesting him. to send the
"green goods" by express to Gafney City,
on the Piedmond Air. Line railroad, and
in due time the package arrived, and
when opened was found to contain roll
of green paper and quantity ofsawdust.
DR.. Pryor has written sympathetic letters
of coincidence to County Commissioner
Perkins, of Lancaster, S. c., who recently
figured so prominently before the New
York police courts in similar trausac.
tion.
EArAMoPAs, MEX, February 3.-Tbe-
odore, the little six.year.old son of Sera
Anastacia Ramas, met his death through
sad accident yesterday. His mother
left him near a table, on which was a
lighted lamp, while she went to attend to
her baby, which was in the cradle. The
child pulled the lamp over on himself
and it bursted. The flaming oil ran all
over him and burned him in such hor.
rible manner that he did not survive
twenty. four hours after the accident.
RALEIGH, N. G., February 5.-Yester.
day, at Greenville, John Page was
assaulted by his seventeen year.old son
and the latter cut his fathers throat,
causing very severe injury. The lad
had an infectious disease. The father
had ordered the son not to visit him until
we'll. The boy disobeyed, whereupon the
father rebuked him. This infuriated the
young fend and he instantly sprang at
bis father and cut his throat and threw
him down, and would have killed him
had not his mother and sister interpesed.
MACON, Ga, February AIN Baker
County. Gs., yesterday, young man went
to the house of Amos Grand, a colored
farmer, and finding all quiet and the
house closeed he looked around for the