The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-23
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

at ~ l.. NJ, got Oeyouu Tue Cou'rOl oi
the trainmen on steep grade about four
miles out and dashed into the city at the
rate OF mile minute. By whistling
they had warned the yardmen, and every.
thing as far as possible was out of the
way. The train passed the shops and
through the yards into the heart of the
city like q whirlwind, and in rounding
the city curve between Third street and
the passenger depot, went to pieces.
There were several cars loaded with
massive square timbers for the new ore
dock here, on the train with the box cars
containing copper. These great sticks
few in all directions. Two buildings
we're torn down by them. Car trucks
flew hundreds of feet away, box cars
turned square across the track and others
mounted fiat cars. The wreck for q
thousand feet is indescribable. By good
fortune some of the sticks were massed
under the trucks of box cars. This acted
as sudden check, after the rear part of
the train had gone to pieces, and the
great mogul engine stopped.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. 15.-This morn
ing at IL o'clock, a band of gypsies
camped on Lookout Mountain, were
riding along Boyce street, in this city,
when one of them threw lasso and
caught James Williams, aeleven-year-old
boy, around the neck. He was hauled
into the wagon and Notwithstanding his
cries, he was compelled to surrender.
The capture was made in the residence
portion of the city. The boy was taken
to the mountain, when he again began
crying and wanted to return home. He
was tied with ropes and brutally beaten,
80 that his body is covered with stripes
from head to foot. After the terrible
beating had been administered. he was
taken and tied to a tree and left there
few hours until the gypsies could get
ready to move on. The little fellow
watched his chances, aud at 8 o'clock
managed to unite the ropes, and while
the gypsies had their backs turned, made
his escape and ran all the way to the
city, arriving at his home little before
o'clock. The circumstances we're re.
ported at police headquarters, and Deputy
Sheriff Spencer, armed with warrant,
and summoning posse of men, started in
pursuit of the gypsies, who are living on
tbs mountain. The injured boy is badly
hurt, and is in serious condition to-
night.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-John A. Seawis.
towski, a Journeyman upholsterer about
fifty years of age, disappeared about five
wears ago. leaying q wife and two chill.
dren. he had acted strangely for few
days before, and left letter to his wife
stating that he was going to commit
suicide. Nothing was heard or seen Of
Mr.. Seawistowski after that. His life
was insured in the Knights of Honor,
Knights of Pythias and Knights and
Ladies of Honor to the amount of 81 900
in all. Mrs. Seawistowski sued for the
money and recovered judgments of about
$4,000, including the interest. The
defense attempted to show that there was
no evidence of Seawistowki's death, but
the Jurors considered his letter sufficient.
A short time ago a letter was received
from the deputy sheriff at St. Paul, who
thought he remembered man of that
name at St. Paul. and Seawistowski was
found in the penitentiary at Saltwater,
Minnesota.
CHICAGO, February 16.-A special
from Akron, Ohio, says: A remarkable
phenomenon manifested itself near here
Yesterday morning. People in the vi.
cinity of the seat of trouble were thrown
out OF bed, and windows and ceilings
crumbled, while the earth rocked, the
convulsions being. preceded by terrific
reports of explosions. Great assures in
the earth are the only sign of the strange
occurrence. People fled from their houses
and the greatest excitement prevailed,
while many in this city got up and in
quired the cause of the houses swaying.
BURLINGTON, IA, February 49,
Adam Writ, sixty or seventy years old,
having quarreled with his son, William,
with whom he lived, yesterday wounded
his daughter.iu. law with corn knife,
tried to murder his two grandchildren,
and finally, firing the house, burned two
other grandchildren to death. Writ is
thought to be insane.
MONTGOMERY, February 20.-To day,
Mrs. French, highly respectable widow
lady, who resides on the western suburbs
of the city, created quite sensation oy
publicly cowhiding young man named
Oates, who runs q grocery store in the
neighborhood. About q month ago, Mrs.
French went to Oates's store, and found
him selling liquor to her son, Mllburn
johnson, a fast young man, and 1t seems
that he gave no heed to her instructions.
She went to the store and found her son
and Oates gambling at game of cards;
She covered Oates, and with a cooked
pistol in one hand, she welded cowhide
with the other and gave him drubbing.
She also scooped in all the money in the
pot and put it in her pocket, saying that
it was hers anyhow. She gave the young
man about dozen licks. The scene was
witnessed by several people who Glanced
to be in the store at the time.
M1LLEDGEv1LLE, GA, February 49,
Bethune Jones, handsome and popular
youth of this city, was bitten by mad
dog last September and has suffered none
scarcely until last Friday night, when be
began to complain, and sooD afterwards
was thrown into violent spasms and fts
1t is now ascertained that he has hydro
phobia and is not expected to live. He
has suffered terrible agonies to-day, but
rested some this evening. He is suffering
greatly now, and there is but little hope
of his recovery.
BLACKWELL. S. c., Feb. 1S.-Melvin
Youngblood, white, was buried alive at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon on Capt D.
S. Hairs plantation, whilst cleaning out
we'll. The earth caved in upon him
thirty feet. The body was recovered
about o'clock this afternoon standing
erect in one corner under about eight feet
of earth.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, February A.
Fayette Malone, a railroad contractor at
Norris station, fifteen miles north of this
city, was shot and seriously wounded late
Yesterday afternoon. The shooting was
done by John Sugarth, a Methodist
preacher. Malone was very drunk and
after abusing sugafth drew his pistol, but
the latter was armed and got the drop.
Only two shots were fired. Sugarth has
been released on bond.
-Ex Governor Hoadly, in reply TO
Mayor Hewitt's letter, DENYING that Elk.