The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-13
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

NEWDERRY, Lee. 0.-lhlS evening at
6 o'clock the alarm of fire was sounded,
and the department responded promptly.
No fire was to be found. The sound Of
the alarm came from the neighborhood
of the Jail, aud it vas discovered that
instead of FIRE there was an effort of
some of the prisoners to escape. Old man
Martin, the negro who attends to feeding
the prisoners, went up as usual, and on
opening the cell three of the prisoners
made an assault on him, knocking him
down, and attempting to throw him from
the third.story window, but he caught
hold of the lightning rod and held to it.
Two of the prisoners leaped from this
window to the ground, a distance of fifty
feet. These were Silas Kennedy, await.
ing trial on the charge of forgery, and
Douglas ColmaD, under sentence of death,
having been convicted at the last term of
court Of the murder of Isaac Boozer.
Kennedy made his escape but Coleman
was found lying on the ground badly
hurt. He was carried back in the Jail.
How badly he was hurt could not be
learned tonight. The sheriff thinks the
whole affair was planned by Kennedy.
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ATLANTA, Dec. IA dispatch from
Lexington Gays: a negro woman on ii.
Colquitt's place, six miles from town,
locked her three children up in the house
and went visiting. On her return, late at
night, she discovered that the house had
caught fire and burned to the ground.
Her three children were burned to death.
This makes the third time such fire,
similar in all respects, has occurred in
this county.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Dec. 7.-Miss
Anna ID. Moore, the pretty and accom-.
plished daughter of a. w. Moore, we'll
known hardware merchant of Antwerp,
this county, committed suicide in fit of
anger, after having been scolded by her
mother for remaining out until 10 o'clock
at night. The girl was 18 years of age
and idolized by her parents. Wednesday
evening about7 O'clock she expressed "a
desire to go flor the purpose of visiting
a.young lady friend in the village. Her
mother asked her to remain at home, but
she dressed and went. When she re-
turned at 10 o'clock the family had
| retired. The mother arose, however, and
going to Anna's room, upbraided her
severely for remaining out 30 late. After
Mrs. Moore had turned to leave the room
Anna arose 10 q passion, went across the
hall to q closet, got revolver,.a "a 22 cali
bre, and placing the muzzle to her temple,
fired. The report of the pistol aroused
Mr.. Moore, who rushed upstairs, but fell
fainting to the floor when he found what
had taken place. Anna lived about
three hours after the shooting, but did
| not regain consciousness. She had
threatened to kill hereelf before when
reproved by her parents. The. revolver
with which she took her life was taken
| from her fathers store. g. .. 9....'.-s'
SIBERIAN, Tex, Dec. IA young dry
goods salesman named Anderson located
at Whitesboro' last spring, leaving his
father, who is a widower, at his old home
in Tennessee. A girl to whom be was
engaged to be married lived in the same
town in Tennessee, and Anderson and
she corresponded regularly. He paid
her 8 visit a few weeks ago, but yesterday
he received large envelope containing
two letters, one from his father and one
from the young lady, stating that they
had Just been married. Anderson's
friends are watching him closely to pre-.
vent suicide. a.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-Goyernor jack
son last night made curious mistake.
In fixing the date Of the hanging of Isaac
Keenan,, convicted of the murder Of John
Holly, last July, first thought of Febru
ary %, but that date being ,Washington's
birthday, he decided to make it week
later. At the time he had a calandar of
1883 before him, and running his finger
down the column, fixed it on February
20, 1889. Not being leap year, there is
no February 29th, and some legal COM
plications may ensue. The date, as given
out for publication, was changed to March
1st.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 6.-Drawing their
pistols as they rose, two men, keeping
| their eyes on each other, glided down the
two aisles of the Methodist Church at
Elco, ILL.,, on Sunday, as the minister
lined out the morning hymn. So quiet
were their movements that nobody
noticed them till they we're outside.
Then, as half dozen men nearest sprapg
up, there we're two puffs of smoke, two
little clouds of dust from the breasts of
| two coats and two sharp reports. The
congregation rushed forward, but the
foremost drew bacl, as four other shots
rang out between the two men on the
steps. Both by that time were down and
streaming with blood, but still making
vain efforts to fire again. They were
borne into the church, each by his
friends, and physician present attended
| to them, but death Heem inevitable. Elc0
is small town on tho Mobile and Ohio
road in the wild river lands just north Of
Cairo. The two men were Houston and
Joseph Hazelwool, and they had been
for months quarreling over Houston's
divorced wife. Houston had vowed to
kill Hazelwood on sight. Both had been
considered good citizens. Houston
was found to have wounds in
the right and left breast, right shoulder
and right ankle. Eazelwood was wound
ed in the right breast and right leg. They
we're taken to their homes. Houston is
thought to be dying and Hazlewood has
small hopes Of recovery. Houston is re-.
garded as the aggressor.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. s.-Willie Mares,
while following s. dog catcher's wagon,
during the summer, was lassoed By one
of the men and thrown into the wagon.
After being carried several blocks he was
roughly ejeced. He is now groveling
imbecile, subject to frequent spasms, dur,
ing which he bsrks and whines like a
dog. Efforts are being made to arrest the.
perpetrators of this act.
a Good Man's Good Fortune.
WASHINGTON, December 6.-There is
movement ON foot to have Assistant
Secretary Hugh 8. Thompson transferred
from the Treasury Department to the
Civil Service Commission, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the appointment
Of Mr.. Oberly to tho Indian Office. 1t is
said that the President has been very
much pleased with Mr. Thompson's con.
duct in the Treasury Department, and he
desires to show his appreciation by
appointing him to the Civil Service
Commission, with view to his being
retained as the Democratic member of
that Commission after the new Admins.
tration comes in. The names of Proctor
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