The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-06-28
CHIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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yent of the shortage. 1t is said that
.tcher took about all the valuables he
could lay his hands on, even to pennies.
The bank was opened this morning but
no business was done. Pitchers wherea-
bouts are unknown, but detectives are at
work oE the case. It is rumored that
Pitcher took $5O0,000 in bonds and all
the cash in the vault.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 17.-Last
Friday evening Otto Franks, all eight.
year old boy living with his parents a
few miles in the country, found large
rattlesnake near the house. The boy
had often said that be wanted a pet
snake, 90 when he found the big rattler
he began to stroke it on the head and
back with his hand. The snake seemed
pleased for time, but finally became
angry and hit the boy on the right leg,
Just below the knee. The little fellow
played on some time before going home,
and when he reached the house the bit.
ten limb vas swelling rapidly. Medical
aid was obtained and the pain and swell.
ing were relieved after trial, but imme.
diately the boy began to crawl and twist
himself, initiating the action of snake.
He continued in this condition with
brief, lucid intervals until this afternoon,
when he died.
. ATLANTA, GA, June 22.-Clark Will
son, colored man who lives in Bellwood,
shot Evie I7ey, negro woman, on &C.
count of trespassing on bis grounds 10
pick blackberries. 1t appears that Viii.
son had warned her not to pick the
berries, and this morning he spied her
hard at work gathering them. He seized
q pistol, and rushing at her, shot at her
twice. The first shot failed to take
effect, but the second brought her to the
ground. After she was down he kicked
her in the face and hit her with rock,
breaking her arm. He was not arrested
until late this afternoon. A crowd of
colored people tried to find him all the
morning, but failed. They were open in
their threats OF lynchipg him, aud, if he
had been found by them, the chances are
that Judge Lynch would have settled his
case. He was arrested by the officers
and placed in Jail here. The woman is
not expected to live.
NASHVILLE, TENN, June 22-John
Connor, man so years old. who has been
living in the new town of West Nashville,
died yesterday from injuries received
early that morning by falling from
third story window in Barney McCabe's
hotel, on Walnut street, opposite the
union depot. Connor came in on train
the night before and went to McCabe's
hotel to get room for the night. He
was told that the house was full, but he
said he had been there before, and was
finally told he could stay in the room
over McCabe's sons. He went to bed in
the third story, at midnight, and man
who occupied q room on the first floor
heard something fall in the alley be-
tween the hotel and house across. On
going out he found Connor lying on the
ground. DR.. J. L. Watkins was sent for
and rendered assistance. Conner said he
had gone to sleep and knew nothing till
he felt himself falling from the window.
BE had walked in his sleep before. he
was on his way to Hickman county to
work in the mines. He was asked if he
desired his wife telephoned for, who was
reported keeping boarding house in
West Nashville, and he replied in the
negative. His hips were broken. Two
ribs were broken in the back and pressing
on the kidneys, and his head was hurt.
He died OF concussion of the brain and
lungs.
RALEIGH, N. O., June GA consid.
erable sensation vas created throughout
this State a few days ago by the an
nouncemsnt that Wylie j. Palmer, at one
time superintendent Of the State Deaf,
Dumb and Blind institution in this city,
and later superintendent of one at Ham.
ilton, had been killed BY a patient in the
insane asylum of Monganton, n. @. It
is now learned that the patient who kill.
ed Palmer is named G. W. Fine. All
care possible is taken with the patients
(over 400 in number, but it is impossible
always to prevent such occurrences. Fine
was patient, and was harmless up to the
moment of striking Palmer. Fine says
he was suddenly told by the voice of God
to kill Palmer, and as Palmer was passing
at the time he struck him forthwith.
The coroner has reported the occurrence
to the solicitor of the district.
ALBANY, GA, June 22.-J. w. Mock,
powerful young farmer of east Dough.
erty, vas kicked by q cow this morning.
His wife attempted TO milk it, but the
bovine was restless, and Mock attempted
to catch and hold it by the hind leg while
his wife MIXED. The cow gave him a
tap in the face, making him turn double
somersault. His jaw is dislocated, and
he sent for doctor thinking he had lock.
jaw. He didn't know it vas loaded.
CENTRAL, S. G. June 21.-Claude Ste
phens, young man of this town, and a
fagman on the Air Line freight, fell from
the top of 8 car going towards Charlotte
this morning. The accident occurred
about the tank, few miles this side of
Easley. Mr.. Ayres, the conductor, did
not miss the fagman for some time.
When found. his left arm was broken,
and he was about lifeless from wound
received in the back part of the head.
An extra train brought the wounded man
back to Central about II o'clock this
morning. Several physicians have been
summoned. Judging from appearances,
there is but little hope of his recovery.
Mr.. Stephens is an excellent young man.
His relatives aud friends are shocked at
the sad news.
COLUMBIA, S. O., June 23.-At 730
tonight j. @. Adams, formerly con-
ductor on the Columbia & Greenville
railroad, committed suicide by shooting
himself three times with Smith & Wes.
son revolver. He was in his house on
Lady Street. He lived for an hour and
forty minutes. Adams was 90 years old.
he was discharged from the road month
ago and had been unable to get any other
job. His family relations we're also most
unhappy, and these facts, it is supposed,
caused him to take his life.
HAMPTON, June 23.-Jake Washing.
ton, colored, met with horrible death
yesterday afternoon at Mauldin's saw
mill, near this place. He was engaged
in lifting slabs away from the saw as
they were riven from the logs. In some
unaccountable way he was caught be.
tween slab and the carriage, his legs
broken, his breast crushed in by the slab
being hurled against him and then he
was caught in the belt and thrown into
the saw.dust pit. beneath the saw, and