The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
MURDERED.
Capt. F. W. Dawson, Of Charleston.
The Great Editor of the News and
N Courier Brutally Killed
BY Cowardly Our Who Was De-
bauohing Servant Girl
In tho Employ of the Bravo Dead
Mans Family.
His Slayer ie DR.. Mellow, and a
Man Of Family.
Dawson Had Gone to Him to APP
peal to His Manhood.
The People Greatly Excited and
Dawson Had Gone to Him to APP
peal to His Manhood.
The People Greatly Excited and
Threats of Lynching.
The New York Tribune Furnishes a
Sketch OF His Life That VIII Thrill
Every Southern Heart With Ad-
mlration and Awaken Deep
Sympathy--A Bold ana
Generous Man.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March l2.-specials from
Charleston to the Chronicle give the follow
ing account Of Capt. Dawson's assassina-
ton: The city tonight is in n terrible state
OF excitement over the assassination Of
Capt +. w. Dawson, the editor Of the
Aeiw and Courier The murderer is named
I. b. Mellow, young physician who is
married and has several children. The
evidence in the case IL very meagor, but
II has been learned that Capt. Dawson was
murdered because OF an attempt on his
part 10 save the honor OF q servant girl
in his employ. The murder, il is said,
was committed about 3i5 o'clock pm,
but was not discovered for three hours
aiterward, when the murderer surrendered
himself. The body OF the murdered man
in the meantime had lain in the Office
OF the murderer, not 100 yards from his
own residence. Capt Dawson left the
Aes and Courier Office about $50 o'clock
p.m., and was never seen alive again. II
appears that ho had suspicious that his
maid servant who had charge Of his chill.
drcn was not behaving herself properly.
Last week he asked the chief Of police 10
detail detective 20 shadow the girl,
stating that he did not desire his children
10 be entrusted to a girl who was not
strictly honest The detective accord
ingly
snADowED THE YoUSo WOMAN.
On Monday morning he saw her get on
a Rutledge-avenue street car, where she
was soon after joined by DR.. Mellow the
=. murderer. The detective followed the pair
for several hours, and submitted n report
IN writing to the chief Of police, who com.
muuicated its details 10 Capt. Dawson this
morning. AS stated above, Capt Dawson
LEFT his Office at $3.50 o'clock p.m. today,
and was found murdered about q. 30 O'Clock
pm. in the office OF Mellow. His face was
badly beaten and pistol bullet was found
In bis heart. II Is supposed that he went
90 DIR. McDow's TO demonstrate with him,
a married man, and the father OF several
children. against scducing his maidser.
want, aud that Dr. Mellow shot him after
the Two had been engaged in contro.
versy. After the murder, Mellow disap.
peared till $50 y. M, when hc appeared
at the police station and surrendered him
self Mellow il said TO be the only doctor
in the city who n not q member Of the
State Medical Society and las an unsay.
DRY reputation. lie married some years
ago the daughter Of G. Z. Aherns q rich.
retired grocer, and Il is known that the
police have been asked 10 shadow him
several times The city is In n terrible
state Of excitement. All the evidence adj
duccd thus far shows that the murder was
one Of
TnE MOST DiARoIIcAL
in the annals Of crime. Capt Dawson
was shot while sitting down. The shot
was fatal one After numbering ms vic
tim, Il Is said DR.. Mellow left him lying
on the floor, locked his office door, and
went out 10 n corner grocery shop. There
Is evidence that he tried 20 bury the
corpse OF his victim. but that In the mean
time suspicious had got out, aud finally,
three hours after he had killed Capt Daw-
son, he surrendered himself 10 the police
authorities The murderer has the rcpu.
tation of being a rake and IL Is said that ho
III known in almost every house OF prosl-
tuition IN the city. Tonight the city IL
wrapped in mourning, and the murder is
the subject OF discussion in every quarter
OF the town.
The body Of the murdered man was
taken TO his residence and tho coroner.
after inpanoling jury, has adjourned the
inquest until tomorrow. The murderer
was hurried 10 the jail ~ soon as lac sur
rendered himself, and for the present Is
safe from lynching, rs the Jail Is well nigh
impregnablc.
Tao entire community Is incensel. The
City Council had just met tonight when
the news OF the murlcr WIS tolcphoncd,
upon which the Council at once nd
iourncd.