The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-04-04
CEIMES AND CASUALTIES.


CHARLOTTE, N. O.. March S0-Miss
Lizzie Alexander, 3 maiden lady living
about FIVE miles from here, attempted to
commit suicide about noon to-day by
cutting Ter throat with rszor. She
made two fearful gashes, severing her
wind pipe. Quick medical attention,
however, saved her from speedy death,
but her condition is very critical. She
is fifty ysars old.
LA PORTE, IND, March 30.-As G.
81. Lamson, editor of the Valparaiso
Herald, Was going to his home Tuesday
night, he was set upon by three masked
men, gagged, blindfolded and taken to an
out.of-the. way place, where his clothing
was taken from his body. He was badly
beaten and left in an unconscious condi.
tion. The Herald has been wsging an
unrelenting warfare against gambling
and saloon keepers, and the outrage is
supposed to have been perpetrated by
some Of these classes. There is much
excitement over the affair and the end
is not yet. Lamson is in precarious
condition. This IS the second time he
has been badly beaten by masked men.
GALEsBURG, I'LL, March 30.-An old
man named Geer, living at Wataga, this
county, was beat out of $110 by strang-
er on Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
train here Thursday. Mr.. Geer was ap.
preached by the stranger, who was taking
the remains of 8 brother home for burial,
and was short just SIS, and asked the
loan of that amount until he could reach
home. Mr.. Geer pulled out his wallet
and proceeded to get the SIS bill, when
tho man with the dead brother grabbed
the whole amount and skipped, while
the train was going at good speed. The
stranger has not yet been captured.
CHICAGO, April LA dispatch from
Chattanooga says: James G. Calhoun, a
timer prominent in business, religious
aud social circles at Dalton, Ga, attemp-
ted to kill his family and himself yes.
terdsy. He procured a hatchet and q
bottle of muristic acid and zinc. He
attacked his wife, striking her three
blow sabout the head and shoulders with
the hatchet. He then struck his invalid
daughter, cutting off her ear. He started
for his little son, but the latter escaped.
Taking knife he cut his throat and
swallowed an ounce and d half of muri.
attic acid and zinc. Calhoun and his
wife will probably die.. The daughter
will recover. It is supposed that he had
suddenly gone insane over financial mat.
ters.
PARIS, Ky, March 29.-The colored
Methodist conference of the Lexington
district closed it's first days session
Wednesday night with probable muir
der. The church vas crowded, twelve
hundred people being present. Bishop
Andrews was in the pulpit. Ben Kellis,
who rented pew ia the church, left his
seat for few moments and, during his
absence, John Page sat down in it.
When Kellis returned he ordered Page
ont, and g quarrel ensued. at last Kel-
lis, who was the larger oftLe two, grabbed
! Page by the collar and hauled him ont
of the pew. Page started down the aisle,
/ but had not reached the door, when he
turned and, pulling q revolver, fred two
shots at Kellis. One took effect in the
groin producing a fatal wound. The
sother bullet lodged in the wall back OF
Bishop Andrews. There was quite a
panic.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March 28.-B. M,
Huey, Jr., agent of tho Southern Ex.
press company at Blocton, mining town
tWenty.f five miles south of this city, last
night prevented the robbery of the COM
pany's Office by killing the would be
robber. The safe in the Office contained
about $4,000 belonging to the Oahaba
Coal company, besides several smaller
sums. About ten o'clock Huey and q
friend were seated in the Office, When q
white man, with his face blackened, enc
tered and pointing a bulldog revolver at
Hney, ordered him to throw up his hands.
Instead Of doing so Huey reached for his
pistol, which was lying on his desk.
Seeing the movement, the stranger fired,
the ball passing through Huey's right
shoulder. Grasping his pistol in his
left hand Huey fred and shot the man
through the body. The would.be robbel
ran out the front door, but fell dead as he
reached the street. The body has not
been identified. The man was seen
several times yesterday hanging about
the express Office. Agent Huey's wound
lis very painful but not dangerous. The
officers OF. the Southern Express company
to day telegraphed Husy their congratu.
lations and, thanks for his heroic con.