The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-21
An AWFUL MURDER,
Capt. F. W. Dawson, Editor Of the Charleston
News and Courier is FOully Murdered by DIR.
#. r. Mellow

Capt. F. W. Dawson, Editor Of the Charleston
News and Courier is FOully Murdered by DIR,
T. B. Mellow.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March 12.-Capt F. W.
Dawson, editor of the News and Courier,
and agent of the associated press in this
city, was murdered this afternoon about
$3.50 o'clock by T. B. Mellow, 2 physician OF
this city, who is married and has several
children, The evidence in the case is
very meager, but it has been learned that
Capt. Dawson was murdered because of an
attempt on his part to save the honor of a
servant girl in his employ. The murder was
committed about 3:45 D. m, but was not
discovered for three hours afterwards
when the murderer surrendered himse f.
The body of the murdered man had in the
meantime lain in the office of the
murderer, not one hundred yards from his
own residence. CIpt Dawson left the News
and Courier office about $40 p m and was
never seen alive again. 1t appears that
he had suspicious that his maid servant,
who had charge of his children, WIS
not behaving herself properly. Last
week he asked the chief of police to detail O
detective to shadow the girl, stating that he
did not desire his children to be entrusted to
girl " uO W ~ AOG IbOuGSt. u0 uS-
tective accordingly shadowed the young
woman. On Monday morning he saw heI
get on Rutledge street car, where she was
soon after
JOINED BIZ DIR. M'poW,
the murderer The detective followed the
pair for several hours and sR5s:itted a re.
port in writing to tho chief of police, wio
communicated its details to Capt Dawson
this morning. The murdered mans face
was badly beaten, and q pistol bullet was
found in his heart. 1t is supposed that he
went to DR.. McDow's to remonstrate
with him, married man and the father oi
several children, against seducing his maid
servant, and thai DIR. Mellow shot him aftel
the two had been engaged in a controversy
After the murder, Mellow disapp Jared til
$50 D, m., when he appeared at The
police station and surrendered himself
| WcDow is said to be the only doctor
in the city who is net member of the s: at
medical society, and has an unsavory repu
| tation. He married, some years ago, The
daughter of c. C.=Aherns, a itch retired
grocer, and it ia known that the police have
been asked to shadow him several tim s
The city is in terrible state of excitement
All the evidence adduced thus far shows
| that the murder was
ONE OF THE MOST DIABoLICAL
| in the annals OF crime. Capt Dawson wa:
shot while sitting down. The shot was ia.
tai one. After numbering his victim Dr. Nc
Dow left HIM lying on the floor, locked his
Office door and went out to a corner grocery
| shop There ia evidence that he tried tt
bury the corpse of his victim, but thai
in the meantime suspicious had got out
/ md finally fhran hn1~c hn haf
| killed Capt Dawson, he surrendered himself
to the police authorities The murderer hai
the reputation of being q rake, and ir is sai6
| that be is known in almost every house o.
prostitution in the city. Tee body of the muir.
dered man has been taken to his residence, but
the coroner, after impaneling jury, h Is ad
journed the inquest until tomorrow. The
murderer was hurried to the Jail as soon al
he surrendered himself, and for the present
is safe from lynching rs the Ill is vel
nigh. impregnable. > The, entire CON-
munity is incsnsed The city councl
had Just met Tonight when the news of the
murder was telephoned, upon which the
council at once adjourned Capt Dawson
was gentleman held in the highest respect
by persons of all classes and conditions, and
prominent citizens declare that his killing
murder,
Mr., and Mrs, Henney, late of Kansas
City, who were alleged to have abducted
little Lucy Spelman. we're arraigned at
| Chicago. Officer Dudley, of the humane
society read to the court dispatch from
Kansas city, which said that there would
be DO spFoseeution against the Henneys.
Upon fhis representation Mr.. and Mrs Hem
ney was discharged from custody. Little
| isucy, who is nineteen months old, will be
taken back to her mother.
l Great excitement exists in the Lower
california gold mining camps, and th ousands
| ofdesperate gold hunters are breathing ven
geance against the companyof English capi
ta.ists whose agents lay claim to the mines
and are TRYING TO shut out .Americ and
| Others. The situation tlooks tn rentening
| and o battle between the'independ entminers
and the English company's- men is looked
for every moment. Blood will certainly he
shed II the company insists ga Bringing
ee9lss tg the camp ~. s.sx,