Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-13
CHARLESTON MOURNING.
A Favorite Citizen and Editor
 Foully Murdered.
NO WITNESS TO THE TRAGEDY.

Capt. F. w. Dawson, of The News and
 Courier. Shot Through the Heart and
 Terribly Beaten by Dr. F. B. McDow
 CHARLESTON, $. C., March 13-Capt F. W. Dawson, proprietor and editor of The News and Courier, was found dead in the office of Dr. F. B. McDow at 80 o'clock last evening. At that hour Dr. McDow walked into the police ssasDon and gave himself up with the statement that Capt. Dawson was lying dead in his office
 McDow vouchsafeti no explanation, but it has been learne that Capt. Dawson recently became suspicious thata young girl employed in hi, house as a nurse for his children was having imprope' rc!a ions with men. Last week he called upon the chief of police, and asked that q detective be detailed to shadow the girl for few days, and let him know what, if anything, he discovered.
 Capt Dawson stated tha: if the girl was being honorably courted he would have no objection to make, but that if she were not strictly moral he oiid not want his children to be in her care.
 On Monday morning a detective, saw the nurse girl get on a Rutledge avenue car. After proceeding q few blocks she was joined by Dr. McDow. The detective followed the pair, keeping track of them and their stop ping places for several hours, and submitted report in writing to the chief of police, who i'll turn communicated it's details to Dawson.
 Capt Dawson left his office at 3:3O o'clock and was found dead at 6:30 ill McDows office, less than hundred yards from his own rfSi6eDca His toca voS hoilv boo fo,, and Il bullet was found lodged in his heart.
 In the absence of any positive knowledge, 1t Is supposed that Capt. Dawson went to Dr. McDow's office and demonstrated with him about his conduct with the nurse girl and that they became engaged in quarrel which resulted ill the shooting. McDow then left his office and wandered about until 6:3O, when he appeared at the police station.
 Dr. McDow is married man and the father of several children. His wife is the daughter of C. D. Ahren. wholesale grocer He is the only physician in the city not a member of the state association and is not in good standing in the profession. He is gener- ally regarded as q rake and has several times been under police surveillance on suspicion of being implicated in crimes.
 The city is ill mourning over the death of Capt. Dawson, and gi eat excitement prevails The body has been removed to the late resi- dence of the deceased. A coroner's jury has viewed it, and adjourned until to-day There are threats of lynchins the murderer, who was hurried to the jail soon as the crime became known. Tho jail is very strong one, and could hardly be taken by mob. The city council was in session, but adjourned immediately upon learning of the tragedy.
 All the evidence thus far adduced shows that the murder of the most horrible ill the annals of crime. Capt. Dawson was shot while sitting down. After murde,ine his victim, it is said, Dr. McDow left him lying on the floor, locked his office door and went out to corner grocery. There is evi- dence that he tried to bury the corpse, but suspicion having been aroused in the mean time, he finally, three hours after the murder, surrendered himself to the police an thorities.