The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-03-21

always ready for song, a prank or a
fight, he was one of the brightest spirits
in that merry and brave band Of
cavaliers After the war he secured
business in Petersburg. Va, and vas
there in the winter of 1865, when
Henry Rives Pollard resuscitated the
Richmond Examiner for brief period,
on which he sought the position of re-
porter. He had no experience, but
Pollard saw that he was bright, quick
and untiring, and was only too glad to
obtain his service. He was success
from the start. On the Examiner as
news editor was Mr.. Riordan, a South
Caroiinian, and, between him and Mr..
Dawson there sprang up a warm
friendship. After being on the Er-
oDaiaer short time Mr.. Dawson re-
signed his place to accept similar po'
sition ON the Dispatch. Here he re-
mained for about a year, until he and
Mr.. Riordan formed a partnership to
publish paper in Charleston, when
he resigned and left Richmond for
Charleston. Capt. Dawson was a
member of the national democratic
committee in the last three cam
paigns and performed splendid SER
vice. He was also high in the ranks
of the party in city and State. He
stood among the first men of South
Carolina, and as. has already been
stated, was knighted by Pope Leo
with the order of St. Gregory the
Great for his services in securing the
passage of an anti-dueling law by the
South Carolina Legislature. He was
also the agent III Charleston of the
Associated Press.
Ex-PREsIDENTC CLEvELAND'sM MESSAGE.
Messages of sympathy have been
pouring into Mrs. Dawson to day
from all parts of the country. Ex-
President Cleveland telegraphs: 81
am shocked by the death of your hus-
band, and [ sadly tender you my
heartfelt sympathy and coincidence"
| GOV. LEES REGRETS.
Immediately on being informed OF
the killing of Capt. Dawson, Governor
Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, telegraph
ed as follows to the Hon. J. G. Hemp
hill, of this city: "Your telegram was
a great shock. Capt. Dawson was a
member of my staff during the war.
His courage on the field of battle and
his conscientious and intelligent dis
charge of duty will ever be remember
ed by me-"
| FUNERAL OF CAPT. DAWSON
The funeral Of Captain Dawson
took place Wednesday afternoon at
the Cathedral Chapel. Notwithstand-
ing severe storm the church was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and in
| addition to this the entire city seemed
to have turned out to honor the men,
ory of the deceased. The services we're
conducted by Bishop Northrope, of
the Diocese of Charleston, who was as
sisted by Bishop John Moore, of the
Diocese of st. Augustine, Florida. All
the Catholic clergy of the diocese were
in the sanctuary. The Sisters of Mer-
/ cy, the ladies of the Convent of Our
Lady of Mercy and the orphans un
der their charge attended the funeral.
Bishop Northrope delivered the
eulogy. He called attention to the
fact that the murdered man had al
ways been consistent member of the
church. He alluded to the fact as
developed in the statement of DIR.
Mellow that the deceased had lived
for nearly an hour after the fatal shot
had been fired. "Knowing the man."
said. Bishop Northrope, "lying down
in the presence of his murderer was
within almost the sight of his wife and
children, with nobody by him but the
man who had taken his life, I am sat
isfed that those last moments were de-
voted to the purpose of making his
peace with his God"
Flags were displayed at half mast
over the public buildings in the city,
the commercial exchanges and on
many of the ships in the harbor. The
streets cf the city along which the
funeral procession passed were throng-
ed with citizens who braved the ram
and wind.
DR.. Mellow is still in Jail. 1t is
learned that before the murder Mrs.
Mellow and her children had pre-.
pared to leave the house of DIR. Nc
Dow, and to return to her fathers
house. 1t seems that Mr.. Ahrens, the
father of Mrs. Mellow, had been liv-
ing with his daughter and her hus-
band and family for some time, but
that in consequence of McDow's con-
duct he had moved some time ago.
The face AMI head of the murdered
man were badly bruised and scratched.
The theory now is that the bruises and
scratches were caused by the attempt
Of the murderer to bury the body.
GREAT REGRET IN wAsHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE news
Of the death of Capt Dawson was re-
ceived here with great regret by his
numerous friends, and expressions of
coincidence with his widow and her
two little children were universal.
| Senators German, of MARYLAND,
and Ransom, of North Carolina, who
have for number of years been asso.
ciated with Capt Dawson on the ma
tional Democratic executive commit
tee, were much shocked at the report
of the murder, and Senator Gorman
said: "By the death of Capt. Daw.
!, son the South has lost one of it's hest
men, and champion who was ever
foremost in every matter of material
/ interest or benefit to that section. >
i The deepest sympathy was manifest
ed in army circles, where CapkDaw.
son was we'll known, having married .
sister of the wife Of Gen. Drum.