The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-30
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, May, 16.-James
Hart, young man some II or 1S years
old, who lives on Mr.. Jasper Harber's
place, was out hunting last Saturday
evening with dog and gun. He was
standing at 8 gate with the stock OF the
gun on the ground and the muzzle of it
on his breast and his foot upon the gate,
when dog ran by and knocked his foot
downward. AS it went down it hit the
hammer of the gun, but not enough to
cock it. When it fell it fred the gun
and discharged the load into his head
and neck and killed him instantly.
ATnAl1A, OHIO, May 22-Miss Bette
KYLE and Miss Rucker engaged in a
terrible fight near this place on last Sun
day evening, in the course of which both
combatants were very badly hurt. Miss
Kyle's wounds were such as to lay her up
for quite time. The girls were on their
way home from church, and the trouble
originated in dispute as to which should
have the exclusive company of a young
man. Both girls had penknives and
they began to cut and slash at each other,
despite the efforts of their friends to in.
terfere. Finally Miss Kyle fell, and
while down, Miss Rucker drew the edge
of her knife across her back, inficting
cut which extended from the spine to
the left armpit. Miss Kyle tainted and
the fight was over. Miss Rucker was ar
rested, but Justice Bowen discharged
her.
DALLAS, Tex, May 26.-The east.
bound Texas and Pacific passenger train
reached the crossing of the Santa Fe,
between this city and the fair grounds,
last night about o'clock. At this point
two men boarded the express car, knock.
ed Messenger Ray, of the Pacific express
company, in the head with six shooter.
They bound his hands, and at the muzzle
oftheir pistols, forced him to hand over
the key of the safe. The train, while
this was going on, was making it's usual
speed, the crew and passengers being
utterly oblivious to the thrilling events
transpiring in the express car. From tbs
safe it is estimated the robbers took S.
0G0. In deep cut, one-half or three
fourths ofa mile east of where the robbers
boarded the train, they pulled the bell
cord. The engineer answered the signal,
thinking, of course, the conductor wanted
him to stop. The train slowed up.
While the speed was being slackened
the robbers jumped ofand fred two shots
at the messenger. Not until the train
came to q standstill was the robbery
brought to the notice of the passengers
and crew. BY this time the robbers we're
out of sight, leaving no clew behind.
NEWMAN, Ga. May 25.-Last night
about $50 O'Clock, while the sky was
cloudless and not breeze was stirring, q
sudden flash from the heavens lit up the
| whole earth and startled all who saw the
phenomenon. 1t looked like red bsll
of fire which VAS no sooner seen in tho
northwestern horizon than it bursted in
its descent, scattering sparks in its train
/ similar to those witnessed in black.
smith shop when hammering red hot iron,
changing its color from red to blue. No
noise followed the explosion. Yet had
it been as near as it seemed it could have
been easily heard. Those who saw it all
seemed to think it was rightat them, and
it is related by party of picnicers who
we're returning from Sargent's factory,
that those sitting on the front seat jump
ed from the gondola to prevent it hitting
them. The people are greatly excited
over it, and some of the more superstitious
predict it the forerunner of some great
calamity. This is the second one of the
kind witnessed here this week.
| DETROIT, MICHIGAN, May pa spe-
cial from Port Huron says: Albert
Martin, the mulatto who so brutally out
ragged Mrs. John Gillis, wife ofa farmer
living near this city, about two weeks
ago, was taken from the county jail about
o'clock this morning and lynched.
Ever since the outrage occurred there has
/ been considerable talk of lynching, but
The fact of its being talked 80 openly, led
The sheriff and police to pay no attention.
| About 2 o'clock Turnkey Laroche opened
She door, when he was confronted by
three strangers wearing masks. They
seized Laroche and demanded the keys.
He said he did not have them. They
then choked, beat and dragged him into
the street, when about fifty masked men
rushed him around the corner. The mob
were armed with revolvers, and few
had sledge hammers, with which they
soon. battered down the iron doors. The
door of Martins cell was not locked, aud
as the mob entered he said: "What in
the hell do you want ?" These we're his
!. last words. A moose was quickly made
in a long rope which the lynchers carried,
and it was slipped over his neck while
he vas yet in bed. The other end ofthe
rope reached out to the street, where it
was held by not less than fifty willing
hands: With blood curdling yell the
mob started on the run. Martin was
unable to regain hia feet, and was drag.
ged through the sherif's Office out to the
street, his hesd striking the coal stove
with such force as to turn it half way
round. Amid shouts and the firing of
revolyers the infuriated mob headed for
the Seventh street bridge, three blocks
away. They had to turn two street cor
ners on their way, and as they made the
turn by the Baptist church, the poor
wretch's head caught in the stone cover.
ing to the gutter. No effort was made to
extricate him, and halt was made
only long enough to give terrible tug
on the rope, by which the body was re-
leased. The Moose on the rope had !cos.
ened, and the knot being in front, slip.
ped over the wretch's chin and into his
mouth. It was then tightened until his
jaw was pulled down upon his neck in
manner which must have caused the
victim terrible suffering. Arriving at
tho bridge one end Of the rope was run
over an iron stringer, and Martin was
swung of. His body, which by this time
must have been lifeless, was left haug.
ing, and with few parting shots the
mob quilted the scene. No attempt was
made to arrest any member of the mob.
It is thought it was composed of Mr..
Gillia's neighhors,
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