The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-03-21
CAPT. DAWSON MURDERED.
The Editor of The Charleston News and
Courier Meets Violent Death.

Tho Editor of The Charleston News and
Courier Meets Violent Death.
CHARLESTON, S. G., March 13.-Capt.
F. w. Dawson, of The News and Courier,
was found dead in the office Of DR.. +. B.
Mellow, at $3.50 o'clock last evening. At
that hour DIR. Mellow walked into the
police station and gave himself up, with
the statement that Capt Dawson was ~
ing dead in his office. Mellow vouch-
safed no explanation.
1t has been learned that Capt Dawson
recently became suspicious that young
girl employed i'll his house as nurse for
his children was having improper rela--
tons with men. Last week he called
upon the chief of police and asked that a
detective be detailed 70 shadow the girl
for few days and let him know what,
il ANYTHING. he discovered. Capt. Daw-
son stated that if she were being honora-
bly courted he would have no objection
to make, but that if She were not strictly
moral he did 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 few blocks she
was Joined by DIR. Mellow. The detec-
tive followed the pair and kept track of
them and their stopping places for sew
eral houses and submitted a report in
writing to the chief of police, who in
turn communicated its details this morn
ing to Capt Dawson. Capt. Dawson left
his office at $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon
and was found dead at $3.50 p. IN. in DR..
McDow's office, not 100 yards from his
own residence. His face was badly
beaten and bullet was lodged in his
heart In the absence of any positive
knowledge it is supposed that he went
to DIR. McDow's office and demonstrated
with him about his conduct with the
nurse girl and that they became engaged
| in a quarrel which resulted i'll the shoot
ing. Mellow then left his office and
| wandered about until $3.50, when he APP
| peared at the police station. DIR. Mellow
is a married man and the father of sew
eral children.
CHARLESTON, S. G., March 14.-Dr. Nc
| Dow. Capt. Dawson's assassin and muir
derer. was called upon in jail and asked
| to explain the circumstances of the
tragedy. He at first declined to make
any statement, but eventually said
"I1ere it is in nut shell. Capt. Dawson
entered my office. used abusive language
| anu knOtkeu Ille NOWn WIN HIS tuile.
got up, and he was about to strike mt
again when shot him.
DIR. Mellow then went on to say that Capt
Dawson was not killed instantly; that Ii,
remained alive for a half to three-quarter
of an hour, during which time he, DIR
Mellow. remained in the room with thu
man whose life was fast ebbing away
making up his mind what to do. Blu
there is the strongest and most convinc
! inG.nroof that DIR. Mellow remained i
the room at least an hour after the dealt
of Capt. Dawson, planning how he nigh
dispose of the body. There is great eN
citement in the city and flags are at hal
mast.
The coroner rendered the following
verdict: 'That the deceased Capt. +
w. Dawson came to his death from GU
shot wound inflicted at the hands of ]
i. Mellow and that Moses johnson eco
ored) was an accessory before the fact.