New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-20
AN AWFUL MURDER.
Capt. F. W. Dawson, Editor of tho Charleston
News and Courier is Foully Murdered by DR..
T. 3, Mellow


News and Courier is Foull1 Murdered by DR..
7. 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
$50 O'clock by T. B. Mellow, a 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 himself
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. Capt. Dawson left the News
and Courier office about $50 p NJ and was
never seen alive again. It 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
detective to shadow the girl, stating that he
did not desire his children to be entrusted to
girl who was not stricGly honest. The de-
tective accordingly shadowed the young
woman. On Monday morning he saw her
get on Rutledge street car, where she was
soon after
JOINED BIZ DR. M'Dow,
the murderer. The detective followed the
pair for several hours and submitted re-
port in writing to the chief of police, who
communicated its details to Capt Dawson
this morning. The murdered mans face
was badly beaten, and a pistol bullet was
found in his heart. It is supposed that he
went to DR.. McDow's to demonstrate
with him, married man and the father of
several children. against seducing his maid
servant, and that DR.. Mellow shot him after
the TWO had been engaged in controversy.
After the murder, Mellow disappeared till
$50 p. M, when he appeared at the
police station and surrendered himself
WcDow is said to lie the only doctor
in the city who is net member of the ST ate
medical society. and has an unsavory repu-
tation. He married, some years ago, the
daughter of G. G. Aherns, rich retired
grocer, and it is known that the police have
been asked to shadow him several times
The city is in a terrible state of excitement
All the evidence adduced thus far shows
| that the murder was
| ONE OF THE MOST DIABoIICAL
| in the annals of crime. Capt Dawson was
| shot while sitting down. The sho5w ia
| tai one. After numbering his victim Dr.. Nc
| Dow left him lying on the floor, locked his
office door and went out to corner grocery
| shop There IL evidence that ne tried to
| bury tue corpse Of his victim, but that
in the meantime suspicious had got out
! and finally, three hours after he had
killed Capt. Dawson, he surrendered himself
| to the police authorities The murderer has
! the reputation of being rake, and IL is said
that he is known in almost every house OF
prostitution in the city. The body of the ur-
dered man has been taken to his residence, but
| the coroner. after impanelng a jury, has adj
| journed the inquest until tomorrow. The
murderer was hurried to the Jail as soon as
| ne surrendered himself, and for the present
is safe from lynching, rs the Jail is well
nigh impregnable The entire com
munity is incsnsed. The city council
| had Just met to-nighs 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
| must have been deliberate and outrageous
| murder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henney, late of Kansas
City, who were alleged to have abducted
little Lucy spellman, were arraigned at
Chicago. Officer Dudley, of the humane
society, read to the court dispatch from
Kansas City, which said that there would
be no prosecution against the Henneys.
Upon this Representations Mr.. and Mrs Hen
ney was discharged from custody Little
Lucy, who is nineteen months old, will be
taken back to her mother